[Q] Car Mount?

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Has anyone seen this car dock for the Rezound?

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...essoryId=48053

It appears to block the audio jack but it says it will charge the device. Does it somehow do audio out from the USB/MHL port?

Thanks.

I just bought this for $22 (25% corporate discount) at the Verizon corporate store here. It actually does not cover the headphone port, and leaves about 3mm, plenty for my fat cassette audio jack.

In fact, it also comes with 3 inserts: 1 for std batt cover, 1 for extended battery cover, and 1 for std w/case (!).

The USB is simply micro-usb that connects on the back, and doesn't come with USB cable or charger.

For reference, I bought the extended battery for $30 on sale, and it fits great in the mount.

Jakewill

Car mount with inductive charging.

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I have so far been unable to find a car mount that has inductive charging built in. Anyone know where to get one?

Alongside a Bluetooth setup, this would be sick. No cables to worry about when you get in the car.

Originally Posted by HTGamingPC

I have so far been unable to find a car mount that has inductive charging built in. Anyone know where to get one?

Alongside a Bluetooth setup, this would be sick. No cables to worry about when you get in the car.

Agreed... I will say that there are no cables to "worry about" with this mount, as it plugs in when you mount it.

On another note, it immediately launches the car panel app when mounted in this dock.

Jakewill

Originally Posted by jakewill

Agreed... I will say that there are no cables to "worry about" with this mount, as it plugs in when you mount it.

On another note, it immediately launches the car panel app when mounted in this dock.

Jakewill

You still have to make sure the plug goes into the jack. To me, that's not quite the same as mindlessly dropping it in; I usually have to look for at least half a second to make sure its lined up. Also, you can't have it in different orientations, you can get into trouble with 3rd party cases and it won't work with your wife's phone or your next upgrade, etc.

I was thinking to maybe make one out of a generic mount and the guts for an existing inductive mat but haven't really looked into the specifics.

I'd love to hear from anyone that can attest as to whether either of the Otterbox cases work with the inserts, and what material the inserts are made from (for possible modding).

Originally Posted by etjrowe

I'd love to hear from anyone that can attest as to whether either of the Otterbox cases work with the inserts, and what material the inserts are made from (for possible modding).

QFT. The revelation that the OEM car mount comes with different inserts for different variations of the phone's cover really surprised me. I'm hoping that it works with the Otterbox Commuter at the very least.

Post #12 here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1367241

Can anyone collaborate or refute this review.

Anyone tried to use this with a usb input on their car deck? My deck has a usb input for iPod/mp3 player, my ipod works fine if you plug it in directly to the deck with just a usb cable but will not work if you use an ipod dock, just wanna know if this is the same way.

Originally Posted by H3Dude

Post #12 here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1367241

Can anyone collaborate or refute this review.

I can confirm. The car dock will not charge your phone atleast not with the screen on and nothing else running but battery monitor widget.

I bought one and tested it extensively yesterday. I used a Verizon 1a charger and a generic 1a charger. With the dock and both chargerz the phone DIScharged(as in LOST battery power) at between 100ma and 200ma. Without the dock using the same chargers and changing nothing on the phone the phone charged at between 50a and 300ma.

I did the test several times to eliminate any random things the phone may have been doing in the background.

After doing that controlled test I played with it some more and no matter what I did I could not get a positive charge with the dock attached even in airplane mode with the screen backlight at minimum. Without the dock using the same chargers i ran Pandora and a police scanner both outputting through the phone speaker, gps, wifi, mobile all on, and screen on auto and still had a very small positive charge.

Moral of the story DO NOT BUY THIS DOCK unless you dont mind it just being a piece of plastic that holds your phone in place.