USB/AC cradle that charges phone when computer is off?

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OK, I bought one on ebay for $20 and asked before the sale if the cradle would charge my phone _without_ having to be connected to a computer. The answer was yes. I received the cradle (from Hong Kong) and it will only charge phone when connected to USB! The AC adapter must only charge the battery compartment.
I want a cradle that I can hook up to my computer by USB and be plugged into an AC outlet so when I need to sync, I can sync, and when the computer off the phone will still charge from the AC adapter.
If anyone knows about one that does this, please reply with a link or model of one.

well the seller was correct, it can be charged without a computer. you will have to plug the usb cable into an adapter and plug it into the wall. you can get them for $30 at the apple store or $1 online.. your call so when you want to charge with computer off plug it into the wall, and when you want to charge/sync from the computer plug it into the computer. basically you're going to have 2 usb's running from the cradle to the wall, i believe.


http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-AC-Power-Wall-Adapter-MP3-Charger-US-2P-Plug-9917-/140417967654?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Other_MP3_Player_Acce ssories&hash=item20b1902626

just wondering, what are you syncing on your phone? one of my fav features of android is you don't need a computer to sync, everything is done over the net. i'm pretty sure no matter what you're syncing you can find a solution that will allow it to be synced (is the plural of sync sunk, haha) over WiFi/3G/4G.

Originally Posted by OneStepAhead

well the seller was correct, it can be charged without a computer. you will have to plug the usb cable into an adapter and plug it into the wall. you can get them for $30 at the apple store or $1 online.. your call so when you want to charge with computer off plug it into the wall, and when you want to charge/sync from the computer plug it into the computer. basically you're going to have 2 usb's running from the cradle to the wall, i believe.


http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-AC-Power-Wall-Adapter-MP3-Charger-US-2P-Plug-9917-/140417967654?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Other_MP3_Player_Acce ssories&hash=item20b1902626

just wondering, what are you syncing on your phone? one of my fav features of android is you don't need a computer to sync, everything is done over the net. i'm pretty sure no matter what you're syncing you can find a solution that will allow it to be synced (is the plural of sync sunk, haha) over WiFi/3G/4G.

That would defeat the purpose of what I'm after. I want a cradle that I can use the USB to sync with and the AC adapter to continue to charge my phone once I turn my computer off.

The ebay vendor stated this would work, when of course it didn't, so I'm getting a refund but the hassle is what I'm trying to avoid.



I think I have found one from a company that specifically states (on the write up) "Comes with an AC power adapter to charge your phone and/or battery if you don't have a computer/laptop USB connection available"

I am using HTC Sync because I use Outlook on my computer(s) and, right now, it's important for me to be able to sync locally. One day I will switch over to Gmail (cloud) synching but at the moment, it's not quite prime time for my unique needs. Getting there though.


If anyone is interested in this, here is the link:

http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=44134