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Default *** Post your car chargers, working or failed ***

This thread is in response to a good number of people having issues with car chargers. Please post the charger you bought, if it works or not and a link to the item or ebay seller.

Please do not post chit chat just list good and bad car chargers with links.

Check out this thread to get the current widget to test the charger.

DOES NOT WORK
Store: Mono Price
Item #: 3523
Status: indicates power source is hooked-up but does not charge even when idle.
Widget reading 50-200
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
 
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Default Costco charger works

I bought my vibrant at Costco and it came with some accessories, tested the car charger, it works.
Phone1: Samsung Galaxy S3 unrooted
ROM: Stock LK1
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8GB SanDisk C10 MicroSD card
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Phone2: Samsung Vibrant Rooted
ROM: SlimBean 3.1
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Buy a cigarette USB adapter. Buy a micro USB Galaxy S cable. Connect the two. That way it works AND is more versatile than just being stuck for that specific phone/purpose.

I bought a Griffin dual USB adapter and a cable from amazon. Both were ~15. The Griffin has 2 USB ports so I can use the other for something else. Even if both are plugged in, it still charges the phone, even under intense GPS usage.

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Quote:
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I bought my vibrant at Costco and it came with some accessories, tested the car charger, it works.
Confirmed.

Free Costco charger does work.
Widget reading of 1050
 
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Bought the cheap $12 walmart charger for wifes Slide and it seems to work just fine for me.
 
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I use the "official" T-mobile car charger I got for my Cliq. It works but charges the phone really slow. I plug it in on the way to work, about 20 mins, and it only charges it about 3% to 5%.
 
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Before you write off a charger, use the hack in this thread to kick the phone into high rate charge mode.
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http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehic...0773033&sr=8-1

best price, best charger. DONE. also fast charge, used on my nexus one before i dropped it


Nexus 4

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HTC Doubleshot A.K.A. T-Mobile TouchMe

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Samsung Vibrant - POS

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Griffin PowerJolt Dual Universal

Works. No problems.

 
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Will the high rate charge mode whack out the battery life and send it to a quicker death?

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When all else fails, ask how the battery life is.


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