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why there is not an official htc car mount like the official hd2 one?
i don't want a "generic" bigger and horrible car mount!!!
Brodit
Brodit make a good one for the mini
Thx!
i made one by my self (i got an iphone car mount as base)..
alanboo said:
Thx!
i made one by my self (i got an iphone car mount as base)..
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Do you have a picture of it?
it is this
http://www.cellularline.com/catalog...ine/auto/porta_telefono_da_auto/iphone_holder
car mount
Hi !
Maybe you can look for the Dashgenie universal car mount.
It's seems good.
Hello,
i use the support for the HTC P3300 (my old htc) and it is the best...
HTC make one now its here
http://www.htcaccessorystore.com/uk/p_htc_item.aspx?i=203303
Regards
nokia car holder
I have this Nokia car holder for my Mini and is perfect:
http://thenokiaguide.com/2010/04/01/a-nokia-car-holder-thats-compatible-with-the-n900-cr-114/
Very small and the best for portret (Garmin navigation) and landscape (iGO8 and Primo navigation)
Hi, I have got the great aura sat navigation app and am looking for a good quality car holder and charger. There seems to be lots to choose from so was wondering if there's any people recommend. I don't mind paying for quality.
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http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=16992427&postcount=2
Look no further:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/cr/B003SSNLWK/ref=aw_d_cr_electronics?qid=1299398050&sr=8-20
I have it, and have written a thorough review on amazon. Check the link above...
If you want something a bit more custom for your car ie not something that is real ugly and sticks to a windscreen or dash (although I do like the DIY mount above), then the Brodit stuff is what you are after. They have mounts that will connect to most desirable places in most makes of car such are air vents, or middle to lower dash. The mounts snap in place. Then you can buy the holders which can be active or passive.
I gad one for my HTC TD2, cracking but also expensive and the mounts are car specific. However, by far the coolest and sleekest installation out there.
http://www.morpethmobiles.co.uk/brodit-active-holder-car-charger-tilt-swivel-htc-desire.asp
If it's suction mount you're after, than it has to be Herbert Richter, if you're after one installed, than Brodit. These are two of the best mounts available.
Can anyone tell me if the Brodit active cradles auto launch the car panel for the HTC desire. If not what options do I have other than the official HTC mount.
I am running LeeDriod 2.4 and that has an app called Car home installed is this the best car app?
Leprekorn said:
Can anyone tell me if the Brodit active cradles auto launch the car panel for the HTC desire. If not what options do I have other than the official HTC mount.
I am running LeeDriod 2.4 and that has an app called Car home installed is this the best car app?
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Whats the "car panel"? I have a Brodit Active mount and an HTC Desire, but noticed no such app. I have a standard Orange ROM on the phone, and am not even sure if this is installed - what is it and what does it do? I haven't heard of Car home either, but they sound interesting.
If I can test anything fo you, I will.
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Whats the "car panel"? I have a Brodit Active mount and an HTC Desire, but noticed no such app. I have a standard Orange ROM on the phone, and am not even sure if this is installed - what is it and what does it do? I haven't heard of Car home either, but they sound interesting.
If I can test anything fo you, I will.
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Car Home is an app found on the Nexus One which basically makes your phone easier to use in the car, giving large icons which can be customised to show whatever features you want.
Here it is in the android market, https://market.android.com/details?...&rdid=com.google.android.carhome&rdot=1&pli=1
Sadly it won't let you install it on your Desire but you can get around that by searching for car home apk files.
EDIT, think i found the APK files here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9417201&postcount=9
I think igo is best
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IGo is a satnav looking for a car home replacement. Went with the Brodit doesn't auto launch but managed to set up a locale to enable it.
You can set up the standard Google Car Home (see link above) to lauch when it detects a certain BT device. Mine launches when it sees the Parrot carkit and that seems to work OK. Maybe the same will work for you.
Dont forget that if you have a silicon skin/case on your desire it will not fit in a dock designed for a desire without removing the skin each time. I bought an iPhone3GS suction mount and it just about slides in with the Genuine HTC skin still on the phone.
Brodt is fantastic and with carhome and vlingo running things work just right for me.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/universal-car-windshield-swivel-mount-for-htc-g7-39831
Good quality HTC Desire holder. And very cheap also.
I can confirm this webshop is very legit. Only shippingdays will take 2~3 weeks to europe.
I've also bought a car charger at Dealextreme, but that quality sucked hard.
Been looking all over the web for one, but all that seems to be available are the generic "one size fits all" type that cover the USB port when in Portrait.
Has anyone found one that allows The Desire S to be used in Portrait AND be connected by USB ?
Thanks
Yes, on ebay professional seller is rpas5404
mount car htc desire s
"support pour htc desire S" in french
Desire S can be used in portrait or landscape and be connected with usb cable.
the plate is compatible with the Herbert Richter mounting solutions
Herbert Richter currently does not manufacture the plate of the desire S
in France a seller is Cricel
For me, the best mounting solutions are made by Herbert Richter.
Excellent !!
Exactly what I was looking for - THANKS
Linky, for anyone else who needs one :
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-Vent-Moun...Accessories&hash=item3a658adea0#ht_2177wt_905
if you compare, you can see that this car mount is a clone of herbert richter product.
in this page, you have support for plate, suction cup, mounting air vent, support bike, etc.. for me it's better.
http://www.cricel.com/215-systeme_fixation_voiture_hr.html
I had an entire car mount HR HTC TD2 and I still use my old attachment with the plate for the desire S.
here french page for your old htc Desire: http://www.cricel.com/accessoires/2...tule_sur_grille_aeration_pour_htc_desire.html
sorry for my english
cadkey, thanks for all the info - very helpful.
Also, your English is very good. - A LOT better than my French
Merci beaucoup - votre aide est appréciée
I have order this one !
Mini Arkon Slimgrip car holder mount for HTC Desire S
http://cgi.ebay.fr/Arkon-IPM514-Sli...4453?pt=UK_Holders_Mounts&hash=item35b20f9d55
You can plug the usb cable and it will be useable with other device as well.
If it can hep others.
it's a generic holder, not a special for Desire S.
Looks like a good find. Can you let me know how long delivery took, and what the quality was like when you get it?
Thanks a lot
Ive gone for the Arkon holder too but with the vent mount attachment. £12.95 in UK. As we have an iphone and desire s being used in the car this seems to fit both and also allow charging on both!.
Brodit do ones specific for the Desire S
http://www.dsldevelopments.com/brodit/holder/HTC+Desire S-Brodit-Holder.asp
Juste received the arkon .
shipping took 2 weeks but thé custom had opened the package.
It s working well with the desireS.
Very happy. Much better than the cricel one that i have for my hd mini.
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I got two holder for my DS, both can charge,and the second one is better.
because the first one can not allow a phone with a protect shell or cover.
and you can take the phone out from the holder easily with one hand.
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i made one my self bought one those lase shells from brando, didnt like it much, so glued (and screwed) it to an older holder for a dell PPC where the holding shell was removed. so all holes are free, i can even use the camera as it has a proper hole for it and sticks to the windscreen
Try to find original HTC car holder with charger - CU S470. The best one you can buy! Sorry for not being able to provide link since this is my first post...
I have ordered the car upgrade kit CU S470 for Desire S from the official HTC website yesterday, and got it this morning. i think it's the best choice for your device. looks good and works fine
After 2 different holders and no good fit, I decided to tweak my old holder: it works!
car mount for HTC Desire S
what about one of these? It allows access to charging port through side grips.
There is one on HTC market...
http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190564591456 this one seems fine. tell ya when i get it
so got it and guess what: it's perfect holds the phone safe, all buttons and connectors are reachable, camera works fine too.
So I was wondering if anyone was using a cardock with their mt4gs and if so which one they are using.....
I am looking for one particularly made for the device but I am open to universal suggestions as well
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There is an official windshield mount. It's expensive but solid. I bought it at about $50 but that was last year.
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Any way you could direct me to a website or something?
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It's on the T-Mobile website under accessories.
Go to www.t-mobile.com
Shop for accessories...MyTouch...Chargers
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http://www.bracketron.com/ has some neat stuff as well. I use one of their vent mounts.
As above, on T-Mobile.com Shop Accessories.
Select HTC or T-Mobile from the Manufacturer list, then pick the myTouch 4G Slide (black or Khaki). It will be list under Chargers as myTouch 4G Slide Car Dock for $59.99. Mine arrived within 2 days of my order.
As for my experiences, it only manages a useable angle of view if mounted on the dash of my car. Really, no matter where I put it on the windshield and how I angle it, the phone was not easy to access (or would fall out because it was upside down and the top latch is not that secure).
That said, being on the dash has made it very convenient for navigation!
I have FM wireless transmitter (originally battery-operated but it is powered and concealed under the dashboard) all you can see is the wire and 3.5mm plug that ends on the dashboard where I have sticky "dashboard-mate" to hold devices in front of me. I did this few years ago and the only problem were few HTC models with the dreadful "mult-purpose" USB port (without standard 3.5mm) for which I had to buy adapter.
Took me less than an hour of work, $10 transmitter from radioshack, $2 dashmate and it works with each and every device I had so far, including my "passenger's guest" devices too - such as any of the iCraps (and why it wouldn't since it's a standard 3.5mm).
In case you wonder about mic and voicecalls: when my dashboard 3.5mm plug is detected (as headphones) all models use the phone's built-in microphone, and phone laying down on the dashboard in front of me always has great reception, even if I place it with mic towards windshield.
I had only 1 phone that didn't work this way, for which I bought short adapter with built-in mic. But that was long time ago, and I haven't got phone that would need the adapter with external mic since.
This simple hookup beats the built-in bluetooth in my car. Voicecalls are heard louder and clearer than using BT, same goes for music. I don't know what how it works over BT, but nice and crispy FLAC files sound like MP3s over BT, while the same over FM transmitter sound better.
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Last year I had to replace dash-mate with new one, because it lost it's "stickyness", so add another couple bucks to the cost (I actually haven't bought new dash-mate because I couldn't find it, I have used an old "dashboard place mat" I had from my old iRiver portable player. However, this mat being just a flat piece of rubber mesh is not as good as the "dash-mate" which is foldable block of gel-alike material)
MT4GS said:
I have FM wireless transmitter (originally battery-operated but it is powered and concealed under the dashboard) all you can see is the wire and 3.5mm plug that ends on the dashboard where I have sticky "dashboard-mate" to hold devices in front of me. I did this few years ago and the only problem were few HTC models with the dreadful "mult-purpose" USB port (without standard 3.5mm) for which I had to buy adapter.
Took me less than an hour of work, $10 transmitter from radioshack, $2 dashmate and it works with each and every device I had so far, including my "passenger's guest" devices too - such as any of the iCraps (and why it wouldn't since it's a standard 3.5mm).
In case you wonder about mic and voicecalls: when my dashboard 3.5mm plug is detected (as headphones) all models use the phone's built-in microphone, and phone laying down on the dashboard in front of me always has great reception, even if I place it with mic towards windshield.
I had only 1 phone that didn't work this way, for which I bought short adapter with built-in mic. But that was long time ago, and I haven't got phone that would need the adapter with external mic since.
This simple hookup beats the built-in bluetooth in my car. Voicecalls are heard louder and clearer than using BT, same goes for music. I don't know what how it works over BT, but nice and crispy FLAC files sound like MP3s over BT, while the same over FM transmitter sound better.
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Last year I had to replace dash-mate with new one, because it lost it's "stickyness", so add another couple bucks to the cost (I actually haven't bought new dash-mate because I couldn't find it, I have used an old "dashboard place mat" I had from my old iRiver portable player. However, this mat being just a flat piece of rubber mesh is not as good as the "dash-mate" which is foldable block of gel-alike material)
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I use a bluetooth to FM transmitter, but may have to try your idea... it is annoying that my transmitter loses power (and thus bluetooth connection) when the car is starting. A hacked-in 3.5 mm input would be awesome.
Did you put it inside your dash and drill a hole for the cable?
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I use a bluetooth to FM transmitter, but may have to try your idea... it is annoying that my transmitter loses power (and thus bluetooth connection) when the car is starting. A hacked-in 3.5 mm input would be awesome.
Did you put it inside your dash and drill a hole for the cable?
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I thought about drilling hole, but I didn't in the end. When you will sell your car most likely no one will like that
I have the wire with 3.5 plug "squeezed" through the opening where the windshield vent is (not through the vent but along). The transmitter itself is behind the center vent because that's the only place where I could reach with the wire without removing dashboard (which at first I tried but failed, couldn't find all the screws holding it in place). From there the power wire goes to opening under the steering wheel where I have the makeshift "fuse box" and from there the wire goes to cigarette lighter.
If you too will route power for transmitetr from cigarette lighter make sure to select the one that is always on (in my car there is only one like that, all other "cigarette lighter holes" loose power when you turn off key).
edit - I forgot important detail: my transmitter originally run on 9V batteries, I was worried 12V might kill it, so I test it first for few days before I decided to install it under dashboard (but it works already for good few years). Nowadays there are plenty transmitters designed specially for car 12V, so go with one like that.
Also don't forget to remove or short the "on/off" button in the transmitter before you hide it under dash
qayshp said:
As for my experiences, it only manages a useable angle of view if mounted on the dash of my car. Really, no matter where I put it on the windshield and how I angle it, the phone was not easy to access (or would fall out because it was upside down and the top latch is not that secure).
That said, being on the dash has made it very convenient for navigation!
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The dock should rotate at the base enough for you mount it correctly to a window. The data cable takes two full turns around the base before routing up the mount. But, I'll caution you to be careful, as I ended up breaking the ground wire on mine. Fortunately it wasn't too hard to fix.
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The dock should rotate at the base enough for you mount it correctly to a window. The data cable takes two full turns around the base before routing up the mount. But, I'll caution you to be careful, as I ended up breaking the ground wire on mine. Fortunately it wasn't too hard to fix.
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Does it fit on your windshield? I have tried every possible combination of rotations multiple times in my car. Maybe the angle of my '98 Civic front is just odd.
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Yep, it fits just fine on the windshield of my '97 Jetta, though the suction cup doesn't seem to stick well...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gopadge/7677316156/
GoPadge said:
Yep, it fits just fine on the windshield of my '97 Jetta, though the suction cup doesn't seem to stick well...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gopadge/7677316156/
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Mine sticks just fine; you just need a bit of liquid or saliva and need to twist the mount tight. It's tricky to get the right angle with the twisting and locking but the mount is solid when done right.
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Sorry, I meant the suction cup on the wire, as seen unstuck in my picture....
Mine works perfectly on the windshield on of my 94 camaro. I didn't think it would work given the extreme angle of the windshield but it actuall works great. It falls off the windshield every few months but that's probably due to weird weather patterns. Thank you florida .
The only downside to the htc windshield mount I've found is the difficulty of working the usb connector into the phone while trying to attach the device to the mount.
Does anybody know why the usb port on the windshield mount slides?
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Just FYI...
I happened to be browsing eBay for a new digitizer and ran across a US seller with more than 10 OEM car docks in stock for $20 and free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-HTC-myTouch-4G-SLIDE-CAR-AUTO-GPS-HOLDER-MOUNT-KIT-DOCK-CHARGER-USB-CABLE-/150832272437
Oh thanks!
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Anyone interested in a used official car dock?
Thought I would share my experience with car docks for those who dont want to shell out a fortune AND have something reliable/rock solid.. I have spent a fortune over the years trying out all kinds of docks/stands/holders over the years. You name it - I've bought it.
While looking for another one for my Pixel a month ago (and whilst still using my 6p) - I came across a whole raft (on ebay/aliexpress) of el-cheapo cd player phone holders. Bought it as a stop gap.
Was very skeptical for something that costs about $3 at first but amazingly it works and is rock solid/stable and the location is perfect - at least on my Honda HRV. I never use the CD player in my car so might as well use that slot
I have this one but there are variations to the design on ebay...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-C...ne-Car-Auto-Mount-Holder-Cradle-/331886418871
I have one just like this. I like it better than any other dock I've used.
I have something similar, but instead of a holder, mine is just magnetic - so its even easier to attach the phone. I'll try and find a link
CayenneGTS said:
I have something similar, but instead of a holder, mine is just magnetic - so its even easier to attach the phone. I'll try and find a link
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Cool. Sounds even better.. Please do share the link.
I use an air vent mount for mine, it cost me £5 and does the job nicely, also it doesn't move around at all and can swivel and twist 360 degrees.
I had a bad experience with my last CD slot mount from Ppyple. It broke at the ball joint end.
I use to have a magnet mount with the Nexus 5 (love the built in magnets) but can't with the Pixel. I don't do cases.
I have attached images of the broken Ppyple CD mount
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I had a bad experience with my last CD slot mount from Ppyple. It broke at the ball joint end.
I use to have a magnet mount with the Nexus 5 (love the built in magnets) but can't with the Pixel. I don't do cases.
I have attached images of the broken Ppyple CD mount
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Yes - I saw that version and decided not to buy because of the joint. The one Im currently using is just fine. And cheap - I've got 2 in case it breaks.
Perfect with Android Auto now on the pixel.
tripleacs said:
Yes - I saw that version and decided not to buy because of the joint. The one Im currently using is just fine. And cheap - I've got 2 in case it breaks.
Perfect with Android Auto now on the pixel.
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I noticed the link you provided had a different joint.
Good to know it works, It is very inexpensive than the one I purchase. I'll give it a try even though shipping states an ETA of Nov 25 - Jan 2
Pedro2NR said:
I noticed the link you provided had a different joint.
Good to know it works, It is very inexpensive than the one I purchase. I'll give it a try even though shipping states an ETA of Nov 25 - Jan 2
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There are lots of other sellers on ebay + aliexpress. I'd just use whichever one has this cheapest
I've used ProClip for quite a while now and they have just released their car mount for the Pixel Phones.
http://www.proclipusa.com/phone-holders/device/google/pixel-xl.cmsv
The one with the built in chargers have to be used without a case are a little more expensive. Oh, and I am guessing that it is just a USB A to USB C without any type of Quick Charge or PD etc.
I'm going to be getting one when my XL comes in.
-J
I bought this car vent and it works great. Holds the pixel Xl well in a spigen case and does not interfere with volume buttons, plus you can access fingerprint sensor.
EDIT - too new to post a link But check out this one from amazon: Square Jellyfish Jelly Grip Car Vent Mount for Smartphones & Garmin GPS
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I bought this car vent and it works great. Holds the pixel Xl well in a spigen case and does not interfere with volume buttons, plus you can access fingerprint sensor.
EDIT - too new to post a link But check out this one from amazon: Square Jellyfish Jelly Grip Car Vent Mount for Smartphones & Garmin GPS
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Both of my existing car mounts interfere with the volume buttons :crying:
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how about the magnet vent mounts?