I'm looking for a longer charging cable for my DROID 3, the one that come with the phone is too short. I have read that using cheap cables or cables that didn't come with the phone may cause problems.
Mediabridge makes a 6 foot micro usb cable that works great for charging and to a PC. It's on amazon for 6 bucks.
I just use a usb extension cable, seems to work fine
I always buy cables from Monoprice. I've been using a 10ft micro usb cable from them since I first got my OG Droid with no problems.
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fade2green514 said:
I just use a usb extension cable, seems to work fine
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same here, thats one of the great things about a phone with a USB charger. you can just put an extender in the main charger and connect the OEM charging cord to its female connector. Sometimes i do wish i had one longer cord though because the cables come disconnected pretty easily if you tug on the phone.
kern417 said:
same here, thats one of the great things about a phone with a USB charger. you can just put an extender in the main charger and connect the OEM charging cord to its female connector. Sometimes i do wish i had one longer cord though because the cables come disconnected pretty easily if you tug on the phone.
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Agreed i use a 16 foot BELKIN extension cable lol(use it for other things besides phone).
Cheap chargers may cause issues, but pretty much any USB cable should be fine. A really cheap long cable could have data transfer issues due to not having enough shielding, but for simply charging it would still work.
kern417 said:
Sometimes i do wish i had one longer
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DPilot said:
I always buy cables from Monoprice. I've been using a 10ft micro usb cable from them since I first got my OG Droid with no problems.
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Got a 6ft micro usb cable from Monoprice for a couple bucks. Works great and got to me in a few days.
Verizon sells a nine foot charger with removable cable $30
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I have one like V3, but the interface is suitable.
Other machine has this class charger, you can find in some phone seller
Edit: Discussion of the Motorola Car Dock. I'd be happy to answer any questions about it and I'll try to keep the Q&A from the thread consolidated in this first post.
Moto Version: The product includes the Moto Dock, USB/audio hybrid cable, Motorola dual USB 850mA car charger, suction cup mount and adhesive disc mount, 3.5mm stereo cable, removable adapter plate for when you are/aren't using a case.
VzW Version: The product includes the Moto Dock, suction cup mount and adhesive disc mount, 3.5mm stereo cable, removable adapter plate for when you are/aren't using a case. It DOES NOT include a car charger or charging cable, but it does have a receptacle on the back of the mount to plug in your existing micro USB charger.
Happy with the dock so far.
Compatible Cases (known)
- Incipio Featherweight
- W/ Extended Battery: TPU Case
Q&A
Q: Can anyone tell me if the Motorola Car Dock obstructs the rear facing camera?
A: No obstruction of the rearview camera.
Q: If you use the 3.5 headphone jack to play audio thru your radio can you still recieve calls with hands free or do you have to unplug it from the phone?
A: You can still receive calls with hands free, you don't have to unplug the audio cable.
Q: Will a Bionic in a Otterbox Defender fit in the car mount? If not, will taking of the silicone part help?
A: Pending confirmation.
No but you need to mount it to the dash...
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if your looking for a cheap solution for the bluetooth car problem, google
Satechi Bluetooth Hands-free Car Stereo Fm Transmitter for iPhone 4, 3Gs & 3G, iPod Touch 4G, BlackBerry, HTC EVO, DROID, Samsung Galaxy S and Bluetooth Stereo A2DP supported Devices
^^^ i cant post links yet
The bass is so/so, and sometimes it gets interference. but it gets the job done most of the time if you find a good station.
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I also have the car dock, the user interface is so/so and i hate agreeing with the terms every time i dock it.
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I also have the car dock, the user interface is so/so and i hate agreeing with the terms every time i dock it.
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I don't remember where it was, but somewhere in the options for the car dock you can tell it to stop prompting you with the terms every time you dock it. I know I found it and turned off the terms prompt because I don't see it anymore.
You can stop the agreement from coming up right on the agreement screen itself. Just scroll down before clicking accept and there is a box to check. Its very simple
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[/COLOR]I also have the car dock, the user interface is so/so and i hate agreeing with the terms every time i dock it.
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Thanks for the info on the bluetooth adapter. If you're not a big fan of Moto's Car Dock app, you can download other dock apps like "Car Dock Home v3".
If you get the Costco bundle it does come with a charger, just fyi.
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If you get the Costco bundle it does come with a charger, just fyi.
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Just to clarify...is the car charger packaged in with the Moto Dock...or are you saying Costco includes a car charger as part of their accessory bundle?
Anyone know if something like this would get the audio-out from the USB port and allow charging simultaneously? The only problem is it is mini USB but there are micro to mini usb adapters.
http://store.phandroid.com/htc-multifunction-audio-adapter/11A75A4401.htm
I'd like to be able to only plug in 1 thing and get both the stereo out to my car stereo (pandora) and charge it.
Charger
I bought my Moto car dock from a Verizon retail store, and it included a charger. Maybe you should open a few boxes to be sure you didn't get one with the charger removed.
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I bought my Moto car dock from a Verizon retail store, and it included a charger. Maybe you should open a few boxes to be sure you didn't get one with the charger removed.
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Weird....when I checked the reviews on the VzW website...most of the people there are saying it doesn't come with a charger. I'm not at home but I'll post up the UPC/SKU #s when I get home so we can compare. Maybe there are 2 different models floating around? Mine was $39.99, how about yours?
Here we go. Combine this -
http://www.amazon.com/Plam-Power-Audio-Adapter-800/dp/B001D4K6LU
with a charger and this -
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Head...UUGC/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1318445980&sr=8-6
This should allow a 1 plug solution on the car dock so that you can charge and output streamed audio to your car stereo. Just pop in your Bionic and done.
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Anyone know if something like this would get the audio-out from the USB port and allow charging simultaneously? The only problem is it is mini USB but there are micro to mini usb adapters.
I'd like to be able to only plug in 1 thing and get both the stereo out to my car stereo (pandora) and charge it.
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I think this is what we need: http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-8949...1G1W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318447119&sr=8-1
per the description: Motorola retail packaging includes: DROID BIONIC vehicle dock, windshield and dashboard mount, rapid vehicle charger, 5ft audio cable, audio and power usb cable, quick start guide.
Guess I'll be returning my dock to Vz and buying the one offered by Amazon.
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I think this is what we need: http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-8949...1G1W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318447119&sr=8-1
per the description: Motorola retail packaging includes: DROID BIONIC vehicle dock, windshield and dashboard mount, rapid vehicle charger, 5ft audio cable, audio and power usb cable, quick start guide.
Guess I'll be returning my dock to Vz and buying the one offered by Amazon.
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Isn't "retail packaging" the same as Verizon carries?
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puckalicious said:
Here we go. Combine this -
http://www.amazon.com/Plam-Power-Audio-Adapter-800/dp/B001D4K6LU
with a charger and this -
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Head...UUGC/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1318445980&sr=8-6
This should allow a 1 plug solution on the car dock so that you can charge and output streamed audio to your car stereo. Just pop in your Bionic and done.
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Forget the above. Here is the cable that comes with the Motorola car mount. There is no picture but this was confirmed on a Motorola support forum. It's almost half the cost of the whole kit, may as well buy the whole kit.
http://www.store.motorola.com/Motorola-Dock-Power-USB-Cable/dp/B005NDKQ3K
got the Verizon mount & it came w/ the charger, but - even using a rapid charger and getting charging symbol w/ unl3ash3d (1.7 now ) charging can't keep up w/ the GPS drain (charges fine w/o gps). is that normal?
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Weird....when I checked the reviews on the VzW website...most of the people there are saying it doesn't come with a charger. I'm not at home but I'll post up the UPC/SKU #s when I get home so we can compare. Maybe there are 2 different models floating around? Mine was $39.99, how about yours?
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I just checked again, it was 39.95 retail, and came with an audio cable, dash mount disk, and car charger. I bought it from a brick and mortar VZW shop in Las Vegas.
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Isn't "retail packaging" the same as Verizon carries?
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Ok, so the moto car dock i got from the VzW store is model #MOTBIOMNT and the UPC is 7 23755 66836 2. I double checked and theres definitely no charger cable included. The moto branded car dock VzW sells is specially packaged for Vz, whereas the packaging from the Amazon kit probably has no VzW logos on the box is my guess.
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I just checked again, it was 39.95 retail, and came with an audio cable, dash mount disk, and car charger. I bought it from a brick and mortar VZW shop in Las Vegas.
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does the included audio cable plug into the phone or does the car charger have a 3.5mm jack on it?
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audio cable
Unfortunately, the audio cable plugs into the phone, and not the dock.
BTW, it is male on both ends.
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I bought my Moto car dock from a Verizon retail store, and it included a charger. Maybe you should open a few boxes to be sure you didn't get one with the charger removed.
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Ok, so the moto car dock i got from the VzW store is model #MOTBIOMNT and the UPC is 7 23755 66836 2. I double checked and theres definitely no charger cable included. The moto branded car dock VzW sells is specially packaged for Vz, whereas the packaging from the Amazon kit probably has no VzW logos on the box is my guess.
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I got the Moto dock from Verizon and it did NOT come with a charger either. It just came with an audio cable, the suction cup mount, and the adhesive disc/alcohol wipe.
Couple things I want to mention for anyone thinking about buying the car dock:
1) The dock software that comes on the Bionic sucks, IMO. Half the time it won't speak directions to me. I Found a good work around for this is starting Google Maps navigation first, then docking my phone and it doesn't open up the crappy dock software that way. I imagine I can freeze the dock software with Titanium Backup and only use the dock for viewing and charging convenience.
2) I got the glossy silicone case from VZW and it fits inside the dock (not very well, but it does). However, I have found one issue and that is that every time I dock my phone it hits the power button due to the case being so large. Also, the power button on the dock itself doesn't work with this case.
3) I read on an Amazon review that the Holster style case (the one with the kickstand that VZW sells) + extended battery/cover will still fit in the Car Dock. I ordered these items late last week and will update this post when I know for sure this is the case...
4) Instead of buying a car charger, I got this TomTom cigarette lighter adapter from Best Buy (It was ~$27.99) since I already use my cars only working cigarette lighter for a satellite radio:
http://www.tomtom.com/en_us/product...-cables/high-speed-multi-charger-9UUC.001.04/
Then I bought a USB cable and a USB extension cable to go from my cars rear seat cigarette lighter to my car dock. Works great. Only issue I've had is the TomTom adapter creates a lot of noise on the power line going to my satellite radio. Going to get a Ferrite core from Radio Shack to put on my satellite radio's power line to see if that will fix my occasional noise/static issue.
5) The port on the back of the car dock is pretty shallow, so some thicker USB cables may not work. I've got USB cables that are the correct charging port, but they have very thick square "shoulders" around the base of the port and that caused a really stressed/weird angle when plugging in the USB cable to the back of the car dock. I ended up getting a different cable thinking I'd damage the charging port over time continuing to use the thicker USB cable.
Long post, but I feel like I had a lot of questions before buying the car dock and I hope I've answered them for prospective buyers.
Hey guys, I found this cable on Buy and it looks interesting. I have not bought it yet but it does list the Bionic as compatible. Has anyone tried it? If so, please let us know how it is. If not, and you have a spare $10 go for it and bring back word. When mine comes I'll do the same.
Thanks!
So would be used for headsets with microphones, right? I see no reason for it unless that is the case.
It would be for 3.5mm audio out from the USB port w/o buying motos full car dock set.
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Can you charge the phone while using this? It appears to only have a male USB plug, without any provision to plug a charger into a female jack.
i dont think this cable will work, and if it does id be a waste to not just spend another ten bucks and get the moto OEM cable +charging
heres why: the OEM cable not only charges and outputs audio but, more importantnly, *it bypasses the internal SW amp*. this means you are outputting as clean of an analog signal as you can from the phone to be amped directly by your car's components. you lose the ability to DSP/FX/Beats control, but if you use NeutronMP like you should be, it doesn't matter at all
Wouldn't trust the compatibility list, as Apple i-devices are listed as well. I used to be interested in a product like this, but seems redundant to me now... (why not use 1/8" Jack/aux cable?)
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Looking for headphones that fit with an OTG micro SB. Or an OTG that fits with standard headphones. The OTG micro SB that I have is the standard on on amazon prime and the headphones are iphone ear buds but the inserting end is too tall to fit with the OTG attached. I don't think wireless headphones are an option because I want them for plain rides. Thoughts?
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Looking for headphones that fit with an OTG micro SB. Or an OTG that fits with standard headphones. The OTG micro SB that I have is the standard on on amazon prime and the headphones are iphone ear buds but the inserting end is too tall to fit with the OTG attached. I don't think wireless headphones are an option because I want them for plain rides. Thoughts?
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Huh? What? Did u get a right angle otg and it's in the way of the headphone jack?
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Huh? What? Did u get a right angle otg and it's in the way of the headphone jack?
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Yes. Are there other shapes?
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Yes. Are there other shapes?
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Yeah... Ones that aren't right angled but just straight like a normal micro usb cable... I have 2 right angles that i use with my nexus 7 and s3.....but just bought a nexus 10 and ordered 2 otg straight ones from ebay. They were 99 cents shipped from ebay. I knew my old right angle ones would be in the way of the headphone jack on the n10 so bought those. Cheaper alternative than buying new headphones
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Yeah... Ones that aren't right angled but just straight like a normal micro usb cable... I have 2 right angles that i use with my nexus 7 and s3.....but just bought a nexus 10 and ordered 2 otg straight ones from ebay. They were 99 cents shipped from ebay. I knew my old right angle ones would be in the way of the headphone jack on the n10 so bought those. Cheaper alternative than buying new headphones
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Thanks. I don't usually use ebay (prefer amazon) but I'll look at it...
will any otg labeled : USB 2.0 Female to Micro USB Male OTG On-The-Go Cable Adapter work (provided the picture has a straight end)?
Thanks.
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Thanks. I don't usually use ebay (prefer amazon) but I'll look at it...
will any otg labeled : USB 2.0 Female to Micro USB Male OTG On-The-Go Cable Adapter work (provided the picture has a straight end)?
Thanks.
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I would think so. I haven't read anything about otgs not working unless the tablet isn't equipped to use them.
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Thanks. I don't usually use ebay (prefer amazon) but I'll look at it...
will any otg labeled : USB 2.0 Female to Micro USB Male OTG On-The-Go Cable Adapter work (provided the picture has a straight end)?
Thanks.
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Thanks! Ordered.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Asus-Go...=US_Audio_Cables_Adapters&hash=item35bfe110c2
This the seller i bought from. I ordered it on the 20th and got them yesterday the 23rd. They both work on my nexus 7 and s3 just fine. Nexus 10 hasn't come in the mail yet. Tried multiple flash drives, hard drives, mice, keyboard and card readers. Quality is just as good as the right angle ones I got
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I have an MHL to HDMI Cable (from cable matters)....it said it would charge my note 2 ...but it clearly DOES NOT.....
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My question is ....is there one that WILL charge my note 2 while using the adapter. I can't find one...and some I have come across manufacturer says it won't charge...that's why I'm asking you fine people. ...THANKS
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Smart-Dock-...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item3f282bb1c3
I have this and it will charge your phone while using hdmi out, with mouse and keyboard, and an external usb hdd connected. While it is not a cable like you were asking about it will do what you want and you can look around and find many different prices from $25-$75.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Smart-Dock-...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item3f282bb1c3
I have this and it will charge your phone while using hdmi out, with mouse and keyboard, and an external usb hdd connected. While it is not a cable like you were asking about it will do what you want and you can look around and find many different prices from $25-$75.
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I actually have that....and for me....the HDMI is speculate at best....I will try it again (I use it for night docking purposes)
I was actually looking for MHL to HDMI Cable
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I actually have that....and for me....the HDMI is speculate at best....I will try it again (I use it for night docking purposes)
I was actually looking for MHL to HDMI Cable
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I do not believe so. Every (just) cable that I have tried so far has not worked so far.