Verizon stocks the car window dock for the X and the D2, but Verizon (at least my local one) has nothing for the Fascinate. Is there an official "made for Fascinate" car dock, or are we stuck with the universal docks only as options?
Here's a nice one from Korea I found on eBay. I'm going to give it a try.
Just ordered it ... $29.90 shipped. Looked at the Verizon one today, but at $49.95 and no charger ... not happening. Ordered a chargers and 90 deg tip on Amazon for $4 shipped, so I should be set.
New Bracket is in and I like. Came all the way from Seoul Korea in 10 days ... not bad considering the distance. When I first grabbed the package I thought, Oh-O ... this sure is light, and it is. But it looks to be well made. The picture with the red and white circles shows the clamp for the arms pivot. There is a threaded rod (white circle) that goes all the way through to a brass inset with threads (red circle). The ends that get clamped have interlocking teeth so its solid with out having to tighten it down hard. The suction cup is a soft rubber and looks to be of good quality. The bracket is solid when mounted and very unobtrusive. I'll think I'll keep it.
Now I just need to find a good black box software suite that not only copies video and/or camera shots, but integrates navigation and music as well ... any suggestions??
New Bracket is in and I like. Came all the way from Seoul Korea in 10 days ... not bad considering the distance. When I first grabbed the package I thought, Oh-O ... this sure is light, and it is. But it looks to be well made. The picture with the red and white circles shows the clamp for the arms pivot. There is a threaded rod (white circle) that goes all the way through to a brass inset with threads (red circle). The ends that get clamped have interlocking teeth so its solid with out having to tighten it down hard. The suction cup is a soft rubber and looks to be of good quality. The bracket is solid when mounted and very unobtrusive. I'll think I'll keep it.
Now I just need to find a good black box software suite that not only copies video and/or camera shots, but integrates navigation and music as well ... any suggestions??
I found a mount oneither ebay or amazon (Iforget, but if anyone wants to know I'll go pull it from my history) for all of $5 shipped. It came with option for vent or window mount, and it fits the pohone great (in case) and holds it secure, and is very sturdy. I put it on the vent, since I like to have it closer than where my window allows for.
as for the hot/cold air from the vent, I realized something about my heater use in the car.
When it is very cold out, I always turn the heat on to the defrost setting, to help thaw the car out, and I have always found that in the winter, I prefer not to have ANY air blowing directly on me, due to dry skin issues, so I usually keep the air on defrost mode for the full ride- Based on that, the phone won't get any more warm air on the vent than on the window.
In the summer, I am not overly concerned about the cold air- as I can minimize the air coming from that vent, and really, cold air should not affect the phone nearly so much. Besides, I hate putting the air on more than 2 most of the time, so it is never THAT bad.
So, all that said, the vent option was perfect for me. AND, it was finicky to instal, but is nice and secure on there, aI have no fears of it coming off unexpectedly. One more budget Accessory for the win!
ETA: Hmm.. price has gone up- now its $7 shipped.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370445927159&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
It says it can rotate 360 degrees - is this just because the gooseneck part could in theory rotate, or is there an actual mechanism in there to allow rotating? Can it rotate using the vent clip too? Would it be held in there enough if in landscape? Does it feel quality enough to last a while? And finally - would you be able to take pictures of it? Thank you for mentioning this item, it's looking promising.
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