Good looking out, that product looks awesome. But based on your review and what another person said, I'm still a bit iffy about the whole wiggling thing.
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iPhone 3G in the car
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Good looking out, that product looks awesome. But based on your review and what another person said, I'm still a bit iffy about the whole wiggling thing.
I found my old Belkin TuneDok and the phone fits it!!
Edit: It fits naked but i decided i should have a case on it. I got the one Bimmerchop posted below-post#36, and that works even better since it's more eye level.
Edit: It fits naked but i decided i should have a case on it. I got the one Bimmerchop posted below-post#36, and that works even better since it's more eye level.
I would be very careful with using any car chargers and FM transmitters pre-3G release.
I only trust my local genius bar people (Ardmore PA, Apple Store), and they have confirmed that just about every single car charger/FM transmitter uses a "firewire bus" which is NOT compatible with the iPhone 3G. Even if it states on the box that it is "iPhone compatible" it still most likely uses a firewire bus. Apparently, there is only one car charger that is currently confirmed not to screw up your new iPhone, and I think it was one of the Belkins. Even if it says when you plug in the phone that it is working fine, it will apparently screw something up internally. I don't remember exactly what the created problem was.
Even going to another Apple store (King of Prussia PA, Apple Store), the concierge people and even genius bar people had no idea about the difference. And they were just telling people that everything that says "iPhone compatible" would work.
Give the genius bar at the Ardmore PA store a call if you can't take my word for it. They've already confirmed exchanging many phones (including one of the employees of the store) because of this problem.
I only trust my local genius bar people (Ardmore PA, Apple Store), and they have confirmed that just about every single car charger/FM transmitter uses a "firewire bus" which is NOT compatible with the iPhone 3G. Even if it states on the box that it is "iPhone compatible" it still most likely uses a firewire bus. Apparently, there is only one car charger that is currently confirmed not to screw up your new iPhone, and I think it was one of the Belkins. Even if it says when you plug in the phone that it is working fine, it will apparently screw something up internally. I don't remember exactly what the created problem was.
Even going to another Apple store (King of Prussia PA, Apple Store), the concierge people and even genius bar people had no idea about the difference. And they were just telling people that everything that says "iPhone compatible" would work.
Give the genius bar at the Ardmore PA store a call if you can't take my word for it. They've already confirmed exchanging many phones (including one of the employees of the store) because of this problem.
I would be real curious to know how this works.
Right now I have a monster AUX cable plugged into the universal dock. The problem is when I want to make a call I must lean down and mess with the phone as it sits in the center/floor of my truck.
I wish there was a dock option where I don't have to plug the giant monster cable in on the top of the phone.
kensington car mount
Unfortunately this model doesn't have AUX out from the docking station on the bottom. You do have to plug an AUX line out cable into the top of your iphone.
I'm actually returning this to get the the other model a previous poster got.
That one has AUX line out from the docking station at the bottom.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011UK2HO
But the downside is, it's double the price.
I would be real curious to know how this works.
Right now I have a monster AUX cable plugged into the universal dock. The problem is when I want to make a call I must lean down and mess with the phone as it sits in the center/floor of my truck.
I wish there was a dock option where I don't have to plug the giant monster cable in on the top of the phone.
Unfortunately this model doesn't have AUX out from the docking station on the bottom. You do have to plug an AUX line out cable into the top of your iphone.
I'm actually returning this to get the the other model a previous poster got.
That one has AUX line out from the docking station at the bottom.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011UK2HO
But the downside is, it's double the price.
belkin f8z183 and parrot bluetooth
Here is a question I can't see to find answered.....
I use the parrot aftermarket bluetooth with the 3g. works great. I want to use a charger/fm transmitter..... should I expect any interferance?
If Im listening to a podcast or music on the fm transmitter will it go to the bluetooth call over the parrot?
What do you think?
Here is a question I can't see to find answered.....
I use the parrot aftermarket bluetooth with the 3g. works great. I want to use a charger/fm transmitter..... should I expect any interferance?
If Im listening to a podcast or music on the fm transmitter will it go to the bluetooth call over the parrot?
What do you think?
I think you're freaking out over nothing. It's not going to damage the phone. The problem is that a lot of the later iPod chargers would allow charging for both USB and Firewire devices. Now the iPhone 3G only supports USB. If you have a device that supports both it will no longer work since the phone seems to pick up on the firewire support. It reads it as a device that won't work... or won't charge, rather. However I'm fairly certain any USB car charger would work fine. I bought a cheap no name brand one of eBay and it works great. The USB cable is separate from the part you actually put into the cig lighter. You plug the USB into that and connect the iPhone and the phone basically just sees it as you're powering from a USB source. Just my two cents.
deh-p700bt
I just got the deh-p700bt too.
seems to work well so far. The interface of the stereo is a little confusing though. Had some difficulty pairing my phone, but it seems to work well.
I just got the deh-p700bt too.
seems to work well so far. The interface of the stereo is a little confusing though. Had some difficulty pairing my phone, but it seems to work well.
For anyone interested in the Keningston LiquidAUX Deluxe, ANTOnline has it for 68.74 plus 8 shipping. I got mine a few days ago and it works great. At first, it kept disconnecting fromm the iphone. There is a little plastic part that you can remove from the bottom where the connector is. I assume this is for when you are using a case. I took that plastic out and now it doesn't disconnect anymore. The remote is pretty good too.
Link
Edit: Nevermind, Amazon's free shipping makes it cheaper than Antonline
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Edit: Nevermind, Amazon's free shipping makes it cheaper than Antonline
Are there any issue with the volume button? I had a similar holder for ipods, but can't use it on the iphone.
Picked this up the other day for something like $10 bucks, actually, I think it was less.... anyways, it gets the job done
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Picked this up the other day for something like $10 bucks, actually, I think it was less.... anyways, it gets the job done
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Would you mind sharing a few more details...what's it called? who makes it? where did you buy it?
Honestly, I don't remember. I was in line at pepboys to pay for something, saw it on the display and grabbed it since it was cheap. I wasn't even expecting it to work well, but it does. I'm going back to pepboys this afternoon though, so I'll make sure to look for it again and post back tonight
Okay, sorry for not posting back last night, completely forgot. I did however go back to pepboys btw. I ended up getting another one for my girlfriends iPhone as well, so I even snapped a pic of the holder in it's original case.
Should be able to find it at your local pepboys or autozone for $10
I have a Kensington car mount and it works great.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/kensington-car-mount-for-ipod/
http://us.kensington.com/html/12630.html
Flexible neck and the holder is cushioned on the sides and comes off. It also swivels as needed.
For charging, the Griffin iJolt I had for my first-gen iPhone still works. And my car stereo has an iPod adapter so I just plug my old mini in the glove box as needed.
My thread for the Belkin Tunebase FM (Model F8Z183):
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/533581/
Works completely with the iPhone 3G.
@Sossner: My Tunebase transfers to my Plantronics Bluetooth earpiece just fine. It (the iPhone) fades the music out and everything goes through the the bluetooth earpiece except for the ringtone.
@Randman: Careful...some places in the US have ordinances against stuff stuck to the windshield and/or blocking the view below the rear view mirror. I got pulled over in South Dakota for hanging a pair of dog tags from my rear view mirror.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/533581/
Works completely with the iPhone 3G.
@Sossner: My Tunebase transfers to my Plantronics Bluetooth earpiece just fine. It (the iPhone) fades the music out and everything goes through the the bluetooth earpiece except for the ringtone.
@Randman: Careful...some places in the US have ordinances against stuff stuck to the windshield and/or blocking the view below the rear view mirror. I got pulled over in South Dakota for hanging a pair of dog tags from my rear view mirror.
Okay, sorry for not posting back last night, completely forgot. I did however go back to pepboys btw. I ended up getting another one for my girlfriends iPhone as well, so I even snapped a pic of the holder in it's original case.
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Should be able to find it at your local pepboys or autozone for $10
Cool - thank you! I will head there at lunch...
My problem is that my aux jack is in the center console. So if I got one of these dash or windshield mounts, I would have to have a cord stretching from there all the way to the center console. Fortunately, there is a charging receptacle next to the aux jack in the center console, but still I'm not sure what to do.
Currently I'm running the cord out of the center console and keeping the iPhone in the cupholder just outside the console next to me. This isn't ideal, as it's difficult to look down or pick up the phone and change anything.
Currently I'm running the cord out of the center console and keeping the iPhone in the cupholder just outside the console next to me. This isn't ideal, as it's difficult to look down or pick up the phone and change anything.
Can you get like a 6' long headphone cord and run it discreetly from your dash to the center console?
I'm looking for an iPhone 3G specific car mounting solution, there are many generic solutions out there right now. I would really like a Pro-Clip solution but they don't have any iPhone 3G holders made yet.
Okay, sorry for not posting back last night, completely forgot. I did however go back to pepboys btw. I ended up getting another one for my girlfriends iPhone as well, so I even snapped a pic of the holder in it's original case.
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Should be able to find it at your local pepboys or autozone for $10
Just had to make sure everyone knows you drive a Beamer, eh?
Right, my intentions exactly. Sorry for waiting until I got in my car to pull my purchase out of the bag to snap the pic... btw, it's spelled "bimmer". Next time I just won't go through the trouble for fellow members.