Guest Winston69 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 They do ship to EU but its really expensive, I checked for Belgium and its 16 pounds. I just ordered a i900 car mount from Ebay for +- 5 dollar (shipping included): http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=190402176493 I'm willing to take a risk for 5 dollar I got one of those, it's great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flopyro Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 They do ship to EU but its really expensive, I checked for Belgium and its 16 pounds. I just ordered a i900 car mount from Ebay for +- 5 dollar (shipping included): http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=190402176493 I'm willing to take a risk for 5 dollar when you get your car mount, could you please tell me if it's tight fit ? and if the "Suction cup" is good, cause i have bought one of this mounts for an older phone, and it just keept feling of the windscreen. thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 They do ship to EU but its really expensive, I checked for Belgium and its 16 pounds. I just ordered a i900 car mount from Ebay for +- 5 dollar (shipping included): http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=190402176493 I'm willing to take a risk for 5 dollar I just ordered one of them too. 5$ are really not bad B) Best regards, BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Seagull81 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Has anyone found any alternative Car Dock devices to those currently posted here so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buneech Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 I use this one, does the job: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.41529 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flibb Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I decided to go down the Brodit route, mainly because I hate windscreen mounts, but also we are likely to keep the car 5 years. So I picked up a proclip on ebay for £10, and a tilt / swivel holder for the Omnia HD for £18. To get a perfect fit I added a couple of strips of electricians tape, but its exactly what I wanted. I also added a right angled usb charge cable to tidy that side of things up, my car has a powered a usb socket. Not cheap but the units placed exactly where I want, and as I said before, I dont like windscreen mounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davestavros Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I would like a car phone mount/cradle but not one with a long flexible arm. Just one that short & stubby. imo, the arm one would get in the way. The San Francisco is my girlfriend's phone. I have an nokia N8 and the OEM nokia holder (CR-122) fits the San Fran perfectly. The micro USB port is in a weird place on the San Francisco but if you put the phone slightly off-centre you can plug the charger in. A bit more pricey than £3.99 (I got mine for £15 from amazon) but it is built to last and looks like it will fit all phones with this form factor (N8, HTCs, Galaxy S, iphone) so it should be a little bit future-proof in case you decide you "need" to move up to a 4.3" android B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BEKO-86 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Out of Stock ! Grrr Having said that Play have yet to deliver my SF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigBearMDC Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 My car holder finally arrived. It fits perfectly, and after a bit of soldering work even the car charger works. Best regards, BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Junior Bear Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 i bought a clingo vent mount universal phone holder love it!!! only downside is when it loses stickiness you have to wipe it under cold water tap, allow to dry and its restored to full grip, had to this a few times since purchase, but its a much nicer holder :) LINK: http://www.clingo.com/car-mounts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wakaru Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 I got the Nokia Universal Holder CR-115 a few days back. I've only tried it once so far but I'm quite impressed with it. Very solid and good suction. Not a bad price either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lilzad Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) i am currently using the nokia x6 mount it fits but the only thing is that top does not clip as the phone is to wide saying that though no 1 will notice this and the phone does not fall out been using this ever since i got my phone and looks amazing hope this helps also i posted an image of the mount Edited January 13, 2011 by lilzad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZTE Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 I got the Nokia Universal Holder CR-115 a few days back. I've only tried it once so far but I'm quite impressed with it. Very solid and good suction. Not a bad price either. +1 for the Nokia CR-115. Good quality and holds the phone nicely. Much better than some of these really cheap jobs. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RussellS Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 I ordered the same one, heres 2 pics from mine. As already mentioned it fits the blade perfect and theres no movement. I would be worried about the corner pieces and the clip rubbing against the phone and wearing the coating away. We've seen from other threads from users without cases how easily the thin coating wears & flakes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rotmann Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Ordered this one: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.41529 I am curious when it will come, ordered and payed on 10.01. They are based in HK, some users reported 2-4 weeks delivery time. But I'm not in a rush and it looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ladiko Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) Nokia CR-115 seems to be very universal and as what i know about Nokia car mounts, they are very solid and easy to use. i also like Nokia's twist-to-fix vacuum cup. pictures look like CR-115, but is not mentioned as CR-115 - £3.77: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260705183078 mentioned as CR-115 but a little bit more expensive - £4.21: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=200504648359 i bought such a universal car mount for the air vent some years ago and like the benefit of using it for different phones. unfortunately it's not useable with all air vents and you cannot turn it to landscape view, like almost all vacuum cup mounts. i like the nokia build quality. i bought a mount for my formerly used Nokia 5800 from China which was really good and i will go for the CR-115 as at least one of you seems to use it without any problems. The also named CR-122 for the Nokia N8 also seems to be a good choise, but it seems to be harder to fix the phone to the mount as you have to spread the clamps to mount the phone instead of pressing them together like with the CR-115: Edited January 15, 2011 by ladiko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wakaru Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 (...) I will go for the CR-115 as at least one of you seems to use it without any problems. The also named CR-122 for the Nokia N8 also seems to be a good choise, (...) Overall I am quite happy with the CR-115, bu the only thing that you need to take into account when using it with the ZTE Blade is that you cannot center the mobile in the holder catch or otherwise the Volume Up/Down buttons will be on the way and get pressed constantly. This means that when used in landscape mode, the phone is not centered and therefore it may vibrate a little. You can see that in the pictures posted above (Apologies about the crappy quality by the way O:)) I guess the CR-122 could be a better alternative, as the N8 (113.5 x 59 x 12.9 mm) and ZTE Blade (116 x 56.5 x 11.8 mm) dimensions are somehow similar and due to the design the phone would be completely centered, allowing for an optimal position to minimise vibrations. However until somebody confirms that CR-122 fits well, nobody will know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stanno Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I guess the CR-122 could be a better alternative, as the N8 (113.5 x 59 x 12.9 mm) and ZTE Blade (116 x 56.5 x 11.8 mm) dimensions are somehow similar and due to the design the phone would be completely centered, allowing for an optimal position to minimise vibrations. However until somebody confirms that CR-122 fits well, nobody will know for sure. I wonder if the CR-122 would block the USB socket? That would rule out using a car charger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest That-Guy Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I wonder if the CR-122 would block the USB socket? That would rule out using a car charger. Maybe that could be fixed by drilling a hole through the mount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest evilpaul Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I wonder if the CR-122 would block the USB socket? That would rule out using a car charger. I've picked up the CR-122 for my OSF, and it fits fine. You need to connect the USB cable before putting the phone into the cradle to ensure you get the positioning right, but it does hold the phone very securely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ladiko Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 huu now i'm confused... should i buy the CR-115 or the CR-122... i guess the CR-115 will be the easier way to ensure that future devices will fit as well while the CR-122 seems to be the better choice for the OSF... i guess i will buy the CR-115 as i usually dont use the phone in landscape mode... and even if i do it, the nokia mount is not as flimsy as other mounts and should not tend to vibrate so much. do you use your phone in portrait or landscape mode when you use it for nativation? when i started with phone navigation on a Nokia N73 the usuall way was portrait mode and i still do it that way, maybe mechanically... how do you do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wakaru Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) Following up on the CR-115 car holder and, in order to be able to have the San Francisco centered while in landscape mode, I just wanted to let you all know that I decided to do some DIY and cut off some of the soft plastic/silicone from the holder as seen in the picture. Out of curiosity I used a scalpel, but anything similar will do (e.g. X-acto knife) After that the phone sits completeley centered and the Volume Up/Down buttons are unaffected. I've also tested the GPS this morning during a 26 mile trip, the majority of it through the motorway, and the phone did not vibrate whatsoever. The DIY job does not seem to affect in a negative way how secure the mobile is hold. I'll see if I can upload a couple of crappy videos that I took this morning to YouTube and post the links over here later. Unfortunately the forum does not allow for AVI files to be uploaded as attachments. Edited: There's the YouTube video. For reference the car was doing about 70 miles/h, the phone barely vibrated but unfortunately I did, hence the crappy quality of the video (and that it was recorded using an old nokia phone that only captures a few seconds at a time). Enjoy ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX5BvWHZxy0 (...) do you use your phone in portrait or landscape mode when you use it for nativation? when i started with phone navigation on a Nokia N73 the usuall way was portrait mode and i still do it that way, maybe mechanically... how do you do that? I am used to use it in landscape mode, but mainly because I have been using a traditional SatNav for the last couple of years and it feels more natural. If you prefer portrait mode just rotate the holder and the SatNav software will update the image to that orientation automatically itself. Edited January 16, 2011 by wakaru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fLaMePr0oF Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Just bought http://www.qfonic.com/phone-accessories-sa...ger-p-4176.html as I saw on a previous post the samsung omnia is about the same size - I'll update you when i get it (and if it doesn't work its only £3.99) Still out of stock, but I found this one from HK which looks like an identical product... (Except has no charger, just the mount) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-Kit-Mount-Holder...=item45f816a8e0 Ordering one now, will post feedback when it arrives. fLaMePr0oF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest evilpaul Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Here is a pic of the CR-122 holding my OSF and mounted in-car. (click the pic to get to the hi-res image) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZTE Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 After that the phone sits completeley centered and the Volume Up/Down buttons are unaffected. I've also tested the GPS this morning during a 26 mile trip, the majority of it through the motorway, and the phone did not vibrate whatsoever. The DIY job does not seem to affect in a negative way how secure the mobile is hold. Just to say that I use my Blade in the Nokia CR-115 slightly off centre (to avoid the volume buttons) in landscape mode, no problem at all. Just come home from a 100 mile trip and it didn't move or vibrate at all. I would say it's more stable than my old Tomtom. Highly recommended. ;) I'm not mocking your mod Wakaru, it's fine, only wondering if it's really necessary if you're happy with it being off centre. BTW, what is that sat-nav app you are using? It looks good. :) Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now