Pre Plus on touchstone in car? Is any one tried keeping it into the car as charging station? I was wondering how tough is the stickiness when it is charging?
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I hooked it up via the Palm car charger, drove around a while and the phone stayed in place and didn't slip off.
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I use it in the car, but be aware that the touchstone is not designed to use with the USB plug and only with the AC one. My car has a 110v which makes it pretty sweet. Also, my dash is pretty flat and it stays put well.
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I use the touchstone in the car and use it regularly as a hands-free device. The stickiness is enough to stay on a slightly curved part of the dash and the magnet holds the phone solidly.
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I bought the car in January- the battery was fully charged and I still haven't charged it at all! My kids don't drive it everyday but it does get used about 3 times per week for about 20 minutes at a time. I read that over charging the battery tends to cause problems so I've been waiting for it to run out before I recharge it. I'm totally shocked at how long it's lasted.
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Just tried it on my touchstone. It does not charge the slate 7. Still a nice tablet though.
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To Delores: That is an excellent point. I did not realize the cigarette lighter socket is not in the usual locations. One would need to check the width of the ReVIVE PowerUP 4P Multi-port USB and compare to their own vehicle's cigarette lighter socket.
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Jessica, I had to same concerns. However, since I was more concern with having the extra battery, I didn't mind plugging it in the wall. I would have been nice to get the car charger adapter as advertised in the picture. (this is false advertising)
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sybernut said:How could such a relatively sophisticated device not have such an obvious feature as an easy-to-use way to use the device while it's charging? Hadn't those geniuses thought about the user running out of battery power 1/2-way to a new/unknown destination? Geez... Hey sybernut, when it is plugged into the vehicle, it does not have a problem working as normal. This discussion is about having it plugged into a wall socket or computer. It will charge AND operate normally while plugged into your vehicle. No trickery needed.
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I would like to know same: if used with car battery that is in the car (not taken out), does the car need to be running????????? Also, does anyone have an estimate of time it would take to charge?
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the bottom twists off----unfortunately I have stopped using it---the only way to conserve the battery is to constantly turn it off-which I forget to do--making the battery life REALLY short - but when I did use it---it looked like part of the car!
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I have a 2005 Hyundai, and have the same problem. It's only because the outlets in older cars were meant for cigaret lighters, not for devices. Newer cars have deeper receptacles especially for charging devices, and can handle the longer plugs. This was not a deal breaker for me because I rent cars when I travel.
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It starts charging as soon as you dock it. If you use a portable speaker, then it will charge when your speaker is charging. It does not charge separately. I have not used this in a car yet. But it does have an AUX jack so you can connect it using it. Not sure about the 30-pin to USB, but I don't see why that shouldn't work. Hope that helps!
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I have used this and Cradle Point for years before Hotspots were avail. I would not use either one. I would change the unit to a Hotspot and get a car charger for it. Why would you even want to use a product like this? It was great back in the day before Hotspots but for the life of me I can't think of any reason why I would use this over a Hotspot. I use the Sprint Netgear Zing in my car and it works great. Nothing is going to be more stable than a product designed for this use and the Hotspot is.
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Hello Joe Track,You mentioned that the device needs to be manually restarted, what if I mounted the device in a hidden place in the car, should I get it out everytime and restart it before going into any trip, please explain more the case that needs someone to restart the device.Thanks
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I was not able to use the mini-USB connection to power the GPS while on the mount. Whenever I plugged the mini-USB power supply in, the USB would automatically go into a charge/update mode only. I had to power the unit using the cradle/cigarette lighter connection. (Note: My original issue was that the cradle connection to it's internal wiring had broken.)
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Yes; how ever the charging capability is slower than the battery drain of using BY for music. I was stuck in traffic and noticed a steady drop in the battery. Overall, I would recommend using a car charger and not the USB.
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Yes....you are going to love the functionality of this item. It's like a clamp and holds your device in place and the cord hangs loosely next to it.It stays on the dashboard and does not slip.......I am so happy i found this item and highly recommend it.
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Yes, I have been using mine while charging with the USB in my vehicle. No issues.
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I left it in my car for 4 months and forgot to take it out for the top off ever 2 months once. I checked out of curiosity and it had 83% of it's charge remaining. And that was parking it in the open all day at work too. Pretty great retention on this thing.