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Powermat adapter

Hey guys I received the evo adder from powermat today. It is one of the first production adapters for the evo, it works great and is the same size as the factory battery cover. I will post some pics as soon as I get home. Engadget doesn't even have pics of this, you will be the first to see it.
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Where did you get it?
It doesn't seem to be listed on the powermat website.
Thanks

way badass, i can't wait til it's released.
I love powermats. I haven't had the priveledge of owning one yet, but i really want one.

What would be epic win is they release one that works with the Seidio 3500 battery. I would be so all over that.

The powermat seems to be really expensive and not worth the money right now..... maybe until it drops in price.... but still nice to see that they have something for the evo.

thats awesome how can I get me one of those?
can you do a side view? does that micro usb thing get in the way or is it annoying?

any pics of it on the phone?

Its not on the web site because its not released to the public yet, its going to be a couple months before it does. I will post some pics with it on my phone tomorrow morning. Unfortunately the micro plug does get in the way of an aftermarket case, as of now thats the only way to charge the battery, but, I do know they are testing a modified battery that has charging contacts on top of it to hopefully eliminate the micro usb dongle. Other than the dongle sticking from the bottom it is exactly the same profile as the factory back.
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Does this work with a case on the phone?

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Does this work with a case on the phone?
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See my post above.......
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Glad to see that powermat is joining on.
I have LOVED using the palm touchstone chargers at home, work, and car.
One concern for me would be price. If the powermat is $100 and the case back is $40, that is tooo much for a singular setup IMO.

I recently got a powermat as a gift for my birthday. I've been waiting for an EVO door/case charging adapter. When does this come out and what is the price range going to be? I'm ready to buy one of these bad boys right now.

Released in the next month our two, can't release anymore info or photos, got my ass chewed for what I put here already. Sorry guys, will release more info and pics when I can.
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skantman69 said:
Its not on the web site because its not released to the public yet, its going to be a couple months before it does. I will post some pics with it on my phone tomorrow morning. Unfortunately the micro plug does get in the way of an aftermarket case, as of now thats the only way to charge the battery, but, I do know they are testing a modified battery that has charging contacts on top of it to hopefully eliminate the micro usb dongle. Other than the dongle sticking from the bottom it is exactly the same profile as the factory back.
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Cool. The dongle is the only thing blocking the case? I was actually thinking the case might inhibit it from charging though. Maybe not?

A closer look
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good article, I still beat them to it....the dongle is a pain in the arse because aftermarket cases will not fit...i modded my body glove case with my dremel tool and it fits. right now thats the only way around. who knows maybe they will release their own case that fits with the adapter installed, just maybe.

does the "dongle" actually block the micro usb, or does it have a pass through?

skantman69 said:
Released in the next month our two, can't release anymore info or photos, got my ass chewed for what I put here already. Sorry guys, will release more info and pics when I can.
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If you can contact powermat, please let them know that their battery door needs a raised lip to protect the camera lens.
That small addition would make the product 89% better (the only reason I'm using a case right now is to protect the lens.)
Here's an example of what it may look like:

HTC Thunderbolt video out cable?

So I just got a new '11 Ford Explorer Limited and it includes a composite input. I was able to connect a camera and get it to display itself on the touchscreen so I was wondering if I can mirror the TB screen onto the touchscreen. Is there any cable available?

Sadly the TB has no TV out so no you cant.

this sucks

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I second that...

I'm not sure which sucks more, the lack of a video out, or the fact that the auto industry is about three generations behind on everything when it comes to consumer electronics... composite input eh? How handy, I guess I will connect my portable VCR to it... <sigh>

so with a certain app, this wouldnt work?
http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=ksIXTqKZApOosALqzKTCBw&ved=0CF8Q8wIwAQ

Has no one searched? I try not to ever be the one that *****es about searching, but I personally started a thread on launch day about this, and someone has already tried this.

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Has no one searched? I try not to ever be the one that *****es about searching, but I personally started a thread on launch day about this, and someone has already tried this.
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Yeah but with having a phone in hand/research, something could change. Search that.

Someone on another board says no....
forums.androidcentral.com/thunderbolt-accessories/79809-does-droid-incredible-micro-usb-rca-cable-work-thunderbolt.html
well it says Im not allowed to post hyperlinks on this board yet so you will have to piece that together but someone bought a cable to try it and:
"Nope, the cable can't be used with the Thunderbolt.
The micro-USB plug on the cable is non-standard in shape and contains two extra nubs that prevent it from being inserted into the TBolt.
It was worth a try."

One round-about option if you are determined to do this, is to utilize the "DLNA" capability of the TB. That is the "reason" there is no video, or even better, HDMI out on the TB.
You can buy this from HTC:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/35642/htc-dlna-bridge-gadget-tube
I imagine you could find other DLNA to composite video adapters out there, as well.

robroy90 said:
I'm not sure which sucks more, the lack of a video out, or the fact that the auto industry is about three generations behind on everything when it comes to consumer electronics... composite input eh? How handy, I guess I will connect my portable VCR to it... <sigh>
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agreed. these cars should come with hdmi. and how about a capacitive touch screen. so annoying having to press down on the screen so hard. feels like my old wimo phone

You can only use it for media on the device. That is one reason for hdmi/compsite or whatever video capability. I want a video out to stream from netflix and or vulkano. This is part of the reason I may* jump to the bionic when it comes out.

It's cool that it has DLNA I guess if your TV supports it, but I think it was kind of a bad decision by HTC. First of all 99% of Thunderbolt owners probably don't even know the phone has it, most of them probably don't have DLNA capable TV's, and HTC's "media link" adapter for people who don't have DLNA TV's costs like $150. I would rather buy a $10 HDMI cable and be done with it.
/rant

Oh yeah, I think it's a bad decision too. also thinking about the bionic...

Can the Droid Charge do video out?

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Can the Droid Charge do video out?
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Yes hdmi out
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Sadly very very true
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It's cool that it has DLNA I guess if your TV supports it, but I think it was kind of a bad decision by HTC. First of all 99% of Thunderbolt owners probably don't even know the phone has it, most of them probably don't have DLNA capable TV's, and HTC's "media link" adapter for people who don't have DLNA TV's costs like $150. I would rather buy a $10 HDMI cable and be done with it.
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OEM Car kit available from Samsung now

The OEM Car kit is finally available directly from Samsung. It had been on backorder until today.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECS-K1D9BEGSTA
Use this code: SAMSUNG#1 for an additional 15% discount.

Why does this car kit show a horizontal camera opening instead of a vertical one, like our phone has.

Awesome! Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered mine.

kanyewest said:
Why does this car kit show a horizontal camera opening instead of a vertical one, like our phone has.
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I assume it is not the correct picture. Will post pictures when I receive mine.

Thanks.. .just ordered mine too.

Does this not play audio through the usb port like the original SGS was supposed to do?
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I assume it is not the correct picture. Will post pictures when I receive mine.
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Devi0124 said:
Does this not play audio through the usb port like the original SGS was supposed to do?
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I too was trying to find this out. I can see no proof of a Audio Output on this dock. Don’t mean it doesn’t, but they are not advertising that it does, nor are there any pictures of it that I found. The Samsung OEM Infuse dock, that works perfect on our phones has an audio out that works even on our Epic Touch, and it is ½ the price as this one

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I too was trying to find this out. I can see no proof of a Audio Output on this dock. Don’t mean it doesn’t, but they are not advertising that it does, nor are there any pictures of it that I found. The Samsung OEM Infuse dock, that works perfect on our phones has an audio out that works even on our Epic Touch, and it is ½ the price as this one
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the audio out doesn't work.... If you read his thread, that is the only thing he doesn't like about that dock.

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the audio out doesn't work.... If you read his thread, that is the only thing he doesn't like about that dock.
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I assume you are referring to my thread? It actually does work As it was pointed out to me in "my" review of the infuse dock thread, you just have to go in to the setting > dock settings > Check Use External Speakers...
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I assume you are referring to my thread? It actually does work As it was pointed out to me in "my" review of the infuse dock thread, you just have to go in to the setting > dock settings > Check Use External Speakers...
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HAHA! Yeah, your thread. Dammit! I already ordered this one.

Ordered mine as well! Can't wait. Finally a dock that allows the camera to be used. I think they were thinking of iOnRoad and video recording while driving.

Two points...
This was available yesterday and not on backorder
The infuse dock is half the price through at&t with free shipping (also as pointed out yesterday)
Just thought of another point. If you really think that the audio out from the official Epic Touch is going to be different from the Infuse dock, then this must be your first Samsung phone...

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Two points...
This was available yesterday and not on backorder
The infuse dock is half the price through at&t with free shipping (also as pointed out yesterday)
Just thought of another point. If you really think that the audio out from the official Epic Touch is going to be different from the Infuse dock, then this must be your first Samsung phone...
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Agreed. $17 is a better price for the Infuse dock! Mine works great! Timely the official one came out the day after I got mine from AT&T.
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mmark27 said:
Agreed. $17 is a better price for the Infuse dock! Mine works great! Timely the official one came out the day after I got mine from AT&T.
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Ditto! 10 chars

CrozB said:
I too was trying to find this out. I can see no proof of a Audio Output on this dock. Don’t mean it doesn’t, but they are not advertising that it does, nor are there any pictures of it that I found. The Samsung OEM Infuse dock, that works perfect on our phones has an audio out that works even on our Epic Touch, and it is ½ the price as this one
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AWESOME! Thanks for this!

that looks sweet watching movies while driving lol dont do it i had a litle accident while playing with samsung epic 4 g touch

How are you guys ordering this??? I can't find them on a reliable site
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Official dock from Samsung arrived today. Very nice, works as advertised. Micro USB and 3.5mm outputs on the dock.

Hey Dutchman, Can you take a screen shot of what the phone does once docked? Is the ock app included? I know that the car home app from samsung is not available for the touch as it was for the OG Epic. Unless updated in the last week or so.
Also would you be willing to see how well ionroad works with this dock? I am waiting for delivery now but a heads up would be awesome if you had the time.

also received mine today.... works and looks great.

Poor HDMI performance?

I bought a MHL to HDMI adapter and the first time using it, it worked pretty well. Every use after that has been terrible. Can't even watch a non-HD youtube video without the video being extremely choppy. Emulation is also pretty slow. Everything works good when not outputting to my TV. Is this some ROM/Kernel issue or the adapter or is this phone that weak? Anyone have any different experiences?

The slow performance may be from the hardware. The CPU or GPU may not be powerful enough to mirror a 1080p display. I had the same problem when I ran emulation on my Galaxy S2 using N64Oid and GenSoid the framerate would drop when connected to MHL.
Havnt tried on Galaxy Nexus though.

I been playing a handful of graphic intensive games while using the wiimote and haven't noticed any lag or choppyness,the phone did get really hit though. Im using latest Black Ice with the included kernel.

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The slow performance may be from the hardware. The CPU or GPU may not be powerful enough to mirror a 1080p display. I had the same problem when I ran emulation on my Galaxy S2 using N64Oid and GenSoid the framerate would drop when connected to MHL.
Havnt tried on Galaxy Nexus though.
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I think it is outputting to 720p. Everything runs perfect on the phone itself but the moment it's plugged in, it can't perform well at all.
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I been playing a handful of graphic intensive games while using the wiimote and haven't noticed any lag or choppyness,the phone did get really hit though. Im using latest Black Ice with the included kernel.
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I will give that combination a shot. I also purchased a new MHL adapter from Samsung. Seems my issues are not the norm though so that gives me hope.

engagedtosmile said:
I think it is outputting to 720p. Everything runs perfect on the phone itself but the moment it's plugged in, it can't perform well at all.
I will give that combination a shot. I also purchased a new MHL adapter from Samsung. Seems my issues are not the norm though so that gives me hope.
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I agree it more looks like 720p to me. I ment the phone got hot, like EXTREMELY hot during games.

have the same issue here...have a feeling it's from the adapter..what kind of mhl adapter are you using ...I have the menotek brand

alaasagar said:
have the same issue here...have a feeling it's from the adapter..what kind of mhl adapter are you using ...I have the menotek brand
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That is the exact one I have. I ordered the one from Samsung and if any adapter should work it should be that considering the phone is made by Samsung. The reviews are good but I will come back and update this post once I have tried it out.

If your phone gets extremely hot this is where undervolting will make some difference and any kind of passive cooling will help also. I usually take my nexus out of my tpu and lay it perpendicular to the cavity side. And my phone will still charge slightly or not lose any using this method. And i havent had performance issues using snes9x or nes.emu. havent tested fpse though.
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If your phone gets extremely hot this is where undervolting will make some difference and any kind of passive cooling will help also. I usually take my nexus out of my tpu and lay it perpendicular to the cavity side. And my phone will still charge slightly or not lose any using this method. And i havent had performance issues using snes9x or nes.emu. havent tested fpse though.
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Can you explain? Like do you rest it so the lip on the bottom is up? Not sure what you mean, sorry.

Anything to elevate it to give airflow. Just set your tpu down, ready like youre going to insert phone and set phone perpendicular on top. You should get a cross.
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engagedtosmile said:
That is the exact one I have. I ordered the one from Samsung and if any adapter should work it should be that considering the phone is made by Samsung. The reviews are good but I will come back and update this post once I have tried it out.
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any updates? did you get the samsung adapter yet?

alaasagar said:
any updates? did you get the samsung adapter yet?
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I got it last night and played with it for a few hours. Much better performance over the Menotek one. Streaming videos was flawless and even emulators ran pretty well. Pretty weird to think it was the adapter but there you go. I got mine for about 10 dollars off Amazon.

engagedtosmile said:
I got it last night and played with it for a few hours. Much better performance over the Menotek one. Streaming videos was flawless and even emulators ran pretty well. Pretty weird to think it was the adapter but there you go. I got mine for about 10 dollars off Amazon.
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can you send me the link for the one you got

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can you send me the link for the one you got
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005LGUDKK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

I tried a couple of universal MHL adapters and had bad epxperiences on my GNex. I hope the Samsung MHL I just ordered works better.

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I tried a couple of universal MHL adapters and had bad epxperiences on my GNex. I hope the Samsung MHL I just ordered works better.
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It should! Let me know if it doesn't because I do find it pretty weird that certain adapters cause different performance issues.

Problem isn't the adapter
I bought a Monotek MHL to HDMI and immediately had choppy video and audio from my GNex.
I brought it to work to test with the TV's here. I verified the output is 720p.
I also have a co-worker with a GNex, but he has a GSM version with jellybean running (4.1.x). Mine is a Verizon GNex with ICS (4.0.x).
My coworker's GNex worked flawlessly through the Monotek adapter. Mine still sucks.
Could it be the OS version on the phone? Can others verify what OS is running on their phone when it's choppy and when it's good?
Thanks.

Jelly Bean did the trick
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I bought a Monotek MHL to HDMI and immediately had choppy video and audio from my GNex.
Could it be the OS version on the phone? Can others verify what OS is running on their phone when it's choppy and when it's good?
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Alrighty! Rooted my Verizon GNex to JB 4.1.1 and now the HDMI out is creamy smooth!
Problem was not with the Monotek connector, but with the OS. :good:

I wanted to report I bought a Skiva brand MHL to hdmi adapter and it works great. I did a lot of research before buying and it is the best out there. Over 4.5/5 stars on Amazon with over 100 reviews. Make sure you select sw decoding because since JB released HW doesn't do well. It's smooth and has almost 0 lag or choppyness.
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Monster Watts Wireless Charging Kits for Gs3

Just found this as i was reading on the wireless charging the new S4 is supposed to get...
Apparently this company as of today is selling three options for wireless chargers for the gs3.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/samsung-galaxy-s3-gets-3-wireless-charging-options.
for 45$ ill give it a try and i get to keep my otterbox...

Hamspiced said:
Just found this as i was reading on the wireless charging the new S4 is supposed to get...
Apparently this company as of today is selling three options for wireless chargers for the gs3.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/samsung-galaxy-s3-gets-3-wireless-charging-options.
for 45$ ill give it a try and i get to keep my otterbox...
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Very cool. I wonder what the charging pad looks like.
Also, while this will fit under your otterbox I don't know if it will actually charge it through it. Worth the $45 though!

for 45$ and a drop in solution i am willing to try and test it...

This looks like a damn good price tbh. $68 for a receiver and charger is cheaper than any qi combo that I know of currently.
The bonus is that it's also Qi technology so even if you change your s3 out, you should be able to get another phone that has qi tech in it or even modify that charging pad to work on other electronic devices (with some copper tape/wire)

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This looks like a damn good price tbh. $68 for a receiver and charger is cheaper than any qi combo that I know of currently.
The bonus is that it's also Qi technology so even if you change your s3 out, you should be able to get another phone that has qi tech in it or even modify that charging pad to work on other electronic devices (with some copper tape/wire)
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Thats exactly what i was thinking.. The odd fact that i just so happend to find this today and apparently it just went live today i am pretty excited to snag it at this price.
But As im sure the capabilities to wirelessly charge are inevitably going to be included in future phones it isnt like this tech is likely going to be easily replaced. And it also seems like Samsung is going to abandon using our phones tech as wireless charging.. or at least thats what i gathered from thsi article..
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/11/samsung_s4/

the thing w/ samsung and wireless charging is that they really have no idea who the hell they're really going to back. Yes, Samsung co-founded A4WP, but they're also member of Qi's group as well.
To me, it just looks like they're sitting on the fence and waiting to see who will come out as the standard before going all in. I also don't think Samsung will build it into the phone itself due to its current ambivalence on the 2 standards and most likely leave it open like the s3 and note 2.
While the article talks about a4wp having a few cm of range, he also did not mention that a newer revision of Qi offers up to 4cm of range as well (last I checked).
I don't care much for too much range for wireless charging, just enough so that any non-ferrous case will charge regardless of thickness. I have a Qi set and it has so far worked with the ballisitc SG (although it Can get picky, but that's due to the fact that I also modified the charger to be at a 45 degree angle and the case's bottom lip [on the hard plastic side] curved up a little for no reason)

mputtr said:
the thing w/ samsung and wireless charging is that they really have no idea who the hell they're really going to back. Yes, Samsung co-founded A4WP, but they're also member of Qi's group as well.
To me, it just looks like they're sitting on the fence and waiting to see who will come out as the standard before going all in. I also don't think Samsung will build it into the phone itself due to its current ambivalence on the 2 standards and most likely leave it open like the s3 and note 2.
While the article talks about a4wp having a few cm of range, he also did not mention that a newer revision of Qi offers up to 4cm of range as well (last I checked).
I don't care much for too much range for wireless charging, just enough so that any non-ferrous case will charge regardless of thickness. I have a Qi set and it has so far worked with the ballisitc SG (although it Can get picky, but that's due to the fact that I also modified the charger to be at a 45 degree angle and the case's bottom lip [on the hard plastic side] curved up a little for no reason)
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Right that much i understand...
I was holding out for the wireless charging where i didnt need to have it directly on the base. and every few months i search around for a viable option.
So far, since my free time is limited, this seems like the best all in one solution that doesnt require me to change my case, and its a good price.

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Right that much i understand...
I was holding out for the wireless charging where i didnt need to have it directly on the base. and every few months i search around for a viable option.
So far, since my free time is limited, this seems like the best all in one solution that doesnt require me to change my case, and its a good price.
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in you case it seems to be a cheaper and more reliable solution imo.
all in all, it's a good find. although I should've ask if it affects nfc as well..
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The stealth one, and the one built into a battery cover can be found on a different site for only about $15.

this one comes with a charger as well.. which would cost 50-60 usd more. so it's a good deal.
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Well.. I bought mine for $47.90 with the charger and receiver, so if your willing to spend just another $2 then you can get that with less of the wait.

that's great. any link for others who might be interested?
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Hm.. I like how there is radio silence as soon as there is a mention of link to provide proof.....

I wonder if the smart one works with those thin protective cases?

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that's great. any link for others who might be interested?
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What do you mean link for others? i ordered mine the day i posted.

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What do you mean link for others? i ordered mine the day i posted.
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That was for Tenchuboy, not you.
He claimed he got a set that was cheaper and all that, so I asked a link so he can prove it. So far, complete silence from him.

OOOhhhhhhh....
i got it. i know i could make a set with the palm pixie stuff, i priced it out on amazon and total with a charging dock its like 20$... but i dont have the time to. im only actually home about 3 days a month. id rather be lazy..

Just an FYI i got my wireless charging kit from this company and it works great. Its a small device that attaches to the back of the stock battery. Its very small and it fits perfectly, very small buldge from the device but the back case fits on fine and my otterbox fits it perfectly.
the best part, it works with the stock otterbox. there were no issues with wireless charging whatsoever.

How is this one any different than any of the other wireless IQ receiver pads & chargers for the s3?
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That it works with all variants, doesnt require you to change out your battery door, although they offer a solution for it, and its pad and reciever for 40$