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Very solid, good charger
User: S R, Dec 17, 2008
Pros:
Powers both phone and battery simultaneously, syncs
Cons:
A bit boxy design and very bright LED (minor annoyances)
I just got this one and its actually pretty good. I was a bit leery after reading the other review, but I dont have a problem docking the phone in cradle and the spare battery charge works quickly as expected so that person must have gotten a bad unit. The worst things Ill say about it is that its design is a bit boxy--not overly big given the space needed for the spare battery charger, just not as slick as compared to the Palm charger. Ill also comment theres a blue LED that is INSANELY bright. Not during the day or with lights on, but wow I wouldnt want it next to my bed at night sleeping. You can always put some black tape over if it gets too annoying.. :)
Works as advertised
User: Bill Kraski, Jan 2, 2009
Pros:
see headline
Cons:
requires second connection, could use dimmer LED
In the day of advertising hype, its always nice to see a product that does what it says it will in exactly the way its described to do it. Id prefer it if cradle makers make a way to charge both battery & phone with one connection. But two connections seem to be pretty common for phone/battery combo cradles. And they could dim the blue LED. Although it does make a nice night light in a dark room grin.
Very disappointed
User: David Solomon, Nov 24, 2008
Pros:
relatively inexpensive
Cons:
challenge to dock--insanely bright blue LED
I read a comment in a treocentral post that sounded good.
I ordered the device and it showep up exactly as planned and at the appropriate price. That is where the good news ends....
It was extremely difficult for me to make a connection when trying to insert my TP into the cradle but after some jockeying around I made the connection. After removing I had the same challenge re-connecting.
I received a spare battery today and put it in the battery charger and it fit great, however after leaving for about 2 hours I came back and inserted the battery into my Treo and it only registered a 20 charge--had it been in the Treo for this long it would have been at least 80 after that long. Not sure if the initial charge on this battery is tricky and after a cycle or two it will be better and the spare batter charger will work but too early to tell.
If the charger does eventually start to work correctly then I will proably just view this as a $25 battery charger which is about what they usually cost anyway and then go purchase another cradle that fits the phone better.
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