A Bit Expensive - Wall Mount Corded Phone Critique

| Monday, January 2, 2012
By Gabriel Lee


Going through bumpy roads, the mount starts rattling loudly, which is also annoying. Other than that, it is a good product that helps me focus on the road.

The spring that releases the clamped in phone must be used to remove the phone when done, or else it falls off; the spring mechanism feels cheap to the touch, so I'm guessing that eventually, it will give way and break. Overall, it seems like it works well enough once you've gotten used to how easily it falls off.

Samsung Nexus S with a Platinum Series case from Best Buy Installation of the Vent mount went fairly smoothly. I wish it were a bit more flexible in how it attached to the vent, but it works. This works well for the iPhone 4 in my BMW e46 vent. It's easy to install.

The suction cup for the windshield is nice and heavy duty and doesn't let go in the hot sun the way my Garmin will. The vent clip fits on both my old S70 Volvo and my wife's Audi but isn't quite as tight gripped onto the fins of the vent as I would like. This is still a bit disappointing, as in my car, mounting it on the windshield puts the phone up fairly high, which is why I wanted the vent mount. If you want a vent mount, I'd look elsewhere. Sure it wobbles a bit when I push it with some force but it never wobbles when I make turns on my car or when I go up/down hills. I love the fact that the mount can swivel so I can either use my phone in landscape or portrait mode. It's a great product and a great deal. I hope you're happy that you just read probably one of the only legit reviews on here. Windshield mount looks good. Vent mount looks flimsy.

It works well and holds on tight. My phone hasn't fallen a single time. I'm very happy with this kit after using it for the past three months. I used the vent adapter to mount my Samsung Focus in a 2003 New Beetle.

It seems pretty durable. Please note, though, that if you live in a cold weather area (like I do) the suction tends to not work as well if you leave it out in the cold. I know there is a HTC Evo dock designed for the HTC Evo but there are two problems with it, one it only works for the Evo itself and no other phones and two it will not work if your Evo has a case on it. I purchased this one, now I can leave my Otterbox defender case on and it will still fit in the mount, plus if someone else happens to be driving my car they can use the mount for their phone as well.

It loosens on its own over time or any bumps in the road. And the foam cushion that the phone sits on is already wearing away. I have in installed in my air vent closest to my wheel. I love that is it adjustable to any phone.




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