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jayo All-Star Supporter
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7/04
Posted - Jul 27 2014 : 1:51PM
Debated about putting this in Polls but I think this is probably the better place.
For those of you with smartphones (iPhones, Galaxies, etc.), where do you put them in your car? Do you have a mount that suctions on the windshield, or a mount on a vent, or does it just sit on a car seat, or --- ?
I'm curious because I'm trying to figure out something to do with my Galaxy. My windshield has a very acute angle and I don't think a windshield mount will work for me. The air-vent mount I tried was a disaster. I already use the cupholders for cups. I can't suction it to the dashboard front because there are no clear places to do it; can't do it to the top because I've got a dash carpet.
Damn modern cars.
Flash All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Jul 27 2014 : 1:59PM
Sitting on a car seat if I am the only one in the car. If not, I put it in a little bin on the dashboard that has a lip on it so it won't fly out.
jayo All-Star Supporter
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2117 Posts
7/04
Posted - Jul 28 2014 : 12:17AM
Mine has been riding on the passenger seat, but that doesn't do me much good when I want to see the GPS.
Harri Patel
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Posted - Jul 28 2014 : 2:35AM
These days, mostly on the passenger seat or sitting in the cupholder in the center console.
I bought the first one on this list. It kind of worked, but it sagged a little and it never seemed to get definitively tight in the CD player slot no matter how tight I turned the screw. Plus it blocked other stuff on the dash. I considered #5 on the list also, but between what it cost and the fact that you have to cram parts of it in between parts of the dashboard, I didn't get it.
At one point I bought one of the ones that clips onto the vanes of one of your dash vents. It kind of worked briefly, but the plastic clips got fatigued quickly and wouldn't hang on anymore.
Edited by - Harri Patel on 7/28/2014 2:38:28 AM
Gore Gore Girl All-Star Supporter
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7238 Posts
1/09
Posted - Aug 6 2014 : 7:14PM
Cupholder. My cupholder is shaped kinda funny - it has one straight edge (shaped like a U) and holds my phone just right for GPS purposes.
 
jayo All-Star Supporter
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2117 Posts
7/04
Posted - Aug 6 2014 : 7:24PM
What kind of cup would fit in that?
My cupholder is on the center console, which would put the phone in a bad position for me. Plus I often have a cup there...
I need a holder that would mount in an ash tray. The ash-tray location would work out real well.
Drew Black
broken crankshaft

8009 Posts
9/99
Posted - Aug 6 2014 : 8:10PM
Take a look at the Wilson Cellular boosters. They have a cradle mount that holds your phone and gives you a full 3 watt transmit level.
Gore Gore Girl All-Star Supporter
Doctor of the Erotic Arts

7238 Posts
1/09
Posted - Aug 7 2014 : 2:45PM
It is useless for cups. Luckily there is a round one behind it, nearer to where my hand would be.
jayo All-Star Supporter
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2117 Posts
7/04
Posted - Aug 7 2014 : 6:36PM
Thanks, I'll check that out.



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