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Has anyone else tried this charging accessory that came with their N900?
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It allows you to use it as an adapter with an old standard Nokia charger. I thought it would be handy to carry around for charging away from home if I got caught short but mine appears to be faulty
It appears to work momentarily and then stops with an error message on screen 'Not Charging'. The old charger definitely works on the old Nokia phone and the N900 charges without any bother with its own full charger, so it's definitely the adapter.
I suppose it's hardly a big deal, but maybe I should return it to O2/Nokia for replacement anyway? If I ever mislaid the main charger it could be a life-saver.0 -
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well, if you look at the sellers other items he's selling fake n97's so i wouldn't put a lot of faith in him.Icyseanfitz wrote: »do ye think that ebay link sparks gave for a n900 would be alright? will there still be a manufactures warranty on it? to me it looks very genuine
/crap it ended
i don't think i'd buy something like a phone off ebay these days, there's so many fakes going around its just too much of a risk for only a small saving compared to the more reputable online stores imho i just wouldn't risk it personally.
and that coming from a guy who bought his current motor on ebay from the UK without ever seeing it.
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Cheers vibe, that's me now fully worried until the thing gets here!
Icysean, maybe hold off a few days just in case. When it gets here I'll post again (or if it's a scam, I'll post a heads-up).
The seller hasn't anyone complaining this was a fake and they've sold fourteen of them, it's not coming out of china or hong kong, and it's paid for via paypal so allegedly I'm protected, so we'll see....
Still though, cheers for the few days of worrying about it vibe 0 -
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well, if you look at the sellers other items he's selling fake n97's so i wouldn't put a lot of faith in him.
i don't think i'd buy something like a phone off ebay these days, there's so many fakes going around its just too much of a risk for only a small saving compared to the more reputable online stores imho i just wouldn't risk it personally.
and that coming from a guy who bought his current motor on ebay from the UK without ever seeing it.
My feelings exactly, I'm afraid. The fact that he's already sold 14 so far means very little - they wouldn't have arrived with their new owners yet as they all went in the last couple of days. The price seems just too good to be true (sorry Sparks) and he had so many of them. I'd have more confidence in people selling just one - one could be obtained via an upgrade whilst 14 seems like an import job from God only knows where But hopefully we're all wrong and it's just a really good deal. 0 -
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Icyseanfitz wrote: »ya i think they have stopped selling them anyway waiting for 02 to get stock is f***ing me up will i get it here no there blah blah god damn o2 hurry up
Keep checking the O2 site- don't rely on being informed by email. I signed up for that days before I ordered and if I'd waited on the email I'd have lost out - I NEVER got one and they were in stock and available for a few days before they ran out again. Maybe they are waiting on the discount coupon to expire 0 -
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Icyseanfitz wrote: »ya i was talking to some customer service guy by email and he said the 28th march til 30th march for new stock but ive been down that road before were it just keeps going to next week etc. he also never mentioned the coupon could you give me some details about it so i can ask?
also how long did it take for you to get your n900 delivered by o2?
This is where I found the code information - it expires on March 31st. All I can say is it definitely worked for me and I saved about €47 - it cost me €422 for my N900
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Has anyone else tried this charging accessory that came with their N900?
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I use my one once or twice a week when I run out of charge at home (I keep my main charger in work, I seem to run out of charge more often there). I've used it with my old N95 charger and 6230i charger and they both charged it up fine (but the adaptor does seem to get fairly warm).
You can also charge it from the data cable via your PC if you're not running a whole bunch of apps and/or your Blueooth / WIFI on (otherwise the drain will be more than the USB cable can draw)0 -
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yeah, sorry about that. been burnt a couple of times, so i usually go through their history with a fine toothcomb now.Still though, cheers for the few days of worrying about it vibe
tried chasing it up with ebay when i got a fake item (sandisk sd card) but they have no interest in it at all and tell you to sort it out with the seller.
if it's any consolation to you, it does look like he's selling real n97's alongside the fake ones so maybe he does sell both.
as for charging cables, i have the little dongle in my car to charge there, but you could just pick up a couple of microusb cables off ebay and leave them plugged into te PC's you normally use regularly and use them to charge it.
i've got one at work on my desk and it works fine. they're ctually starting to get a little more common now too which is something.
give it a wee while for every phone to move over to being charged via microusb and you won't be able to walk round an office without tripping over one. 0 -
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nice one.Gran Hermano wrote: »Order placed
I'd a Vodafone upgrade to use and needed something to convince me to
move on from the N95 8GB, here's hoping the N900 fits the bill. Am looking forward to seeing how the browser and divx features fare.
i'm still impressed at how the phone has enough juice in it to play back bog standard 350mb divx hdtv rips with no recoding/transcoding (and enough room to put all your episodes./movies or whatever.
the browser is a big step up from the n97 one, but not as great as i thought it would it. it's by no means perfect, but it is the best one i've seen on phone so far and you have other options like firefox etc. as well if any of those takes your fancy instead.0 -
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i brodit do a charging car mount for the n900 now if anyone is adamant on getting one with a built in charger rather than a cable.
they do a cig lighter one too.
it's not the prettiest thing in the world, but at least you can open the keybpoard on it whilst it's in place.
i'd have been happier with the insides of the charger to be held round the back of it and just a low profile connector sticking out, but i guess beggars can't be choosers.
nokia have really gone downhill in the last few years when it comes to positioning of connectors for car charging.
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