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Belkin Mobile Power Cord for iPod with Dock Connector (White)
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Better than using the FM transmitter
(5 out of 5) by K. H. Loh on Jun 22, 2005This is an extremely useful product for people who want to listen to their iPods in their car.
It beats having an FM transmitter if you connect a cassette adapter to the charger's audio jack, because then
1) Only 1 cable connects your iPod to the charger, and you get both power for the iPod and audio from the car speakers.
2) The iPod automatically goes into pause when your car (and its speakers) is turned off... something the FM transmitter cannot possibly do. This is perhaps the most underrated and undermentioned feature of the iPod and this charger. You no longer have to fiddle around with the iPod to stop it when you park your car.
It beats having an FM transmitter if you connect a cassette adapter to the charger's audio jack, because then
1) Only 1 cable connects your iPod to the charger, and you get both power for the iPod and audio from the car speakers.
2) The iPod automatically goes into pause when your car (and its speakers) is turned off... something the FM transmitter cannot possibly do. This is perhaps the most underrated and undermentioned feature of the iPod and this charger. You no longer have to fiddle around with the iPod to stop it when you park your car.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
A great alternative to the F8V7058-APL
(5 out of 5) by M. Pierce on Aug 16, 2004 (SLC, UT USA)Belkin's F8V7058-APL Auto kit (the newest auto kit from Belkin) for the IPod gets some mixed reviews.
If you're OK with having a tried and true device then this is the car adapter for you. This mobile power cord is great and if you buy the Belkin Tunecast II IPod version, you can power the FM transmitter off of the power cord (using a 14 inch DC power cable that comes with the Tunecast II model F8V3080-APL).
It works perfectly, has a light and it has a fuse that can be easily replaced. Save yourself the money and get this rock-solid, perfectly great AC adapter. It functions exactly as you would expect.
If you're OK with having a tried and true device then this is the car adapter for you. This mobile power cord is great and if you buy the Belkin Tunecast II IPod version, you can power the FM transmitter off of the power cord (using a 14 inch DC power cable that comes with the Tunecast II model F8V3080-APL).
It works perfectly, has a light and it has a fuse that can be easily replaced. Save yourself the money and get this rock-solid, perfectly great AC adapter. It functions exactly as you would expect.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
killed my ipod
(1 out of 5) by Jamie on May 2, 2006 (New Britain, CT United States)this item has killed my ipod twice. the first time i wasnt sure if it was just a faulty ipod so i had it replaced because it was still under apple's 1 year warrenty, but this time it is no longer covered. i am now filing a claim with belkin and they may be replacing it, but seriously, why even risk this?
i wish i never bought this.
i wish i never bought this.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Killed my iPod - twice!
(1 out of 5) by J. Gelb on Mar 13, 2006The unit worked very well for a while, but, one day, I plugged it in and the iPod just went dead. It did not register in the computer, and would not play any music. I returned the iPod to the Apple store, and they gave me a new one. But, a few months later, the exact same thing happened again! This time, however, I'm beyond the 1-year warranty, and do not think Apple will help me out again.
Beware of this product! Don't trust your expensive music player to a cheap power cord - buy a different brand and save yourself a headache.
Beware of this product! Don't trust your expensive music player to a cheap power cord - buy a different brand and save yourself a headache.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Locks up 3G ipod
(1 out of 5) by Daniel L. Richelson on Jul 18, 2005 (Boulder, CO USA)as mentioned in previous reviews, this item does not really work well with my 3rd generation iPod. It freezes the unit which then must be reset.