Comments on: Duracell myGrid Charging Pad Cell Phone Starter Kit Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:22:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bob http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-94019 Bob Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:15:22 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-94019 Will this work with the palm pixi from sprint on the site it says the pre works put not pixi. Does it work? Will this work with the palm pixi from sprint on the site it says the pre works put not pixi. Does it work?

]]> By: dakota http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-92649 dakota Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:34:26 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-92649 Sadly, after rereading this I saw the part about the mini USB not working on anything. My EVO uses that which has freed us from a few cords since hobby's phone uses it and the kindle too so we only need one type of cord for all of them, rather than having to have the specific cord for each item. God I wish my ipod was like that...I'm forever losing that cord. A question...my EVO came with a bad AC charger so I've been using my USB. Is that really going to affect my battery life? What if It's only until (if??) they replace it? They told me something about not being able to replace accessories yet....but why can't they just send me one that was made to ne packaged with a new phone...It's not like they're not manufacturing them! She just told me to borrow someone else's??? So what can I use but my USB? Sadly, after rereading this I saw the part about the mini USB not working on anything. My EVO uses that which has freed us from a few cords since hobby’s phone uses it and the kindle too so we only need one type of cord for all of them, rather than having to have the specific cord for each item. God I wish my ipod was like that…I’m forever losing that cord.
A question…my EVO came with a bad AC charger so I’ve been using my USB. Is that really going to affect my battery life? What if It’s only until (if??) they replace it? They told me something about not being able to replace accessories yet….but why can’t they just send me one that was made to ne packaged with a new phone…It’s not like they’re not manufacturing them! She just told me to borrow someone else’s??? So what can I use but my USB?

]]> By: justin http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-92426 justin Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:45:19 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-92426 That's just wrong they don't think of all the other types of devices out there. They only do it for the ones that they think are most popular like the crackberry and the isuck That’s just wrong they don’t think of all the other types of devices out there. They only do it for the ones that they think are most popular like the crackberry and the isuck

]]> By: dakota http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-90719 dakota Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:33:45 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-90719 for some of us, charging IS a pain in the butt. between hubby and I we have so many freaking charging cords it's a mess, i had to add a socket extender on each side of the bed for all our chargers to be plugged in, and when it comes to traveling, a whole pocket of my backpack is taken up with that tangle of cords. i'd kill for a mat i could just lay my EVO, Ipod, Kindle, his Pre and maybe even our DS' on. they'd all be in one place, no cords to remember, no problems with AC ports getting messed up from plugging and unplugging.... i can dream, can't i? and if i could charge my netbook without a cord i'd sell my first born. i'm hard on AC jack on netbooks/notebooks, so if i didn't have to have that stupid cord in the jack in the first place, it could never break. ...either that or the companies could take a little extra time and make them more secure. it's not wobbly from being yanked out or anything, just a tug here, a jiggle here, pressure from being at an odd angle during use over the course of a year or so.... these things shouldn't be so stinking easy to break. but, to save a couple cents they'd rather just drop some solder on the connections rather than secure it properly...their gain, my loss. for some of us, charging IS a pain in the butt. between hubby and I we have so many freaking charging cords it’s a mess, i had to add a socket extender on each side of the bed for all our chargers to be plugged in, and when it comes to traveling, a whole pocket of my backpack is taken up with that tangle of cords. i’d kill for a mat i could just lay my EVO, Ipod, Kindle, his Pre and maybe even our DS’ on. they’d all be in one place, no cords to remember, no problems with AC ports getting messed up from plugging and unplugging…. i can dream, can’t i? and if i could charge my netbook without a cord i’d sell my first born. i’m hard on AC jack on netbooks/notebooks, so if i didn’t have to have that stupid cord in the jack in the first place, it could never break. …either that or the companies could take a little extra time and make them more secure. it’s not wobbly from being yanked out or anything, just a tug here, a jiggle here, pressure from being at an odd angle during use over the course of a year or so…. these things shouldn’t be so stinking easy to break. but, to save a couple cents they’d rather just drop some solder on the connections rather than secure it properly…their gain, my loss.

]]> By: Melissa http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-90388 Melissa Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:42:11 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-90388 Is this compatible with the Motorola Cliq from T-Mobile??? Please let me know asap! Is this compatible with the Motorola Cliq from T-Mobile??? Please let me know asap!

]]> By: Ant http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-90358 Ant Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:45:59 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-90358 Surely if the wire is in the shape of an adapter or a sleeve regardless they have to make a contact. Does that not make them wires. Just cus there not flexable doesnt make it wireless. hell on that standard u can charge a ps3 controller ona dock wirelessly Surely if the wire is in the shape of an adapter or a sleeve regardless they have to make a contact. Does that not make them wires. Just cus there not flexable doesnt make it wireless. hell on that standard u can charge a ps3 controller ona dock wirelessly

]]> By: mike http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-90256 mike Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:45:01 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-90256 its all good and well but way too expensive. forget this. its all good and well but way too expensive. forget this.

]]> By: andrew http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-90192 andrew Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:32:43 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-90192 will this work with the samsung facinate and the samsung reality? will this work with the samsung facinate and the samsung reality?

]]> By: ATB http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-89799 ATB Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:39:21 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-89799 Whats the point? Replace a free usb charger for a plug-in just so it will charge on a matt? False advertising IMO, they make it seem like you can throw any rechargable device on the matt and charge it....no mention of buying 'tips' or 'sleeves' in order to make it work. Lame ass is all I can say. Whats the point? Replace a free usb charger for a plug-in just so it will charge on a matt? False advertising IMO, they make it seem like you can throw any rechargable device on the matt and charge it….no mention of buying ‘tips’ or ‘sleeves’ in order to make it work.

Lame ass is all I can say.

]]> By: Larry http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-89689 Larry Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:44:57 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-89689 My blackberry charger is worn out so I thought I would give this a try, so far works OK, best thing is it is able to charge my phone and my wifes so now only one charger. took a few tries to get the charger to work is kind of positional on my phone but is working good My blackberry charger is worn out so I thought I would give this a try, so far works OK, best thing is it is able to charge my phone and my wifes so now only one charger. took a few tries to get the charger to work is kind of positional on my phone but is working good

]]> By: Mark http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-89365 Mark Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:59:10 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-89365 If you have the sleeve on the deviceto which has the contacts for the charging mat, what happens if you put the device on a metal table. Do those contacts short the battery of that device If you have the sleeve on the deviceto which has the contacts for the charging mat, what happens if you put the device on a metal table. Do those contacts short the battery of that device

]]> By: Deacon http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-89265 Deacon Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:37:32 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-89265 1. I have to leave a bulky connector on my phone to make this convenient. 2. If I want to use the micro usb to connect to my computer or charge in my car I have to remove the duracell connector, which is more of a pain than they plug in power chord. 3. The charger is less mobile than a power chord. 4. I have to leave a bulky connector on my phone. 5. I have to leave a bulky connector on my phone. Did I miss something or is this just as (if not more) inconvenient as using a normal charger? 1. I have to leave a bulky connector on my phone to make this convenient.
2. If I want to use the micro usb to connect to my computer or charge in my car I have to remove the duracell connector, which is more of a pain than they plug in power chord.
3. The charger is less mobile than a power chord.
4. I have to leave a bulky connector on my phone.
5. I have to leave a bulky connector on my phone.

Did I miss something or is this just as (if not more) inconvenient as using a normal charger?

]]> By: I LOVE IT http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-89138 I LOVE IT Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:29:33 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-89138 I love this device!!!! My son has trouble hooking up his charger to his phone due to a genetic disorder that makes his hands shake and this gadget has made him feel so much more independent. Before I would have to plug up his phone for him, but now, with the mygrid skin on his blackberry, all he has to do is set it on the board and it's charging. I can't thank the people at Duracell enough for this product. Thank you!!! I love this device!!!! My son has trouble hooking up his charger to his phone due to a genetic disorder that makes his hands shake and this gadget has made him feel so much more independent. Before I would have to plug up his phone for him, but now, with the mygrid skin on his blackberry, all he has to do is set it on the board and it’s charging. I can’t thank the people at Duracell enough for this product.

Thank you!!!

]]> By: Jeremy Daley http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88750 Jeremy Daley Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:57:42 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-88750 While Julie says that this device is not compatible with the Palm Pre, Duracell's website specifically reads that it is: Duracell MyGrid Compatibility List: http://www.duracell.com/en-US/product/mygrid-kits.jspx While Julie says that this device is not compatible with the Palm Pre, Duracell’s website specifically reads that it is:

Duracell MyGrid Compatibility List:
http://www.duracell.com/en-US/product/mygrid-kits.jspx

]]> By: Packer http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88515 Packer Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:27:46 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-88515 I have a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant and it uses micro USB and works perfectly. My Grid comes with both upside up and upside down micro usb adapter pieces. I love it. I have a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant and it uses micro USB and works perfectly. My Grid comes with both upside up and upside down micro usb adapter pieces.

I love it.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88491 Julie Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:26:36 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-88491 @Sharon Unfortunately no. Droid's use the micro USB connector for charging and so far Duracell only offers mini USB power clips for use with the myGrid @Sharon Unfortunately no. Droid’s use the micro USB connector for charging and so far Duracell only offers mini USB power clips for use with the myGrid

]]> By: Sharon Garrett http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88483 Sharon Garrett Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:20:57 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-88483 Is this device compatible with a Droid phone from A T & T Is this device compatible with a Droid phone from A T & T

]]> By: Dell http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88394 Dell Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:20:21 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-88394 ok yeah I know credited is spelled wrong lol ok yeah I know credited is spelled wrong lol

]]> By: Dell http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88393 Dell Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:18:48 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-88393 the idea is creditted though with be able to charge many things at one and different items so I will give it that much the idea is creditted though with be able to charge many things at one and different items so I will give it that much

]]> By: Dell http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88392 Dell Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:14:45 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-88392 Ok here is the deal , when you actually think about this thing logically it is just another docking device , that's all it is with a different shape change and the down side to this dock is that you have to add an additional component onto whatever you are charging you don't have to do that other docking systems of which I am sure the phone companies or whatever will build in if this thing really goes but I don't think so, this is basically the same thing as a cordless phone charger from back in the 80's , Ok here is the deal , when you actually think about this thing logically it is just another docking device , that’s all it is with a different shape change and the down side to this dock is that you have to add an additional component onto whatever you are charging you don’t have to do that other docking systems of which I am sure the phone companies or whatever will build in if this thing really goes but I don’t think so, this is basically the same thing as a cordless phone charger from back in the 80′s ,

]]> By: Marie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88391 Marie Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:37:36 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-88391 Well, the author didn't really say that plugging things in was a bother...She was referring to having so many gadgets that the search for enough outlets or ports becomes somewhat of a hassle. However, she did mention that during her trial of MyGrid that it doesnt facilitate many devices, space- and otherwise. And @Dee...You're right. It doesn't seem worth all the money. Well, the author didn’t really say that plugging things in was a bother…She was referring to having so many gadgets that the search for enough outlets or ports becomes somewhat of a hassle. However, she did mention that during her trial of MyGrid that it doesnt facilitate many devices, space- and otherwise. And @Dee…You’re right. It doesn’t seem worth all the money.

]]> By: Denis http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88287 Denis Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:30:37 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-88287 Well, I just got mine and it's the easiest coolest thing to use. I have it on my Samsung Galaxy S and my wifes LG Xenon. It looks ok on the phones and easy to remove to sync. Very easy to remove! I mean it, it's as easy as swiveling the part which has the contacts then pull off the usb connector. The charge pad is super thin and looks good enough to be put just about anywhere. I hated hunting for the cable every time I plugged it I though to myself how many times can I plug this before the connector gets damaged? Not a worry any more. I definitely recommend... Well, I just got mine and it’s the easiest coolest thing to use. I have it on my Samsung Galaxy S and my wifes LG Xenon. It looks ok on the phones and easy to remove to sync. Very easy to remove! I mean it, it’s as easy as swiveling the part which has the contacts then pull off the usb connector. The charge pad is super thin and looks good enough to be put just about anywhere. I hated hunting for the cable every time I plugged it I though to myself how many times can I plug this before the connector gets damaged? Not a worry any more.

I definitely recommend…

]]> By: Tyler http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88195 Tyler Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:41:41 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-88195 Can I charge my police scanner on this wicked thing. Can I charge my police scanner on this wicked thing.

]]> By: Patsy http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-88092 Patsy Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:16:33 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-88092 It seems to me that having to put a sleeve on a phone to charge it takes almost as much time as plugging it in....you don't save much time. The only positive I can see is that you can charge multiple devices at the same time. Now, if they could come up with something you could just walk up and lay your phone on to charge without having to mess with sleeves and clips I'd be the first one in line to get it but I'm not gonna pay high dollar for something that's not any more convenient than what I've already got. It seems to me that having to put a sleeve on a phone to charge it takes almost as much time as plugging it in….you don’t save much time. The only positive I can see is that you can charge multiple devices at the same time. Now, if they could come up with something you could just walk up and lay your phone on to charge without having to mess with sleeves and clips I’d be the first one in line to get it but I’m not gonna pay high dollar for something that’s not any more convenient than what I’ve already got.

]]> By: nikkilicious http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/duracell-mygrid-charging-pad-cell-phone-starter-kit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-87801 nikkilicious Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:00:59 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24473#comment-87801 @pups i agree,is it really that hard to plug your phone up at night.!!!!! @pups i agree,is it really that hard to plug your phone up at night.!!!!!

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