Bobby B <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Works for any phone. Allows use of your car charger with AC current.
> Especially helpful when travelling if your phone came with bulky/heavy
> DeskTop charger.
>
> I bought one a couple of years ago in the automotive department at
> Target. This one on the web seem identical and similarly priced.
>
> http://store.yahoo.com/brandcell/unwalad.html
>
> ===
>
> Anyone else have an accessory not sold by Sprint that has been
> especially helpful?


Yes, a very handy AC-12vDC transformer. Use mine all the time. I
bought the $24 one at the Shack. It's got a 1000mA (1 amp) rating,
enough to charge up bag phone batteries or higher current DC devices.
Wieghs about 19 oz's.

AC-to-DC Portable Power Supply

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=22%2D505

I'm sure you can get one cheaper, however the one listed doesn't
indicate the mAH rating. The new Radio Shack version has collapsable
AC prongs.

Another handy device, I'd like to buy, is a power inverter for
charging extra batteries outside the mobile phone, while travelling in
an automobile/camping, where the car gets parked for a long time. For
instance, in analog land, where battery power gets eaten up quickly,
keeping a charged spare is challenging. The only external single
battery charger I could find, for my cell phone model, is a AC pronged
set up.

For preserving the integrity of the cell phones charging port, I
always use a charging cradle to avoid the potential stress, should the
wire get yanked. Cradles save a lot of wear and tear on the phone's
port. Ruin a charge port on the handset and it's a major problem.
Cradles use seperate charging contacts, independant from the more
delicate contacts found in the OEM multi-function plug going into the
base/side of the handset.
I've run into a number of damaged charged ports on older models where
the OEM plug has been used/abused. Besides, it's a whole lot easier to
to snap the phone into a cradle to charge, instead of finding the end
of the OEM plug (usually on the floor, in the dust) and then fiddle
with plugging it in the right way.

For those tough on cell phone cases, or work with a cell phone
attached to a belt, a metal swivel and receiver, along with a belt
loop like the "Rugged" cases won't snap off or come lose. I've broken
all the plastic swivels and had clips pop off when squatting. Plastic
works very well.... until it breaks.

There's some good waterproof/dustproof/crush resistent hard cases, for
marine and outdoor activities. Making sure the handset survives more
extreme environments, since getting a call out might be crucial.
Sometimes a plastic bag works economically for an occaisional
wet/rainy adventure. Sound transfers just fine through many thin
plastics. Reynolds small oven bags, with a thin, high grade plastic,
securely twist tied work well, for temporary dust or downpours.

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David


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