Comments on: Useless car kit for the Xda Orbit 2 http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/ Not Just the Here and Now Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:01:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jonny http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-378 Jonny Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:36:23 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-378 It does go on but you have to realy give it some. There is a good solid click when it happens and i doubt that it will ever come off again! What anoyed me is that the center arm has to be bent into shape to get it where you want it and it seams that you can only do this once. luckily i got got it pretty good the first time. The whole car kit thing just seams like a cheep after thought to me. Not very impressed. It does go on but you have to realy give it some. There is a good solid click when it happens and i doubt that it will ever come off again! What anoyed me is that the center arm has to be bent into shape to get it where you want it and it seams that you can only do this once. luckily i got got it pretty good the first time. The whole car kit thing just seams like a cheep after thought to me. Not very impressed.

]]> By: Andy Stansfield http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-126 Andy Stansfield Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:47:08 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-126 I found this detail annoying too - but was helped by my capacity for brute force overcominng ignorance - I forced the two bits together and they did actually fit. But it's a VERY inflexible stalk, and I'v cancelled my gym membership as this provides a very effective workout. Another gripe with the Orbit 2 is the lack of a cradle, even as an aftermarket acccessory. Cheers Andy I found this detail annoying too - but was helped by my capacity for brute force overcominng ignorance - I forced the two bits together and they did actually fit. But it’s a VERY inflexible stalk, and I’v cancelled my gym membership as this provides a very effective workout.

Another gripe with the Orbit 2 is the lack of a cradle, even as an aftermarket acccessory.

Cheers
Andy

]]> By: Darren Straight http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-121 Darren Straight Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:28:45 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-121 When I got mine I was wondering if it was actually going to clip in or not as it didnt look like it would but hey presto it did! :) And then when it came to attaching it to my car I just had to use my strength to bent it - not for the weak that's for sure! When I got mine I was wondering if it was actually going to clip in or not as it didnt look like it would but hey presto it did! :)

And then when it came to attaching it to my car I just had to use my strength to bent it - not for the weak that’s for sure!

]]> By: Steve http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-120 Steve Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:34:21 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-120 great work - i found it nearly impossible getting the top bit to slide in. honestly the best way seemed to be force. there's four little pins it slides into - line it up and then use some grrrr. great work - i found it nearly impossible getting the top bit to slide in. honestly the best way seemed to be force. there’s four little pins it slides into - line it up and then use some grrrr.

]]> By: neville http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-118 neville Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:59:13 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-118 You could be right, hope (cute name, btw). I have trouble working the DVD and can never figure out how to programme the Freeview PVR. So how do you do it? Or don't you know either? You could be right, hope (cute name, btw). I have trouble working the DVD and can never figure out how to programme the Freeview PVR.

So how do you do it? Or don’t you know either?

]]> By: hope http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-117 hope Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:31:36 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-117 You are definitely the most stupid idiot I have ever seen in my life, just look at your face in the mirror once again,honestly aren't you a massive fool? Do you really need a smart phone like this? I bet you wanted to crush walnuts with it. You are definitely the most stupid idiot I have ever seen in my life, just look at your face in the mirror once again,honestly aren’t you a massive fool?
Do you really need a smart phone like this?
I bet you wanted to crush walnuts with it.

]]> By: More on the Xda Orbit 2 car kit : Next http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-115 More on the Xda Orbit 2 car kit : Next Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:57:16 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-115 [...] some Twitter exchanges today, fellow blogger-tester Sarah Blow posted a video in response to mine at the weekend re the difficulties I’m having in getting the phone cradle to fit with the pole [...] [...] some Twitter exchanges today, fellow blogger-tester Sarah Blow posted a video in response to mine at the weekend re the difficulties I’m having in getting the phone cradle to fit with the pole [...]

]]> By: neville http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-114 neville Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:52:59 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-114 Brilliant, Sarah! Maybe mine is just badly made as, whatever I do, it just will not snap together. Impossible. I think another video to show that is needed... Brilliant, Sarah!

Maybe mine is just badly made as, whatever I do, it just will not snap together. Impossible.

I think another video to show that is needed…

]]> By: Sarah http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-113 Sarah Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:28:16 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-113 After seeing your video i just had to do this one for you... another will follow with how to get it into a car... or rather trying to find a car to fit the kit! ;) http://www.viddler.com/explore/girlgeekdinners/videos/12/?secreturl=72945008 After seeing your video i just had to do this one for you… another will follow with how to get it into a car… or rather trying to find a car to fit the kit! ;)

http://www.viddler.com/explore/girlgeekdinners/videos/12/?secreturl=72945008

]]> By: Philip http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-112 Philip Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:39:46 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/next/2008/02/23/useless-car-kit-for-the-xda-orbit-2/#comment-112 It does seem silly to offer us four days on CoPilot satnav... when it has taken two great minds like ours longer than that to figure out the pole thingy. It does seem silly to offer us four days on CoPilot satnav… when it has taken two great minds like ours longer than that to figure out the pole thingy.

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