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Motorola Dual Slot Rapid Desktop Charger for Motorola Startac Phones

Motorola Dual Slot Rapid Desktop Charger for Motorola Startac Phones

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not Worth it...
Review: Not much to say here. My experience with the device shows it's tricky to use, easy to break, and does not do a great job of charging. Being able to charge two batteries at once -- a spare and the one on the phone -- nice. Maybe it would be more useful if it came with decent instructions.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not Worth it...
Review: Not much to say here. My experience with the device shows it's tricky to use, easy to break, and does not do a great job of charging. Being able to charge two batteries at once -- a spare and the one on the phone -- nice. Maybe it would be more useful if it came with decent instructions.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: no docs, item delivered different than pictured
Review: The charger I got from Amazon.com came without a single word of documentation. The manual for my phone helps a little. The charger comes with snap-in templates to fit different phones (I guess), but not a word of explanation about which one to use, or what the others might be for. Maddening. I just played Garanimals(tm) until I had a good fit, but why was that up to me to figure out? At these prices, write some instructions!

The item that I received is different from both the one in the manual and the one pictured on Amazon.com even as I write this review, so any docs about what the lights mean would be useless anyway.

Kudos to the guy who figured out that there's a status light for data sync activity -- go to the head of the class! :-)

Oh, the charger seems to work fine. The "drop in" slot for the phone is more like "pin the tail on the donkey", though, same as with my Nextel phone. All in all, I'd expected a better consumer experience from Motorola.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A nice accessory, but lacks adequate documentation.
Review: The dual slot charger is a good idea if you need to keep a hot second battery. I use mine with a StarTAC ST7867 and an extra Lithium Ion extra capacity main battery. The documentation that Motorola provides consists of a single sheet sectioned into 15 1.5" x 2" rectangles printed front and back in 27 different languages (this is not an exaggeration). Something that is not made clear is that there are two spring-loaded black plastic tensioners in the spare battery slot. Since they are not readily discernable, if you are not aware of them it will seem as if the extra capacity main battery will not fit into the slot. It takes some jockeying, but the plastic tensioners move toward the phone charger slot to make room for the spare battery, which is inserted contacts down and facing toward the power supply connector. After the battery is inserted, the tensioners keep pressure on the battery so that the battery contacts are held firmly against the charger contacts.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A nice accessory, but lacks adequate documentation.
Review: The dual slot charger is a good idea if you need to keep a hot second battery. I use mine with a StarTAC ST7867 and an extra Lithium Ion extra capacity main battery. The documentation that Motorola provides consists of a single sheet sectioned into 15 1.5" x 2" rectangles printed front and back in 27 different languages (this is not an exaggeration). Something that is not made clear is that there are two spring-loaded black plastic tensioners in the spare battery slot. Since they are not readily discernable, if you are not aware of them it will seem as if the extra capacity main battery will not fit into the slot. It takes some jockeying, but the plastic tensioners move toward the phone charger slot to make room for the spare battery, which is inserted contacts down and facing toward the power supply connector. After the battery is inserted, the tensioners keep pressure on the battery so that the battery contacts are held firmly against the charger contacts.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Don't buy it
Review: This item has few redeeming features, and lots of problems. First, it is extremely cheaply constructed with very thin plastic. It probably would not survive a fall from a table onto a hard floor. Second, you can't really use it as a spare charger, since it does not come with its own cord. You have to use the one that came with your phone or fork out the extra bucks for a spare cord. Third, the battery is held in place by a flimsy spring mechanism. It's hard to get the battery seated properly, and if you bump the charger even slightly, it dislodges from the electrical contacts. Fourth, it was apparently only designed to charge standard-size batteries. It does not accomodate the auxilliary-size Motorola batteries. Fifth, the documentation is almost non-existent. For the cost, I expected something with better construction and design. Dont' buy this one; here are higher quality 3rd party chargers out there that are cheaper.


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