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 Alternator whine makes this useless in the car Aug 05, 2009
I was really looking forward to using this in my car to listen to music while charging my phone, but it didn't work out at all. When I plug it into my car charger, and use an audio cable to pipe the audio out into my car stereo's "auxiliary in" port, I get "alternator whine", a high-pitched whine that increases to the extent that I rev my engine. Even in loud songs, I can still hear it oscillating every time I accelerate and lay off the gas, and it drives me absolutely crazy, making it impossible to enjoy any song. My stereo has no USB port to plug into for alternate power.
Worse, I bought this from Androidians, who claim that it's manufactured by HTC. I wasted hours on the phone with HTC. I e-mailed their support and called their accessories department, and they said that they don't manufacture any car chargers or 3-in-1 adapters, so apparently this is some kind of OEM contraption that Androidians simply marks as manufactured by HTC.
I'm pretty amazed that what must be a very common use case for this product wasn't tested thoroughly enough to reveal an issue so glaringly obvious. Maybe there's nothing wrong with the adapter and it's actually a flaw in my car charger, but HTC and Androidians are so allergic to handling support cases individually that no one could even speculate as to whether that was possible. (Or in my case, before I went to Amazon, who could possibly have manufactured it.)
What a disappointment.
Causes G1 to constantly shuffle Feb 09, 2009
This is completely useless because of a serious problem when using with a T-Mobile G1. If you plug in power from your car, and plug the audio into the line input of your car's line in, the G1 constantly shuffles songs. A song will play for a second or less and skip to the next. When you close the music player, it will just reload and start skipping. There is no way to stop the music or listen to a song!
This problem does not happen if you are using headphones instead of the line in, but if you're looking at this you are probably going to use the line input of your stereo and not headphones. I suspect that it MIGHT work if you have the audio plugged in to an FM transmitter that is NOT powered from the car, but I haven't tried this.
I don't know how they can sell a product with such a serious defect. This problem might not happen on other HTC phones, but this product is labeled that it's for the T-Mobile G1.
Too much static Feb 08, 2009
While this product seems great for using an HTC audio cable, it is probably not something you want to get if your primary use is with a charger. There is a lot of static which makes listening to music painful.
The cable feels pretty cheap and a few people have speculated that that is the cause of the problem. I've purchased other, solid, HTC splitter cables that don't have this problem, although I haven't seen any 3-way splitters that work.
This is unfortunate because there are few (if any?) other choices for HTC charger/HTC audio cables that allow you to use an HTC cable that has a built-in mic and answer/hangup button. I've settled on using the following product:
i.Trek 2-in-1 mini USB and 3.5mm Stereo Audio Multi-Adapter for ATT 8525/8925, T-Mobile Dash, HTC TyTN/TyTN II (YS-AUC)
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 Great for people who want to charge their phone while they are listening to music in the car Jan 30, 2009
This product is great because it offers the ability to charge your phone while you listen to music. Although you cannot answer the phone with this piece connected, it is just a minor inconvenience to unplug it.
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Does not operate properly Jan 05, 2009
Use case is to simultaneously charge and audio output. However, this usage causes the android Music Player to activate shuffle mode. This has been reported on android forums as well; possibly due to poorly shielded wiring inducing signal interference.
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