Apple iPhone 3G Dock

• Must Have Accessory - Why Wasn't It In The Box, Apple?

  4.0 out of 5 stars

  At the weekend, I went into town to TRY and find an iPhone 3G which I wanted so much. After much trailing round the various O2 an d Carphone Warehouse shops I eventually found one... Great!
  
  So, I took it home, opened the box and started having a little rummage around and what did I find? Well... everything apart from a dock. I know how useful these docks can be, my sister owns the first generation iPhone and its serves its purpose as a great little stand for using while at the computer (it saves the back getting scratched too!)
  
  I had to get one. So back into town I went, and (luckily) the Carphone Warehouse had them :) It's a sturdy piece of kit which is deceptively heavy (in a good way) and you won't find yourself worrying about if it is a safe place ti keep your phone.
  
  All-in-all, a must have for iPhone owners... But it should have been included in the box! … More (Read full review)

  • Written by Frances N from FRASERBURGH
  • Jul 14, 2008

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• No AV out from this dock

  1.0 out of 5 stars

  Warning - I bought one of these and a new Apple Composite AV cable to dock and connect my iPhone to an in-car entertainment system for audio and video output. The cable on its own works great but the dock BLOCKS both the video and audio outputs from the 30-pin connector on the back so nothing works.
  
  On the Apple website it does say that video output is not supported from this dock, but mentions nothing about blocking the audio from the 30-pin connector too! And neither the store staff nor the packaging told me any of this anyway.
  
  I have no clue why Apple would not just pass through the 30-pin connection from the phone to the back of the dock, but they don't. Apparently the Universal Dock does allow AV through, but then it does block the microphone and speaker on the bottom of the iPhone so it's useless for speakerphone calls - and it will cost me another £10 for another power adapter I don't need (got one with the phone and one with the AV cable so far).
  
  So that's £50 spent on two accessories which don't work together but are both 'compatible' with iPhone 3G, and fail to do the job a £2.99 cable from Maplin would do if Apple hadn't encyrption-protected the AV output on the iPhone.
  
  Not great, and I speak as a long-term Apple fan. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by gareth B from CAMBRIDGE
  • Jul 31, 2008

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• Useful but should have been included with phone

  4.0 out of 5 stars

  It is simple and practical. If you spend large portions of your day in front of a computer then the dock makes perfect sense. When your iPhone is docked, it is still fully functional and easily viewable at a quick glance (and it will be fully charge when you need it on the go.)
  Whilst I personally feel that is should have been included with the iPhone (ala first gen iPhone), I can think of worse thing to spend £19 on. Non essential but highly recommended. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by Siu Fung W from BIRMINGHAM
  • Jul 13, 2008

  382 of 430 people found this useful

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• Non-User Friendly

  1.0 out of 5 stars

  You cannot use this product if your iPhone has a cover - you must remove the cover before you dock the phone. As a result it imme diately becomes an inconvenience, rather than a useful piece of equipment. However, mine looks super stylish in its' box. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by Julia M from Loughborough
  • Aug 4, 2010

  53 of 82 people found this useful

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• 3g/3gs i phone dock

  4.0 out of 5 stars

  well one thing i was unhappy about was the fact that it didn't come with a cable,still its ok as a cable did come with my 3gs when i brought it so ime able to use this now.the product its self works fine.its well made looks good & the sound/music i here if i plug a 3.5 jack into the line out on the back of it works a treat.i brought mine from o2 at a cost of £19.00,i feel its a little over priced for what it can do & it would of been lovely if it came with my iphone 3gs when i brought it.still all in all ime very pleased with this apple iphone 3g/3gs dock.i rate this product with 4 stars as it didn't come with a cable to hook it up to my i mac. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by michael M from london
  • Jun 17, 2010

  42 of 51 people found this useful

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• Very Good!

  5.0 out of 5 stars

  I bought this when I got my iPhone with the thought in mind that I can only use it for charging and syncing. Then I found out that you can actually use it to play your music when you connect it to your cinema sorround system, and voila, best sound came out! Saved me money from getting myself a docking station just to be able to play my music. It's a must have gadget if you don't want anymore bulky gadgets to play your music if you already have a sound system. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by RICHARD R from Southampton
  • May 31, 2010

  51 of 59 people found this useful

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