Lightning to 30-pin Adapter

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    works just fine

    • Written by from Arlington

    this adapter plays the music from my iPhone 5 on my JBL sound dock. It looks funny, and as the ad says, its analog audio, but it works just fine.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

    • Written by from Kings Mountain

    Great product! Allowed me to use my old docking station with my iPod 5. No problem whatsoever!

    8 of 11 people found this useful

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Works as advertised

    • Written by from St. Petersburg

    I'm using this to connect an iPod Touch to two different iHome clock-radios, a wall charger, and a portable power pack. It works just fine with all of them. On both clock raids, the iPod both plays and charges. It is a little clunky having that extra connector, but I knew that going in.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Does what I need it too

    • Written by from Hollis Center

    I lost the cable that came with my iPod Touch 5th gen so I got this adapter. I have like 10 30pin cables so the adapter is super helpful. A lot of people complained about it having issues with cases. That only applies if you have one that covers the bottom of the device. Overall it works great.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    charge and play music@ the same time

    • Written by from santa ana

    So i have an Ihome and i recently got the iphone5. what is the used of having the iphone 5 if i have the 30 pins. so i got the the lighting adapterfor it and after reviewing what people wrote saying that it didnt work i was disappointed but still got it anyways and take the chance.. if anything it can be my charger.. but it charge and play music at the same time. so i am very happy and just go for it.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Does not charge and play music at the same time with iHome Stuff

    • Written by from Fort Lauderdale

    I own a few iHome clock radios that have the 30pin connectors. Love these radios but now with my new Mini iPad it will not charge while docked. It will play music but will not charge at the same time. Whats the point!!! Apple why don't you get your stuff together and stop making our lifes difficult. Add standard ports and stop ripping us off on all these nasty add on adapters. I carry enough stuff around without worring about more adapters, cords and chargers.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Extremely bad

    • Written by from Bromma

    The sound quality using this is terrible.

    44 of 64 people found this useful

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    OK, but...

    • Written by from Baltimore

    My 7th generation iPod Nano has the lightning connector on the bottom right, so if you use this adapter, it's not centered beneath the Nano, making it impossible to use in my existing dock.

    50 of 59 people found this useful

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Works beautiful

    • Written by from Saint Petersburg

    I wasn't sure about buying this from some of the reviews...I got an iphone 5 and bought an IHome system and realized it wouldn't fit...so I went to the Sprint store and bought it...came home plugged it in and it was amazing....worked perfectly...great deal!

    18 of 32 people found this useful

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    makes all kinds of funny noises come out of stereo

    • Written by from Boulder

    I have a 3rd party cable with the old style of connector on one end, and USB/audio on the other, which I use to connect my phone to my car sterio.

    It works fine with an iphone 4, but once I attach the adapter I get all kinds of ringing noises coming out of the stereo. I can connect the iPhone 5 and play music, but there is always the funny noises. My kids, who can hear better than me, cant even stand the noises during loud music, but I can only hear the noises during quiet bits or between songs.

    It is a terrible product.

    23 of 42 people found this useful

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    compactible adapter!!!

    • Written by from mumbai

    would like to give 4 stars for the adapter,works fine with my jbl on stage 4...though the downside is its expensive!!!thanks apple....

    3 of 14 people found this useful

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Works great on my iPad 4

    • Written by from Upland

    I had bought accessories for my my iPad 2. Namely an SD card reader so I could upload my SD card from my camera. I was worried with the new lightening, that I would not be able to use my SD card adapter. It works perfectly. The card reader inserts right into the 30 pin adapter. My suggestion to the iPhone 5 users, remove the case. Is it that hard?

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Must remove case to use

    • Written by from Mount Vernon

    you have to remove the iPhone from the case to use this adapter. very inconvenient. and in my opinion, the adapter is too costly.

    31 of 34 people found this useful

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    unworthy product

    • Written by from grand junction

    very, very, very disappointed with the lightning adapter!! bought it so I could use all my old iPhone accessories with the new iPhone 5! works only with my old chargers... I have a Bose iHome and it doesn't even work! (specifically the reason I bought the adaptor!) not happy with product!

    132 of 144 people found this useful

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Poor quality

    • Written by from Vantaa

    Very poor quality. Wasted money as my adapter lasted only for 3 months. I used it with my Belkin car charger. Don't by the adapter. Buy a new charger. Only reason for me to use the adapter was because I have the FM transmitter in the charger

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    extremely aggravated

    • Written by from Lindenhurst

    i recently purchased this adaptor trying to make my old ihome work with my new iphone 5 and have had nothing but problems. the adaptor will charge my phone but i can not play music through the ihome it will only play through the phones speakers. Apple u need to make a new dock that has the new lightning adaptor so i can finally have an alarm clock that works with the newest line of products you have released. seeing how you are making all the new products with this port you should have released a whole new line of products to keep your accessories up to date and not continue selling outdated hardware that the newest consumers of Apple can not use

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Worst Apple product ever(Lighting cable)

    • Written by from ALLEN

    The lighting cable is the worst Apple product ever. You cant use the same power cube to power multiple devices. I have to now have several cubes plugged in to charge my iphone5 and my new ipad. If I try to use the wrong power cube to charge my ipad it can take up to 20 hours to get a full charge. Not to mention it was great having an old style dock on my counter that I could come home and put my iphone on to charge. It also had a place to rest and charge my ipad. Now I have to have wires draped all over the counter.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Fits perfect with Otterbox defender series

    • Written by from Redding

    It seems like it was made for this case. I appreciated the positive reviews saying it fit because I was almost afraid to try it. It snaps in. I like the secure fit, but not so tight that it scrapes. I gave it 4 stars because I think it should work with video. It is a keeper for me. One of the things I dislike about these kind of adapters is that they aren't really secure. When it is on, it feels like it is part of the case phone set up. It also comes out easily.

    19 of 24 people found this useful

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Have to take cover off to use

    • Written by from London

    It works, but terrible design

    22 of 29 people found this useful

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    VERY USEFUL ADAPTER

    • Written by from ankara

    I HAVE BEEN USING THIS ADAPTER FOR 2 MONTHS AND ITS PROBABLY THE BEST ADAPTER I HAVE EVER SEEN IN STORES...İT FITS VERY WELL TO MY IPHONE5 AND THE OLD CHARGING CABLE...IM USING IT IN MY CAR CHARGER AND WITH MY DOCK...

    10 of 21 people found this useful

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