Where are you buying your charger?

[gapoochi]

This was so cheap (I thought it must be a pricing error), so I ordered 5 of them:

Amazon.com: Crazyondigital High Capacity Dual USB 2.1A Home Travel?

Its a Dual USB 2.1A wall charger. The one that comes with the Evo is a single USB 1.0A wall charger.

Is that too strong for the evo? I want something that will let me use the phone (gps, calls, etc) and charge at the same time. The generic one I have now loses power when I'm charging and using (more slowly than i normally would but still down)

 

[kudosmog]

Is that too strong for the evo? I want something that will let me use the phone (gps, calls, etc) and charge at the same time. The generic one I have now loses power when I'm charging and using (more slowly than i normally would but still down)

Curious about this as well. I wonder if it will output 2.1 if only one usb is plugged in, or if it splits the two ports at all times

 

[Cory Streater]

i picked up two of these at monoprice... I've never had a problem with the quality of their product before so I'll give it a shot.

For only $0.99 each when QTY 50+ purchased - Car Charger (Cigarette Lighter) to USB Female Converter - White | Car Charger Accessories

picked up two chargers, two 3 foot cables, and two 6 foot cables for 12.50 shipped

This was so cheap (I thought it must be a pricing error), so I ordered 5 of them:

Amazon.com: Crazyondigital High Capacity Dual USB 2.1A Home Travel?

Its a Dual USB 2.1A wall charger. The one that comes with the Evo is a single USB 1.0A wall charger.

The problem with both of these, is that the EVO will not see the USB connection as an AC charger, it will see it as USB and will only allow a trickle charge, regardless of it's output rating. I actually had to mod a Belikin charger by soldering 2 pins together to get the EVO to see it as an AC charger.

 

[Cory Streater]

I looked at those Motorola car charers from Amazon too and you need to be careful about which one you buy. The ones that I researched were all under 1000ma which is what the EVO uses to charge. If you get a charger with less MA then the charger wont really charge the phone with navigation and stuff running on it , it will slowly drain the battery until the phone dies. I know from personal experience.

Did you end up getting one that outputs 1A, and if so which one? My experience is the same as yours, and I'm wondering if the Sprint 850mAh would fare much better. My experience with Seidio has been mixed. I don't always feel like I get top quality products from then, especially considering their prices.

 

[kudosmog]

The problem with both of these, is that the EVO will not see the USB connection as an AC charger, it will see it as USB and will only allow a trickle charge, regardless of it's output rating. I actually had to mod a Belikin charger by soldering 2 pins together to get the EVO to see it as an AC charger.

What makes this product different than the product HTC sent with the phone (wall charger with removable USB cable).

 

[MDteX]

i have 4 chargers -

3 wall/travel chargers - home, office, travel bag

1 car charger

4 total

i have the HTC one that came with the phone and i bought everything else at Sprint retail or Sprint.com.

all OEM!!!!!!!!!!

The same here but I only have 2 wall/travle chargers.

I buy from Sprint. This will solve any headache you may encounter if you have a problem and they say the charger caused it. It's their charger so it would be their problem. Besides why put a cheap ass charger on a $450 phone!

 

[Cory Streater]

What makes this product different than the product HTC sent with the phone (wall charger with removable USB cable).

Most like the output ratings are much different between the 2. I have a similar charger and the output rating is 5.2Vd.c. & 800mAh, and my EVO freezes up if I try to use the USB port on this charger. Since the charger above doesn't provide these specs, I wouldn't trust it at all, nor would I plug my $500 phone into a .99 charger (anymore).

 

[GenericMusings]

I'm just using the two from my Pre.

This...

Since I already have them, why not use them. Now if HTC would only come out with a touchstone compatible back cover for the EVO

 

[kudosmog]

I can't seem to find any specs on and of the sprint chargers online either. I'm going to try to get to a store today and see if the output info is printed on the box