3G iPhone does not work with Gen I car chargers

[tyfly867]

my griffin powerjolt works with 3G

[JK1234]

my belkin didnt work to charge the 3g. Not sure the exact model number but im pissed why would apple change that so people will buy their ****?

[fm2503]

oh yeah, my bad, guess I missed that. It's a Kensington 4-in-1 charger with pass through dock connector.

Does anyone know if this is 3G compatible or not?

[nimavafi]

Does anyone know if this is 3G compatible or not?

Yes, it's the workaround for people with 3g. This is a huge problem and all over the Apple forums. We should be seeing a slew of "converters" or "adapters" to hit the market soon. From a business perspective this move to USB only benefits not only Apple, but the vendors that make the accessories.
We, the consumer, always get the sh!t end of the stick...

[fm2503]

Just to confirm, mine turned up yesterday and it works fine. Charging in the car is back

[qdabean]

Just to confirm, mine turned up yesterday and it works fine. Charging in the car is back

Regarding this Kensington unit: Can you charge it without having to use the USB cable? ie. I currently plug my Clarion ipod car audio accessory dock connector directly into my iPhone to play my music through my head unit. This used to charge my old iPhone but doesn't charge my new 3g iPhone. If I bridge the gap with this Kensington unit, will I still have to use the USB cable for charging or can the original dock connector cable to the job as per it's original method? If this is the case then would I be able to simply snip off that dangly usb cable and throw it away?

Any thoughts on this?

[NSXrebel]

I have a kenwood headunit. It also used to charge my old iPhone. I'll be getting the 4-in-1 today for my iPhone 3G. I'll post results later.

[mkurasz]

dumbasses

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Dock-Connector-Cable-White/dp/B0007RV3IE/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1219388968& sr=8-1]Amazon.com: Apple Dock Connector to USB 2.0 Cable (White): Electronics[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Eforcity-Charger-Adapter-Microsoft-Cellphones/dp/B000CC6I5W]Amazon.com: Eforcity White 2-Port USB Car Charger Adapter for iPod, iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPod Mini, iPod Video, iPod Photo, Microsoft Zune, PDAs, Digital Cameras, Cellphones: Cell Phones & Service[/ame]

less than 10 bucks, problem solved...

[thaforgottenone]

my car charger works. I think its a griffin one i'm not sure. but you can plug any usb device in to it and it charges just fine. And whats with apple not giving us a dock?

i think i have the same one as you because of the brand name you speak of.... yea it works but when i go and look at the iPhone 3G's connector after using it, it looked kind of damaged, like part of the black plastic part is hit and dented and the pins looks like they ate raised a little but it still charges... im just worried in time after using the car charger, it will total the iPhone's connector...

[sayad]

Do you all believe , i brought this new car , toyota IST 2006 , and it has built in iphone charger .
I mean like it is attached with the car battery on the direct , i aint use no extra charging device.
It is kinda cool , you see , i am gonna get a iphone 3G , going to be cool.

[VBP2004EP3]

anyone know if the XtremeMac InCharge car charger works for the iphone 3G?

[Alperovich]

i just got the "passport" from scosche passPORT at Scosche.com

works awesome. both with my FM transmitter and my alpine ipod hook up. iphone charging is back

[kjack05]

My jensen headunits J-link cable will no longer play my music or charge.Depressing.

[Carrbone]

i just got the "passport" from scosche passPORT at Scosche.com

works awesome. both with my FM transmitter and my alpine ipod hook up. iphone charging is back

yeah they got them at apple!
I got one for my girl last month and it works great!

[ltdanicecream]

When I first got my iPhone 3G last month I tried to use one of my friends old first gen iPhone car chargers, didn't work. The circuitry in the charger is different so none of the older gen chargers will work with the iPhone 3G and the iPod touch 2G I believe. Just get one online at Amazon or something, I bought one online and it has worked fine. It will even charge my older iPod and my friends first gen iPhone.

I got mine online here: http://www.inspiretech.com/p-345-iph...r-charger.aspx