Customer Reviews

Digital Lifestyle Outfitters DLZ95543,17 Auto Charger for iPod & iPhone (Black)

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We have a Honda Odyssey minivan and picked this up for long road trips. We have a middle console that is between the two front seat and close to the charging plugs. The coiled cord, however, make it tough to stretch even that short distance. Picking it up to look at while plugged in is nearly impossible. Sending this one back.

I picked one of these up real quick at Best Buy when I needed a quick charge. The design of this charger is horrible. The wire is coiled so tightly that the phone wouldn't reach from the lighter port to my ear. Every time I would go to use the phone when it was plugged in the wire would pop out of the phone. The maybe something good for iPod users but for the iPhone it was worthless to me.

My charger didn't last three months. The wire is internally broken where it connects to the iPhone.

If I recall correctly, there were other reviews of this charger that have disappeared. I think they (DLO) have changed the model number slightly to get a new listing in order to avoid all of the previous poor reviews.

I will look to other companies in the future.

This is a solid product, it lights up red when plugged into the charger (the top logo part in white is what lights up). It is a subtle light, not blinding. The plug fits perfect with my iphone 3gs and has given me no charging/electrical/fuse problems like some cheap chargers can.

Con: this is not really a con since you can't expect a fast charge like your wall charger gives since the power is less in your car. But when my battery is dead i'd love for my car charger to fill me up to at least 50% in 30 minutes. It really gives me about 10% from a dead phone in (I did not time this) but maybe 20-25 minutes. What you would expect from a car charger. But wishful thinking is having my cake and eating it too. 10$ cheaper than best buy on amazon. free shipping over 25$ too. First charger I have bought in over 3 years.

I would rather buy a different car charger. I have an F-150 and the distance between the dash and the seat or the middle hump on the floor is too far. The phone dangles from the cigaret lighter. It will barely reach the seat but if I barely hit the breaks the cord recoils and yanks it off the seat. The only place I can put the iPhone is in the cup holder in the middle of the dash. Smaller cars probably wouldn't be a problem. It lights up red if you are the type that color is an issue for you.

We haven't even had this product 3 weeks and it's already not working...the "threads" (for lack of a better word) are loose and it must be propped just so to get even a couple minutes worth of charge. We can't find the receipt and bought it at Best Buy so we're stuck with it, but it's just awful.