Customer Reviews

Premium White Rapid Car Charger (with IC CHIP) for Apple iPhone 3G

5 star:		(32)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(22)

 

 

I bought this product since it advertised as compatible with my 3G iPhone. To my dismay, I took it on a trip and found that it does not work. The only time it would charge is when the 3G iPhone was completely drained... the charger would start charging the iPhone until it was about 10% charged, then the phone would turn itself on and stop charging.

I've tried it in multiple cigarette outlets in different cars with different voltages. All with the same result. I've read that the 3G iPhone no longer supports the firewire pin charging, only USB charging. I wonder if some manufacturers don't know this and just slapped the 3G iPhone label on their old iPod/iPhone chargers. I got a cigarette charger that has a USB port and connects to the USB iPhone cable- and it works like a charm. To be safe, you may be better off getting one of those instead of this thing and save yourself some trouble.

Yes, it was delievered in a timly fashion. But the stupid thing died not even a week after it was delievered. I thought it was my car's outlet so i tried plugging it into another car, and same deal.

Stay away, save your self some aggrivation and buy a charger from a more reliable source.

-jessica j
New York, NY

Nice to have a car charge for the iphone 3G. The iphone is a known battery hog and mine is often near empty by the end of the day.
The main negative of this item is its size. The charger is too long and bulky and hard to fit into the smaller interiors of many of todays cars.

CHarger works great....have a little trouble with it working when it is bitter cold, but I leave it in my car, so that could be the issue.
Other than that minor thing, it has worked great and I see no issues with it.

Other reviews said that this charger didn't work for the 2nd generation iphone, and I found that to be untrue. It works great. The only thing I can think of to complain about is that the chord is a little to short. Otherwise, it's a great product.

The first one I received worked only once and died which made me a bit skeptical, but the seller was awesome and immediately sent me a new one that has worked great. The plug that attaches to the iPhone itself is plastic unlike the one that comes with the iPhone, but I have not come across any issues with that piece. It looks nice, works great, charges fast and is very convenient to keep in the Jeep for road trips. All is well that ends well!

I bought this because it was cheap and I thought to give it a try. Well I couldnt try long enough because it wouldnt work after 2 months. Don't bother with it!

While this does charge my iPhone, it seems to just be a trickle charger and, since I live in MN and it has been super cold (below 0 at times), I have been keeping it with me when I am not in the car....seems it will break if allowed to get very cold. Even though I keep it relatively warm, it takes a while for it to begin charging my phone, therefore it is only useful when I will be in the car for extended periods. I would not buy this again, if I had a decent affordable alternative.

Again, this is a great, inexpensive product but COMPLETELY useless if one has any sort of protective cover for the iPhone. i have an Otterbox and it renders this charger useless.

Great product, and worked as expected. Vendor shipped and received within a few days.