Customer Reviews

SendStation Dock Extender for iPod (White)

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I recently purchased this dock extender after plenty of research. I was trying to find a solution to the seemingly universal problem of mounting an iPhone 3GS equipped with the Otterbox Defender case to a dock. This is by far the best solution. Although the extender will not fit through the case at first, a slight modification to the small piece with a Dremel will do the trick. You simply use a sanding bit on a Dremel (if you have one, or you can ask around your friends to borrow one as I did) and shave off a small section on each side of the dock extender, and Presto! Fits like a glove and works brilliantly. I am using my iPhone 3GS with the Boston Acoustics HDUOIPW Duo-I Plus iPhone/iPod Dock AM/FM Stereo Radio and Clock Functions (Gloss White) and the dock extender works great. The back support really helps as well to keep the plugs from wobbling loose. It might be a little pricey, but it's the only clean-looking solution to iPod/iPhone case docking issues on the market right now.

This product works perfectly for an iPhone 4S in an Otterbox defender case. The one downside is the stand portion that ships replaces your current dock insert, and that part does not clip in correctly. This is not a big deal because the extender holds it down.

The Dock Extender is a very useful accessory for those who put a protective cover on their iPhone or iPod. It allows the use of a device with a protective cover in, for example, Apple's charging stand without need to remove the cover every-time the device is charged. While the Dock Extender is advertised as an iPad accessory it works equally well with iPhones, including the new iPhone 4S.

I have an Iphone 4 with an Otterbox, and an Ihome iA91.
This works great, no tweaking needed.
Great if you don't want to have to keep taking your phone out of the case.

Adapter did not keep continuous contact even with the back stablizer. Also when using the adapter my ipod did not charge. Sent item back for refund.

I purchased this so that I could mount my iphone 4 in a Twelve South Bookbook wallet on my iHome clock/radio. Everything works well, until you undock your phone. The white extension needs to be glued down into its complementary piece, or else it ends up coming out with your phone and you have to remove it and re-plug it in. This is somewhat of a pain but not that big a deal. It also doesn't work for the iPad 1st generation on my iHome clock, which also isn't that big of a deal. It's great for phones with bigger cases because it comes with a back support-frame-thing for your device to lay against, maybe save for otterbox cases, which are gigantic.

It's also a bit more expensive than I think its worth, so think long and hard about if you really need it.

This fit my Sony FM/AM Clock Radio ICF-CS10ip perfect. It is also white (as is my radio) and docks my iPod Touch in an Otterbox perfectly!! Great solution and shipped fast!! Love it.

This fit my ihome clock radio perfectly. The dock adapter was a perfect match and should work with any iPod/iPhone standard dock. This is the only adapter I've found that comes with the brace to support the back of the phone. It can be used without it as well, such as in a car dock, so this is very versatile. The best thing about this brace is that it also allows me to use my iPad 2 on my docks! I've also tested this with an otter box defender case on the iPhone 4 and it works fine. There aren't many cases larger than that. I just bought another one for my other speaker dock. Top quality product!

Update: For Lifeproof cases, this does work with the Radtech dock extender. The downside is that you have to use both the sendstation and radtech together, in line, so it's tall enough to clear the Lifeproof's bottom door. It's stable enough, just a bit tall. But much more stable with the sendstation brace than just with the radtech extender alone. It works best with the largest rubber back brace grommet on the sendstation. I read that the radtech breaks sometimes when used alone because it's the only thing holding up the phone. The addition of the sendstation to the radtech should alleviate this.

So if you have a Lifeproof case, but this and the radtech if you want the most stable dock solution.

I ordered this item because I used to have an iphone 3G and an iHome, which worked perfectly. I recently upgraded to the iPhone 4, and because of the case I bought, I was unable to dock it in my iHome. This item worked perfectly--the extender fit into the iHome and my iPhone 4, and I'm able to charge and listen to music just as I was before. Hooray!

I got this to use in a Belkin dock Belkin TuneSync Charging Dock for iPod (White)that I hoped it would fit into but it did not. I am not faulting the product for this and was planning to make it work somehow even if it was not pretty. However, the problem was that when I plugged it into my dock and then my iphone (3GS) into it then tried to disconnect the phone with one hand the whole dock comes of the desk. Even if I tried to rock it off the adapter piece came with the phone. I returned it as defective and Amazon gave me no trouble because I don't think it is right for the end that connects to the phone to be tighter than the connection to the base if that makes sense. I am taking off a star for this (unless that was a defect with mine) and one for the price which is ridiculously high for what you get. As the only mfr that makes such a thing I guess it is their prerogative to charge this much but it is something I hope others start making soon! I think if you are dealing with a heavier base (like one associated with a speaker system) it might be robust enough to allow you to remove it easily or if it is something you do not disconnect often then it might not be a problem. Mine is on my desk and I take it off the dock no less than 2x per hour and this amounts to more work than taking my case off!