YS-AUC: 2-in-1 Stereo Audio & miniUSB Multi-Adapter for Cingular 8525/8925, T-Mobile Wing/Dash, HTC TyTN (miniUSB and 3.5mm audio port)

by i.Trek

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• ASIN: B0011WDLES
• Item model number: YS-AUC
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,811 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 24, 2007

Product Description

Compatible with: ATT 8525, 8925 T-Mobile Dash, G1 HTC Excalibur S620 HTC Hermes HTC TyTN, TyTN II, Kaiser, Tilt Dopod 838 Pro Dopod CHT9000 i-mate JasJam MDA Vario II O2 Xda Cosmo O2 XDA Trion Qtek 9600 Sprint Touch

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best $3 I've ever spent, December 14, 2008

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M. Burroughs "The Cleric" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: YS-AUC: 2-in-1 Stereo Audio & miniUSB Multi-Adapter for Cingular 8525/8925, T-Mobile Wing/Dash, HTC TyTN (miniUSB and 3.5mm audio port)

I bought this item for my G1 not knowing whether it would work or not. Well, it works better than I could have imagined. The sound clarity is amazing. I use it in my car and it sounds better than my XM radio. The fact that you can listen to music without draining the battery makes long roadtrips all the more tolerable. This is the perfect addition to my G1 and I recommend it for anyone who wants to use headphones with theirs. Best $3 I've ever spent.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!, October 6, 2009

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Ryan Clark - See all my reviews
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This review is from: YS-AUC: 2-in-1 Stereo Audio & miniUSB Multi-Adapter for Cingular 8525/8925, T-Mobile Wing/Dash, HTC TyTN (miniUSB and 3.5mm audio port)

I bought this for my T-Mobile G1 with the goal of playing music in the car through an auxiliary stereo input while charging the phone. I am on the latest Android firmware (1.6) as of this review. This product does exactly what I want it to do (that is, plays music through the car stereo while allowing the battery to charge). Furthermore, if I have a Bluetooth hands free connected to the phone, the phone automatically pauses the music, rings, and allows me to complete the phone call with the Bluetooth device. Upon completion of the phone call the music continues through the auxiliary input on my vehicle stereo. As for my needs, this device works perfectly.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars There's a short in it., February 19, 2010

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dcheeseman (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: YS-AUC: 2-in-1 Stereo Audio & miniUSB Multi-Adapter for Cingular 8525/8925, T-Mobile Wing/Dash, HTC TyTN (miniUSB and 3.5mm audio port)

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Do not buy this if you have an HTC myTouch or ADP2. It will short out your phone and cause it to reset. Seems to work with other phone.

*update*

After a while of toying around with this little adapter I found that it would not reset the phone as long as I had a usb cable plugged into it (whether it was running power to the device or just the cable alone). However, my battery life while this device was plugged in would often reduce down to less than 2 hours. In comparison, I've used the audio playback for 8-hour drives with the headset, losing only about 3/4 of the battery. The short in the device is actually between the audio ground and the USB. If just the audio is plugged in, this results in a short that resets the device. With a USB cable plugged in, the short doesn't cause enough trauma to reset the phone, but if the usb is plugged in and 'charging' the audio short drains power from the phone very quickly and the phone dies within 60-90 minutes even if it was at full-charge prior.

When I don't use this adapter, my phone is 100% fine and maybe the short is just for my particular unit, but it would be more of a hassle to return it than to throw it away and get one with a better review.