Old iPhone chargers and the iPhone 3G

ya i had that up, i only got an email saying the order was in the system and that i would get an email when it shipped

-matt

The dock connector port on iPods and iPhones has the ability to charge via a Firewire or USB connection. The iPhone 3G appears to be the first device that does not charge via Firewire. It seems some 3rd-party chargers are using the Firewire capability of the dock for charging iPod/iPhone devices. This makes sense. I think the Firewire standard is 12V. USB is 5V. The standard electrics in a car is 12V. So be wary of any in-car chargers. Make sure they work with the iPhone 3G and not just the original iPhone.

I just talked to apple asking them about bluetooth compatibility with the iphone 3G. They said that you cant pair them. Way to go apple. You buy a mediocre headset for iphone that costs 70 quid and when you buy more products of apple i.e iphone 3G cant use them together. Apparently thats how they redeem loyalty.

Many Thanks

Use the special cable instead - not the dock itself but the cable that came with it that has a port for the earpiece. I think they called it a Travel cable or something like that.

While I don't yet have a 3G (still on original iPhone at the moment), this may work around the fact that the 3G doesn't fit the dual dock.

The Neo doesn't work. AS with others, it will play music through the car's stereo but I get the "charging isn't supported" message. Grrrrr.

Maybe it is me but my Apple BT headset paired using the bluetooth search facility (even though I have the travel dock/charger from my old iphone) and does work with my 3G iphone!

Won't the Apple headset charge just plugged into the cord? I tried the Apple BT headset once, but returned it. But I seem to remember there were two ways to get the thing charged, one of them did not require the dock.

This is incorrect. The Apple bluetooth headset works great with the 3G iPhone. I bought my Apple headset last year shortly after getting my launch day iPhone. I just purchased a 3G iPhone and was able to pair it to my headset without issue. It works just the same as it did with my old iPhone. I don't know who gave you your information, but I can tell you for certain it's incorrect. They work just fine together.

You can't use the dual dock, obviously, as it doesn't fit the new 3G iPhone. Also, it appears that Apple won't even be making a dual dock for the 3G iPhone & bluetooth headset as they now sell it without a dock. I just use the travel cable that came with the headset. It works the same as the dock, and it's the only cable I carry now.

I'm guessing it won't take long for someone to come out with a simple adapter that will allow us to use our old chargers. The power is still coming across the cable, it's just a matter of changing the voltage and sending it to another pin. I can't imagine this being very difficult to build.

Got mine to sync no problem at all.

Just went t BT in the settings and searched for a device. Used a key of 0000 I think.

PD

Dudes and Dudettes,

Any decent bt headset WILL work with the iPhone 3G. Most are, as suggested, aired with a 0000. The Apple Phone will pair automatically sometimes, if not, make is discoverable and search using the phone. Many time people complain about bt headsets and every time I got it to work. I have yet to see an bt headset not working with a bt phone!

I wonder if the problem is in the difficulty with which the iPhone pairs with some BT hands-free sets? I bought a Jabra 5050 Visor style Hands-free set. I used it with an LG phone I had with Verizon (CA driving became hands-free by law July1). It paired immediately. I bought the Jabra 5050 because I wanted the Visor style but also because I wanted something that Apple said was compatible with the 3G I knew was coming. When I then tried to pair it with the 3G the other day, the phone searched forever and couldn't find the Jabra. It seemed as though it wasn't going to work as advertised. Finally, after diddling with the Jabra it did pair but after many tries. If we hadn't stayed with it, I might have concluded that it wasn't going to work.

I wonder if the 3G is just somewhat harder/slower to pair than we're used to? It works fine.