Blackberry Charging Pod for Blackberry Bold 2

Product Features

• Drop your BlackBerry device into one of these charging options and plug it in.
• Ideal for the office or personal use
• Compatible with BlackBerry 9700

Product Description

• RIM Charging Pod color silver for RIM BlackBerry 9700

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Customer Reviews

Okay, but imperfect fit
By J. Golton (California, USA) - See all my reviews

I have been using this for 6 weeks with my Blackberry 9700 that I received at the same time. There are several very good reasons to get a charging dock for a Blackberry:

1) Saves wear and tear on the USB port.
2) Allows phone to be upright and visible.
3) Blackberry OS 5.0 and higher includes bedside mode, which causes the Blackberry to turn into a clock. So your 9700 can double as a very nice clock as it charges, while you are sleeping. The bedside mode is very customizable, giving you the choice of how much you want to be interrupted while you sleep - personally I have all alerting turned off, including the ringer for the phone.

All these are generic good reasons to get a charging dock. How is this particular model?

This cradle is inexpensive, attractive, and it basically works, so I think the value was reasonable for what I paid. But two issues keep this from getting a high rating.

1) The fit with the phone is loose. Perhaps 1 of every 5 times I insert the phone, it does NOT go into beside mode or start charging. I jiggle it a little to get it to work. Despite the loose fit, I have not yet tipped over the phone.

2) If you use a protective skin or case for your 9700, you will probably need to take it off every time you put it into this dock, which makes it impractical to use. I personally don't feel the need for a protective skin for the 9700, because the textured back means it is not slippery and I'm not dropping it. But you may feel differently.

My only other experience with a charging dock was a Seido model for my 8300, which worked in conjunction with Seido's protective skins. It was far more expensive, but it also worked flawlessly, whether you set it up to work with the Seido skin or whether you set it up to work without a skin (by inserting an extra plastic piece. But the Seido skin and dock together cost me over 60 dollars.

Overall I would buy it again at the sub 10 price, but if price is no object you'll be happier with a premium product that works in conjunction with a skin, such as those offered by Seido.