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      03-20-2013, 03:45 PM   #1
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So the iPhone 5 Dock is out...

...and it pretty much costs the same as the iPhone 5. 399 Euros!!

What is that about? Surely people will just use bluetooth?
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...and it pretty much costs the same as the iPhone 5. 399 Euros!!

What is that about? Surely people will just use bluetooth?
it will come down in price as its offical release is in june, i think the best part of the dock for me is that it connects to the shark fin for better reception & offcourse ncie place to keep the fone when driftin around
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      03-20-2013, 04:46 PM   #3
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399 for the clip in dock? that is insane.
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      03-21-2013, 03:39 AM   #4
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...and it pretty much costs the same as the iPhone 5. 399 Euros!!

What is that about? Surely people will just use bluetooth?
Linky?
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      03-21-2013, 04:22 AM   #5
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Link with the part number and does not support video playback

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=814703

In that case instead of spending that much the following mod makes sense and can use the present adapter itself?
http://guy.shechter.org/2012/12/12/b...pter-iphone-5/
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i think the best part of the dock for me is that it connects to the shark fin for better reception
No it doesn't. The GSM aerial connections are not presented in the Apple Lightening connector. All it will do is charge.

I don't believe Apple ever presented aerial connections via the docking connector.
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No it doesn't. The GSM aerial connections are not presented in the Apple Lightening connector. All it will do is charge.

I don't believe Apple ever presented aerial connections via the docking connector.
If thats true then in makes the dock useless, the previous dock has inproved singal in my 4s. Crap what is bmw/apple doing, they making the dock useless now
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the previous dock has inproved singal in my 4s.
I think that's auto-suggestion as that's impossible. There was no aerial presentation on the older 30-pin connector either, just charging, analogue and digital audio and part of the data bus so other devices could control the iPhone / iPad / iPod.

Also, for technical reasons (known as SWR or Standing Wave Ratio) you could not easily extend the aerial to the shark-fin in any case.
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I think that's auto-suggestion as that's impossible. There was no aerial presentation on the older 30-pin connector either, just charging, analogue and digital audio and part of the data bus so other devices could control the iPhone / iPad / iPod.

Also, for technical reasons (known as SWR or Standing Wave Ratio) you could not easily extend the aerial to the shark-fin in any case.
Doesn't the adaptor connect with the phone aeriel via an induction loop?
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Doesn't the adaptor connect with the phone aeriel via an induction loop?
Actually yes, that would be possible. I don't know if it does or not, but that might explain the ridiculous price for the adaptor.
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That's what I've read but still doesn't justify the price!
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