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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 06:50 PM
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Where do you put your cell phone?

Sorry if this has been asked; I couldn't find a similar thread with Search.

Just wondering where everyone puts their cell phone while driving. Please refrain from sermons about talking while driving -- I've heard all that. I don't charge my phone in the car, and don't have a mount. The only convenient place I can find to keep it in case it rings while driving is in my cup holder which, of course, sux if I want to put a drink there. Anyone found any good alternative?
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 06:51 PM
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cup holder.
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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Cup Holder...off
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 07:05 PM
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change holder
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 07:37 PM
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Ash tray, I have a small phone thought and I dont smoke, I have the Nokia 6610
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 12:42 AM
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my lap, but most of the time i forget that i put my phone in my lap, so when i leave the car, flies right out. but cup holder is real cool
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 01:36 AM
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another ashtray user... not like it gets used for ANYTHING else.
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 04:11 AM
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Sunglass holder
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 06:16 AM
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Usually my pocket, where I leave it most of the time. Unless I think I'll need it (e.g. for the directions I wrote down), then my cup warmer with the top shut (cause I hate when my arm falls in).
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 06:30 AM
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In my backpack. I dread picking it up while I'm driving. I don't want to look like a bumbling soccer mom while in my 8.
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 06:46 AM
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First cupwarmer (lid closed, ala robertdot) or pants pocket (with hands-free--I'm not coordinated enough to work the shifter and the phone).
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 08:06 AM
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I put it in the oven...aka the drink holder with the lid closed.
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 09:52 AM
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Walmart and other places sell these little padded magnets with adhesive backing. I put one next to the shifter and my phone just sits on it. I can even use the speakerphone on it if I need to. I'll do pics when I can.
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 05:12 PM
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I put my phoneclip where the visor is and then i clip my phone in. its pretty convenient because when it rings i can see my phone flashing all diffrent colors (my music is always loud) hers a picture
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 06:19 PM
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i took out the actual ashtray insert and my phone fits in there where i can see the screen...i have the samasung digicam phone so its pretty small.

otherwise it sits in my lap where i forget about it when i exit the car thereby turning it into an exspensive projectile to the concrete!
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 09:03 PM
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On the passenger's seat - phone off!
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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I have the red/black interior and my wife found a red/black clip on soda can holder at walmart. It clips on to the passenger side center vent. I keep my phone and parking garage access card in it. I'll try to remember to take pics.
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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My crotch

I put my phone ( Samsung A530) under my crotch on vibrate. I put my phone under my crotch so i know if someone calls, funny story i was driving with my dad in the car and i was having a serious convo and all of sudden i jumped because my phone vibrated. ( my dads reaction was he was jumping and panicking because he thought something happned..lol
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 09:45 PM
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I used put mine there, too. One day, I watched how bad it made my computer monitor fizzle when it rings and at "random" intervals when it seems to check for things. I decided I'd rather it be doing that to my left thigh than my *********...

But it still ends up there after I talk on it, when I occasionally talk while driving (but I hate every second of it).
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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 06:18 AM
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The Right Holder For The 8

IF YOU NEED A SPECIFIC HOLDER CHECK THIS OUT :
WWW. kuda-phonebase.de
AND GO OVER OUR RX-8.
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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 08:41 PM
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Cupholder and shut the sliding lid
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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 10:33 PM
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ashtray.... Moto V400
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Old Sep 1, 2004 | 11:33 PM
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In October I'll be getting the Moto V710 from Verizon. With that I'll also get the systems from Qubit and Parrot so that I can just leave my cell phone in my pocket. Then when I sit in the car it instantly via bluetooth connects to the parrot system and will answer calls over the 8's stereo. Can't wait to get it all working.
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 12:22 AM
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Awesome ideas, gang. Thanks for the great feedback. I will investigate a few of these solutions, esp the bluetooth/Qubit thing and kuda-phonebase. I might end up with a bluetooth phone with wireless earpiece, then I can just hide the phone in the sliding storage bin behind the cupwarmer and leave it there.
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 8_wannabe
Awesome ideas, gang. Thanks for the great feedback. I will investigate a few of these solutions, esp the bluetooth/Qubit thing and kuda-phonebase. I might end up with a bluetooth phone with wireless earpiece, then I can just hide the phone in the sliding storage bin behind the cupwarmer and leave it there.
I've got the Nokia 3650 + one version (either 3620 or 3660 depending what part of the world you live in). The bluetooth handsfree kit is not worth ~100$

I've got static when I was in Alabama with the phone in my right pocket and piece on my left ear. I've had long-term (over 20 mins) connection problems with it in Los Angeles.

Wired is the way to go, unless you find a better solution.
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