Bell+Howell 9434 Clever Grip Air Vent Portable easy phone mount good for all smart phones

CUSTOMER REVIEW



Vine Customer Review of Free Product (What's this?) I rated this item 4 stars because of its usefulness to me but there are several things to consider about it before you buy it. First though, a little bit of an explanation. This phone mounts is quite simple. It has a spring loaded mechanism that you open the arm, put the phone in, and let it clamp down to hold the phone in place. You then slide the whole unit through the air vent to mount it. You can rotate it to portrait or landscape as the mechanism rotates 360 degrees as you desire.



This item is not for everyone. For one, if you are running the heat in your vehicle, you may have a problem. In some cars, you can close the vent behind the grating and still have a spot to put the phone. Keep in mind that if you are running resource intense apps like GPS, Pandora, YouTube, etc, this can cause your phone to heat up. Subsequently blasting it with hot air is not going to be helpful. This effectively means that it may be useless to you throughout the cold months. It doesn't bother me because I live in south Florida and I don't use my heat (A/C won't bother it, phones like cool air).



The phone I use this with is a Samsung Galaxy S III with a relatively thin case on it. The phone, with the case, just barely fits into it. That means if you have a phone of similar size with a heavy duty case, you might need to take it out of the case first, which can be a pain. Also, if you have a larger phone like the Samsung Note or some others, it simply won't fit with this item.



I would recommend that you place the phone in the mount, and then place the entire thing into the air vent. Depending on how well your vent is made, if you keep pulling on the spring loaded arm, over time, you could cause enough tension to break your air vent.



Keep in mind that this is a convenience item and in no way is going to be as dependable as a more permanently mounted item. For what it is, it is useful to me, especially when using GPS.



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