iGo Power Tip A133 for iPod and iPhone - 30-pin dock connector

Ordered the first 133 for hubs iPhone 3g works perfect every time. I upgraded to the iPhone 3gs at its release, investigated the igo tip for my phone and ordered the 133 for use with my car/wall charger. At first I thought it was a problem with the splitter, so tested that theory out, NO. Hubs returned from his week of travel and I told him mine didn't work. Hubs to the rescue (or so he thought), 3gs won't charge. He plugs his 3g in to my charger and immediately starts to charge.Bottom line ~ great product line... I use it for my other devices daily. Works perfect with 3G iPhone. NOT compatible with 3gs iPhone. For those that think it may be user error, I have had several iPhone junkies challenge that they could make it work, and it has failed for them every time.1/9/2010 : Upon recommendation by someone who read my review I tried the tip with just the straight tip (no splitter) and it is working ! I have placed my tips in a cosmetic case and will just change them out as I need them. I find that my work blackberry doesn't need charged as often as the iphone so keep that tip on most of the time. I also have a tip for my Kindle (original) and keep it in the car just in case. Happy as this means I can still get away with one cord and many tips on trips. Bummed that the splitter won't keep my two most important items charged at the same time.

What more to say about a simple plug. It works. No problems thus far.But since these are made for iPhones and iPod Classic/Video/Nano/Touch which all come in either two or more colors, the white adapter attached to the iGo black cord plugged into a black/neon-colored iPod/iPhone looks a bit incongruent.It should have been plain black like most all of the other iGo tips as it normally stays attached dangling at the end of the black iGo power cord. Even when plugged into a white iPhone/iPod a black adapter would still look good as it would not appear to be part of the iPhone/iPod, unlike a white adapter which would seem to be an extension of the iPhone/iPod thereby detracting from the smooth, graceful lines of the Apple device with this white flat chunk of plastic poking out the bottom followed by a black cord (if the cord was white as well, then that's a different but acceptable aesthetic).Since its a small, plain adapter, the only review that be done on it are quality and aesthetics. 5 for quality but 2 for aesthetics averages a 3 to me in my truncated math...

This thing was such a great idea. Switchable power tips, adaptable to a variety of device rechargers, connected with a long, heavy-duty cord. Unfortunately, when my previous one stopped working, I replaced it, and the new one started showing problems, too. (Not fully connecting.) I finally realized that when inserted, it puts stress on the iPhone input that will eventually damage both the tip and the phone. This is true even if you charge the phone flat on its back, because the white, exterior part of the tip isn't deep/wide enough to lay flat. This problem gets worse the thicker your phone case is. Over time, even this small difference between the depth of the phone and the depth of the tip caused stress on the connection. I ended up having to put a partial stack of Post-Its under the tip to support the tip. (Which I kept misplacing . . .) This particular iPhone tip became obsolete anyway, replaced by Apple's much more stable "lightning" recharge tip. But I think Mobility is still selling iGo tips for other devices. They might be awesome--I don't know. I hope they are. If you're buying one, just be aware that the weight and size of the tip--or the position in which you lay down or stand up your device--needs to be such that it won't damage it by putting stress on the connection.

We always use the iGo splitter to charge either a GPS and a phone or two phones at the same time. Never had a problem with Blackberries and Treos. If the iGo splitter is connected to the iGo charger, even if I am trying to charge only the iPhone 3Gs and nothing is plugged in to the other end of the splitter, the phone does not recognize that it's plugged into anything and does not charge. If I remove the splitter and plug this tip directly into the iGo charger cable then it charges the phone. That's ridiculous and unacceptable. I'm blaming iGo for that, not the phone, because clearly the splitter just being inline changes something as the phone only plugs into the tip.If you don't have and don't need to use the iGo splitter then this tip should work just fine for charging your iPhone 3Gs. We have not tried it with any other Apple devices. If you need to use the iGo splitter to charge multiple devices then don't waste your money on this tip. I've tried 3 of them and they all behave the same.

Good power tip. Does what it says for my iPhone. There is a new one (A61) but I don't know what the difference is.It works with cheap iGo accessories - car/plane, wall, dual power, etc. so usually comes out at a lower overall cost than competing Targus or Kensington products. Not sure on the quality of these lower cost items - seem better than generic equivalents and I have had good experiences with the Juice line of ac/dc power adapters (see my other reviews).

Works with Energizer Audio Power Pack to power iPod Touch Gen 3 using AA batts. I use rechargeable AA batteries as a backup power source. Scenario: daughter "misplaces" here charger so she grabs mine. As long as she doesn't grab by AA charger and batts, I'm still good. Since I use the iPod as my PDA, audio book reader, and e-book reader, a backup charger is important.

This tip is no longer available at Radio Shack where I purchased an iGo car charger. Since we have more than one car, we can keep our phones charged without needing to remember which car has the iPhone charger. Plus, a new tip for the iGo costs far less than a new car charger from our phone carrier.

Another quality iGo product. I have a bunch of stuff from this company in a little travel bag that facilitates charging virtually everything from my laptop power brick (also from iGo). Never a problem so far. Great stuff. This particular product does not appear as durable as the typical molded ones, we shall see how long it lasts....