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Awesome Mount!
User: Travis Ryan, May 20, 2011
Pros: Holds any device in any case, solid construction, mount grips well, washable sticky pad, ball-joint rotation
Cons: Stick pad can be finicky in cold weather, dirt and hand oil drastically reduce stickiness, devices without flat backs may have issues
The mount is also very solid. Even on bumpy roads it didnt pivot out of place or fall off the window.
On the negative side, I live in UT and during the cold months the stick pad wasnt quite as sticky. If I had a device with a flat battery cover, it probably wouldnt have been an issue but again, the contour thing..
All-in-all though, solid mount, quality construction, and wicked easy and fast to use. Easy 5 stars!
Clingo Mount Performance
User: Glenn K., Jun 18, 2011
Pros: Super Universal, Convenient
Cons: Loses Integrity on long hot drives.
Let me begin by describing the material that sticks. It is an ultra-sticky rubbery plastic that is much like the rubbery toys that you used to throw at a wall and they would slowly pull loose and roll/flop down the wall as if crawling. Similar to the rubbery dashboard mats that you can lay coins on and they wont slide off, but much stickier.
For the most part, the mount works exactly as advertised. Almost anything smooth will stick to this thing. I have a T-Mobile G2x which is on the heavy side for a phone. A wee bit bigger than an iPhone 2. It stays put. iPhones also stay put, even in a shell/case. The back of the G2x is not flat, the camera lens area forms a bump at the top of the case and I recommend not letting this part stick to the Clingo pad as the plastic lens cover could pull loose eventually because the pad is sooo sticky. Nonetheless, there is plenty of surface area on a G2x to support the phone and make complete contact with the Clingo pad. You can actually record video of the drive ahead with the phone while using the mount, which is kind of cool.
It does not take much pressure to get the phone to stay put. Its practically magnetic which is good.The suction cup has the typical lever to stick and release it at will and works properly. It also comes with a black plastic disk that has a double-stick adhesive to mount it places where the suction cup may not adhere properly. Then the suction cup is "sucked" onto the disk.
The Clingo pad does not leave a residue on the phone (or lens), Actually, the pad will pull dirt, grease, gunk, etc. off the phone where it touches. I could also see it pulling the battery cover off some phones if you are careless about removing the phone.
As much as I find this mount favourable and easy to use, there are some caveats. The first being that the arm between the suction cup and the swivel joint that holds the pad is roughly 7 maybe 8 inches long which can lead to the phone getting rather jiggly on bumpy roads. In a car, especially with a lighter phone, its not so noticeable. In a four-wheeler with stiff suspension and heavy phone, it shakes a bit - not unusable, but more than Id like.
Another issue that has happened on hour long drives in the sun is the phone may detach from the pad when going over a bump. Understandably, flexible, rubbery and sticky materials get a bit too flexible when hot. If one were to remember to press the phone against the pad every now and then on hot days, I dont think it would be a frequent issue.
Lastly, if you live on a dirt road or dusty area, you will need to clean the pad more frequently. In an urban environment, you might get away with monthly cleaning. In sandy, dusty, dirt road use, you may want to clean it weekly.
In summary, this mount is super versatile. If you have a car shared by drivers with different phones or devices, it is a brilliant solution. Ditto, if you are a constantly upgrading phone junkie. The pad wont interfere with charging cords and can hold a lot of stuff securely.
Clingo wobbles, but it dont fall down.
User: Michael Carpenter, Jun 16, 2011
Pros: Easy on, easy off. Much easier than some mounts out there
Cons: Device wobbles as you drive, but doesnt fall off
While the Clingo seems to hold my 9800 in place without any problems, it does say in the directions that it works best with devices that have flat surfaces. It reports you might have less than optimal results if the surfaces is pourous or has grooves in it (like the battery cover of the 9800). Luckily I have my 9800 in an hard shell with a flat surface.
After easily mounting the unit on my windshield, sticking my phone to it and pulling away, the first thing I noticed was how the device seems to wobble under normal road conditions. I checked to make sure everything was screwed down correctly with the arm, but the wobble continued. I believe the 1 piece arm may be too rigid and long and thus magnifying the wobble you would get with any windshield mount.
But in the grand scheme, you arent supposed to be looking at your screen while you are driving.
Not quite there yet..
User: Edward Milliron, Apr 18, 2012
Pros: Great suction on the windshield, long arm gives more placement possibilities.
Cons: I cant seem to get my phone to stick more than a few hours before it falls off.
Clingos sticky surface melts over time
User: Joe Smith, Apr 20, 2012
I would not recommend buying this. I had mine for about 2 months before it started to get really gooey and sticky. The residue off of the Clingo began to stick to the back of my HTC Droid Incredible. Eventually, the surface melted enough to where it was completely unusable. You ended up with a ton of the green residue on the phone. So I had to just throw it away.
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