Series 3 Mobile phone holder suggestions

On my Defender I have a hard shell case for the phone. Stuck a GOPRO mount on it and another mount on top of the dash. They clip together and holds the phone very well, I only use it for maps when green laning.

Anaconda said:

It is illegal to touch anything that can receive or send data when driving.
Be that a phone, camera, satnav etc.

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*If it's in your hand. And they've not made a brilliant job of it - if it's in a holder you can only use it 'hands free'.

boguing said:

*If it's in your hand. And they've not made a brilliant job of it - if it's in a holder you can only use it 'hands free'.

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You can't touch it wherever it is. Guess that is where voice command works.

You can get a bendy thing that will hold a phone or tablet.
That sounds stupid!
Ram mount maybe, will get a picture later.

Arkon

Stanleysteamer said:

Why not simply get a TomTom/Garmin which sticks to the screen?
Job done and he won't be tempted to use it to check his texts etc, etc.
Both me and the wife wouldn't dream of using anything else.
If we want to use our phones we stop the car and switch the engine off.
And I am talking about long distance towing with a Disco 2 which has none of the modern screens in it.

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TomToms and the like feel so old to use these days. Google Maps or Apple Maps is generally far superior. They also integrate with your phone book/contacts and other features such as location sharing or saved locations on the map.

boguing said:

Sorry SS, but 'tongue in cheek' like that is for AG. And that quoted reply was beyond tongue in cheek.

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Boguing, I have been off air this evening due to thunderstorms over here.
So I agree and withdraw the response.

But it gave me the time to fully think about it and realise why my rather knee jerk response was as it was.

The fact is that I hate the idea of anyone using a phone in a car, no matter what for.
The statistics show how dangerous they can be:

"According to the latest Reported Road Casualties Great Britain (2022), 22 people were killed and 674 injured in road traffic collisions where a driver using a mobile phone was considered to be a contributory factor.
Further analysis of the data shows that 4,188 injuries were recorded where there was a ‘distraction in vehicle’, where a mobile device could potentially have played a factor in the collision."

I even hate the idea of anyone using a touch screen, even when built into a car, for the simple reason that having to touch the screen involves taking one's eyes off the road, and whatever that person is doing, they are being distracted from the job of driving.
Even with my TomTom I will not touch the screen unless I am off the road and safe to do so.
Back in 1975/6 I was a professional road user. My area was the whole of the south-west of England and south east Wales. I drove all day long using whatever anyone ever used, maps, lists of places en route and simply asking directions.

All sat-navs and apps on phones do is simplify what any sane person can do with a map. And that includes getting around an obstruction. Which is why I always carry a map in the car.

People do not "need" sat-navs and mobile phone apps, they just "like" them.

So, rant over.

Chonker said:

Hello, I just got a series 3 and am looking for suggestions for a good mobile phone holder that mounts to the dash. In the past I've always used brodit clips but they don't make one for the series 3, I tried their defender one and it wont fit.

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Chonker.
I apologise for my knee jerk response, it isn't like me but without knowing it you touched a raw nerve.
Explantion why to be found above.

Anaconda said:

You can't touch it wherever it is. Guess that is where voice command works.

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I don't think I have anything that would respond to voice commands but if I did, and this is making me think about investigating it, then THAT is something I would approve of, as it should be no different to asking a navigator to do something for you.

Stanleysteamer said:

Boguing, I have been off air this evening due to thunderstorms over here.
So I agree and withdraw the response.

But it gave me the time to fully think about it and realise why my rather knee jerk response was as it was.

The fact is that I hate the idea of anyone using a phone in a car, no matter what for.
The statistics show how dangerous they can be:

"According to the latest Reported Road Casualties Great Britain (2022), 22 people were killed and 674 injured in road traffic collisions where a driver using a mobile phone was considered to be a contributory factor.
Further analysis of the data shows that 4,188 injuries were recorded where there was a ‘distraction in vehicle’, where a mobile device could potentially have played a factor in the collision."

I even hate the idea of anyone using a touch screen, even when built into a car, for the simple reason that having to touch the screen involves taking one's eyes off the road, and whatever that person is doing, they are being distracted from the job of driving.
Even with my TomTom I will not touch the screen unless I am off the road and safe to do so.
Back in 1975/6 I was a professional road user. My area was the whole of the south-west of England and south east Wales. I drove all day long using whatever anyone ever used, maps, lists of places en route and simply asking directions.

All sat-navs and apps on phones do is simplify what any sane person can do with a map. And that includes getting around an obstruction. Which is why I always carry a map in the car.

People do not "need" sat-navs and mobile phone apps, they just "like" them.

So, rant over.

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Good man. I don't completely agree on screens though. It's becoming unavoidable.

Stanleysteamer said:

I don't think I have anything that would respond to voice commands but if I did, and this is making me think about investigating it, then THAT is something I would approve of, as it should be no different to asking a navigator to do something for you.

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I don't have anything either but I presume such things are available, whether they work or not is another matter.
As for the tablet screen stuck on dash boards with all the controls on it, might aswell have a TV on it (probably has)
It's amazing what we are convinced we all need in a car.
I used to like the 2a dashboard, had everything you needed and nothing else.

Anaconda said:

I don't have anything either but I presume such things are available, whether they work or not is another matter.
As for the tablet screen stuck on dash boards with all the controls on it, might aswell have a TV on it (probably has)
It's amazing what we are convinced we all need in a car.
I used to like the 2a dashboard, had everything you needed and nothing else.

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My kit cars have stuff like oil pressure gauge, water temp gauge, clock (!), rev counter, voltmeter, etc. Real old skool.
and a map light to be able to read, guess what, at night!
(So I totally get your attitude to your 2a dash!)
People not used to it tell me that it is like being in a plane and ask me how I deal with all this info!
Yet that plane stalled thousands of feet until it landed in the sea despite having three experienced pilots in it and the stall warning warning them they were in a stall! Why? Beats the poop out of me!
I flew gliders as a kid and to me a simple look at the artificial horizon should have told them they were nose up.

People have changed in their attitude to cars, and not for the better.

Stanleysteamer said:

Chonker.
I apologise for my knee jerk response, it isn't like me but without knowing it you touched a raw nerve.
Explantion why to be found above.

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Hey don't worry about it. I just feel bad that I've been in this forum for all of five minutes and started a war!

This is what happens in cycling forums when people start talking about wearing helmets

Chonker said:

Hey don't worry about it. I just feel bad that I've been in this forum for all of five minutes and started a war!

This is what happens in cycling forums when people start talking about wearing helmets

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Chonker, mate, don't worry about it.
My normal response to new members is to say "Welcome to the forum, and if you haven't yet done so, why not go to the "Introduce Yourself" part of the forum."
But I rather lose it when people use the words "mobile phone" and "car/truck/vehicle" in the same paragraph!
So all my fault. Don't feel bad and "Welcome to the Forum"
Please do put up a couple of pics there, we do love pics!
And do enjoy your Series, they are fun things and relatively easy to work on, being old skool.

Chonker said:

Hey don't worry about it. I just feel bad that I've been in this forum for all of five minutes and started a war!

This is what happens in cycling forums when people start talking about wearing helmets

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Don't start talking about cycling, we have a special thread just for that!

Stanleysteamer said:

Why not simply get a TomTom/Garmin which sticks to the screen?
Job done and he won't be tempted to use it to check his texts etc, etc.
Both me and the wife wouldn't dream of using anything else.
If we want to use our phones we stop the car and switch the engine off.
And I am talking about long distance towing with a Disco 2 which has none of the modern screens in it.

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I would use my phone over a satnav purely because i'd have to buy it and i'm basically a tight arse when it comes to buying things i don't need.
Unless of course it's some useless tat for the Landy

Anaconda said:

It is illegal to touch anything that can receive or send data when driving.
Be that a phone, camera, satnav etc.
When we used to go laning in the 2a I used a half folded OS map, much safer!

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You might want to explain to the yoof what an OS map is...

Wildefalcon said:

I'd not risk it. Also the rugged nature of series suspension does lead to a lot of vibration, a mechanically attached holder works better for me.

I also find the on line nature of phone based satnav very very convenient. Live rerouting can be a godsend. Waze is very good.

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I tried using Waze a few years ago instead of Google maps. It just stopped working. I don't know if it found my route to and from work too basic/boring or what. So i went back to Google

yfo866 said:

I would use my phone over a satnav purely because i'd have to buy it and i'm basically a tight arse when it comes to buying things i don't need.
Unless of course it's some useless tat for the Landy

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Map updates are 'free' on a 'phone too. (I paid for Sygic, so technically its free updates aren't completely free).

boguing said:

Map updates are 'free' on a 'phone too. (I paid for Sygic, so technically its free updates aren't completely free).

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Free updates on a TomTom, but only 4 a year.