Accessorizing my SMT 5600 »
I am enjoying my new phone immensely (even though it isn't quite so new at this point). But the case that came with it was just killing me. I couldn't get over the horrible design. I mean it is protective and everything, but it's darn near impossible to get the phone out of the case with both hands, much less one hand when it's at an odd angle on your belt.
Yet I couldn't really find what I wanted - namely a replacement case and a car charger. Rather, it took me a long while to find them in the US, and all the people in the UK who had the products I wanted wouldn't respond to my requests about shipping to the US. It reminds me once again that there is a long ways to go in the world of e-commerce to make things truly useful.
So since this model is the same as the Qtek 8010 and the SPC C500 (and others if I recall correctly), I searched on those terms and dug and dug through the results until I found what I needed. I ended up with the highly-rated Krusell 86160 Leather Case, the Krusell 58124 Slide Swivel Kit and the Audiovox CLC5600 Vehicle Power Adapter. The combination works great.
I had tried a palmOne-branded cigarette lighter adapter with USB cable, but it wouldn't work for me. It's not designed for the SMT 5600, but I had seen reports where it worked. I don't know if mine was broken (I bought it on eBay) or if it just doesn't work for this phone. The new adapter seems to work fine. Life is good again.
