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I found some inexpensive USB cables

Supposedly Samsung OEM
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-SAMSUNG-MIC...ccessories&hash=item4aa1d51fe6#ht_1720wt_1139
$2.84 each free shipping

Forgot to say I ordered tbese last week shipping was quick
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Nice thx.

Did you verify that data syncing works in addition to charging?
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gbrown2036 said:
Did you verify that data syncing works in addition to charging?
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yes they work perfectly

Awesome! Thanks, ordered 2.

whats the length on these?
I bought some ebay (oem also) and they were not long.

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?LH_BIN=...&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=15&_sc=1
Got one like this. Dirt cheap and it works great as this is my 'to go' cable that's in my car. I modded some USB ports into my car so I have retractable charge cables for ipod, micro, and mini usb as well as a aux input (also retractable) and I got them all on ebay for about $5 shipped.

monoprice.com always has cheap cables..... i bought a charger+usb cable for $5, and its more powerful than the one that comes with the Captivate. works like a charm.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QATRCA/ref=oss_product
Just bought this last week. Free shipping, got it in 3 days, OEM blackberry and works for sync and charging my captivate. Under 2.00

Aftashok said:
monoprice.com always has cheap cables..... i bought a charger+usb cable for $5, and its more powerful than the one that comes with the Captivate. works like a charm.
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Which ones did you buy from Monoprice?

I just need a couple more data cables to keep in my bag and an extra at work. I have a motorola rokr bt headset where the wall charger works with the captivate for home usage.
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I bought both the Gunyman-suggested ebay cables and the monoprice cables. The ebay cables are the same as stock, only shorter. The monprice cables have a large plastic housing at the micro usb end and it won't fit into the recessed access port on our phones. Consequently i found the connection not very solid; almost like it is when you don't open the door all the way with the stock cable. I solved the problem by grinding down the plastic. Works, but I prefer the proper connectors on the ebay cable.
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I also bought something similar to this (supposed samsung oem on ebay), it's about 3ft long, so perfect for when I'm using my laptop. Works great, charges and transfers without a hitch.
I also bought some 3ft and 6ft cables from monoprice.com and yes, they work... but the plastic around the plug is thick so they plug in at an angle because unless you do some minor surgery.

[Q] Just jumped on the HDMI cable bandwagon...

...and then i realized that it was an hdmi cable to mini hdmi FML. does anyone know of a LINK to buy a mini hdmi to micro hdmi adapter thats reasonably priced?

It's actually micro HDMI to HDMI
Check this site http://www.cablewholesale.com/specs/hdmi-cable/10v3-44106.htm

couldnt find adapter but here is a cable 1.55 + 2.98 shipping... 5 feet
http://www.amazon.com/Fosmon-HDMI-M...0Z9Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1303350320&sr=8-2

Yeah see I already have the mini to full hdmi so I want a mini to micro adapter
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I honestly can't say I've seen those kinds of adapters out in the wild. My friend also made the same mistake when trying to surprise me as a birthday gift, but the return was super simple through Amazon.
You can't return the cable? (Or, if you can, would return shipping dissuade you to do so...?)

I got mine off the old Ebay for 5 bucks shipped... nifty.
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Deeveeance said:
I honestly can't say I've seen those kinds of adapters out in the wild. My friend also made the same mistake when trying to surprise me as a birthday gift, but the return was super simple through Amazon.
You can't return the cable? (Or, if you can, would return shipping dissuade you to do so...?)
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yeah the cable was like 2 bucks and shipping was 3.89... not looking forward to sending the cable back for less than half the money

probably not ideal to be using 2 adapters, just return the mini.
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brennod10 said:
yeah the cable was like 2 bucks and shipping was 3.89... not looking forward to sending the cable back for less than half the money
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at that price just eat it, returning something that cost makes you a bit of a douche
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I snagged a 15' cable off meritline.com for $7 shipped when it was on sale. http://www.meritline.com/micro-hdmi-cable-15ft-high-speed-ethernet-htc-evo-4g---p-51649.aspx

brennod10 said:
...and then i realized that it was an hdmi cable to mini hdmi FML. does anyone know of a LINK to buy a mini hdmi to micro hdmi adapter thats reasonably priced?
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Check out monoprice.com. Good price. Fast shipping.

Monoprice

www.monoprice.com
Has every cord you could ever dream of for a really good price.
-power cords
-micro HDMI or whatever our phones use (e4gt)
-regular hdmi
-portable speakers/ headphones
-Bluetooth
-lots of other nifty tricks and gadgets
Edit: Have ordered many things from here with great success,Goodluck
-If I helped you hit the thanks button!

I've never heard of this website but the prices seem cheap. Only $10 for an MHL Adapter (HDMI for our phones)...http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=8805&seq=1&format=2
Is this a well-known/trusted site?

monoprice is awesome.

sfhub said:
monoprice is awesome.
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good enough for me. thanks!
EDIT: reached thanks limit, ill get you later sfhub. dont let me forget.

Once you go monoprice, you'll never go back to anything else. Excellent and reliable equipment for cheap.

iniz94 said:
I've never heard of this website but the prices seem cheap. Only $10 for an MHL Adapter (HDMI for our phones)...http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=8805&seq=1&format=2
Is this a well-known/trusted site?
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i and my friends have used monoprice for all our cables/cords for years, never a problem

I use them all the time.
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For us lucky enough to be near California we get the best of both worlds. I get over nite express shipping for like $5 or so. This is probably faster then me getting around to going to a store.

I also use monoprice all the time. I love it. Cables and other stuff are so cheap and great customer service too.

I use them all the time too, no complaints at all here, only compliments! I buy ALL my cables (HDMI, audio, Cat6, power strips, etc) from them! Bought a 50' HDMI cable and it transfers full 1080p just as good as the others and it was only ~$20...

yes! monoprice is the best! i ordered a 10ft usb cable for my e4gt it was like $5 with shipping. great prices! i have ordered from them a few times without no problems

one thing I would recommend, don't just buy one or two cables at a time. Your shipping would cost more than the cables itself. The over night shipping (less than 10lbs) is only about $4 (to CA). Still not a bad deal considering the prices at brick and mortar places. When I want to order, I always call up some friends who need cables and we do a group buy. Or just, buy a bunch of extras for your travel luggage, laptop bag, cable in your car, ect. You can never have enough cables... lol.
Side note: I've been shopping at monoprice for years. I also have their graphic tablets and dual monitor arm clamps. For the price, I was surprised with the quality.

Monoprice is the way to go.. I recently took delivery of 11+ pounds of A/V, USB & MHL cabling and some crazy adapters for about 100 bucks. Some of the audio cables look like garden hoses :0. Same shipment would have been near a grand from Worst Buy.
Their stuff comes from China, but so does everything else.. No probs at all.
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I can vouch for this place. I've been purchasing my HDMI cables, TV wall mounts and such from here for the last 2-3yrs. About 45min drive away from me, but overnight shipping is cheaper than gas, so I usually go with that.
I have also bought the MHL adapter from here, works great!

Micro USB replacement cable

I was wondering if anyone knows of any good replacement micro USB cables. Mine has started to act funky and only charges correctly at a certain angle.
I know there are several cheap cables out there on Amazon and eBay but I was looking for something reliable such that if I flash through Odin or some type of future Bootloaders I do not wanna risk bricking my phone because of a bad cable.
Can anyone suggest or link me to official and not knockoff Samsung cables or some other alternative that works well. If not can on suggest a reliable Brand that I can search for.
Thanks.

Belkin make very good cables indeed. I have several; give them a shot. They're not overpriced, either.

I would stay away from the cheap ebay ones (as you said) - they don't seem to work correctly, never seem to charge/connect to my S3 properly.
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buy any cable that comes standard with smartphone from nokia, samsung, HTC and sony will do.

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buy any cable that comes standard with smartphone from nokia, samsung, HTC and sony will do.
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Do you mean the official ones?

I bought few of these, works perfect.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261098403587?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

my favorite cable and charger is the Amazon Kindle charger and cable. Especially the cable. I have a few of them and buy more as funds allow.

I've bought about 5 of these and they work perfect. They are very similar to the stock one from the S2. Shipping is free and was pretty fast.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Repla...id=1352330867&sr=1-1&keywords=galaxy+s2+cable

I hate that Samsung Galaxy S cable. It comes off way too easy.
My favorite one is Logitech cable: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Lo...556?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336a98f674 . I have few because they come with the devices. Otherwise, you can't go wrong with HTC OEM cable. Only $1 on ebay and it works great.

jiannichan said:
I've bought about 5 of these and they work perfect. They are very similar to the stock one from the S2. Shipping is free and was pretty fast.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Repla...id=1352330867&sr=1-1&keywords=galaxy+s2+cable
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This is the type of cables that I use. I bought 8 of them last year, and I have put them in my car, my wifes car, my daughters car (with cheap USB chargers of course). I put chargers on a couple of my motorcycles using them. I have a pair of bluetooth intercoms for my helmets that need micro-USB chargers for them both. I had to buy another bag of 8. I've given a couple of them away. So I have about a dozen charge connections, and only about $25.
There is no reason to pay more the $2 each for these cables. The USB works on them. They charge over USB. They charge at the high charge rate. They work correctly and they are reliable. And if one of them DOES ever fail, I won't feel bad.
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Original-Thunderbolt-Inspire-Incredible/dp/B004W3LKZ0/ref=pd_cp_cps_0

Best place to buy cables at is Monoprice.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/department.asp?c_id=102

budwizer said:
Best place to buy cables at is Monoprice.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/department.asp?c_id=102
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That's where I get my cables from. Never had a bad experience from there.
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Stay away from the 89c cables from Hong Kong, they are horrible quality and don't conform to USB wiring standards. I had a bad experience the other day when I tried to plug the emergency cable I keep in my bag into my S3, wouldn't go in, I thought I'd somehow bent the charging port on my S3 but really it was just the ****ty cable.

Both ports connect perfectly to cell phone and computer. - The length of the cable is the right size (90 cm), not too long and not too short. - I have been using it for some weeks and it works fine for both transferring data and recharging my phone.http://dx.com/p/usb-charging-data-cable-for-samsung-galaxy-ace-s5830-90cm-length-59092

Although monoprice are quality the cable's micro usb side(metal part) isn't as long as the Samsung cable and they don't tend to stay in as well. But it's not that bad but noticeable. I love monoprice besides shipping costs
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Yeah cheap cables didn't let me connect my phone, changed to the OEM Samsung one and everything works

best replacement cable
as me i prefer to choose quality so i buy this kind of stuff and related only on www.lindy.co.uk highly recommend (thats for uk) if u dont live in the uk check on global ws www.lindy.com

Monoprice.com $10 off $30 deal until 3/7/2014

I put this in general accessories, but I figured I would share this here too. Monoprice.com has a $10 off $30 coupon when you enter TAXACT217. I believe it's for new accounts only, but give it a shot anyway if you're a regular.
Premium 6ft and 3ft USB to Micro USB Cables
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9762&seq=1&format=2
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9761&seq=1&format=2
I've heard good things here at xda and elsewhere about the Premium cables as they allow your device to fully draw as much as it can with higher amp output chargers/adapters. I have a couple of good micro USB cables that work really well for both charge/data, and some crappy ones where despite having good 2A adapters, only pull 500mA on a good day, when the stars and moon align, and rainbows can be seen at night... This way I can make sure my Nexus 5 and my Qi chargers are utilizing the most they can.
10 Cables and the car charger came to $27.75 shipped to Polar Bear land with small package Canada post shipping.
*Edit: Updated with new discount code.

Do you know of any other long USB cables that are good? For me to get monoprice to ship one cable is $39 shipping
Thanks

Samsung ECB-DU4EWE is decent 5ft (151cm) cable. I get around 1650mA (Nexus 5 maximum allowed amperage) using it with 2A charger. Unfortunately the cheapest I found was here http://www.ebay.com/itm/321231245646 (you need to pick the option 'extra long 5 ft cable only'). It's around $8 with free shipping, so nowhere near the monoprice premium cable price range, but still it was the cheapest option for me (I'm living in Europe).

How do you measure the current draw? The apps from the play store seem inconsistent.
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So does this works with existing customer?

lanwarrior said:
So does this works with existing customer?
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Not with existing customers. You can just use a different email address, or sign out as a guest and it will work just fine though.
Also, that code has expired (even though they said March 7th)...
This one works: TAXACT217