What's up with these microUSB cables? - EVO 4G Accessories

I'm about fed up with microUSB. Since I got my Evo a year ago I have gone through five microUSB cables. My last one just stopped charging so I ordered four more..
The one that came with my Evo lasted almost two weeks before the end came loose and charging became spotty (had to be sitting just right or it would disconnect). So I started using the one that came with my Logitec mouse to charge the phone and I ordered three more online. The Logitec one lasted about five days before it became loose. One of the three that I ordered lasted two days, another one lasted about three months, and the third one carried me over until it stopped working a couple of days ago.
What is the deal with these things? It's not like I'm rough with my device, it hardly has a scratch on it. It's just the charging cables keep falling apart.

Ya know, now that I think about it.You are right. It has to be the cables. I, like you have been very good to my phone but have gone thru quite a few cables. 6 to be exact. My only saving grace is www.monoprice.com.

jimcgov3 said:
Ya know, now that I think about it.You are right. It has to be the cables. I, like you have been very good to my phone but have gone thru quite a few cables. 6 to be exact. My only saving grace is www.monoprice.com.
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I don't have any problems. I had one car charger come apart but it's because i was off roading and the phone was getting tossed around. I still have my original cable.

jimcgov3 said:
Ya know, now that I think about it.You are right. It has to be the cables. I, like you have been very good to my phone but have gone thru quite a few cables. 6 to be exact. My only saving grace is www.monoprice.com.
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That's where I keep ordering mine.. I would think it was their cables that are shotty, except for the fact that my HTC and Logitec cables didn't fare any better.
I've had one Motorola car charger the entire time and it's worked perfectly.

My phone charges on like any micro usb cable... Though they all have to be slightly tilted downwards. I had to solder and hot glue a new microusb port since my old one fell off completely.
They all remain pretty tight in there, using blackberry ones I got on amazon for $1.30

I have not had any problems with my microUSB cable

Between me and my wife, both of our HTC cables have gone bad, so we started using the ones for our old phones (palm and dare), both of those went bad. We now use the one for our Xoom, and the one for my old blackberry. It has to be something with our phones messing them up cause I have never had an issue with micro-usb until I got the EVO a year ago.

Stock cable with no issues here. Perhaps it's how you insert/ remove? Just like with the ladies... nice and gentle.
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Stock cable here for 6 months no issues.
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I had the same issue. If I didn't keep my HTC cable in juuust the right spot it wouldn't charge. Well a few cables later and a desperate trip to radioshack after work one day I got the slightly expensive gigaware cable.
I feel like I have been rougher on this than most and it has heldup great. I would recommend giving it a try.
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I still use my stock HTC cable (just for charging my phone overnight.) I've never had any problems with it. I use it along with 3 other 6 foot cables that I keep in various places when I need them.

Thought it was just me.... on my fourth cable. Am gentle with my baby - never dropped or talked to it meanly (even when the b*tch threw a tantrum) but still can't keep a.cord working for more than 3 months .
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Haha, I have 3 micro usb cables and all of them charge my phone, but do not pop up as a drive on any computer. I have to hold it a certain way and not move for it to finally come up on my computers, once I move though it's over. I'm not sure if that's a cable issue or it could be the pins of my phone that are messed up. I take real good care of my phone, haven't dropped it, charge it and don't mess with the cord while it's charging at all besides removing it gently and putting the charger on gently. I dunno, for now I'm using a card reader to transfer my media and things.

http://doesitpew.blogspot.com/2011/04/daye-enginerded-it-worng-htc-evo.html
Explains it pretty well.

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I'v also had a couple of car charger plugs fall apart now using an i go from RS with no problems

karlitas_way said:
Haha, I have 3 micro usb cables and all of them charge my phone, but do not pop up as a drive on any computer. I have to hold it a certain way and not move for it to finally come up on my computers, once I move though it's over. I'm not sure if that's a cable issue or it could be the pins of my phone that are messed up. I take real good care of my phone, haven't dropped it, charge it and don't mess with the cord while it's charging at all besides removing it gently and putting the charger on gently. I dunno, for now I'm using a card reader to transfer my media and things.
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Don't fear, its the cable. Had the same issue and it was only with that one cable
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Duly noted. I work in electronics retail, so I get the higher end cables fairly cheap, and had a ton laying around from my old BlackBerry Bold, so I have never used the stock cable, but I will be sure to switch the girlfriends over.
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Glad it's not just me.
Couldn't help but chuckle at this thread. Ive gone through at least 5 cables in less than a year. They only last a couple of months before they get loose and stop charging. I just make sure to keep spares laying around.

I feel your pain ! Ive gone through 6-9 Cables. I have chargers everywhere and have to improvise with different positions every time. Its sucks ass. Ive noticed the MicroUSB jack is kinda chipped on the left bottom corner.
Real Question : Why is the HTC cable the only cable that lets me transfer data ? The others just charge the cellphone.

I've gone thru several myself. It drives me crazy.
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[Q] Problems with the Samsung OEM data/charge cable

Any micro USB cables that you guys would recommend over the OEM original cable.
I seem to be one of the very few that have problems with the original cable fitting snuggly. Yes, the door is open all the way til it clicks, yet the cable easily falls out.
If anyone has a suggestion of another cable or has the same problem with a fix that I just somehow missed after searching for a couple of days, it would be greatly appreciated.
I had the same problem. After about a month of use it just came completely loose and would only stay in if I propped it up a certain way. I tried a friend's charger and it worked fine (likewise my charger was loose on his captivate).
I just took the usb cable from my external hard drive and that one fits very snuggly, unfortunately it is also much shorter
I'm also having this issue. I wonder why...
foofiebeast said:
I had the same problem. After about a month of use it just came completely loose and would only stay in if I propped it up a certain way. I tried a friend's charger and it worked fine (likewise my charger was loose on his captivate).
I just took the usb cable from my external hard drive and that one fits very snuggly, unfortunately it is also much shorter
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Yes, this is exactly what I have to do for mine to charge. So I guess I'll have to just start looking for one that will work for me. It seems just any other standard micro USB cable will do the trick. Thanks a lot my friend.
jayrod88 said:
I'm also having this issue. I wonder why...
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Well upon further inspection, you can see how the top of the phone is curved and if you look at with the USB door open from the top and tilted slightly back you can see how the jack actually looks crooked inside the phone. I'm quite sure that this is because of the curved top parallel to the circuit board that has the jack is too tall. And I think for some reason I might need to trim down the micro end a bit on the front side..it looks like its hitting the front side of the phone.
I'm looking for a replacement cable as well...even OEM is fine. The case around mine cracked off one night when I feel asleep playing on my phone. Mine was always kind of loose compared to the att charging cable which is nice and tight. Does radio shack carry cables like this?
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i called AT&T about this with my cappy and they said that the charging port was bad and sent me a new phone , thats been 3 mo ago and the problem hasnt recurred.
(just a thought)
Search Amazon for "blackberry usb cable micro usb". The first result should be it, it's a very high quality, shielded cable. To get a solid, snug fit I suggest a razor or a knife to easily cut back some of the rubber around the micro tip. Works amazingly well. I could even make it work before I trimmed it.
just to elaborate, the specific micro end is called a "micro b " usb connection.
not to be confused with mini or micro a
of course the other end is just standard.
The place I work has a 5' nice quality cable that fits my Captivate tight. They got them to go with the 2100mA USB Car Charger we sell. Cost on the cable is $ 4.99 plus shipping (about $2.99 first class parcel).
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I'm not sure if its quality, or just chance, but I've found that only some 3rd-party cables will work. I've tried a blackberry one that didn't work, and a really cheap one that did.
I would suggest keeping the one you got from samsung, just in case.
I'd like to know if anyone else had issues with cables not working?
I got a Samsung cable designed for the galaxy S on Amazon for like $6 with free shipping.
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Jmurph3 said:
Any micro USB cables that you guys would recommend over the OEM original cable.
I seem to be one of the very few that have problems with the original cable fitting snuggly. Yes, the door is open all the way til it clicks, yet the cable easily falls out.
If anyone has a suggestion of another cable or has the same problem with a fix that I just somehow missed after searching for a couple of days, it would be greatly appreciated.
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I had the same problem.
I used some tools(hammer,knife, etc) to fix the cable.
Now my cable works fine!!
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I just used a razor blade to trim the rubber back, works great.
If you look at your cable. The black part and the silver part(part that goes in your phone) is not in a straight line.
Just try to make it straight. And use a knife to cut the rubber of the edge a little bit.
That should do the trick.
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I haven't read all of the posts so I don't know if someone has already posted a solution to this problem, so I'll just answer.
I had this same problem. If you notice their are two tiny metal teeth that lock the charger into the phone. These teeth no longer stick out as far as they used to. That is why you are having this problem. The teeth are not bent. It is the micro usb plug that is around it. All that you need to do is give it a firm bush on the table. Bend the plug away from the teeth so that they stick out more. This fixed my problem.
When you put it back into your phone, you will notice that the plug is no longer in the phone at an angle.
bluemoon1221 said:
If you look at your cable. The black part and the silver part(part that goes in your phone) is not in a straight line.
Just try to make it straight. And use a knife to cut the rubber of the edge a little bit.
That should do the trick.
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You should saved me from buying 3 more cables. I distroyed my OEM cable to make a jig because I bricked my phone. I ordered 3 sets of cables and they all had the same problem.... Usb kept popping off. So I was just about to go out and order 3 more sets if cables, this time OEM untill I decided to read this tread. It never occured to me that it was fitting in well because of the extra rubber on the connector. I trimmed it down and now the cable snapped in perfectly like it was supposed to. Thanks for the fix!
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I'm afraid of buying the wrong cable off Amazon. There is so much out there. Can anyone post a link?
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I haven't read all of the posts so I don't know if someone has already posted a solution to this problem, so I'll just answer.
I had this same problem. If you notice their are two tiny metal teeth that lock the charger into the phone. These teeth no longer stick out as far as they used to. That is why you are having this problem. The teeth are not bent. It is the micro usb plug that is around it. All that you need to do is give it a firm bush on the table. Bend the plug away from the teeth so that they stick out more. This fixed my problem.
When you put it back into your phone, you will notice that the plug is no longer in the phone at an angle.
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I know this is getting old, but it took me about 2 hours to find an answer that WASN'T recommending to just make sure the slider was all the way open. For no reason at all, my phone cable just wouldn't hold a real connection this morning... your answer saved the day
For cables that are good quality and cheap, go to www.meritline.com ....... I have never gotten a bad cable from them, typically I use their HDMI cables but the USB cables are less complex and work just as well. My last usb cable was one of theirs.

[Q] GNex charge cable failure

Hey guys, I have a question regarding your Samsun GNex charging cable. I woke up this morning after plugging my phone in last night to find that it was at 20% battery and the cable was not being recognized. After I jiggle the charger, the phone occasionally and fleetingly recognizes the cable but quickly loses the contact. When I tried to charge the phone with a different cable (my Kindle Fire charger), it worked without any issue.
Has anyone experienced similar failures of their cable in this manner? It worked the night before without any issue but now it is giving me problems. The cable is not visibly damaged, and I am careful with my devices/accessories so I do not believe that the problem is from my carelessness.
Finally, I got this phone from the Verizon store, would I take the cable to them or to Samsung to get it replaced? I hesitate to go to VZW because I don't want them to see that my phone is rooted (in case they ask to plug it in in front of them).
Thanks!
Yes I have the same problem I don't know if its just that they (Samsung) shipped out the wrong charger cables or what but I Use my Brothers cord for his Droid 3 and it works flawlessly snug and all..
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waco2hot33 said:
Yes I have the same problem I don't know if its just that they (Samsung) shipped out the wrong charger cables or what but I Use my Brothers cord for his Droid 3 and it works flawlessly snug and all..
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Yeah, it worked fine until today, so I don't know if it was because they sent the wrong cord. Oh well, I will get in touch with Samsung about it.
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My original cable has not suddenly started working again. it now charges and transfers files which is good because my Chinese knockoff cable had a loose fit on my phone.
Has anyone experienced similar failures of their cable in this manner? It worked the night before without any issue but now it is giving me problems. The cable is not visibly damaged, and I am careful with my devices/accessories so I do not believe that the problem is from my carelessness.
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Same problem here. I bought my phone around Dec 21st and just 2 weeks ago the original cable refuses to charge the phone. It also didn't allow me to transfer files to my phone. I currently have 2 new cables. One cable is from www.monoprice.com and one is from www.cellphoneshop.net (China). Both of the "backup" cables work fine as well as one of them being 8 feet long. (makes it that much easier to plug in at the library sometimes.)
FYI - my original Droid Eris cable crapped out after about 4 months so it does not surprise me. What I would like is a good backup wallwart to use at my office. The phone charges so much faster with the ac adapter.
Solid USB cables are cheap (also recommend monoprice.com) so its not a huge deal, but wish they'd last longer.
Mine's still going strong at this point.
I'm still using my Blackberry cable.
I love monoprice, why spend 150 on HDMI when you can get it for 5. I got in touch with Samsung and after some discussion they had me send my old one in (they paid for shipping) and they will send a new one. I was a bit annoyed that I had to send the old one since it was a hassle, but oh well.
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Has anyone noticed problems plugging in other USB charging cables?

The reason I ask is because I have multiple USB charging cords laying around the house, and I actually wanted to take 1 to work. And since at work I need a long cable, I brought to my job.
The problem is that the cable I brought to my job is not an official Samsung cord, and it would plug into the bottom port, but it wouldn't charge. So then I went to another cord and apparently that one won't even plug into the bottom. The ironic part is that all of these cords would plug into my old Samsung Epic 4g Touch and worked fine with it. But now I've come to presume that not all chords are the same.
My question is has anybody else encountered the same problem? Or do I have a faulty bottom port? Yes I know I'm probably sounding paranoid, but it would be nice to know if this is an isolated incident. Thanks everyone.
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I have multiple cords as well and so far so good with no charging issues
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I've plugged it in to many different cables, all work just fine.
I have an HTC one that gave me problems (difficult to physically plug in; once it was in charging was fine with the Note 2 adapter). So yes, I have noticed that. I assumed it relates to the changes (?) Samsung made in the port to allow for other connectors like docking and MHL, etc. (at least I think I read something about that). That same HTC cord has worked with every other phone I've ever used, including the Note 1. But most of my cords have no issues with the Note 2, so I'm chalking it up to tight manufacturing tolerances as companies try to cram more stuff into a small port.
I have been using an htc one with my pc. Im surprised it even charges my phone at all since most car chargers wont and we all know that charging by pc is really slow. I mostly use it for transfering files though. Maybe you do have a faulty one? Another thing you ahve to realize is the orig charger is a 2 amp and most other ones are 1 amp.

Charging slow???

Out of the blue I noticed my S3 was charging very slowly, it even was losing a charge while it was plugged in while I was using it. I figure it had something to do with my custom ROM so I reflash, still same outcome. The battery was still holding a good charge, so I figured it was something else. I then went out and bought a new charger, which came with a micro usb cord to see if that helped. Plugged in the new charger while using my old micro usb cord, still same outcome. Then used the new micro usb cord and old charger, charging went back to normal, problem solved! I would of never thought that the cord would malfunction from day to day use after such a short lifespan. Moral of the story, check your cords if you experience the same problem, it could save you some time and money!
Cables do go bad. Also, check for gunk in either end of the cable or even the phone's socket. I've seen all kinds of odd problems caused by lint and gunk in cables or plugs.
Same problem here waiting for my new cables to come to see if that's it
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Hopefully it's the cord and not the charge port.
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That is why I have a couple cords always laying around. I've found that simple things as unplugging it to fast and it gets pulled wrong. Go figure.
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MiG8GT said:
Out of the blue I noticed my S3 was charging very slowly, it even was losing a charge while it was plugged in while I was using it. I figure it had something to do with my custom ROM so I reflash, still same outcome. The battery was still holding a good charge, so I figured it was something else. I then went out and bought a new charger, which came with a micro usb cord to see if that helped. Plugged in the new charger while using my old micro usb cord, still same outcome. Then used the new micro usb cord and old charger, charging went back to normal, problem solved! I would of never thought that the cord would malfunction from day to day use after such a short lifespan. Moral of the story, check your cords if you experience the same problem, it could save you some time and money!
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True story; My wife has an S3. Over the Memorial Day weekend my wife had charged her phone with a EVO charger overnight. Next morning as we were leaving for the beach her phone was DEAD. I TOLD HER TO PUT IT ON THE CAR CHARGER, NOTHING. I asked if the phone was plugged in anyway long story short phone would not charge until I took the battery out and used the factory charger two hours all was well. Careful what you use to charge your handset.:angel:
I was having this problem, but the battery is over a year old and I live in a hot part of the world. Swapped the battery for a new one and everythings back to new. Fast chargimg and 9 hours of use. So glad I didn't go ti an HTC with a sealed battery compartment.
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I would replace the battery and charger.
I've got the same problem. But my phone sits in a hot work truck most of the day. I suspect the battery is worn out now. I've tried new cables.
You could always try a new oem battery, they're pretty cheap on eBay. Make sure you get an oem though and stay away from the cheap knock offs.
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Normal for the micro USB charging cable to "wiggle" in the port?

Not having a single problem with it charging, just surprised you can easily move the cable when plugged in from left to right or up or down, tried 4 different cables, all the same, is this just normal for micro USB to prevent it from being broken by a yank? Thanks in advance.
mrt19872 said:
Not having a single problem with it charging, just surprised you can easily move the cable when plugged in from left to right or up or down, tried 4 different cables, all the same, is this just normal for micro USB to prevent it from being broken by a yank? Thanks in advance.
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Same thing for me as well. Doesn't really bother me.
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I noticed it immediately but I'm trying to ignore it.
Alright so apparently it is normal? Just bothers me as on my Note 2 I eventually had to end up wrapping the charging cord around the phone to hold the charging cord in the port otherwise it wouldn't charge at all (port got SUPER loose), and didn't want that to happen again.
I guess maybe there is "play" in it so that if someone does yank the cord it doesn't just snap off inside, but I have no idea, glad to know I'm not alone though and apparently it is the norm for the Note 4.
Doh, just noticed we can always use the warranty @ AT&T stores to exchange\swap out for up to an entire year, I was paranoid as I thought I only had 14 days and after that it was in Samsungs hands (people that have to deal with Samsung's support seem to end up very unhappy) so I'm far less stressed about it now. I still am considering a Squaretrade warranty, anyone here used them? I keep hearing good things but wasn't sure if they are worth it, but most people seem to get a new phone even if water damaged\broken with 2 days. Anyone here have experience with Squaretrade?

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