Need a charger with longer cable - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

The one included with the phone is wayy to short and I usually will use it in bed as it charges.
Can anyone recommend a good charger?

just go to dollar general...etc, and buy the usb kit that has the extension in the package it is only a few $$$$ heck with the extension and the orig usb cord I have about 10 ft

I bought an OEM Motorola one off amazon. Works amazing. Like this but it was cheaper. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0018A56JG/ref=mp_s_a_4?qid=1323309015&sr=8-4
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jmejiaa said:
The one included with the phone is wayy to short and I usually will use it in bed as it charges.
Can anyone recommend a good charger?
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just get you some of these, lol. thats what i did for my evo 3d
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5138&seq=1&format=2

Didn't even think of that. Thanks!
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meansixx said:
just get you some of these, lol. thats what i did for my evo 3d
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5138&seq=1&format=2
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I second this. I heart monoprice. The usb to micro usb cables are *cheap*
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Does a usb extension cable carry the same amount of juice as the original cable?
I.E. if I use an extension paired with my original samsung wall charger, do I lose anything in terms of charging rate?

I actually use a usb extension cable when I charge at home and it seems to work just fine.

I bought a 10 ft cable off of Amazon for like 3 bucks. Works great for charging data though... Yeah no, at least not when I last tried it

meansixx said:
just get you some of these, lol. thats what i did for my evo 3d
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5138&seq=1&format=2
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This... 10ft one for $1.84

That's what I did. Thanks guys.
Also - never knew monoprice existed. Awesome site.

hell yeah, i bought 15ft, 6ft, and sum 3 footers, just to keep around work, home and car, they come in handy and cheap!

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Incompatible charger warning

Just wanting to know if anyone else has run into this issue... I bought a USB car charger on Monoprice before getting the Thunderbolt. When I plus it into my phone however, it won't charge and I receive a pop-up warning about incompatible chargers damaging battery. So, what non-OEM charters tend to work best with HTC phones?
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It's hit and miss, but if you get that, don't use the cable/charger. I got that with my INC once when I was using a blackberry micro usb cable to charge. It did horrible and barely charged anything in 30 minutes.
g00s3y said:
It's hit and miss, but if you get that, don't use the cable/charger. I got that with my INC once when I was using a blackberry micro usb cable to charge. It did horrible and barely charged anything in 30 minutes.
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Roger. I'll see if Monoprice will let me return the charger. I ordered two of them, and the other one my wife uses works fine. Thanks!
Veridor said:
So, what non-OEM charters tend to work best with HTC phones?
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I have a microUSB charger from ATT that I've been for a year or two. Works great with my thunderbolt, though slow. No errors or warnings from it.
It definitely doesn't produce enough power to charger while in hotspot mode.
Your gonna want a charger that charges at a rate of 1000ma or 1A, older chargers for non smart phones and even Blackberry, dont put out that much. My blackberry chargers only put out 700ma. It would charge it, but a lot slower.
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Your gonna want a charger that charges at a rate of 1000ma or 1A, older chargers for non smart phones and even Blackberry, dont put out that much. My blackberry chargers only put out 700ma. It would charge it, but a lot slower.
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Yeah, the charger I got is rated for that: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10826&cs_id=1082602&p_id=6765&seq=1&format=3#specification
Monoprice is awesome, though. They're sending me a replacement without me having to send mine back first! Must have just been a flaky one...
Veridor said:
Just wanting to know if anyone else has run into this issue... I bought a USB car charger on Monoprice before getting the Thunderbolt. When I plus it into my phone however, it won't charge and I receive a pop-up warning about incompatible chargers damaging battery. So, what non-OEM charters tend to work best with HTC phones?
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I'm using the one I got with my OG droid. besides the annoyingly bright blue motorola led it works like a charm
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HTC Thunderbolt
I have the one i got from VZW and then I have one that is 5.00 one from the flea market that works fine. As others said I guess it's a hit or miss.
Veridor said:
Yeah, the charger I got is rated for that: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10826&cs_id=1082602&p_id=6765&seq=1&format=3#specification
Monoprice is awesome, though. They're sending me a replacement without me having to send mine back first! Must have just been a flaky one...
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Please tell me you at least tried your wife's charger to determine if the one you were using was good or bad
I have the rocketfish charger from best buy that I got with my evo, and it charges my phones so dang fast...
I am pretty happy with it, plus it has a USB connector so I can charge my ipod too!
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Please tell me you at least tried your wife's charger to determine if the one you were using was good or bad
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Yes. ;-)
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On amazon there is the Motorola rapid charger that charges at about 800ma. It's awesome and dirt cheap. Sold on amazon by amazon.
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Thinking on Picking this up.
I want to buy a charger that can connect 2 devcies and to have power to spare. This one has 2 ports. One 2.1a (for bigger devices like ipad,tablet) and the other 1a
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PU01M4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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Thinking on Picking this up.
I want to buy a charger that can connect 2 devcies and to have power to spare. This one has 2 ports. One 2.1a (for bigger devices like ipad,tablet) and the other 1a
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PU01M4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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Thanks for that link. I have the Kensington single port 1-amp model of that device in my car. Charges everything just fine.

[Q] Long USB Cable

Anyone found a long (around 6') usb cable that charges at a good rate? Need it to run a cable in my dash to power my car dock. The standard one is going to be too short and it seems like there's a handful of crud ones out there, done some searching but haven't come up with much yet.
Thanks
dont know if im allowed to say this, but monoprice has them in 6 ft and 10 ft, i was looking for one also!
thanks I'll check em out, been lookin for reviews on the charging quality, seems a lot charge just as fast as the battery is discharged
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thanks I'll check em out, been lookin for reviews on the charging quality, seems a lot charge just as fast as the battery is discharged
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I could be mistaken, but I think that's just a consequence of charging over usb which doesn't output a very strong current compared to the wall or your car.
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I ordered a couple of 6' from monoprice that should be here any day.
I use a USB extender that I got from an old usb network card.
I have a couple of usb extension cables but I think they're interfering with my signal. For some odd reason I get network errors if I use them to charge. Might just be coincidence though.
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Could be a coincidence, I'm not really referring to charging whith a computer. I ment using the cable with a usb wall or car adapter. Also it's a given you charge faster when plugged into the car though, dc vs ac current.
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I actually bought a 10' one from microcenter.. try your local geeked out PC place.
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Anyone found a long (around 6') usb cable that charges at a good rate? Need it to run a cable in my dash to power my car dock. The standard one is going to be too short and it seems like there's a handful of crud ones out there, done some searching but haven't come up with much yet.
Thanks
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monoprice.com
Droopie28 said:
dont know if im allowed to say this, but monoprice has them in 6 ft and 10 ft, i was looking for one also!
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MonoPrice is where I get all my cables for my Androids. They are amazing quality, much better than the one that it came with. You can also get them upward of 16 feet, which is what I have so I can play with it while in bed
heh 6' would probably do it for me, might get a 10' just in case, im in the process of fiberglassin powered usb ports into my car dash, ill probably leave in behind the dash to hook up the car dock and keep it clean
I've had bad experiences with micro usb cables longer than 5 feet. The First was with my head unit in my car. When I would plug it in, the signal would spontaneously drop. I exchanged it with a 3 foot one of the same gauge, and I haven't lost signal yet.
Same issue happened when I plugged it into my desktop with an identical cable. I was told that there wasn't enough juice to both charge and transfer data.
Those monoprice cables, has anybody else had good experiences with them?
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dont know if im allowed to say this, but monoprice has them in 6 ft and 10 ft, i was looking for one also!
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That's where I but all my cables from, Monoprice.
well just got my cables from monoprice, i got 6' as well as 10', figured the 15 is overkill for anything i need. So far the seem to be working well for wall and car charging, as well as pc syncing.
The charging current is controlled by the source and not the cable, correct? So if I replaced the wall charger that came with the phone witha 10' cable it would work fine, right? It's just a bit too short to both charge my phone and be in reach of my bed currently
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I've had bad experiences with micro usb cables longer than 5 feet. The First was with my head unit in my car. When I would plug it in, the signal would spontaneously drop. I exchanged it with a 3 foot one of the same gauge, and I haven't lost signal yet.
Same issue happened when I plugged it into my desktop with an identical cable. I was told that there wasn't enough juice to both charge and transfer data.
Those monoprice cables, has anybody else had good experiences with them?
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Russ36363 said:
The charging current is controlled by the source and not the cable, correct? So if I replaced the wall charger that came with the phone witha 10' cable it would work fine, right? It's just a bit too short to both charge my phone and be in reach of my bed currently
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I'm curious about this too. I need a charger that's longer than 2 feet.
Anyone buy any chargers and are happy with em.
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monoprice.com
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And that should close the thread.
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Jodiuh said:
I'm curious about this too. I need a charger that's longer than 2 feet.
Anyone buy any chargers and are happy with em.
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I would say it depends on the quality of the cable as well, crappy cable = bad charging, but so far the monoprice cables seem pretty solid. I'm happy with the results, though I wish i got a 15' just to test it out. I got 6 cables and all are in working order.
Also as the above comment state thread closed I would agree, monoprice is good, and was exactly what I was looking for.
nvm. nvm. nvm.

Longer Cable for Charger?

Anyone know if a longer cable is available for the charger?..a Samsung one?
That should do:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2M-LONG-...tAccessories&hash=item45f7d2c368#ht_500wt_922
I think you can find a 3m as well.
Yanluk said:
That should do:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2M-LONG-...tAccessories&hash=item45f7d2c368#ht_500wt_922
I think you can find a 3m as well.
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I assume this works for charging if used with the OEM samsung brick, right?
A little more hackish, but why not just use a Male to Female USB extension.
http://www.amazon.com/Female-Extension-Cable-Version-Black/dp/B000YQQ9HI
sk63 said:
A little more hackish, but why not just use a Male to Female USB extension.
http://www.amazon.com/Female-Extension-Cable-Version-Black/dp/B000YQQ9HI
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That seems like a pretty reasonable idea. Has anyone tried it yet to confirm?
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That seems like a pretty reasonable idea. Has anyone tried it yet to confirm?
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Yes, this works. You can do better than Amazon though:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10303#1030304
Very high quality, can't beat the price. Much better alternative than spending $10-$20 for a knock-off OEM cable.
slal said:
Yes, this works. You can do better than Amazon though:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10303#1030304
Very high quality, can't beat the price. Much better alternative than spending $10-$20 for a knock-off OEM cable.
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Wow... those prices are cheap. Have you ordered from them before?
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cdf3 said:
Wow... those prices are cheap. Have you ordered from them before?
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Yes! AFAIK Monoprice makes or at least has their house brand cables manufactured themselves. Their prices are amazing and their quality is a notch above the "premium" cables that Best Buy pushes on you.
I can also vouch for the Amazon Basics USB extenders as we use a ton of the 3m ones at work.
Remember that the Tab will slow charge unless you use a charger that can tell it to fast charge. Otherwise it thinks it's charging off a PC USB port and won't draw more than 500mA. I haven't measured the Samsung adapter to see if D+/D- are shorted, but on my Nexus One and Nook Color this trick works great
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Wow... those prices are cheap. Have you ordered from them before?
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Yes, I have bought tons of stuff from them. 2 TV mounts about a year back...$50 each for top quality mounts (better than the $500 mounts Best Buy sells). Recently I have purchased about four micro-USB cables for my Evo (for the car, the house, the apartment, etc.). And I have also purchased audio cables from them.
Never a problem...great products, great pricing. Can't go wrong!
Yanluk said:
That should do:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2M-LONG-...tAccessories&hash=item45f7d2c368#ht_500wt_922
I think you can find a 3m as well.
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Thanks for the info... ordered a couple.
cdf3 said:
Wow... those prices are cheap. Have you ordered from them before?
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Have ordered multiple-hundreds of cables from Monoprice over many years (mostly Cat 5 & 6 patch cables, USB cables, printer cables, serial cables). Absolute top notch company.
slal said:
Yes, this works. You can do better than Amazon though:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10303#1030304
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I use Amazon because I have prime and they deliver in 2 days for free, even for a $3 cable. In the past I have ordered TV mounts from MonoPrice, and they are absolutely fantastic as well. Great prices and great service.
Funny how for the same cable as mono price charges $2, Best Buy charges $40 and people just blindly walk in and pay it... guess that's what's keepin the doors open at bestbuy
Thanks for the info in this thread, the stock cable that came with it is way too short, kinda annoying actually.
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Am i right that i can use any cable off ebay/amazon and the tab will charge as quickly as if does with the original cable?
The cable does not effect the charging aslong i use the charger that follow the tab?
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anyone know of a cable that can make it fast charge as well? I can't do splicing and soldering, so I need to find something that'll work out of the box.
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Yes! AFAIK Monoprice makes or at least has their house brand cables manufactured themselves. Their prices are amazing and their quality is a notch above the "premium" cables that Best Buy pushes on you.
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little old but this is true. Their HDMI cables are better than the BB ones and pretty much anything out there. Don't be fooled by big marketing and shiny connections. Trust me, these work and they are GREAT. There was a BIG controversial show down between big names and the no names and well, guess who won.
Valicious said:
anyone know of a cable that can make it fast charge as well? I can't do splicing and soldering, so I need to find something that'll work out of the box.
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Its not the cable. Its the USB ports on PCs. They only push out around 500mA. The tabs need around 2mA to get rolling.. Thats why we can charge on a wall socket while using it, and the PC wont charge it even if the screen is off. The Tab as to be off completely for the PC to charge it.
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Its not the cable. Its the USB ports on PCs. They only push out around 500mA. The tabs need around 2mA to get rolling.. Thats why we can charge on a wall socket while using it, and the PC wont charge it even if the screen is off. The Tab as to be off completely for the PC to charge it.
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Thanks a bunch. I'll order one of those cables on Amazon since I have Prime. It's weird, even the official charger only charges about 5%/hour while in use and not a ton more than that while fully off.
Edit: I tried using an extender I found in my closet. When I hooked it up, the tablet went from 'charging (AC)' to 'discharging'. A message saying 'USB connection and 'MTP connection.
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Thanks a bunch. I'll order one of those cables on Amazon since I have Prime. It's weird, even the official charger only charges about 5%/hour while in use and not a ton more than that while fully off.
Edit: I tried using an extender I found in my closet. When I hooked it up, the tablet went from 'charging (AC)' to 'discharging'. A message saying 'USB connection and 'MTP connection.
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So, you're confirming that a USB extender does NOT work?
I've seen lots of reviews of longer cables on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Galaxy-Tablet...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1315864961&sr=1-17) that say all these 3rd party longer cables DO NOT charge at the same rate as the OEM cable, even with the OEM charger
Has anyone else confirmed if a USB extender or any available 3rd party longer-than-OEM cable will still charge at the same rate as the OEM cable with OEM charger?
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So, you're confirming that a USB extender does NOT work?
I've seen lots of reviews of longer cables on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Galaxy-Tablet...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1315864961&sr=1-17) that say all these 3rd party longer cables DO NOT charge at the same rate as the OEM cable, even with the OEM charger
Has anyone else confirmed if a USB extender or any available 3rd party longer-than-OEM cable will still charge at the same rate as the OEM cable with OEM charger?
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Yup. Samsung must've did something to their cable/charger so they only work with each other.

Looking for USB Cable suggestions

I was reading through the threads and saw a few comments from members who said the stock Samsung charger is not that good
This is my first experience with a Samsung Galaxy phone so I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a good USB Cable
I've already experienced some issues that may be USB Cable related. Some files I transferred through FTP would not complete. It showed up while the phone was charged but when I unplug it the file disappeared (on internal storage)
So if anyone could possibly suggest a good cable, preferably with a link to purchase , I would greatly appreciate it thanks!
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I was reading through the threads and saw a few comments from members who said the stock Samsung charger is not that good
This is my first experience with a Samsung Galaxy phone so I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a good USB Cable
I've already experienced some issues that may be USB Cable related. Some files I transferred through FTP would not complete. It showed up while the phone was charged but when I unplug it the file disappeared (on internal storage)
So if anyone could possibly suggest a good cable, preferably with a link to purchase , I would greatly appreciate it thanks!
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I don't think its related to the cable. Its just the crappy windows MTP.
I am personally planning to purchase this looks damn cool
Honestly, the best USB cables I've used were Amazon Basics. They're very well built and inexpensive. One of the cables I ordered didn't quite fit right, and they shipped a replacement, no questions asked.
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I don't think its related to the cable. Its just the crappy windows MTP.
I am personally planning to purchase this looks damn cool
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Now that does look pretty cool lol! Thanks for the link. When I get home I'll check and see if it's compatible with the Sprint SGSIII
JZR said:
Honestly, the best USB cables I've used were Amazon Basics. They're very well built and inexpensive. One of the cables I ordered didn't quite fit right, and they shipped a replacement, no questions asked.
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Yea I actually bought a few from amazon for my NS4G. and yea they were good but also quite short.
I'll keep browsing. I know at Sprint they have cables for like 20 bucks where you can get one on Amazon for 3-5
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fergie716 said:
Now that does look pretty cool lol! Thanks for the link. When I get home I'll check and see if it's compatible with the Sprint SGSIII
Yea I actually bought a few from amazon for my NS4G. and yea they were good but also quite short.
I'll keep browsing. I know at Sprint they have cables for like 20 bucks where you can get one on Amazon for 3-5
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No problem man.
Actually I just purchased the black one instead of white
Here is a thread that might help if you need to ask any question EZOpower
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http://www.amazon.com/BlackBerry-Da...67&sr=8-2&keywords=blackberry+micro+usb+cable
$2 + free shipping
I ordered 5 of these last year, they work great.
fergie716 said:
I was reading through the threads and saw a few comments from members who said the stock Samsung charger is not that good
This is my first experience with a Samsung Galaxy phone so I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a good USB Cable
I've already experienced some issues that may be USB Cable related. Some files I transferred through FTP would not complete. It showed up while the phone was charged but when I unplug it the file disappeared (on internal storage)
So if anyone could possibly suggest a good cable, preferably with a link to purchase , I would greatly appreciate it thanks!
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Whether or not the Samsung cable is sub-par, you are going to want a better charger. You'll want at least a 2 amp charger (Amazon basics has a decent 2.1 amp one).
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Whether or not the Samsung cable is sub-par, you are going to want a better charger. You'll want at least a 2 amp charger (Amazon basics has a decent 2.1 amp one).
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You can get a HP Touchpad usb charger that puts out 2 amps for less than $5 from this link:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...er-Supplies/FB341AA?HP-TouchPad-Power-Charger
$2 cables from amazon have always worked for me.
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http://www.amazon.com/BlackBerry-Da...67&sr=8-2&keywords=blackberry+micro+usb+cable
$2 + free shipping
I ordered 5 of these last year, they work great.
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Yea I've gotten a couple of those in the past. My only issue with those are that they are way too short.
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Whether or not the Samsung cable is sub-par, you are going to want a better charger. You'll want at least a 2 amp charger (Amazon basics has a decent 2.1 amp one).
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yes very true, always like to have a couple of backups just in case
theroyalwe said:
You can get a HP Touchpad usb charger that puts out 2 amps for less than $5 from this link:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...er-Supplies/FB341AA?HP-TouchPad-Power-Charger
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Hey thank you for the link! Have you used this on the SGSIII yet? If so how was it?
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$2 cables from amazon have always worked for me.
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Yea they work. Again, I just find them too short.
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mariotme said:
I don't think its related to the cable. Its just the crappy windows MTP.
I am personally planning to purchase this looks damn cool
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I would not get this cable...the MicroUSB connector sucks. I had it for 2 days and its already loose (don't think it was ever good) and it disconnects depending when you move it slightly.
jiggytom said:
I would not get this cable...the MicroUSB connector sucks. I had it for 2 days and its already loose (don't think it was ever good) and it disconnects depending when you move it slightly.
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Wow thank you for the input! It does look pretty cool tho lol
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Hey guys, so admittily I don't know much about this stuff
I found this cable and it looks good, durable and has gotten some great reviews
Do you think this is a good buy? I'm going to contact the seller to make sure it's compatible with our devices
Any input is appreciated!
theroyalwe said:
You can get a HP Touchpad usb charger that puts out 2 amps for less than $5 from this link:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...er-Supplies/FB341AA?HP-TouchPad-Power-Charger
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Thanks for the link! Ordered a bunch for home and work. Lol
Just about the same price for generic chargers, so for OEM 2amps, why not!
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fergie716 said:
Hey thank you for the link! Have you used this on the SGSIII yet? If so how was it?
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I used this charger last night on my GS3 with the old cable from my Droid Charge (which appears to be nearly identical). Seems fine. Charge was decently quick, and there wasn't excess heat at the connector or with the device at large.
My only complaint with the included TouchPad cable is that it "hangs" upon removal, whereas the Samsung charging cable feels a lot smoother going into and out of the port.
F_L_Abs said:
Thanks for the link! Ordered a bunch for home and work. Lol
Just about the same price for generic chargers, so for OEM 2amps, why not!
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OMG! I ordered two Chinese chargers from Ebay that don't work right, and I paid $6 each for them!
Thank you for the link. I just ordered 4. I had to stop myself from ordering 10.
theroyalwe said:
You can get a HP Touchpad usb charger that puts out 2 amps for less than $5 from this link:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...er-Supplies/FB341AA?HP-TouchPad-Power-Charger
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Looks like a great deal. Just ordered. Thanks.
demarcmj said:
Looks like a great deal. Just ordered. Thanks.
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Yea I think I'm gunna give that one a go
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princeendo said:
I used this charger last night on my GS3 with the old cable from my Droid Charge (which appears to be nearly identical). Seems fine. Charge was decently quick, and there wasn't excess heat at the connector or with the device at large.
My only complaint with the included TouchPad cable is that it "hangs" upon removal, whereas the Samsung charging cable feels a lot smoother going into and out of the port.
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I haven't had any problems with the HP cable that came with mine but I've also not tried all of the ones that I bought (I got 4) so I'll have to check them and report back if they are hanging.
I bought a bunch of these when I had my Captivate and SGS2...
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Data-...55094&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+captivate+cable
Looks OEM and it works as good. I have about 6 of them that I keep around the house, backpack and at work. Will be ordering a few of the HP Touchpad wall plugs as well since the price is pretty cheap.

Longer MicroUSB charging cable

The microUSB cable is too short, and need a longer one. Will any of the long ones that pop up on ebay work fine or does it need to be a specific type of cable or something.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3M-long-Mic...Accessories&hash=item231ed566ca#ht_2678wt_958
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cellet-8ft-...Accessories&hash=item48461ce9f3#ht_1700wt_952
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3M-long-Mic...Accessories&hash=item231fb19fec#ht_2697wt_958
etc
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5460&seq=1&format=2
Cheap and quality! Especially for 15ft. They have smaller lengths if that's too long for you....
art0605 said:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5460&seq=1&format=2
Cheap and quality! Especially for 15ft. They have smaller lengths if that's too long for you....
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Wow that's a great find.
Working well for you I assume?
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fergie716 said:
Wow that's a great find.
Working well for you I assume?
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Absolutely! I got the 6ft ones with ferrite cores. But I am sure the 15ft ones are the same thing.
Longer cable cause greater power loss
i bought a kindle3 last year, and the cable is very long. When i use it to connect my phone to USB port on laptop, my phone can't be recognized
The one that came with the phone was to long for me. I switched to the one that came with my one x. I use the one x charger to it looks better made
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bigdipper said:
Longer cable cause greater power loss
i bought a kindle3 last year, and the cable is very long. When i use it to connect my phone to USB port on laptop, my phone can't be recognized
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That is just a faulty cable.
Perhaps you can use an existing USB cable?
I've plenty of these from my past units - I find Nokia cables very well made
My N8 USB cable have locking clasps at the micro-USB side and works pretty well for fast charging
For longer cable needs I bring with me the charging cable of my Logitech K800 wireless keyboard
Great quality USB cable for charging and connecting to KIES or just plain transferring files
I have one white original for my kindle, but using it with gs3 charger, as it's twice as long...
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I always look to monoprice.com for cables. You are guaranteed to get a high quality cable. You can get one shipped for maybe $1 more than those ebay cables.
Huge +1000 on Monoprice cables. They also have USB AC & Car power adapters. Super easy to stock up on extra cables & chargers.
Beknatok said:
Huge +1000 on Monoprice cables. They also have USB AC & Car power adapters. Super easy to stock up on extra cables & chargers.
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Never heard of Monoprice, I'll check them out. thanks
can you guys get the monoprice cables to work with the AC adapter?
actng said:
can you guys get the monoprice cables to work with the AC adapter?
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That's the whole point, to make the cable that came with the charger longer. That way one can lay in bed, charge, and use the phone at the same time.
SamsungVibrant said:
That's the whole point, to make the cable that came with the charger longer. That way one can lay in bed, charge, and use the phone at the same time.
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Yeah, I just wish (KICKSTARTER!) that someone made a microusb cable that didn't protrude so much from the end of the phone, making it a pain to hold comfortably in landscape mode. Even the right-angle microusb cables I have aren't good enough.
Somebody should really make one that sits flush against the phone, with some extra silicone padding along the base, so you can't even really tell that it's plugged in. It'd be a little pricier, being niche, but I'd buy it... and if marketed right, lots of others would too.
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That's the whole point, to make the cable that came with the charger longer. That way one can lay in bed, charge, and use the phone at the same time.
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so the length doesn't affect charging performance?
Do longer cables negatively impact charging?
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so the length doesn't affect charging performance?
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Good question, I don't know. Maybe someone else can chime in.
I can't decide between 6, 10 and 15 ft.
I was going to get the 15 ft until someone else mentioned the longer cables affect charging performance. I don't know if there is any truth to that.
Can someone who knows chime in please
I just bought two 15ft cables on monoprice for two bucks a pop. There's a lot of positive reviews, so my guess is that it works just fine
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Totally off-topic but for everybody that buys cables from Monoprice, do you guys have free shipping code or something?
I know their products and prices are good. But it seems like unless I'm buying a lot of cables, the shipping doesn't justify the cost.
Charging isn't an issue over 6 feet, but if you're using it for data, don't go over 6 feet...
This is what I use. No issues.
Mediabridge - USB 2.0 A-Male to Micro-B Cable (6 Feet)

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