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The cheap answer to crappy cables

I see that the answer to a lot of problems is "get a new cable". If you want a good USB cable for your Epic 4G and don't want to pay the outrageous prices at Radio Shack or Best Buy, etc., then get your cable at http://monoprice.com. We're talking under $2 for gold-plated micro USB cables. I bought a handful and they've worked perfectly for me.
No, this is not spam, and I have no connection whatsoever to monoprice.com. Just a happy customer.

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xopher.hunter said:
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It's just an addendum to a common answer. Lots of questions are answered with, "Get a better cable." This is a way to get a better cable without getting ripped off for $20-$30.
If it belongs somewhere else, like accessories, a moderator can feel free to move it.

And there is already a thread, "Monoprice or nothing, " in that section.

what kind of micro usb I get for my samsung epic. It look kinda confusing and i dont want to buy wrong kind

silverhawknike said:
what kind of micro usb I get for my samsung epic. It look kinda confusing and i dont want to buy wrong kind
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Blackberry and htc's micro usb cords tend to be the best... just make sure its not a skinny p.o.s like the one that comes with the epic...
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flastnoles11 said:
Blackberry and htc's micro usb cords tend to be the best... just make sure its not a skinny p.o.s like the one that comes with the epic...
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idk i have some startech.com cables that are small in diameter. have had them for about a year & they work good.

zman519 said:
idk i have some startech.com cables that are small in diameter. have had them for about a year & they work good.
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Lol ok let me change that to the p.o.s skinny samsung cables... samsung cables are crap...
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flastnoles11 said:
Lol ok let me change that to the p.o.s skinny samsung cables... samsung cables are crap...
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Sounds good hehe ;-).
My friend was odining & hiemdaling a captivate & his phone phone SGS mesmerize to night (well I did the captivate) & odin would not work on the mez going back to a stock froyo rom so we could get the modem to work with cm7. Then I see throw the mess of USB cables we had hdd & laptops phones big mess O cables, that's he's using his stock samsuck cable =-O I'm like OMG I FORGOT TO TELL HIM.
I got the phone backup for him with my startech ;-)
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I've been using a belkin with some mixed results, but most of the time it works just fine.
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I have been using my stock cable that came with my phone since day 1. I have odined atleast 100 times with no fails or soft bricks. I am beginning to believe that samsung fixed their crappy cable issue. I bought my phone last june, so earlier models might have defective cables.
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RealTic said:
I have been using my stock cable that came with my phone since day 1. I have odined atleast 100 times with no fails or soft bricks. I am beginning to believe that samsung fixed their crappy cable issue. I bought my phone last june, so earlier models might have defective cables.
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Got mine around the same time and its no good thing won't even stay plugged.....
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RealTic said:
I have been using my stock cable that came with my phone since day 1. I have odined atleast 100 times with no fails or soft bricks. I am beginning to believe that samsung fixed their crappy cable issue. I bought my phone last june, so earlier models might have defective cables.
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I got mine xmas 2010; been using the stock cable since day 1 as well. Never an issue.
As with everything else with this phone, YMMV

Amen! That POS was the source of all my nerd rage for weeks. I did opt for Radio Shack though. No waiting. Walked in and Odin'ed back from the dead in the truck before I left the parking lot.

oh look. i searched "monoprice" just in the epic4g section and came up with 3 threads with that word in the op.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308281&highlight=monoprice
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310792&highlight=monoprice
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1256104&highlight=monoprice
plus some.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126697&highlight=monoprice
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16700928&postcount=5
xda search must not be broken anymore! hurrah!
now if only people would use it.
look at my sig.

I found it easier to just pick up some Blackberry OEM cables on eBay...

I know everyone hates the stock cable and I expect mine to fail me, but so far I have used nothing but the stock cable and have had no problems! Like I said I have read all the post about get a new cable and when it does not work right I will know why!
I did buy my phone later so maybe they changed something but it is a thin p o s samsung cable!

How to check whether phone is used or new

I am on the lookout for a Galaxy Nexus in Mumbai, India. I want to make sure that I get my money's worth when buying the phone i.e I don't want to get ripped off by the seller.
Can you please tell me how I can know if a phone is new or used previously.
I already read but people in the comments have reported that they don't always work:
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/howto/check-android-reconditioned-or-oem-status/
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/howto/access-hidden-menu-android-phone/

just checked..didnt work on mine. someone commented that this only works for CDMA phones and not GSM model, i have a GSM gnex

k786 said:
just checked..didnt work on mine. someone commented that this only works for CDMA phones and not GSM model, i have a GSM gnex
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I know. That's why I posted this thread - to see if someone else would have a answer.

There's very little you can do to check if it's new or not other than call Samsung and see if someone has registered the unit with them for some reason or another. Although the seals on the box being broken would be a massive give away

EddyOS said:
There's very little you can do to check if it's new or not other than call Samsung and see if someone has registered the unit with them for some reason or another. Although the seals on the box being broken would be a massive give away
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Oh trust me, the seal is not really the most trustworthy sign.

TheMysteriousOne said:
Oh trust me, the seal is not really the most trustworthy sign.
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Seriously i have seen my friend who used to own a cell phone shop open n re seal a cell phone box with ease.. not many can no the difference.
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TheMysteriousOne said:
Oh trust me, the seal is not really the most trustworthy sign.
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No, but if it's broken the phone isn't new is it?

EddyOS said:
No, but if it's broken the phone isn't new is it?
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Obviously. Is that even a serious question?

Sdobron said:
Obviously. Is that even a serious question?
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No it's not, perhaps a should've been added to the end...

EddyOS said:
There's very little you can do to check if it's new or not other than call Samsung and see if someone has registered the unit with them for some reason or another. Although the seals on the box being broken would be a massive give away
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When i got my nexus in the mail my buddy took it out of the box and put his phone in to play a joke on me and didn't even break the seal. I asked him how he did it and he said he didn't even realize he had done that. So no the seal is no indicator at all lol.
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Wdustin1 said:
When i got my nexus in the mail my buddy took it out of the box and put his phone in to play a joke on me and didn't even break the seal. I asked him how he did it and he said he didn't even realize he had done that. So no the seal is no indicator at all lol.
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I find it hard to believe you can undo the seal without damaging it, I had to proper rip mine to get into the box. Perhaps the EU ones are more secure!!
Either way, unless you're getting it from an official dealer it's hard to say whether it's 100% new or not

Wireless charging for Note 2

http://www.uway-qi.com/Productsshow.asp?ID=65
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What? Is this new or something?
Honest question
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Is this for real? Also, I know my GN2 needs a 2amp charger, or it will be on that thing for many hours. What's the amperage?
sent from someone who's NOT using an iPhone.

lawalty said:
Is this for real? Also, I know my GN2 needs a 2amp charger, or it will be on that thing for many hours. What's the amperage?
sent from someone who's NOT using an iPhone.
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From the link
It's a 5v 1000ma ..

Where can we buy this at? Idc the order page?
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That's the same as the new green version qi receiver that starts popping up on Ebay recently , bought it for $20 few days ago.

Do you need to mod tmo gn2 for thid or can you just stick it on?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400416112196

Vanquiz said:
That's the same as the new green version qi receiver that starts popping up on Ebay recently , bought it for $20 few days ago.
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Does it work?
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Dont know yet, shipping from overseas will takes around one month... Sigh

I'm 99% sure you will need to do the mod in my sig in order to get this to work. Instead of using the palm coil use the Qi pad.

vinas1 said:
I'm 99% sure you will need to do the mod in my sig in order to get this to work. Instead of using the palm coil use the Qi pad.
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I'm on tapa talk so I can't see your sig, but I'm assuming that it says that you need to do a hardware hack.
People unless you see tmobile or t889 it's not going to work. The tmobile version of the note 2 is missing a little chip that allows wireless for some reason. Unless there is a software workaround that hasn't been pushed wireless is a no go.

So if I do the mod, I can just buy one of those $15 coil pads and it'll work for palm pre and Qi chargers or no?

Kawaisa said:
So if I do the mod, I can just buy one of those $15 coil pads and it'll work for palm pre and Qi chargers or no?
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Don't think so. From what I gather, T-Mobile version of note has contacts, but they don't do anything. Wonder if there's a way to go around that. Like solder a wire or something. but I doubt it.

Meanee said:
Don't think so. From what I gather, T-Mobile version of note has contacts, but they don't do anything. Wonder if there's a way to go around that. Like solder a wire or something. but I doubt it.
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yeah it's the mod I was referring to

Kawaisa said:
yeah it's the mod I was referring to
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You have any details on the mod?

Meanee said:
You have any details on the mod?
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Check the under the original android development forum.

firstflyer said:
Check the under the original android development forum.
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Thanks, just noticed. Seems to be a simple 1 wire job. Problem is, my soldering skills leave a lot to be desired. Guess it's time to practice. Or ask someone who knows what they are doing.

Meanee said:
Thanks, just noticed. Seems to be a simple 1 wire job. Problem is, my soldering skills leave a lot to be desired. Guess it's time to practice. Or ask someone who knows what they are doing.
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You'll be fine, last time I hold a soldering iron is like 20 years ago, my hand a bit shaky now, and I did it just fine. Just be careful when prying the phone open, there are 2 clips behind the battery spot top and bottom.

hmm
I was tempted to do this. Worried about messing up tho.

I actually just bought an at&t gn2 specifically because of the wireless charging issues on the t889. I'll have to hack it a little, but my understanding is all frewquinciesnshould work just as well as on the T-Mobile gn2.

Sad day, cracked screen.

Well, sad day today. A golf ball landed on my galaxy s3's screen. Needless to say, golf ball > galaxy s3.
Called customer service to see how much it is to be replaced, and with my insurance, its a big 166$. Ridiculous.
EDIT:
My brother works at a Radio shack, and they'll fix it for like 100$.
Has anyone used Radio shack before to get a screen replacement? If so, how long did it take, and did they do a goob job?

feet taiserva
Purchase the replacement screen on eBay, watch a video on youtube on the screen replacement. It's easier than you think and wouldn't cost much at all. If your opposed to that I would trust them, it's not difficult.

MiG8GT said:
Purchase the replacement screen on eBay, watch a video on youtube on the screen replacement. It's easier than you think and wouldn't cost much at all. If your opposed to that I would trust them, it's not difficult.
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The 100$ is what my brother said, after looking online it actually ends up to being 329$.
I'm thinking I'll let T-Mobile do it... I don't want to risk destroying it myself..
Kind of sucks though, a golf ball dropped and cracked it as bad as it did, it's at the bottom, like right on the home button, but the crack went to nearly the top of the screen.

Did you check eBay?? I would think they were way under $100 for the screen.

MiG8GT said:
Did you check eBay?? I would think they were way under $100 for the screen.
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Well I checked Amazon, I have Amazon Prime for free for being a student.. and they are around $15-20.
I just don't want to take the chance that i make it worse than it already is... I'm not good at all at doing things like that, I'd rather it be done by someone who knows what they are doing.
Also, they said I could use a phone from the T-Mobile store until mine is replaced, which is pretty cool..

Understandable you don't want to make it worse than it already is. Try looking for places in your local area, there are repair shops that fix phones and video game systems for a fraction of the cost. Some times on Groupon they have Groupons for say $60 for a screen replacement, that's always another option you could check out.

MiG8GT said:
Understandable you don't want to make it worse than it already is. Try looking for places in your local area, there are repair shops that fix phones and video game systems for a fraction of the cost. Some times on Groupon they have Groupons for say $60 for a screen replacement, that's always another option you could check out.
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Yea, I will look around.. But I do like that I can take it to T-Mobile, and they will loan me a phone while it's being fixed. I'll have to odin it back to stock though. Oh well.
Thanks for the input!

Can't hurt to check around. Anytime!

Ontop of having Radio Shack doing it...it will void your warranty...to keep your warranty either have T-Mobile or Samsung fix it.
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CodyRst said:
Well I checked Amazon, I have Amazon Prime for free for being a student.. and they are around $15-20.
I just don't want to take the chance that i make it worse than it already is... I'm not good at all at doing things like that, I'd rather it be done by someone who knows what they are doing.
Also, they said I could use a phone from the T-Mobile store until mine is replaced, which is pretty cool..
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Good call just pay the price and don't worry about the other stuff
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daxecutioner24 said:
Good call just pay the price and don't worry about the other stuff
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Well I called the insurance company this morning. They said $150, and that my replacement phone will be here tomorrow.
All is well, atleast it still works so I can use it until the new one comes tomorrow. Glad im getting a new one as well, instead of just getting this one fixed and sent back.
Thanks for feedback guys! :victory:

Well, as new as a refurbished phone can get. Any replacement/warranty phone that congress from tmobile is most likely going to be refurbished. I know because I have one and I'm very nit picky about my phone and always find some small defect with it.
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ucantak3dis said:
Well, as new as a refurbished phone can get. Any replacement/warranty phone that congress from tmobile is most likely going to be refurbished. I know because I have one and I'm very nit picky about my phone and always find some small defect with it.
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Yeah, I have had that experience as well... Although more often than not, I end up with a busted camera which is more than a *minor* defect...
Asurion sometimes sends out BNIB devices but only if a) they don't have a refurb on hand or b) you've gone through a few refurbs in a short time.

I tried fixing my Nexus One's cracked screen...ROYALLY ****ed it up (just a little too much glue & ripped a ribbon) and ended up wasting $150 even after selling it for parts on eBay.
I would say if you are thinking about doing it yourself and don't have a lot of patience/manual dexterity/proper tools & work environment, don't try.
Also I figure the S3 is probably a lot harder to take apart than my old N1.

CodyRst said:
Well I called the insurance company this morning. They said $150, and that my replacement phone will be here tomorrow.
All is well, atleast it still works so I can use it until the new one comes tomorrow. Glad im getting a new one as well, instead of just getting this one fixed and sent back.
Thanks for feedback guys! :victory:
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Yeah it may come plastic wrap and all but it's a refurbished one. Fixing the one you had at least you knew it was ok and how old it is compare to a used one that may bring a host of issues.
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Well got the replacement today, was surprised when i opened it.
It came with the phone, a battery, a back cover, a usb and charger, headphones, a new sims card.
I'm wondering if I need to send back my old battery, or just the old phone?

CodyRst said:
Well got the replacement today, was surprised when i opened it.
It came with the phone, a battery, a back cover, a usb and charger, headphones, a new sims card.
I'm wondering if I need to send back my old battery, or just the old phone?
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Just the old phone. You keep all accessories and back cover.
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Towle said:
Just the old phone. You keep all accessories and back cover.
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Sounds good, just dont want to be charged for a battery or usb cable

I thought when you do an insurance claim the broken phone is yours.
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Five0nIt said:
I thought when you do an insurance claim the broken phone is yours.
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That thought makes no sense at all,
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Original Charging cable loose contact

Hi All,
I bought new galaxy note 7 from sprint and the original charging cable that came inside box having loose contact. Can I return it to store and get new one or is there any fix for this?
Regards,
Prince

princedare said:
Hi All,
I bought new galaxy note 7 from sprint and the original charging cable that came inside box having loose contact. Can I return it to store and get new one or is there any fix for this?
Regards,
Prince
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Not sure if they will. Maybe. I havent tried my cables, I did use the Orange brand, them suckers are hard to pull out

You can try to show them it's defective you may be better off contacting Samsung. I contacted them via text chat or call for my note 3 awhile ago over chargers. They ended up giving me a bunch for free due to me waiting so long ect. Just remember be nice patient and it will work out, if not hang up until you get a rep that is nice and will help you.
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