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battery charger with USB out for S3 for $2.39 shipped..

Seems like a crazy cheap deal!!! Just a usb output wall plug will cost $5 or more...
Samsung Galaxy SIII Battery Charger with USB Power Port $2.39 FS
Samsung Galaxy SIII Battery Charger with USB Power Port $2.39 FS
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Some Compatible Models
SAMSUNG Galaxy SIII I9300 Galaxy S III i535 / i747 / L710 / T999

Link doesn't pull up the charger but it's probably the same ones on eBay with the pink and blue led light. Not bad for the price but it takes a LONG time to charge!
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fmllc said:
Link doesn't pull up the charger but it's probably the same ones on eBay with the pink and blue led light. Not bad for the price but it takes a LONG time to charge!
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Link fixed..

Beware. Been many reports that non-OEM charges don't fully charge the battery and they shut off at 85% or so.

fmllc said:
Link doesn't pull up the charger but it's probably the same ones on eBay with the pink and blue led light. Not bad for the price but it takes a LONG time to charge!
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can you define long time? It will still charge overnight right?

No1ustad said:
can you define long time? It will still charge overnight right?
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please do. i'm interested in buying a battery charger as well.

I don't get it how does the usb output work.
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No1ustad said:
can you define long time? It will still charge overnight right?
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About 6-7 hours....not a problem if you only have one spare battery...but you need at least two of them if you have four
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clark44 said:
I don't get it how does the usb output work.
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You plug your data cable into it and plug it into the wall....
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Its just like this one....they are pretty cheap...I have four of them....one broke already....bit for the price you can't complain!
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Broke how?
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The contacts that make the connection to the battery came loose and were just hanging out of the little holes....I opened it up and fixed them back in place using a soldering iron....don't think anyone else would have gone through all the effort for $2.50....but I like tinkering with things....
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Paper weight or possible fix?

Before getting my SGS3 I used flashed a CM9 nightly and all was fine. After switching over phones the day of the release I put my phone back in its box in my desk. I missed it and wanted to play around, check out new development, and actually my first SGS3 was stolen off the bar so would have loved it as a temp instead of a BB. But anyways I picked it up and plugged it in... nothing won't charge no matter what, I left the battery out for about an hour plugged back in, left it plugged in over night nothing worked. The phone worked perfectly before I put it in my desk and it was untouched...does this sound done for or is there something I can try. Appreciate the help in advance.
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Have you pulled the battery yet? Leave it out for 30 secs.
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Yes, I've done 30 seconds, 30 minutes, 24 hours. Still wont power on, it sucks I dont have an extra battery to test that aspect.
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Your battery may be fully discharged. Then mobile phones are incapable of charging them. This happened to me with old phones but not recently.
What you have to do is to remove the battery and apply highcharge to it.
Take a powersource which is capable of giving about 6-7 volts dc and connect two wires from it to +ve and -ve terminals of your battery. Hold it like that for about minute or two. Not more. Then try to charge the battery without turning on the phone. If don't work try increasing voltage upto 12v
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+ve termainal of batter to +ve terminal of power source. And similarly negative
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I'm going to try this in the morning and let you know how it goes. Thank you so much for the information.
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It was the charging port, not quite sure how it broke over night without it being touched. Luckily my brothers girlfriend has the dinc2 so I trialed my battery in her phone and it started charging. Any fixes for the port is that a customer service issue?

CeeMillz said:
It was the charging port, not quite sure how it broke over night without it being touched. Luckily my brothers girlfriend has the dinc2 so I trialed my battery in her phone and it started charging. Any fixes for the port is that a customer service issue?
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if its under warranty htc will fix for free they did me give them a call.
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It's not =\ but I ghetto rigged it by wrapping the cord around it and it's charging. Gonna be my development Guinea pig
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Sorry to hear that your incredible2 died but if your willing to part with it I would like to buy it as a parts phone for mine.
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If you can hold off for about a week or so my little brother is using it as a loaner phone till his upgrade I'll pm you when he gets the s3 if you're interested.
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OK sounds good thank you.
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It is pretty easy to replace the charging port. I did it last week, it only took about 10 minutes and you can get the charging port for $7 on ebay. There are guides and videos on how to do it.

There's a thread on replacing the USB port, its like an 8 dollar part
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Charging port...

Is it just me.. Or does the charger keep falling out too easily from the charging port?
I haven't damaged it or treated it wrong.. It keeps falling out easily when I pick up the device.
I have tried the supplied white cable.. And still had my galaxy s3 cable.. Does same.
Anyone else.?
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scaredofgirls said:
Is it just me.. Or does the charger keep falling out too easily from the charging port?
I haven't damaged it or treated it wrong.. It keeps falling out easily when I pick up the device.
I have tried the supplied white cable.. And still had my galaxy s3 cable.. Does same.
Anyone else.?
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Nope, it's a pretty snuggle fit for me.

AjunNg said:
Nope, it's a pretty snuggle fit for me.
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x2 mines actually pretty tight to get out

Yeah l'm facing the same problem since day 1.
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yes, same for me.
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yea, it's annoying.

+1 for loose

+1 Same here

I've just trimmed a small amount of the plastic casing off the cable to make it sit better (which it does now) the angle of the bezel causes the cable not to sit fully into the port.
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Mine too .
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On inspection, I've noticed that the port is recessed quite far back into the phone. I'm hoping it's just a problem for a few handsets. I called three today and they're sending me another Note 2. Let's see if this one is any better.

No problems here. Did you try any other micro usb cable.. some fit better than others

Yep it's rubbish. The plug needs to be longer. The socket is too recessed. Easy enough to remove some of the casing of an old usb lead. Will update, to see how well it works.
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As I mentioned in my previous post, trimming a cable a bit works just fine.
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davestix said:
On inspection, I've noticed that the port is recessed quite far back into the phone. I'm hoping it's just a problem for a few handsets. I called three today and they're sending me another Note 2. Let's see if this one is any better.
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You got them to send you another one because of this problem?
Perhaps I should take my sim free - back to carphone warehouse?..hmmm i got 14 days..to see.

RavenY2K3 said:
As I mentioned in my previous post, trimming a cable a bit works just fine.
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Worked just fine, thx for the tip.
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Mine too. Keeps falling off every now and then. I bought HDTV adapter (the Samsung proprietary one for the S3) and that has a much longer micro usb and that fits in tight. I read somewhere that samsung has modified the micro USB port (some 5 pin connector or something like that, for the MHL) could it be because of that?

scaredofgirls said:
You got them to send you another one because of this problem?
Perhaps I should take my sim free - back to carphone warehouse?..hmmm i got 14 days..to see.
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Yeah. I have a feeling that note all handsets are like this. If they were this thread would be flooded.
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RavenY2K3 said:
As I mentioned in my previous post, trimming a cable a bit works just fine.
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What do you mean by trimming the cable? Can you please post a picture to your cable?

My cable sits snug u can actually dangle the phone from the lead and it stays in!
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[Q] Weird charging issue

Last night I shut my phone off around 11pm and went to bed. The phone was at 48% when I plugged it in. This morning, I woke up around 6am and thought it was a little odd that the light on my phone was still red. When I turned my phone on it was only at 82%. After 7 hours it only charged 34%. Does anybody have any ideas why? I am on the latest Jellybomb.
I did post this in the Jellybomb Q and A thread but I figured it might be better to start a separate thread as I do not think it is Rom related?

Did you use the charger that came with the phone or another charger? I've noticed that my phone will only charge properly with high amperage chargers.
This is especially true if something is going on in the background (e.g. Titanium Backup).
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Yes I did, that is the weird thing. Also the phone was off, so nothing running in the background!

there are known issues with the security of the cable that comes with the phone, it might have been loosely inserted into the phone
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reinaldistic said:
there are known issues with the security of the cable that comes with the phone, it might have been loosely inserted into the phone
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Thank you for the heads up! I was not aware that there was a known issue.

reinaldistic said:
there are known issues with the security of the cable that comes with the phone, it might have been loosely inserted into the phone
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Yup. The stock cable does not click wjen inserted, and doesn't even fit securely in the connector. I think I've noticed that my 2A HP Touchpad charger charges quicker than my stock N2 charger...problem with a device with great battery life, testing charging can't happen that often
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Odd... I must have gotten a cable from a different batch, because mine definitely clicks. I wonder if Sammy fixed the problem by the time I got around to ordering my GN2 (I purchased mine from Sprint a couple of weeks or so ago).
Is it a problem with the cable or the connector on the phone?
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omnidroid said:
Odd... I must have gotten a cable from a different batch, because mine definitely clicks. I wonder if Sammy fixed the problem by the time I got around to ordering my GN2 (I purchased mine from Sprint a couple of weeks or so ago).
Is it a problem with the cable or the connector on the phone?
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My phone I got from local brick and mortar corporate Sprint last Friday all baggies in the retail box were factory sealed. Definitely a cable problem, my Touchpad charger clicks fine.
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Similar wird thing also happened to me few months ago. Bought noname charger for my phone and always had battery problems.

I can also confirm that the stock cable doesn't click and it loosens very easily. I tried my s3 cable and that one is perfect. It isn't loose compared to gn2. Also hp charger does seem to charge any of my gadgets faster than usual.
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Phone charging acting weird

I tried 3 cables and two charging blocks and it charges slow. I downloaded a battery monitor app and it says it's charging via USB port even though its connected to the wall outlet. What can I do to fix this? it just barely started.
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horr1blek1tten said:
I tried 3 cables and two charging blocks and it charges slow. I downloaded a battery monitor app and it says it's charging via USB port even though its connected to the wall outlet. What can I do to fix this? it just barely started.
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What chargers are you using? Are they set up for Iphone charging?
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

All the one I'm using came with the phone.
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My stock wall charger slowed down significantly after about 4 months of use. Now it only puts out about 400-500ma tops. It used to put out roughly 1700ma when new.
I have an old HTC mt4gs charger that is rated for 1 amp. It consistently puts out 1200-1350ma when charging the phone from below about 50%. I prefer that charger for most of my charging in a hurry.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

I have two note 2 chargers and they both are doing this . I have to keep unplugging and plugging it in to get it to recognize that's its a wall outlet
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horr1blek1tten said:
I have two note 2 chargers and they both are doing this . I have to keep unplugging and plugging it in to get it to recognize that's its a wall outlet
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Have the same problem and cant figure out. My solution is im using neak kernel which allows you to increase charging current which actually helped. It charges a lot faster. Is it taking you about six hours to fully charge?
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Yes maybe longer
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horr1blek1tten said:
Yes maybe longer
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Not sure what rom ur using but neak and devil kernels allow u to change the charging rate. I had the same issue with my chargers. Not an issue anymore.
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I'm fully stock
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horr1blek1tten said:
I'm fully stock
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Only options would be to use a rooted stock rom and flash one of those kernels or buy a new charger.
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Prolly have to replace the phone ice used two chargers
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horr1blek1tten said:
Prolly have to replace the phone ice used two chargers
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The usb port is on its own pcb and only 8 bucks to order. My s2 said it was charging when it wasn't, unless I held the wire at extreme angles. It had pins loose
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=121164011528
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pyraxiate said:
The usb port is on its own pcb and only 8 bucks to order. My s2 said it was charging when it wasn't, unless I held the wire at extreme angles. It had pins loose
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=121164011528
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Thanks for this nice to know. It's an easy fix some it is on its own pcb
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sorry for some reason i can't use the quick reply.
i have found my issue of slow charging to be resolved by using a shorter usb cable. i was using the stock one and it seemed to slow down a lot after a few months. i tried the usb cord my wife uses, which is like 6ft long and it seemed to not charge at all. i then bought a short, 1ft monster usb cable and it charges so much faster. even faster than the stock usb cable

and rednewor
I've noticed that the shorter cables tend to wear out less rapidly as well. Wonder if it has something to do with there being less...well, cable...to get worn down from movement or whatnot. We used to go through our charging cables relatively rapidly, in just a few months, until we moved to short ones.
My last string longcord, though, hasn't been moved from its home since the first time it was plugged in, and is going on about 5 months without hassle.