Charging cables - Galaxy S III Accessories

I understand that not all micro usb cable effiently charge the s3. Do you have any recommendation other than stock option?

most of them should have no problem whatsoever unless you buy them from really low quality manufacturers.
I bought a bunch from monoprice and they seem to work just fine. (6ft cables)

Stay under 5' for best results. YMMV.
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I like the monoprice "premium" series.. Should be around $1-$2 each
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Need a longer wall charger cord....HELP!

I need a longer charging cord. The factory cords they send with these tabs are wayyyyy too short. 5 feet or so would be perfect. Any recommendations?
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Longer cables can be found on amazon and ebay. Here is a link to one example.
http://www.amazon.com/KHOMO-Super-C...2J2M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326674364&sr=8-1
I guess I should rephrase. What longer cables have you all used that will charge the tab while using it. Most of the extended USB cables have terrible reviews because they can't supply enough juice. I see the cellet cable has good reviews but no numbers tossed around as to what its output is.
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I use a regular, generic (female / male) USB extender cable, connected to the stock Samsung one. Works perfectly.
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Lior Messer said:
I use a regular, generic (female / male) USB extender cable, connected to the stock Samsung one. Works perfectly.
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Ditto, mines only a foot or two longer and it is more than enough distance for me.
Why do you need the extra long cable?
A regular extender cable works likea charm...
Dx.com has a lot of those
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(Q) Portable battery charger.

Im looking for a portable battery charger, around 5000mAh, and charging time will be slightly faster for the portable battrry charger and my S2. Any recommendation from you guys?
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Serch out on ebay.com or else go to www.chinavation.com you can order online from this chinese site too. They deliver worldwide ..cheerz
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I am using iWALK model no. 8200 and it works fine. The only one disadvantage is it has only one USB output
And to addd, what price could be for that portable charger...
I recommend checking out dealextreme. The products are extremely cheap(you can find almost anything for your phone from there), so you can buy like three of them with the same price as eBay's equivalent.

[Q] MHL cable?

Does a cheap MHL cable work just as well as the expensive one or is there any difference?
I bought a cheap one in focalprice some weeks ago (+-8 usd) , I will see then, but I don't own an expensive one to comapre,
I will review as I get it
Most of the time cheap is just as good
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Go to Amazon and read reviews. You do get what you pay for in mhl... I have the Skiva mhl ($15). I bought one of the $5 ones first, and after HD mkv was stuttering and draining quicker than it could charge, I bought the Skiva and learned my lesson. In most cases, except simple cables like hdmi, you get what you pay for.
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I oicked up an HTC one from Radio Shack for like $20 and havent had any issues
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New Charger Cable

If anyone uses a good quality cable or knows of one could u point me in that direction because I always find that the samsung ones stop working after a while around where it plugs into the phone.
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I always buy the 1 buck things from eBay. They work pretty well and if one breaks there are still enough, because I always buy 5 or 6 at a time.
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I have a media bridge 6 foot cable I got off amazon. Great charger cable. It seems like it charges faster than stock too. Not just on my nexus, but also my uncles note.
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senfgurke said:
I always buy the 1 buck things from eBay. They work pretty well and if one breaks there are still enough, because I always buy 5 or 6 at a time.
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Link please?
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Just checked eBay.
From 1€ to 4,10€ in a day...
Lucky me. I bought 5 for 1 each a few weeks ago.
Hope they will lower the price soon.
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I recently bought a nice retractable one from my local Office Max. Liking it a lot! Charges just as fast as the original cable and works for data as well.
http://www.retrak.co/Products/tabid/86/ProdID/264/Language/en-US/Retractable_Blue_Micro_USB_Cable.aspx
I think Google just started accessories for the Nexus 4, like a USB cable, maybe that one will be solid.

I don't know where to buy a charger!

Hi all,
I need to buy a charger for my SGS3. I need either a genuine Samsung one, or a safe and compatible micro-usb charger with an extended cable. I don't want to get one on ebay because I don't trust the listings, and Amazon's listings have negative reviews where users talking about their chargers have exploded and flown across the room.
I'm UK based so I don't want to order from other countries due to shipping times/costs.
Helpful inputs will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
Any charger is compatible heck i even use the apple ipad plug and a OEM Htc cable and it works fine
the phone itself regulates all the charging not the charger itself..
but make sure you buy a Hi quality micro USB cable or else you could short your phone
Thanks for the reply, but where should I buy the product from?
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Thanks for the reply, but where should I buy the product from?
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Amazon is one of the best places and by sorting them by highest rated and with the most reviews makes it easy. Or if you want to keep it easy, buy the Galaxy S4 charger (2.1 A instead of 1.0 A!) off Samsung.com and if you register your device, they give you a 50% of promo code for mobile accessories which makes it about $20.
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Thanks for the info :thumbup:
I've seen one on Amazon, I'll get the link for you guys to judge it.
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Amazon is one of the best places and by sorting them by highest rated and with the most reviews makes it easy. Or if you want to keep it easy, buy the Galaxy S4 charger (2.1 A instead of 1.0 A!) off Samsung.com and if you register your device, they give you a 50% of promo code for mobile accessories which makes it about $20.
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Highest rated + most reviews brought me to this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/GadgetinBox...8&sr=8-3&keywords=micro+usb+charger&tag=0u-21
Thoughts?
Thanks
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Highest rated + most reviews brought me to this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/GadgetinBox...8&sr=8-3&keywords=micro+usb+charger&tag=0u-21
Thoughts?
Thanks
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For the price, it wouldn't hurt to buy one but another thing to look out for is number of reviews, which can say a lot of the quality and utility!
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Found this one on Amazon but not sure if they have it on the UK site. I'll edit depending on if they have it or not.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0073FCPSK?vs=1
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Another good option is to check hotels in your area. People leave behind their phone chargers ALL THE TIME: they're not worth driving back for, and often people won't even bother to have them mailed to them. As a result, pretty much every hotel desk has a box of chargers that they hold on to for people who forgot to bring theirs. If you ask nicely, they might let you pick through it and take one. These are often the brandname chargers that came with the phones.
I noticed that the ones with a lot of reviews seem to be the most untrustworthy, I saw a listing with one that had 60 5 star reviews, but it also had 50 1 star reviews that talked about how the charger has literally blown up and flown across the room or stopped working on its second charge. As for local hotels... There aren't any near where I live
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Can't you just go to some big retail surface around your area and get one from there? Any charger with a microusb will work. The only thing i'd look out for is the 1A charging current (like the original) so the phone finishes charging in in about 2h. Just avoid the real obvious crap ones from shady brands and you should be fine. You can just trade it in if it doesn't work properly. I got a bundle from energizer for a bit less than 20€ (around £17). Had a wallsocket charger with 2 usb sockets (1A), a car charger one (with 1A and 2 usbs too), a rather long cord and several ends to plug just about every device i could think of. Obviously microusb included.
What about the same as the one provided in the original box? It should be safe I think.

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