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Bad charger port

I think I mite got a bad charging port. Is there a way to fix it or is it time to upgrade?

Is it just when your charging your phone or is it every time you plug your USB cable in? Have you tired different cables? i thought that same thing too and it turned out to be a bad cable.

Coming from the htc family, do the s2 charge ports seem to hold up better\longer?

woody296 said:
Coming from the htc family, do the s2 charge ports seem to hold up better\longer?
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My wife and I have had our E4GT for eight months now without any issues. I've had several other Samsung phones in my many years and never had any build issues.
Lol I even ran over my wife's phone once! Other than a few scratches there were still no issues.

mrwright83 said:
I think I mite got a bad charging port. Is there a way to fix it or is it time to upgrade?
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I'd try a new cord first. If that doesn't work go ahead and upgrade but send me your E4GT.

I've tried everything. I guess i can try to buy a new charger to make sure, before i jump ship
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Hathorne oftsmte
Have you tried the USB cable to the PC and see if that works. If you have bought a off market charger or so, then there can be issues. Try a blackberry USB cable if you have it and see if that works. Those cables are pretty good.
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I've tried everything. I guess i can try to buy a new charger to make sure, before i jump ship
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Worst case scenario: Port is shot and gets no charge whatsoever = call for insurance replacement.
The port is integrated to the mainboard inside so there is no "fixing" just the port, even local cellphone repair shops won't touch it. If your phone is insured they should replace it. When I WAS with T-Mobile they replaced mine free no questions asked b/c it had been in a flood. Phone was still 99% functional other than the fact it could not charge b/c the port was shocked out. Hope this info helps

mrwright83 said:
I think I mite got a bad charging port. Is there a way to fix it or is it time to upgrade?
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Have you gone to a Sprint service center???
Had the same thing happen to me a couple of months ago. Took it to Sprint and had a tech look at it. Got it replaced the next day.
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modifidious said:
Worst case scenario: Port is shot and gets no charge whatsoever = call for insurance replacement.
The port is integrated to the mainboard inside so there is no "fixing" just the port, even local cellphone repair shops won't touch it. If your phone is insured they should replace it. [/!QUOTE]
No fixing it? If the port was just over stressed you can pretty easily solder any broken pins back on... if the port is completely shot its not that that hard to lift the broken one and replace it with a scavanged micro USB port... I just replaced a busted HDMI port on an Xbox, same principal....
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[Q] Charging Cable

The wall UNIT is fine but the OEM cable doesnt work anymore.
I am using a old BLACKBERRY microUSB cable with it now and I noticed it charges a bit slower than the OEM.
Anyone have any suggestions on amazon or something for cables that are like close to OEM?
Thanks guys!

Why not address this with the company that sold you the phone?
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Same thing happened to me out of the blue the other day. Only a month old.

velveteen71 said:
Same thing happened to me out of the blue the other day. Only a month old.
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Yea might just get me some knock off ones on AMAZON and see how it is...... If not I might just get a OEM cable or something

LittleRedDot said:
Why not address this with the company that sold you the phone?
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???? they re not going to replace my cable LOL

Ya why not...if thats all they hafto do to keep a customer happy, is replace a charging cable..sure

chousayz said:
???? they re not going to replace my cable LOL
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I think they would, why do you think they wouldn't?
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chousayz said:
The wall UNIT is fine but the OEM cable doesnt work anymore.
I am using a old BLACKBERRY microUSB cable with it now and I noticed it charges a bit slower than the OEM.
Anyone have any suggestions on amazon or something for cables that are like close to OEM?
Thanks guys!
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Kindle replacement Micro USB Cable will get the job done perfect fit.
If you happen to own a kindle with worn out cable give Amazon a call and they will give you discount on it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006BGZJJ4/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I had this problem took mine back to att gave me a new cord and ordered me a new battery dont know why but hey...got a spare...

Guys this is just s standard urn cable with a micro usb end. I actually have a thick BlackBerry cable plugged into the wall plug that came with my phone and everything is good.
Although I do remember the skyrocket, where people had to be really specific on what they used to charge their phones because if they didn't they would actually have a charging wake lock, but this doesn't seem to be the case on this phone!
~PsyCl0ne
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[Q] USB Data sync questions

So i got a cheap data cable in a package awhile ago. It works perfectly with my S2 and my S3 but does not work with my S4. Is there a specific wiring setup that is used on the S4? Im hoping i can cut the cable and rearrange some wires to make it work. Does anyone else have a cheap cable that works?

re: data cable.
elesbb said:
So i got a cheap data cable in a package awhile ago. It works perfectly with my S2 and my S3 but does not work with my S4. Is there a specific wiring setup that is used on the S4? Im hoping i can cut the cable and rearrange some wires to make it work. Does anyone else have a cheap cable that works?
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Any usb cable which works properly on S3 will work perfectly on S4 too.
They are identical in the way they are wired, only differences are perhaps
the shape of the mini usb rubber surrounding the metel connector which
plugs into the phone.
If your S3 cable does not work on your S4 it's only due to not making a proper
contact with the phone's mini usb which it plugs into.
Make sure you do not have a case on the phone when plugging in the cable and
make sure its a tight snug fit.
You can buy a data cable specifically made for the S4 at Amazon.com
for less than $4 shipped.
Here is the amazon.com link for the cable: http://www.amazon.com/eForCity-Micr...79182614&sr=1-15&keywords=galaxy+s4+usb+cable
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
Any usb cable which works properly on S3 will work perfectly on S4 too.
They are identical in the way they are wired, only differences are perhaps
the shape of the mini usb rubber surrounding the metel connector which
plugs into the phone.
If your S3 cable does not work on your S4 it's only due to not making a proper
contact with the phone's mini usb which it plugs into.
Make sure you do not have a case on the phone when plugging in the cable and
make sure its a tight snug fit.
You can buy a data cable specifically made for the S4 at Amazon.com
for less than $4 shipped.
Here is the amazon.com link for the cable: http://www.amazon.com/eForCity-Micr...79182614&sr=1-15&keywords=galaxy+s4+usb+cable
Good luck!
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Thanks buddy! I thought so! Gonna have to try the cable on my S3 again. Been awhile since i used it, cable might have gone bad. Now that i have UMS back to my S4, i wanna shorten a cable to about 3 inches to fit in my pocket and carry with me.

If you go to amazon you can find short cables too.
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Misterjunky said:
If you go to amazon you can find short cables too.
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Yeah I got a bunch already laying around lol. Not worth buying more. It's just my short one that's giving issues
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elesbb said:
Yeah I got a bunch already laying around lol. Not worth buying more. It's just my short one that's giving issues
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I got a 10pack from ebay in lotsa colors. However the quality may not be that great, i found the black colored usb-microusb cable didn't work, where the yellow did work. Kind of annoying when using it, for transfer, flashing, or odin, or something else, and with a dosen usb ports, some usb2 some usb3 (and with a +power utility) it can get really annoying. But I learned that if Odin fails - it CAN be a bad usb cable (or wrong cable..)
bad usb cables are obviously prone to git you a bricked phone.

USB 3.0 Charging port corrupt?

Hi.. i purchased a note 3 from someone .. the original 3.0 USB cord and charger base is there but when i go to charge the phone, it doesnt take the charge until i pull upon the end of the charger where the USB meets the bottom of my phone..
it looks like something may be missing there or something isn't tight.. can you take your note 3 back cover off and let me know if yours loook like mine? I was going to purchase another 3.0 cord but i dont think it's that... the regular chargers work in my phone and that's what i've been having to use
I'd appreciate your help. some pics i just took are below

Newp. That's how mine looks too.
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stepinmyworld said:
Hi.. i purchased a note 3 from someone .. the original 3.0 USB cord and charger base is there but when i go to charge the phone, it doesnt take the charge until i pull upon the end of the charger where the USB meets the bottom of my phone..
it looks like something may be missing there or something isn't tight.. can you take your note 3 back cover off and let me know if yours loook like mine? I was going to purchase another 3.0 cord but i dont think it's that... the regular chargers work in my phone and that's what i've been having to use
I'd appreciate your help. some pics i just took are below
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Try and tighten the 2 screws (half turn) on either side of the usb port, and see if that will help. I just had the same problem and that fixed it.

ecko.addict said:
Try and tighten the 2 screws (half turn) on either side of the usb port, and see if that will help. I just had the same problem and that fixed it.
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what did you use to tighten these? they are so tiny...

ecko.addict said:
Try and tighten the 2 screws (half turn) on either side of the usb port, and see if that will help. I just had the same problem and that fixed it.
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rickm8384 said:
Newp. That's how mine looks too.
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thanks a lot for checking

A jewelers Phillips screwdriver size ph000.
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ecko.addict said:
A jewelers Phillips screwdriver size ph000.
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Thank you!

stepinmyworld said:
Thank you!
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Let me know if it works
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It's the cable itself, there has been known problems with it, every one I know with note 3 says there cable no longer works, I just use regular 2.0
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Pdoubleo315 said:
It's the cable itself, there has been known problems with it, every one I know with note 3 says there cable no longer works, I just use regular 2.0
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I'm having trouble with a 2.0 cable too. Maybe the stiff, heavy, white cable damages the USB port.
Frank

Funny because I just got my note 3 2 months ago I could only use 3.0 USB for the first 2 or 3 weeks until it's started charging my phone super slow or not at all... USB 2.0 works tho...
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My wife and I are have the same issue. Both phone charge using usb 2.0 cords with the oem wall plug but won't charge with the oem 3.0 cords. Started a few weeks ago, up until yesterday my cord still worked on both phone but not today
.....grrrrr

The charging cables from Samsung seem to be faulty, both of my factory cables have gone bad (mine and my wife's) but my third party cable works wonderfully.

Yep, same here. It's a really strange problem. Mine stopped charging with the oem cable maybe a month after I got it (tried tightening the screws on the port, which did feel a bit loose), but still had problems with charging. The OG cable does however mount the phone on my computer for odin / file transfers so I just got a wireless charging module and charge my phone that way. Adding further to the mystery, I just ordered this micro usb 3.0 hub: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JWM7GUY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 but I haven't bothered to try it out until right before posting this (I had a pack of 10 micro usb 2 port covers and I'm down to like 2 because I frequently lose them when I take them out; wish I could find one that attaches to the phone, like the one on the S5, anyone know where one could obtain such a product??) Anyways, the hub works fine, plugged my ps3 controller and a flash drive into usb ports on the hub and it worked no problem.
So, the port seems to work for anything except charging with the OG cord (just noticed that it does actually charge if I plug a power cord (not included) into that hub. The OG cord doesn't work anymore for charging, but provides a perfectly stable connection to my PC. So, in conclusion:

Loosed charging port

Do any body here experience loosed micro USB port? I'm experiencing signs of it. I have to press the usb cable of my device down when facing up for it charge.
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z_extend_99 said:
Do any body here experience loosed micro USB port? I'm experiencing signs of it. I have to press the usb cable of my device down when facing up for it charge.
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Ya your not the only one been happening to me to and I really don't feel like sending my nexus back in
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What have you done so far?
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Had this happen with mine a few months back. Ended up getting a wireless charger vs sending it back. Will warn you the more you play with the plug to get it to charge, the worse it will get.
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This happened to mine as well. I have taken it apart and tightened the micro usb socket twice now. Works for a while but the overall design is the problem. This has always been a problem with micro usb and is why proprietary sockets are far superior to micro usb despite all the blather I hear about how convenient micro usb is. You can convert proprietary ports when needed and they dont fail like this.

My other two Android devices are like two years and both use micro USB, and they still work fine. It might be the design of the Nexus 7 itself.
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I had this problem with my old Samsung Captivate. It would get so bad the cable would actually fall out. Have you tried a new cable? I thought my phone was damaged but I ordered a new OEM cable because I damaged the original and it also happened to fix the charging and loose connection issues. After a while, it happened again so I just ordered a few more cables on eBay. The reason I chose OEM cables was because the Captivate had a sliding door for the USB cable that often wouldn't accommodate a standard connector. After that experience, I try to stick with OEM cables when possible, just to be safe.
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Mine is different. The micro USB would perfectly fit into the port. I would feel and hear a confident strong click and the movement is minimal. However, it would not sometimes charge and have to play with the cable while at the port.

Funny... I though I was alone 'cause no one would write about it..
I got 3 cables, all with slight different behaviors but generally loose, one of them actually falls off.
Patience is highly and thoroughly tested when I want to transfer data to my nexus.

Mine is loose. I have to slip a piece of paper in with the cable to pack it. Otherwise it won't charge.

Mine is loose but that's my own doing lol but using a different usb mini seems to work
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Sent 1 back on warranty after it quit charging. My new one is better but I use aftermarket, thinner cable to charge
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Same here. I'm considering send it in for warranty but unsure where to send it and how long it would take.

sromer said:
Same here. I'm considering send it in for warranty but unsure where to send it and how long it would take.
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http://support.asus.com/ServiceCenter.aspx?SLanguage=en

Loosed,too,always disconnected to PC with a gentle touch

I just sent mine from the local store where I bought it. They said it would take a week. I doubt that. I'm expecting a month or more.
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If we didn't get it through the playstore what's the difference if we're trying to get this fixed?
Do i have to take it back to the place i bought it?

sromer said:
If we didn't get it through the playstore what's the difference if we're trying to get this fixed?
Do i have to take it back to the place i bought it?
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If it's covered under store warranty then sure, you can take it back. Otherwise I'd contact Asus about it.
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sromer said:
If we didn't get it through the playstore what's the difference if we're trying to get this fixed?
Do i have to take it back to the place i bought it?
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Just open it your self and bend the metal pins back down