[Q] USB / Charging Port not working - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

|Hi everyone,
I got a XPERIA X10i from UK and live in Brazil. One week ago my x10 fell from the sofa while charging. 30cm were enough to give me a massive headache. Now my phone doesn't charge or connect via USB anymore. I sent it for Sony Ericsson in Brazil and they told me that the USB port was gone and it's stucked on the main board of the phone, which means that I should replace the main board. The problem is that they charged me 3200 reais for a replacement mainboard, almost the value for two new X10 phones.
I bought an external ac charger and an extra battery for my charging issue but I still got an problem, I can't update my phone. Does any of you guys know if it´s possible to update the X10 without an USB connection? Do you also know if I can replace only the USB port on the mainboard?
Please help me!

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X10 mini usb charging problem

Today I wanted to charge my phone via USB. But now it is discharging. Why ? I'm using another microUSB cable, not original one. Phone says charging(USB) but i've lost 40% so far.
Mine does this too - I've found turning it off, letting it charge for a bit in the off state, then turning it back on again gets it to charge properly again
I have read many threads around the web, and there seems to be many errors concerning charging errors with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro.
In my case it was the usb micro cable it self.
Day 1
I received the mob.
Charged it to full, using usb cable and AC/DC/USB-adapter, while i was turned on.
Day 2
Checked out the mob until there was only 15% left on the battery indicator.
Trying to charge just like day1...faliure...nothing happens :-(
Trying to charge via PC...faliure...nothing happens :-(
Trying to charge just like day1 with mob turned off...succes...it is charging
I let it charge to the next day.
Day 3.
Morning...i can see it has stopped charging...it must be full ?
I turn on the mob.
Nope only 46% ??? Damn.
I try charging while on, via adapter and PC...faliure :-(
I leave it on the table for about 2 hours and then come back.
I plug out the cable and...hmmm...the micro connector is a bit warm...hmmm
The mob i cold all over...it might be the cable thats faulty
I get my HTC HD2 usb micro cable...plug it in...and plug it to adapter
Succes Its charging...also via PC.
It seems:
The standard SE micro usb cable (that we are warned, only to use) is faulty.
I have read that many, have got their mob back from service repair, and i still dosent work ? Time after time.
It must be because, the service repair center is using their own micro usb cable, and there by not discovering what the real error is....the standard cable following the mini is defekt.
I have written to SE in Denmark...im waiting for their answer...if they are wise, then they are going to check their hole stock of cables
Well i got an answer fro SE
Guess what the answer was ???
"We have never had errors like that in our service department!"
I know the are lying, or just ignoring errors, because my daugthers friend had the exact same problem...witch SE couldent repair (2 attempts).
Posetive thing:
SE offered to change my micro usb cable to a new 1 (faulty one i guess)
I wrote back to SE:
I do not need a new cable since i have 3 working noname micro usb cables!
And explained the hold shabang 1 more time, telling them that the repair center would not catch the error unless, they used the exact same cable as the costumer!.
Since then i havent heard from SE
Conclusion:
SE doesnt give a damn about their costumers problems
Consequence:
I dont wanna buy an SE cellphone ever again!!! (this phone was for my daughter).
From now on i stick to HTC...ive got at HTC HD2 and i just LOOOOOOVE IT
PS. The micro usb cable for my HD2 works perfect with the mini pro. No charging errors at all
hello...
Well guys i was with the same problem... the mobile was discharging when connected to USB port... so i just changed the USB port and it begun to charge!!!!!
SOmetimes the USB port has no power to charge so u may change it...
for me it worked well.
good luck
I have this problems, since few days ago.
And after a search in many web pages, the solutions didn´t appear, I don´t know, if this a issue whit the usb cable or the usb slot in the phone, I really try differents things, turn on while push the camera button, or the - vol button, sometimes work, but is really a pain in the a...
if someboby already find a solution lets us know.
wiilweer said:
Today I wanted to charge my phone via USB. But now it is discharging. Why ? I'm using another microUSB cable, not original one. Phone says charging(USB) but i've lost 40% so far.
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its due to the usb cable , i experienced the same an year before . try using any other data cable that is similiar to mini pro's .
i have charging problem too. pls help
it's ok
hi guys, i bought a htc evo 3d and the htc's cable is charging my x10 mini.
2 times tried, first time its charged %10 to %100. second time %80 to %100.
if someone try, please send reply.
t.siddharth said:
its due to the usb cable , i experienced the same an year before . try using any other data cable that is similiar to mini pro's .
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thank you for your helpful message t.siddharth
i had the same problem with my phone, initially i replaced the cable then i sent the phone for repair twice as the first time it was not fixed.
6 months later the charging fault reoccurs, so i took phone apart myself and found that the mini usb socket had come away from the pcb.

USB Connector Issues

Starting to have problems with my USB Connector i think!
Basically, if i plug it in, nothing happens, doesn't charge!
If i wiggle it around and hold it in a set place, it starts to work/charge.
Im guessing this means there is a problem with the USB port on the mainboard of the phone?
Hell yeah, seems to happen alot in x10. That's what happened to me, then it fried my battery and wouldn't connect at all to charger or PC. Had to send it off for repair, luckily still under warranty tho. They fixed it, I now take real care when connecting.
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Think it could actually be my charger!
Just tried my brothers Blackberry charger, same connection. Plugged in works fine, no waggling needed at all!
Im guessing maybe the connection on the inside of the cahrger is dying or, the hole in the charger has gotton a little too big and doesn't fit snugly in the X10 anymore!
Be carefully using blackberry charger, runs different volt/amp and wont do your battery much good in long run. Get a new Sony charger.
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Yeah, was just to test!
Ordered myself a new EC-700 Genuine cable off ebay
ya i had a simler issue with my x10 i used
org sony charger adapter + sony usb cable
moto usb + sony charger
blackberry mini usb with micro adapter + sony charger
allso tryed a iphone usb wall adapter (but that was after i found my micro port to be not responding to anything)
a blackberry usb with micro adapter
an a blackberry wallk charger with micro adapter
sum how sum way my micro usb port got fryed an i had to send my phone back to att to get a new one thank god it happend 35 days in to the 90 day warnty
anyway just got my new one 3 days ago and am only going to use sony usb cable and moto usb cable with the pc an the sony wall usb adapter also the usb tweeks/mod to speed up data transfer rate are allso a bad idea i wrote my own script for that as well and that probly played sum part in the port frying anyway the best idea is to use sony chargers and replacement chargers for the x10 usbcables i think are ok but thats what im testing now so dont take my word for it. =P
My USB is starting to not always connect. not gonna send it away yet but will probably have to eventually.
ya i had to send mine it woudnt charge pc woudnt see it hell i had to wifi a stock rom to it to restore it so the ppl at the att store woudnt try the oh you rooted your phone we cant take it back thing.

S3 Charging Problem

Hi all, I bought my S3 9 months ago. First 4-5 months, everything was okey. Then I started using Custom Roms and unfortunately usual charging problem started to occur. I changed my cable first and for 2 week new cable worked. Then it started not charging too. I bought a new one. That worked for 2 weeks too. Then a new one... I'm fed up with this. I don't wanna pay any more for charger so what's the solution? I resetted rom counter and returned back to stock rom but no it didn't work. So if you can help me in a way, I'll appreciate it. Thanks
do you charge the GS3 from an USB port or from the power supply (travel charger)?
i have a few ideas, so you can try if you want.
1.- If charging from USB port of PC, make sure if this port dont have a short circuit or is damaged, USB ports from PC's can damage devices in some cases.
2.- if charging from the travel charger, (that thing like an ice cube) ... switch the charger with a friend who also have an gs3 and try for a few days to see if the charger is the problem or not.
3.- Do you warranty valid , could be problem of the micro usb port in the device.
Hope i have helped a little.:fingers-crossed: good luck!
I'd say most likely reason for the problem is your phone USB connector. It could be a bit worn and new cable works for two weeks until the cable plug wears itself out too. Having the combination charge won't work.
While your phone is un rooted, return it for warranty.

My weirdo Z2 not charging using stock charger

I have a weird problem with my Z2..
few days back it stopped charging through the usb port and couldn't be detected by my PC, I did try different chargers and cables.. but it did charge through the dock..
Took it to Sony service center and they declared the mother board needed to be changed and it was expensive.. almost same as the price of a new z2.. the guy there advised me to take it to any private repairing shop, changing only the usb port would be cheaper.. so today I took it to a repair shop.. but to my surprise the technician there said my phone was charging fine..
I was not sure but it definitely was charging... so brought it back home.. and... not charging again... tried all chargers that I had... tried connecting it to PC, nothing ! it did not go to flash mode even.. but did go to download mode..
and then I tried a 2.1A charger.. and there it was charging as if it had no problems ever !
So its charging with a 2.1 A charger but not through the genuine 1.5 A charger.. though it does still charge through the dock fine... and it still can't be detected by the PC..
Any ideas.. ??
I am still guessing its hardware but hoping its not...
anyone ? come on give me ideas..
docsaq said:
anyone ? come on give me ideas..
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I'm not sure what the consumer laws are where you live but I do know that in the U.K. where I live this would get me a new phone if Sony didn't repair the phone as mine is under a year old.
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Help with Xperia Z2 USB connector

Hello, first of all apologize for my English.
My Xperia Z2 has problems with the USB connector, I know you have some reports of this, but I think I have not found any solution yet. He is almost 3 years old, I think it is normal to present problems, but I still do not want to change my cell phone.
I am having serious problems trying to connect it with the charger via usb, I have to wrap the cable around the device, pull to see if I find a way to connect it, when it connects and starts charging, after a while it starts to hurt Contact again.
When I bought the phone, I used a magnetic charger, but because it was not original cables, it went wrong and I decided to use it for the same cable. I saw that some problems occur because of connecting the magnetic to the opposite, but it has almost 2 years that I do not use and the cell phone always charged normally.
Any solution?
Hey,
I started to have the same issue until it stopped altogether. I had to disassemble my phone last week to fit a replacement LCD and digitizer, and noted that my USB connector had actually snapped off from the logic board!
~TL/DR~ The simple solution is to make use of the magnetic charger. You can get the official charging dock or cables. Both are cheap enough, easy to use and charge the device rapidly.
Alex

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