Micro USB cable crap out on you yet? It's been only a few days and the prongs that are supposed to secure the cable to my phone have sunk into the cable. Is it just me and mine was defective or did that happen to others?
I'm actually still using my old evo charger. I have used the one that came with my 3vo but only once.
SITH16 said:
I'm actually still using my old evo charger. I have used the one that came with my 3vo but only once.
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Same here, in fact, the outlet plug is still in its plastic.
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I'm having a very serious problem that has just started with my Evo 3D.
I connect my phone to my wall charger before I go to bed. It says it's charging and has the little lightning bolt in the battery. I go to sleep .... when I wake up the phone is completely dead and still connected to my charger. Trying to turn it on is unsuccessful. Connecting it to my computer makes no difference as well. The only way to get it back on and charging normally is to go outside to my truck and connect it to the car charger. Magically it works like normal again.
I notice that when the phone comes back on, the battery is completely drained at 0%. Any ideas what the problem is? I went to sprint about it yesterday and they said if it keeps happening to bring it in which I will be forced to do but I wont have time for at least a few days because of work.
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by any chance, are you not using the htc oem charger? i have noticed in the past that i have that same issue with some of my friends chargers that arent htc oem. Try a different house charger. Seems the htc ones might put out a little extra juice or something because the off brands and motos say they're charging, but battery keeps dropping
troublein420 said:
by any chance, are you not using the htc oem charger? i have noticed in the past that i have that same issue with some of my friends chargers that arent htc oem. Try a different house charger. Seems the htc ones might put out a little extra juice or something because the off brands and motos say they're charging, but battery keeps dropping
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I'm using the home charger that came with the phone BUT a USB cord I bought off monoprice.
The car charger i use is an iPod charger with a usb plug in. I'm using that one with the original USB cord that came with the phone. I didn't even think about using the original cord for charging over night. I'll try that tonight and see how it goes. Will report in the morning.
Is it possible you are using a USB cable designed for data only? Some do not have the charging pins intact, they are meant strictly for data.
KB112 said:
Is it possible you are using a USB cable designed for data only? Some do not have the charging pins intact, they are meant strictly for data.
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It worked for a few months so I cant imagine that being the problem.
But using the original HTC usb cord worked just fine. No more monoprive USB cables for me.
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It worked for a few months so I cant imagine that being the problem.
But using the original HTC usb cord worked just fine. No more monoprive USB cables for me.
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I bought like 3 Blackberry micro USB cables off Ebay. They are the best I have used so far. The cable themselves are wrapped thicker and they are a good length. Much more stout and higher quality than most of the cheapies out there.
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Its the usb cable dood. Try using the original one, and u should be good. Have tried sumthin similar
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I don't remember this when I first got the phone but the charger seems to be barely 'seated' inside the charging port when it is plugged in. I am using the charger cable from my EVO 4G and I experience the same issue with the new (shorter) charger cable from my new EVO LTE.
I push the cable as far as it will go into the charging port and it seems to wobble from side-to-side and if I pick the phone up at the right angle the cable pulls out with ease. Not a major problem but I would have noticed this when I first got it, I've noticed this last night when I plugged it in and the cable fell out when I moved the phone a little bit. Is it possible something got worn out from use and it is now loose? Is anybody else noticing this? I first assumed my new Spigen clip-on case was to blame for it and was going to fix the issue with a Dremel first thing today when I got off work but I took the case off and it is doing the same thing naked as it was cased.
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I don't remember this when I first got the phone but the charger seems to be barely 'seated' inside the charging port when it is plugged in. I am using the charger cable from my EVO 4G and I experience the same issue with the new (shorter) charger cable from my new EVO LTE.
I push the cable as far as it will go into the charging port and it seems to wobble from side-to-side and if I pick the phone up at the right angle the cable pulls out with ease. Not a major problem but I would have noticed this when I first got it, I've noticed this last night when I plugged it in and the cable fell out when I moved the phone a little bit. Is it possible something got worn out from use and it is now loose? Is anybody else noticing this? I first assumed my new Spigen clip-on case was to blame for it and was going to fix the issue with a Dremel first thing today when I got off work but I took the case off and it is doing the same thing naked as it was cased.
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My new cord is still very tight. Basically no movement at all in any direction.
When I use my OG evo cord, or a blackberry charger. There is a slight side to side wiggle. But still not much and definitely wouldn't fall out. Hopefully it's your cords, and not the port on the phone. But sounds like one of them has worn.
I had this problem with other phones and every time it was the cable . Try a different cable.
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Alright it was not a worn port or charger cable. It was in fact the case. I took a Dremel to it and shaved about a millimeter off the charger cut-out and everything works fine now.
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Hey guys,
Just bought a prime online and it's already starting to give me problems; specifically, it doesn't seem to want to charge the dock/tablet.
Is this the standard charger everyone has? Searched Google and I see only the more rectangular one
Any help would be appreciated
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That's the Nexus 7 charger. Did you buy it new or second hand?
Haha. Awesome.
And I got it 2nd hand off ebay
I'm not guessing that's why it's not charging fully? Aka barely charges only when turned on and never charges the dock
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Yeah, they have different Amp and Voltage values which likely means your Prime isn't getting sufficient power from the adapter charge the tablet and dock. Drop the seller a message explaining you received the wrong charger adapter.
Good luck.
got this one from amazon because oem is sketchy at best. I only use this to charge my prime now since it fits the dock better and doesnt get as hot while charging
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007LI2QJW/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00
Thank you for the responses gents.
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whycali said:
got this one from amazon because oem is sketchy at best. I only use this to charge my prime now since it fits the dock better and doesnt get as hot while charging
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007LI2QJW/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00
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I've got that one too as a spare - but I don't have any problems with the original Asus charger either.
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I've got that one too as a spare - but I don't have any problems with the original Asus charger either.
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I figure it just gets too hot and there is the matter of wanting my usb cord to be intact when I need it. I think for 9 bucks its worth it.
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I figure it just gets too hot and there is the matter of wanting my usb cord to be intact when I need it. I think for 9 bucks its worth it.
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I've got that one to, but I'm kind of reluctant to use it because when I do I get "extreme lag" and weird screen issues (non-responsive). It's probably just a bad unit though.
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I've got that one to, but I'm kind of reluctant to use it because when I do I get "extreme lag" and weird screen issues (non-responsive). It's probably just a bad unit though.
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I have touch screen issues on my phone and my prime any time the usb is in use. I just figured it was normal
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I have touch screen issues on my phone and my prime any time the usb is in use. I just figured it was normal
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It's probably normal. I had a charging issue and thought it was the charger so I bought a new one, but it turned out I had to open the tablet to get it fixed. I don't get this issues with the oem charger so I just keep the other one as backup. Got scared it was sending power to the wrong pins but that's just paranoia I guess!
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It's probably normal. I had a charging issue and thought it was the charger so I bought a new one, but it turned out I had to open the tablet to get it fixed. I don't get this issues with the oem charger so I just keep the other one as backup. Got scared it was sending power to the wrong pins but that's just paranoia I guess!
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just ran a mini test of stock vs aftermarket charger. you are correct. the aftermarket charger makes the touch screen a lot more volatile than the oem charger. That said I dont really use it with the cord installed so I will probably continue to only charge it with the amazon cord and save my oem for flashing emergencies.
I picked up my backup cord the day after I plugged in my prime and nothing happened. not a good feeling.
Thought I'd share what happened with my charger.
Bought my prime about a month ago and was having issues with charging. Sometimes it would go into charging mode and other times it wouldn't. At first it appeared that I had to unplug the charger and let it rest before it would work.
FInally I found a bad connection between the charging block and the wall adaptor that slides on to the chargin block.
The 2 loop prongs that stick up out of the charging block seemed to be the problem.
I first tried to open up the loops a bit by using a small screwdriver to spread apart the loops, as they seemed a bit squashed. This didn't do it.
Then I pulled the prongs away from the charger block SLIGHTLY, snapped the wall adapter back on and its worked flawlessly since
So I read a few places that say not to use any wall charger with the HTC One except for the charger that comes with it. It also says not to use any other cable? What do you guys thing? The cable shouldn't hurt the phone as long as it's decent quality right? Thanks.
And, dang, this phone can get hot!
I can't speak for anyone else...but I occasionally use my girl's Note 2 charger because it's longer (giggity) and so far I haven't noticed any damages. I'm assuming if it's a longer cord, it takes longer to transfer power from the outlet to the phone and that shouldn't hurt the phone. Then again...I could be wrong.
Yes this phone is Hot and it gets pretty hot. Heat + metal = not a good combo especially when in your hands or pocket.
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I've been using a usb extension cord with my rezound charger and use the same one now with my one charger. It came with one of my usb wifi adapters and it works great
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Hey, so I just upgraded from a sensation and I am having weird issues with some USB cables.
When I use the 1 USB cable that I have with my Anker 9000mah astro2 battery pack, a cable that works just fine plugged into my sisters Nexus 4 and my old sensation, it won't charge! If I pull it to the side in either direction or stick my thumbnail in between the cable and port THEN it charges; but if I stick the same cable into my HTC wall plug, it charges with no issue! WTH?
Then if I take my official HTC cable and plug it into the Anker and my phone it charges with no issue either??? It also doesn't like the shorter cable that Anker provides with its chargers, no matter what that's plugged into. And it has an issue with another shorter USB cable that I use to charge the Anker battery.
But it works with every other cable so far.
Is this common? Does anybody else find their port is picky? Not sure if I should replace it, don't see the need yet as it's only with a few cables so far.
Thanks.
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This phone isn't particularly picky, however, it becomes VERY apparent when you're using a low-quality cable with this phone.
For mine, it works 100% A-OK with like 7/8 cables I've tried, however, every so often I'll find one ****ty cheap china cable that doesnt let my computer see my phone, and makes my phone get uncomfortably hot when charging.
It's more picky than my old Inspire, but mostly it's just a matter of not using ****ty cables.
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This phone isn't particularly picky, however, it becomes VERY apparent when you're using a low-quality cable with this phone.
For mine, it works 100% A-OK with like 7/8 cables I've tried, however, every so often I'll find one ****ty cheap china cable that doesnt let my computer see my phone, and makes my phone get uncomfortably hot when charging.
It's more picky than my old Inspire, but mostly it's just a matter of not using ****ty cables.
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Huh. Well maybe it's a good thing its picky, early warning system I guess Haha. Still weird that my phone doesn't have problem with one cable if it's plugged into the wall but does if it's plugged into my anker.
I went ahead and ordered 2 original HTC cables for $4 on Amazon to replace the cables it doesn't like, we'll see if the phone works with them like my original cable that I'm using right now. Fingers crossed.
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Yep. Early on, I had a cheap Chinese retractable cable in my truck. Plugged in and in 20 minutes sitting unused the phone got blazing hot and drained from 20% battery to 5%
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dandrumheller said:
Yep. Early on, I had a cheap Chinese retractable cable in my truck. Plugged in and in 20 minutes sitting unused the phone got blazing hot and drained from 20% battery to 5%
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Yikes! Gotta love low quality cables. Haha.
Does anybody have experience with monoprice cables? Just found them yesterday and they seem dirt cheap with good reviews.
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