Lo,
I'm not too bothered about a usb 3 dock as they are a bit pricey. Anyone know of a decent dock stand cheapish in the UK?
Cheers
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I bought one for my Note 2 off of eBay. It includes 2 USB ports on the back, an SD card reader on the side, and a micro-sd card reader on the other side. I paid less than $10 shipped for it. I've placed my Note 3 on it and it works pretty well. I would need to place a little something behind my Note 3 for it to stand without putting pressure on charging port of the phone. I haven't bothered using it, as I like the fast charge with the included charging cable. I did try it out though when I first got my phone, and it does work.
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just buy the smart dock...very useful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCPCY9PSfSk
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I'm trying to find a good micro usb to hdmi adapter, I bought one and it was defective I want to get one that I know is going to work for a good price
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http://www3.pny.com/MHL-Mobile-High-Definition-Link-to-HDMI-Adapter-P3093C497.aspx
I bought this one the other day at Fry's Electronics. It works well and no issues on CM9.
i just get the samsung on.
a bit expensive.
but not fail since got it.
I found a couple of samsung ones on eBay and they were not expensive but that was several months ago. They work but the connection is touchy... you cant be using the phone (moving it around) or the connection will drop out.
Got mine from here, it was $6 and prime eligible, bought it from Etekcity. I haven't used it extensively but it works and the picture quality looks good.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B005NG71K8/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new
Anyone know where I can buy a replacement USB cable? I know a standard micro USB works, but they don't fit as securely and tend to come loose when I use my phone while it's on the charger.
Sometimes you have to be smarter than your smartphone.
The connector is called micro usb-ext. That might help your search.
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Good to know
Sometimes you have to be smarter than your smartphone.
ReZound Data/Charging Cable
This cord works---the only difference is that it is white.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005WSY2J0/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i01
I bought a belkin micro usb at fry's and it fits and works. It doesn't become loose when I use the phone.
Ebay is the only place I've seen the black ones. Search using the name the previous poster mentioned. Expect to pay $10-20
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So I've had to replace my charging cable twice. Both only lasted a matter of days then completely stopped working. Never went back to sprint for a 3rd. I put no stress on the port connections and was especially careful with the second one. Luckily the S4 style works. Anyway, I'm curious if this is just bad luck on my part or if there's an issue with this design. If there are enough affirmatives I'll post this on all the other Note 3 forums and get some kinda petition together to get Samsung to provide a free solution. A Google search seemed to indicate there might be an issue. Thanks for your participation and please, if yours works fine don't post on here. It's completely unnecessary.
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I'd like to know too. I haven't used my Note 3 charging cable. I just use the tons of micro USB cable I have laying around.
I feel like only asking people to post if the charging cable doesn't work will not provide good data for your survey. If your numbers were to show that out of let's say a group of 100 note 3 users that only 20 have a problem with their cable it is most likely just bad luck. But if it showed 80 of that group had some sort of failure you would have a leg to stand on when trying to get Samsung to conduct some mass replacement. Good luck in your venture. I have a feeling more people have had no problems or it would have been heard about already. My cable works fine by the way and I have had it since the day the phone was released on sprint.
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Just wanted base not working numbers for now before I make anything out of it. I'm at a loss why 2 would stop working in a matter of weeks. Thought it was the phone at first but all the micro USB work fine. It's not an issue since my computer doesn't have v3 usb connections but it's the principality of it. I should have went back to sprint but it's just a hassle to go through.
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Want to add that it may be related to newer version of phone. No clue. I got mine in jan and it came with MJ4. Don't know that there are any differences besides firmwares. Like I said, just testing the waters.
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Mine died within 1 or 2 months, I decided to purchase one from Amazon basics I went for the 9 foot cable; thus far I have had zero problems except for having to shave off a bit on the edges in order to get the cable to fit through the opening on the case.
was going to post the amazon link but it won't let me until I make 10 posts or something
AmazonBasics USB Cable - 3.0 A Male to Micro B (9 Feet / 2.7 Meters)
I also got one f these for the car from amazon, works perfectly
PowerGen White Dual USB 4.2A (20W) Car charger Designed for Apple and Android Devices
by POWERGEN
That's cool but on a 500 dollar phone we shouldn't have to buy anything within first couple months.
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I had the same problem. Went to sprint they gave me another but that one failed after awhile too. It wasn't putting out the right voltage it was only putting out like 300 when it's supposed to be 1200
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So I've had to replace my charging cable twice. Both only lasted a matter of days then completely stopped working. Never went back to sprint for a 3rd. I put no stress on the port connections and was especially careful with the second one. Luckily the S4 style works. Anyway, I'm curious if this is just bad luck on my part or if there's an issue with this design. If there are enough affirmatives I'll post this on all the other Note 3 forums and get some kinda petition together to get Samsung to provide a free solution. A Google search seemed to indicate there might be an issue. Thanks for your participation and please, if yours works fine don't post on here. It's completely unnecessary.
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I bought the external charger from a corporate sprint store. The cable that came with the phone soon started acting like the connections weren't secure with the charger. Even though it seemed solid on the phone, the charger, if moved slightly, the charger would post like the connection was interrupted. Lately, the power would cut out during a charge and the power light would turn off. This was after the charger was connected and not touched for hours. I finally used a regular microusb charger connected to either a lower output charger or a high output. Neither microusb charger acted like the original cable. I don't use the USB 3 cable to flash the phone because of its suspected flakiness. No issues so far. I, 80% of the time, use a microusb cable to charge the phone and or charger.
I had the exact same problem. I've been through 3 cables in 4 months. It's ridiculous in my opinion for such an expensive phone. It's my only complaint though. I have now got an external charger and so far so good. However it meant spending more just to charge my phone. Hopefully they make some changes on the next version.
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Mine lasted like 2 months wtf.. I thought it was my phone at first
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My Note 3 I got just a week ago, was replaced just yesterday.. Why? The charging port was bad. Every time you plugged in the phone, it was real loose, and you could not get a decent charge, so BB replaced it.. Plus what I have noticed is my battery last longer.. When I first got the Note 3, I charged it up to 100 percent.. Half way through the day, it would need to be charged again. Most I got was about 8-9 hrs on battery.. Since I got my replacement (not refurbished) the plug does not move around, and so far on my current charge since taken it off at 7 am I have gone over 14 hrs and still at 60 percent.. If people are having a issue, Take your phone to a Samsung center if one is around you, they will fix it for free..
Bought me and my girlfriend Note 3 and had to take her's back because of the charging cord but they gave her a new phone also. Not to long after my charging cord started to act up. Paying all this money for a phone there is no way so many people should be having issues with the charging
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Bought me and my girlfriend Note 3 and had to take her's back because of the charging cord but they gave her a new phone also. Not to long after my charging cord started to act up. Paying all this money for a phone there is no way so many people should be having issues with the charging
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Well I'm going to bet its not the cord. I bet it was the charging port like on my phone
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Well I'm going to bet its not the cord. I bet it was the charging port like on my phone
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On her phone it was both. With mine it's the charging cord
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I still use my S4 power cord n it works great. Just us it in to the right side n never had an issue...
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Mine works fine on the phone, no flakiness, but very bad on the external charger.
The charger connection has a little play in the cord and it seems like it only charge when the phone is off. And when it finally do charge the battery discharge very fast. What you guys think I should do
We bought Notes for my wife an I around October. She had a cable go bad on her but I switched to a USB 2 cable and haven't had any other issues....
So 1/2 cables in our house are good.
My cable stopped working after a month too for no reason, thought it was the phone at first until I tried another cable, my friends dad had an extra note 3 cable and thats been working fine since around January
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Is this Legit? Original or rip off?
http://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Char...UTF8&qid=1400688926&sr=8-2&keywords=sony+dk36
From the pictures, the dock doesn't have SONY written on the top of it so I'm guessing fake. Seems to be a fair few of them on Amazon but if they do the job for half the price then I don't see a problem.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/VicTsing%C2%AE-Magnetic-Desktop-Charger-Charging/dp/B00JKCGVMU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1400693081&sr=8-3&keywords=Magnetic+Charger+Dock+Charging
That one even seems to use one of the same pictures from your link, although the back connections are totally different.
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Is this Legit? Original or rip off?
http://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Char...UTF8&qid=1400688926&sr=8-2&keywords=sony+dk36
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Its not original Sony and it doesnt say the same as well. Secondly in original variant cable is not detachable which is bad and in this its detachable.
Pretty Reasonable.
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From the pictures, the dock doesn't have SONY written on the top of it so I'm guessing fake. Seems to be a fair few of them on Amazon but if they do the job for half the price then I don't see a problem.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/VicTsing®-M...r=8-3&keywords=Magnetic+Charger+Dock+Charging
That one even seems to use one of the same pictures from your link, although the back connections are totally different.
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I wonder if that data port also carries power. I could use that to charge my SW while the phone is on the dock at night without the need of a second/dual charger
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they're fake but work, the ones I bought are even spring loaded so it never stresses the magnetic port too much. Also came with 2 size tray adapters, although the larger size is still too slim for any cases.
Definitely does not carry data, only power.
Hasn't harmed my Z2 yet. I used Gravity Box to enable landscape mode on my lock screen, perfect for the bedside.
The second one linked has a short USB data cable(this is what I'm wondering if it also has power since magnetic connector is used to charge phone) & specific states to be used for data connection.
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Right guys I'm so ticked off right now. I bought two adapters. One a couple months ago. I lost it. Another one (the deff one from clove) a few weeks ago. I also lost that. Because they were both £10+ each its pissed me off a bit more.
My question is has anyone bought one which is good and has a strong magnet? I was considering these Sony cables that are on eBay, obviously fakes for the price they are but I'm not sure. What's your guys opinions?
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been using the magnector x for quite a while now and haven't had any issues
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00JEN5S6A/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1411846758&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70
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Careful.....
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Aluminu..._PDA_Cables_Adapters&var=&hash=item1e8ea39e32
Bought this one 4 month ago; works well but be careful not to attach it the wrong way!!!
It will instantly discharge your battery and/or a fried motherboard as happened to me here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/help/q-t2846982/post55359250#post55359250
Hi, I recevied a magnetic cable bought on ebay (10 euro). I tried it yesterday for the first time and after 6hours of charger the battery level was 52%. The magnetic connection is no strong and I think that cable doesn't work properly.
I will try to buy the adaptor suggest by @tonysunshine
i brought this one over 6 months ago works perfect only goes on one way says + / - on the plug if put on wrong way phone will turn itself off so not sure how MotoXoom fried his ?
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Magnetic-...9H-Reliable-/201075389377?hash=item2ed106f3c1
i haven't used one myself yet. but a friend bought magnector x cable. and it seems to work pretty fine. magnet is strong charges quick. but not as fast as official dock or usb. but it seems pretty nice as most of the cases are not dock compatible.
http://www.amazon.com/Magnector-Per...qid=1411902689&sr=8-1&keywords=magnector+x+z2
I agree the magnector x is pretty good and the magnet is not all that bad, one thing to mention is that the magnector x is not compatible with all cases as the sides may disconnect the magnet.
My first one was the magnector-x but I found with that when I picked up the phone it would just fall off. Same with the deff. The problem I had with that is the fact that the charger wire seemed to be in opposite direction to the connector and therefore ended up not sitting correctly
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I don't understand what you people doing with these third party cables. don't you know that there is an original cable from Sony Coded EC21???
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Yeah which is not available in all regions. Otherwise I'd definitely get that. I firmly believe in using genuine accessories and not third party
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i brought this one over 6 months ago works perfect only goes on one way says + / - on the plug if put on wrong way phone will turn itself off so not sure how MotoXoom fried his ?
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Magnetic-...9H-Reliable-/201075389377?hash=item2ed106f3c1
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MotoXoom bought a charger cable that does not have the cut off feature or detects that the charge has been connected the wrong way. So he basically shorted out hsi phone because it did not cut out. This was NOT a magnector-x adapter
The cable i brought doesn’t have a cut off feature? The phone has it, if you put a positive on a positive the phone shuts off.
As far as I know there is no protection whatsoever except for the mechanical small asymmetry (look at the phone connector and compare the "lower" with "upper" plastic tabs).
Certainly there is no electronic protection in the phone. Some phones survived "reverse connection", some not.
I don't think it can be any electronic protection in the cable or charger; they are designed to give out 0.5-1-2A and certainly that are most likely enough to fry the phone. MAYBE some wimpy chargers aren't capable of that but it's better to assume all are dangerous.
Has anyone ever tried one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161404030047?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Magnetic-...lePhonesCasesPouches&var=&hash=item4d2641788c
Thanks!
Yeah, i have one of those at home... black and shiny blue when plugged.
They work. But i find the charging speed lacking.
well the magnetic charging lasted me a few weeks and now the magnetic charge port is slowly coming off! *sigh* this is most definitely the last sony phone i purchase
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well the magnetic charging lasted me a few weeks and now the magnetic charge port is slowly coming off! *sigh* this is most definitely the last sony phone i purchase
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Can you tell us the "week" of the device? You can go under the right flap, there's some plastic tray (similar to the sim tray on the left) there should be the IMEI and some other info, including something like 14W15 (meaning for example 2014 week 15). I've heard the ones after 18 shouldn't have the "unglued magnetic port" problem.
But yes, I really had to get the device for the 2 feature missing on most other phone (waterproof with external no-flap-removal charging and lanyard attachment point) but the S5 would've been better in every other way. Including the fact that 5>2 and it seems it counts. Probably Z5 would be perfect, if we ever get to that.
I have a pain in the bum case on atm and it will some work removing it. I just had another look at the magnetic port and yes it can be completely removed by just the magnet. From looking at the port there appears to be two pins and what appears to be some glue in the middle.
Could I not just super glue the port back into the phone?
If I look closely enough I can see that pressing down on the magnetic port opens up a smallish gap which I would assume would let water in.
My magnetic port moves too if a push it (even a little). And it was supposed to be from the new fixed batches.
WTF Sony? Metal and glass phone, parts held together by spit.
tonysunshine said:
been using the magnector x for quite a while now and haven't had any issues
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00JEN5S6A/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1411846758&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70
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I have this as well, it's the only adapter that actually charges my phone in my car. Even the stock dock doesn't work! Very good magnet as well.