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Hello all,
I just picked up my Photon a couple days ago and am loving it.
One odd problem I've noticed is that it really doesn't like charging in certain conditions- it won't charge in a DC->USB adapter I have, and it won't charge when I have it hooked up to a USB hub that in turn is connected to an AC adapter.
All the other phones I have access to (a couple EVOs, an Epic, an HD7, and others) charge fine in those conditions, so is this a general Photon issue or is it just my phone that's borked?
Sounds like a bad phone to me.
Lancerz said:
Sounds like a bad phone to me.
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I dont know. I have an off brand ac usb adapter and it wont charge when connected to it. It may just be his adapters.
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The only time I've had any issues via USB was with the cheesy sprint universal charger that screws together, but it will charge as long as it's not plugged into the computer. Could be that?
Guys so I have this dell streak for which my wife left the charger at her sister's house which is very far off and the battery is completely out of charge. I was trying to charge it through USB port and even with Iphone charger by using dell USB cord but it is not charging and not turning on. I have read before that when the battery is flat you cannot charge through USB port. Is there any way around it? Let me know please I cannot use the phone....
you mean when you first connect to usb no sign of live at all? it should show some sign of live after a few seconds connecting to usb port..
Maybe a bit radical but... have you considered tearing apart an old usb cable and connecting it to the battery for a few minutes? Someone else should say if this is a terrible idea or not, but in my (ignorant, maybe?) mind sound like an option (being no other options available, of course)...
ag82 said:
Guys so I have this dell streak for which my wife left the charger at her sister's house which is very far off and the battery is completely out of charge. I was trying to charge it through USB port and even with Iphone charger by using dell USB cord but it is not charging and not turning on. I have read before that when the battery is flat you cannot charge through USB port. Is there any way around it? Let me know please I cannot use the phone....
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That was an issue with the Streak 7 but the 5" has no such issue. If it won't charge via USB then your problem is either a bad battery, bad cable or bad port... it should charge just fine via USB
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I have been in a similar situation, using a dell battery, cable, and a sufficiently powered usb port, so I wouldn't be so sure about the issue not being also present in the 5 inch model...
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europeancity said:
I have been in a similar situation, using a dell battery, cable, and a sufficiently powered usb port, so I wouldn't be so sure about the issue not being also present in the 5 inch model...
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More than likely a bad port and or bad battery. But charging is not a known issue with the 5. I've worked on nearly a hundred here in Costa Rica as I'm about the only person here with knowledge of them and discharging to flat zero is a practice I do on each one I service and not charging via USB was only an issue when there was a hardware problem.
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Just FYI I just bought this http://www.ebay.com/itm/190961745241 and it fast charges my G2. It has model number ETA-U90JWE on the unit. Just thought I'd pass that along since I was having so many problems finding the right charger/cord combo that would fast charge.
smacklayer said:
Just FYI I just bought this http://www.ebay.com/itm/190961745241 and it fast charges my G2. It has model number ETA-U90JWE on the unit. Just thought I'd pass that along since I was having so many problems finding the right charger/cord combo that would fast charge.
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Thanks! Just bought one as a backup charger
I got two of those a week or so ago myself from eBay (same model charger ETA-U90JWE, different seller, etc.) and can confirm that they QuickCharge. I was a bit worried after reading some reviews on Amazon.com that there are knockoffs of the same model that perform poorly but I guess I got lucky.
Those that have it -- does the USB cable work with the original charger too? and with other 2amp chargers (like my car charger)? I always leave a AC charger in my car just in case, but if it's going to take 5 hours to charge my phone, it becomes pretty pointless unless I'm staying overnight somewhere.
This is okay but remember kids. Slow charging is much better for your battery
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Musicmaster said:
Those that have it -- does the USB cable work with the original charger too? and with other 2amp chargers (like my car charger)? I always leave a AC charger in my car just in case, but if it's going to take 5 hours to charge my phone, it becomes pretty pointless unless I'm staying overnight somewhere.
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Yes, the white cables that came with it do fast charge (tested with both these new Samsung charges and stock LG unit). From 10% to full charge in about 90 minutes.
Klotar said:
Yes, the white cables that came with it do fast charge (tested with both these new Samsung charges and stock LG unit). From 10% to full charge in about 90 minutes.
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Thanks. Ordered!
Nothing sucks worse than going out and having a dead phone.
Although I'm up to 30 hours so far and have used only 63%
Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge? I now have 4 chargers that claimed they would but will not. My wife's work phone has that charge above. It works great.
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Bigralphn said:
Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge? I now have 4 chargers that claimed they would but will not. My wife's work phone has that charge above. It works great.
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Charging times with any electronic device are dependent on amperage. Find a charger that is 2amps and you should be set. It will say on the box.
tacosrdelicioso said:
This is okay but remember kids. Slow charging is much better for your battery
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Lies! These aren't ****ty old NiCa batteries. If it doesn't heat bad, which i haven't experienced in fast charge, its perfectly fine. Screw the base brick, I'm just trying to find a single USB 3.0 (needed) supported cable that supports 1800mA. Not one that runs over 800mA and doesn't pop slow charge, but one That fully utilizes all the mA's. Can aubergine post a SS of the mA reading please?
Bigralphn said:
Has anyone found a car charger that will fast charge?
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Here is one I ordered from Amazon, it arrived today.
http://www.amazon.com/reVOLT-c2-Dua...=1384487213&sr=8-3&keywords=scosche+revolt+c2
I just tested it: I have a 110v wall plug to cigarette charger socket adapter. Plugged my old cig charger into it, used the white usb cables I described in a previous post in this thread, and got slow charge message. Then I took out that old cig charger and plugged in the new Scosche reVolt c2, used the same cable and got no slow charge message. Watched it for 2 minutes and it went up 2% (so I consider that QuickCharge).
Thanks
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Just bought one of these. Thanks smacklayer!!!
Weird. This thing is picky. The usb cable with my 2.0a csr charger charges at around 900mha, but plugged in using the samsung ac adapter it slow charges at 30mha... but once in awhile it goes at 800 to 900
Thanks smacklayer - I bought one just like yours on eBay.
One has to be careful not to get a gray market knock-off, but it's hard to tell exactly. Even on Amazon, there are lots of complaints of chargers that appear to be OEM but aren't.
BTW: how does one tell if their G2 is NOT "fast charging"? Is there some indication?
I have a PowerGen 2A car charger with usb cable that I purchased a year ago for my N7. I plugged my G2 in the other day and I didn't see any visual cues that something was "slow charging" and it appeared to charge just as fast as the LG G2-supplied charger. So, I've been wondering about a "fast" or "slow" charging indicator.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
http://m.walgreens.com/mt/www.walgr...--micro-dual-end-cable/ID=prod6110194-product
They have these available at every Walgreens, I can confirm they work with 2A chargers. I know they are ugly and awkward but if you're in a pinch and need one right away these are easy to find. Usually found around the register area.
billykxda said:
BTW: how does one tell if their G2 is NOT "fast charging"? Is there some indication?
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Apparently, it's a message? Is that what you guys have seen?
Again, I've never seen it, so I have to ask!
billykxda said:
Apparently, it's a message? Is that what you guys have seen?
Again, I've never seen it, so I have to ask!
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Yea it shows up in the notifications, i get it when i use my 1A car charger.
phatmanxxl said:
Yea it shows up in the notifications, i get it when i use my 1A car charger.
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Thanks for the clarification!
Pretty sure that's the same charger that comes with the notes and galaxy s4, I have a couple of them and they do charge really fast
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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.
OMGMatrix said:
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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Guys lemme start of by saying I love the LG V10. Had it for well over a month now, recently like 2 days ago my charger just stopped working? Most chargers I got to plug in and out like 20 times for it to charge my phone, its charges super slow and is getting really annoying... Can anyone help me... Like I dont want to get rid of my phone, but I refuse to have to have a second battery, that I have to charge in a cradle to keep my phone on, I want to be able to just use the charger.
It seems to me its not the cord? more than the phone, I got one cord that works, but it barely charges the phone... HELP PLEASE
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called LG they basically told me to shove it. Said I can send my phone, wait till they recieve it then they will try to fix it if not they will send me a REFURBISHED DEVICE my device is basically brand new perfect condition besides this and a screen burn already? Makes no sense to me I told them they can get back to me and correct whatever issue this is and stand behind there product, not send me someone elses used and abused device when mine is in great shape or they can shove it and I will be switching companies...
Are u using the OEM charger that came with the phone? It uses a higher amperage/voltage to quick charge the battery. A charger that outputs in say, 1.0A will charge it VERY SLOW... Learned that lesson like 2 days ago when I didn't have my charger with me and borrowed someone's cheap Kyocera charger... Omg I thought I would never move up a few %...
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youngpettyboi said:
Are u using the OEM charger that came with the phone? It uses a higher amperage/voltage to quick charge the battery. A charger that outputs in say, 1.0A will charge it VERY SLOW... Learned that lesson like 2 days ago when I didn't have my charger with me and borrowed someone's cheap Kyocera charger... Omg I thought I would never move up a few %...
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yea, my oem charger is in perfect condition and wont charge my phone, i think my charging port is faulty
Hmmm.... U may actually need just a new quick charge 2.0 charger or something. Or maybe it is the charger port.
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youngpettyboi said:
Hmmm.... U may actually need just a new quick charge 2.0 charger or something. Or maybe it is the charger port.
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pretty sure it is the charging port. SOLUTION Got a s7 on the way should be here tomorrow.. Called LG they told me I had to go without my phone for 2 weeks and if they didnt fix it they would just send me a refurbished one... HA what a joke.. my phones in perfect condition I told them to shove it and switching phones
Yeh I have a dodgy charing port aswell. It sometimes d/c at certain angles
youngpettyboi said:
Hmmm.... U may actually need just a new quick charge 2.0 charger or something. Or maybe it is the charger port.
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dude the phones like not even 2 months old when I got it.. it shouldnt be messed up... SOLUTION = SAMSUNG
Because no one with a Samsung phone has ever had a problem?
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Dude my charger ports on EVERY SAMSUNG IVE HAD has went bad. I've bought a SAMSUNG device along with a LG device EVERY year since the Galaxy S3. With each appropriate uear, the charger port went out. My LG G2, that bad boy is still as fast as it was in day one. The GS4 that came out THAT year with it? Well, idk, won't charge. Lol. My G3 vs the S5? G3 SMOKED it in EVERY CATEGORY. Oh, S5 AMD Note 3 AND Note 4 charger port messed up in 2-5 months. I won't buy another Samsung device.
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