Hey guys, quick question or two:
Is it normal for the USB plug not to be plugged completely in? As in, I can see some metal still exposed when I plug in the USB cable. If I put the slightest pressure on the plug downwards (while phone is face-up), charging ceases.
Any effective (and safe) way of cleaning up the USB port? I wonder if cleaning it last time with a toothbrush might've bent the lip inside the port a bit, so that the connection is a bit more fussy...
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The usb cord isn't suppose to hang out. It should have a tight fit.
Thanks for the reply.
I wonder if missing the USB cover is making looks deceiving. There's about a 2mm gap seen between the body of my phone and the USB plug on the underside. Also, it's actually when I lift the plug a bit with the phone facing up that it stops charging. Though that detail doesn't matter I'm sure, poor contact is poor contact.
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supertoast92 said:
Thanks for the reply.
I wonder if missing the USB cover is making looks deceiving. There's about a 2mm gap seen between the body of my phone and the USB plug on the underside. Also, it's actually when I lift the plug a bit with the phone facing up that it stops charging. Though that detail doesn't matter I'm sure, poor contact is poor contact.
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Nothing I'd worry about unless your phone stop charging all together.
thayl0 said:
Nothing I'd worry about unless your phone stop charging all together.
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True. So long as it'll charge for the remaining 4 months of my contact!
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Hi i just bought this phone its great, and I love it!
I had bought an aftermarket case for it right after buying the phone. I used my phone when It was time to charge it, I put it to charge using the pc data cable.
Little did I know the case did not allow sufficient room for the usb cable, so the entire time it was charging, the case was kind of pushing down on the cable from the top.
I was worried and noticed a little wiggle on the usb connection, but it does stay on perfect, just a lil wiggle.
Im just wondering if this is normal, im not sure if the case put stress on the connection in the usb during the time it was connected.
Yeah im crazy about stupid stuff.
Just wondering if anyone elses usb is a little wiggley.
Basically im trying to figure out if its supposed to be like that or did my case put stress on the usb connection.
Thanks to all
Its normal mine is the same.
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Thanks for your reply
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Anyone else have this issue. The usb cable comes apart on the asus end(see pic)
P.s. this has never been abused and was treated with the the greatest of care
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Nope, maybe try a tiny dab of superglue?
Well I know it is an easy fix I just thought it was kinda weird and wanted to know if I was the only one who had this problem
Yup happened to me. But on the other side. The USB side. Cant sseem to attach the pic from my tfp
i had this happen to me right out of the box! plugged the device in to charge then unplug after full charge then this happened.
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Anyone else have this issue. The usb cable comes apart on the asus end(see pic)
P.s. this has never been abused and was treated with the the greatest of care
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Yes! It's a piece of crap! And I tried to RMA to Asus but they want the bad one back and then they'll send out a new or fixed one. So how is a person supposed to charge the tablet with no power cord? Very disappointing, Asus! They've sent me several follow up surveys to the phone calls and emails and I've told them how I feel about this. They don't seem to respond after that... Haha! Oh, well. The superglue route is probably the best way to go, anyhow.
My cable came apart like that the first time I used it. I carefully removed it from the connector on my tablet so as not to damage any wires, and then pushed the cap back on until it clicked and it hasn't come off since.
I think the problem is that the black cap isn't properly seated over the connector on some charging cables so the little clips on the inside never engaged. I have a half dozen chargers for the TF Prime and 3 were like this.
This is definitely something that might scare you the first time you try to unplug your connector, but it isn't a huge problem unless you rip out the wires or something.
My wife's did this the first time we unplugged it. I used a few drops of super glue on it and it has never come apart again. Mine on the other hand never had the issue. I think there was a batch of the plugs that they never put the glue on them so they weren't sealed when they got shipped. Put a few drops of glue on it and seal it up and enjoy the full use of the USB plug
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Anyone else having their USB port catch when plugging it in to the base of the phone? If I plug it in at an angle it isn't a problem but if I go in straight it catch's almost every time. Makes me feel like it's going to be the first thing on the phone that breaks. When I look at the port it does seem to have a bit of a lip in there, it's what is causing the snag.
Any. tip on a quick fix that would make it slide more smooth?
Edit: Please refrain from any and all " that's what she said" posts. Giggity.
hah...yes, I have noticed this a couple of times..
whiteguypl said:
Anyone else having their USB port catch when plugging it in to the base of the phone? If I plug it in at an angle it isn't a problem but if I go in straight it catch's almost every time. Makes me feel like it's going to be the first thing on the phone that breaks. When I look at the port it does seem to have a bit of a lip in there, it's what is causing the snag.
Any. tip on a quick fix that would make it slide more smooth?
Edit: Please refrain from any and all " that's what she said" posts. Giggity.
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Its either just the cable or a combination of the cable and the port on mine. Using a different usb cable basically got rid of the catch. I think the edge on the stock cable is to new.. hah.
Both the USB plug and the headphone port are extremely snug and tight.
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Both the USB plug and the headphone port are extremely snug and tight.
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Its better when its tight. If its loose now when it gets older it won't fit right
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I've noticed the same thing. I have a slew of cables around the house and at work and most of them seem to fit very tight. I find myself being extra careful with the OG than other devices.
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I feel the charing cable pin is a little loose. I mean its wobbles a little bit. I mean when you plug the charger into the phone the pin connection is a little loose for my liking. I don't loose charge or anything but it does come out pretty easily. My s3 charging pins were more stable. Is it just me or anyone else noticed this too ?
Mine feels normal. Then again my nexus was really lose v
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Mine is as well. ..same on my gs3
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Mines the same way.
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My Nexus was the same way, so I'm used to it.
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mines loose. when i plug into my computer it constantly looses connection
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I feel the charing cable pin is a little loose. I mean its wobbles a little bit. I mean when you plug the charger into the phone the pin connection is a little loose for my liking. I don't loose charge or anything but it does come out pretty easily. My s3 charging pins were more stable. Is it just me or anyone else noticed this too ?
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Mine is the same way. My s3 was solid. It seems if you look at the charger from the back it doesn't go in to the phone as far as it did with the S3. I can only assume that this has something to do with it.
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KgTheraad1 said:
I feel the charing cable pin is a little loose. I mean its wobbles a little bit. I mean when you plug the charger into the phone the pin connection is a little loose for my liking. I don't loose charge or anything but it does come out pretty easily. My s3 charging pins were more stable. Is it just me or anyone else noticed this too ?
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My phone, and my fiancé's phone are exactly the same. We took them into verizon today to be checked. Two different people said this is common and that there was nothing they could do. I asked if we could check another cable or if they could check another note 2 and they said it'll be the same.
when the micro usb is plugged in, it will randomly fall out or will fall out if you pick up the phone. Seems pretty bad to me, but not a big enough problem for verizon to do anything.
I was thinking about getting a magnetic cable because I want to spare usb seal from wearing out. I noticed that some of the people are having problems with it and they managed to brick their phones by plugging the cable in wrong direction. I checked few of cables available in stores and I noticed that they are not marked in any way and there's no information about "how to plug it in". I'm wondering if there's some kind of rule how to plug them in. Is anyone using them instead of Sony dock?
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I was thinking about getting a magnetic cable because I want to spare usb seal from wearing out. I noticed that some of the people are having problems with it and they managed to brick their phones by plugging the cable in wrong direction. I checked few of cables available in stores and I noticed that they are not marked in any way and there's no information about "how to plug it in". I'm wondering if there's some kind of rule how to plug them in. Is anyone using them instead of Sony dock?
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I'm using it for some months now, and I can say that if you're using the original Sony cable, you're pretty safe.
If you look at your mobile carefully you'll see that the magnetic frame for the connector has two pins with different geometric forms. Those pins fit exactly on the holes on the cable, in only one direction. You'd have apply a big force to make a mistake.
Besides this, the cable "head" is not symmetrical: one side has a wire, another doesn't. So if you plug the connector with the wire aligned with the "foot" of your mobile three or four times, I think you'll find it too strange to plug it with the wire aligned to the "top" of your mobile.
The experience with the Sony cable is great, and I don't have enough good words to recommend it.
I haven't noticed that connector pins are not symmetrical, thanks for pointing that out. This will definitely help. I'm wondering how people managed to brick their phones by plugging it in wrong direction, if you need to apply some of the force to plug it that way.
I'm thinking about cable because dock costs a lot, considering that I'd use it only for charging anyway. What's the code for magnetic cable from Sony? I might try go grab these here.
I plugged it upside down once. It rebooted the phone. That was it. Nothing bad happened.