So I have had my Nexus 7 2012 for awhile now, and at some point I dropped it while it was charging, it landed on the cable which broke the USB port and the cable. I put in a new charging port and tried using a generic cable and it charged it very slowly. So I bought the Samsung cable and that worked for about 3 weeks, but the cable then started to fall out of the port and now if I wanted to use it, I'd have to hold it in all the time. So right now I am stuck with a generic cable and have no idea what to replace the cable with. I wanted to get the original cable, but I can only find it with the power brick. Which would cost me $40.
Do any of you know of cables that'd work well with mine?
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Since I have gotten the Epic I have had so many issues with windows seeing the phone and installing the proper drivers even right after restarting the phone. Im lucky if windows see's the phone one out of 10 times I have to plug unplug etc etc until my pc's see the darn phone.
So I caught a post earlier that suggested to try a different cable and BAMM!!! phone links every single time no issues. Im using the usb cable that came with my evo now. Just side by side you can see the huge quality difference.
Samsung might want to check these cables and I suggest if your having charging or communication problems with the phone to try a new cable.
Let me know if any of you are also able to reproduce this!!
Yes. My cable actually broke the 2nd day of owning this phone because it was tugged on a little too hard while i was using my phone with it charging. It wouldn't charge the phone unless it was being pushed upwards or held a certain way.
Pathetic.
I've since been using my girl's MyTouch 3g cable and have had no issues whatsoever.
I just purchased a few new cables from monoprice. I've always had awesome results from them and they are cheap.
Yes the cable that comes with the epic should not be used with a computer IMO. Just look at the charger that plugs into the wall and compare it to the USB pins on your computers case.
The pins are raised a lot higher on the part that plugs into the wall compaired to how raised the pins are on my PC's case. I'm running an antec 1200 and I would consider the front USB ports to be really "tight". I then tried a different cable and have had no problems.......OTHER THAN BATTERY LIFE IN GENERAL sucks on the epic.
I didn't Realize there was a problem with the usb cable on th
e computer side but I have been using my I mac since my pc took a dump b. i think the phone end of the usb cable is just crap.it seems to disconnect really easy and not near as robust as the one that came with my hero. Still love my epic though!
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Come on. Both the cable and the wall unit sucks. A phone that is 500 bucks and you give me a .7 amp charger and a cheap ass cable? My HTC touch pro came with a 1 amp charger, that looked nice, and came with a good cable.
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Come on. Both the cable and the wall unit sucks. A phone that is 500 bucks and you give me a .7 amp charger and a cheap ass cable? My HTC touch pro came with a 1 amp charger, that looked nice, and came with a good cable.
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Right? Well at least we got 16g sd cards. They have to give and take you know? lol
my cord works just fine.
However i only have one mini usb (the one that came with it) so i ordered some micro usb to mini usb adapters so i can use all my old cables.
Just order a bunch of microUSB cables from monoprice. It's like $1.20/cable. I ordered 7 so I have a large collection of easily lost cables.
How the hell did I not know about this site? THANKS
No USB cable so far has been perfect replacement for the ASUS one. Battery takes much longer to charge.
Has anyone found a perfect replacement cable? I need a cable at least 10 feet long. And don't want to use an extension USB cable.
I just got the 6' version and its charging nicely.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5459&seq=1&format=2
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Re-posted from Nexus 7 General (2012).
I just bought a new Nexus 7 (2013), it is about a week old.
Last night I left the supplied ASUS charger and micro-USB cable plugged in overnight (fortunately the cable was not connected to the Nexus.) When I woke up this morning the micro-USB plug had literally melted, with plastic oozing out of the plug housing and through the plug itself. Had the cable been plugged in it would have destroyed the Nexus USB connector. I've seen several reports on the web of this scenario but none with a clear explanation of where the "fire" started. See the attachment.
Does ASUS have a problem here? In any case my plan for now is to use a wireless charger, it is too scary to think what would have happened to the tablet had the cable been plugged in.
I've opened a case with ASUS and they've asked me to RMA the cable so they can inspect it.
It just shorted out. No circuit interruption in the brick leads to certain destruction.
Current Limiting
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No circuit interruption in the brick leads to certain destruction.
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Indeed. Makes you wonder why Asus didn't include some time of current limiting circuitry in the charger cube. How much more could that have cost?
Must be a defect, I've left mine plugged to the wall and not into the N7 for weeks at a time, and this never happened. FWIW, I use a wireless charger now, so I don't physically stress the charging port. I use the Nokia DT-900, got it from AT&T for 50% off. They are still on sale for 25 bucks, worth every penny, and charges through even my thick Seidio case.
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FWIW, I use a wireless charger now, so I don't physically stress the charging port.
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My previous tablet was a Kindle Fire and its USB port failed after two years of plugging and unplugging the charge cable. That was my clue to get a tablet with Qi charging the next time around......
I already had a charger on order before this problem occurred... Amazon had a PowerBot® on sale for $22 and it works great - charges through a Poetic case without a problem.
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I already had one on order before this problem occurred... Amazon had a PowerBot® on sale for $22 and it works great - charges through a Poetic case without a problem.
My previous tablet was a Kindle Fire and its USB port failed after two years of plugging and unpluggin. That was a my clue to get a tablet with Qi charging the next time around......
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Good deal, anyhow I'd be all over ASUS regarding them replacing (free) my charger as you are. Even if I never use it again, though I still use the USB cable that came with it for adb and fastboot and the occasional PTP USB transfer to/from PC.
My USB port charges VERY slowly now. Takes about 8-10 hours now. I tried using a cable I had laying around, worked for awhile and it started being slow again.
So I was wondering if it'd be worth buying a dock, or to buy a new power brick and cable?
I've heard that the pogo charging on the Nexus 10 is much faster than, and I am assuming it is the same case for the Nexus 7,
and buying a new power brick might not even work. I heard it could be any part in my tablet, the port, the motherboard, the battery.
The tablet and power brick are from Feb 2013.
Left my phone charging overnight, woke up and it was only at 66%, downloaded ampere and when its plugged in it says usb charger and charges very slowly
Likely the cable... get a good QC compatible cable and it will probably take off. Or it's the charger, without some testing it is hard to be certain.
I had the same exact thing happen with a Turbo Power 25. I noticed a pin was missing in my first one so I bought another one and it said "AC" again. You might need a new charger.
Same problem here...it's not the cable because I have purchased several...I did read somewhere the phone gets hung up in USB mode but there was no solution. Sometimes I have it plugged in and it will die while charging.....
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Same problem here...it's not the cable because I have purchased several...I did read somewhere the phone gets hung up in USB mode but there was no solution. Sometimes I have it plugged in and it will die while charging.....
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actually for me it was the cable, ordered a new one from amazon not even OEM, just a qualcom quickcharge 2.0 certified for like 12 bucks and charges normally
I've been using these cables for over a year now... Have probably 10-12 scattered across home, office, laptop bags, and that I have given away.
Eversame Bundle of 2 1.8M 6Ft Premium Nylon Braided Micro USB Cable, USB2.0 A Male to Micro B Data Sync Charger Cable Cord For Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, HTC One M7, LG V10, Nexus7-Blue Purple https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GR5PUBK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Ty4cybT3CJ40S
That are $8 for two cables. Eversame's custom service is excellent, I had one cable flake out and it was likely my fault, but when I contacted them they sent me two cables to replace the bad one.