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Xoom Charging Port Broke

Hi,
I was charging my Xoom yesterday and my dog ran around and tripped on the cable. The charger bent and wouldn't work anymore. I bought a new charger thinking that was the problem, but it won't charge either. I assume that the port itself broke somehow.
It's the WiFi model, i bought from Best Buy without any protection plan. Does anyone know offhand what the cost of repair would be via Motorola and turnaround time?
Or better yet, some other way to charge it? (i wish the mini USB would work)
Thanks

Put the dog up for adoption.
Go to motos website and jump on a chat to see what they say.
Don't put the dog up for adoption.
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I posted it on the Moto forums, thanks. Also, I heard the dock charges it without using the normal port, is that true? Would that work?

I too was going to suggest the dock. I am fairly certain it charges through the USB.
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fauxreal said:
I too was going to suggest the dock. I am fairly certain it charges through the USB.
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Thanks, i'll do this, but can anyone 100% confirm that would work in my situation? It would be greatly appreciated.

Dock will charge it. It charges through the exposed metal sockets you see on the bottom, not through USB. But it will work I have one.
Cheers.

You should go to ifixit.com and look for a teardown. Try and find the part on EBay or see if you can order through Moto. That sucks.
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gqstatus0685 said:
You should go to ifixit.com and look for a teardown. Try and find the part on EBay or see if you can order through Moto. That sucks.
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The dock is/was on sale at BestBuy. That's your immediate best bet.

But that's a big inconvenience. I have the dock and I think I only used it once. You'd have to have a boner to be able to rest that dock on you when you're using it in bed.
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gqstatus0685 said:
But that's a big inconvence. I have the dock and I think I only used it once. You'd have to have a boner to be able to rest that dock on you when you're using it in bed.
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Good for morning movies!
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gqstatus0685 said:
But that's a big inconvenience. I have the dock and I think I only used it once. You'd have to have a boner to be able to rest that dock on you when you're using it in bed.
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You just charge it overnight or whatever...sheesh!

smith3jk said:
Dock will charge it. It charges through the exposed metal sockets you see on the bottom, not through USB. But it will work I have one.
Cheers.
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Just a + 1 for confirmation.
I find the crappy little charge port & jack to be one of the VERY few cons about the Xoom. The 2 gold plated connectors at least offer hope that I could fabricate another charger (apple laptop style) if ever necessary.

Need a spare battery?

Hello all. I just picked up the new Evo LTE last week from Best Buy and traded in my OG Evo. I have a spare OEM battery that I was just going to recycle but I figured I would throw it up here if anyone wants it. Still works fairly well. Just want $5 to cover shipping. PM me if your interested.

Just recycle it. Anyone can just go to sprint and get it for free.
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Crossrocker said:
Just recycle it. Anyone can just go to sprint and get it for free.
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That's true, got 2 batteries and 2 battery doors, 1 black and one white.
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How do u like the EVO lte? What feels diff besides the speed?

HeadBlader911 said:
That's true, got 2 batteries and 2 battery doors, 1 black and one white.
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That's funny, I tried and they wanted me to buy one
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Sprint give something away..Ha HA HHHAA

Yeah how do u get a free battery from sprint?
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Pivo187 said:
How do u like the EVO lte? What feels diff besides the speed?
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I love this little beauty! Really though, everything it different about it IMO. From the way it feels in your hand, to all the differences with ICS. It actually took a couple days of modifying things before I was actually happy with it. After the first day, I was pretty certain I would return it and wait for the S III. But the community here is quick to fix most problems, so I rooted and unlocked it and haven't looked back since! If you're up for an upgrade, I would definitely took into getting one.
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Fast Charing s3

Is it me or does this phone charge fast as hell?
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freebordjunky said:
Is it me or does this phone charge fast as hell?
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comes with 1A charger, hence will charge at a decent rate

I use the ipad charger it does wonders

Not fast for me
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greenstuffs said:
I use the ipad charger it does wonders
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That can actually damage your phone.
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not sure about charging, but it sure chars pretty fast...
http://www.t3.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s3-explodes-in-car

MiG123 said:
not sure about charging, but it sure chars pretty fast...
http://www.t3.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s3-explodes-in-car
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There has been 6 threads about this.
Its old news.
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It's the fastest charging android phone I've ever had (and since October 2008, I average a new android phone every six months).
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mcvigo said:
That can actually damage your phone.
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The battery could deteriorate faster, i don't think a 2A charger would damage the phone i could be wrong but i've used it quite a bit over the past 2 years and never had any problems

mcvigo said:
That can actually damage your phone.
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Isn't the charging rate determined by the phone itself?
It would be stupid as hell to have the charging rate determined by a (universal) external device!

Yes, the charging amps are regulated by a circuit in the phone. There is not a direct connection from the charging connector to the battery itself. LoL.
Now that's not to say that an over powered charger could not damage the charging regulator circuit over time....
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Yeah the good thing, we have "removable" battery. Not like some iphony or one X
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I wouldn't do that - you'll damage the battery...
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wackyD said:
I wouldn't do that - you'll damage the battery...
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Why are you so concerned? I don't think you are keeping the phone for longer than 1 year anyways

jowabi said:
It's the fastest charging android phone I've ever had (and since October 2008, I average a new android phone every six months).
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Same here. It's definitely the fastest charging Android phone I've had before. I've had an Acer Liquid, a Motorola Defy and a Nexus S, and it trashes them on charging time. The S3 actually charges in the car when i'm using GPS too, rather than slowly flattening!

Battery case

Did anyone ever come up with an extended battery case for the M?
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km8j said:
Did anyone ever come up with an extended battery case for the M?
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How would you expect to accomplish that with a sealed phone? Maybe a piug-in to the USB?
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netizenmt said:
How would you expect to accomplish that with a sealed phone? Maybe a piug-in to the USB?
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The same way every other battery case for every other phone works... Just like you said. It's a case that adds a touch of bulk and plugs into the USB port.
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Cool! I didn't know they made those. The only ones I have ever seen were for phones with replaceable batteries and came with replacement back covers.
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wrong model nevermind

netizenmt said:
The only ones I have ever seen were for phones with replaceable batteries and came with replacement back covers.
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That's all I've ever seen too. I think one that uses the charging port would be too awkward since it's on the side - one of the huge selling points of this phone is it's edge-to-edge screen/super slim bezel. Another is just how slim it is overall.. so I doubt there's much of a market for something that will bulk up the phone that much, and thus not much of a chance that something like that will be produced anytime soon. Especially since it's already touted as having a fairly long battery life.

Extra Battery???

I always buy extra batteries for my phone. Note 3 being no different. I've searched and searched and can't find one being sold yet. That's ridiculous. How hard it is to sell some extra batteries for goodness sake.
I purchased an extra battery kit from Clove online which stated they had them in stock. Turns out they don't actually so don't be fooled. Sometime late October to November I guess. This package will have exactly what I get for all my phones an extra battery (I'm a hardcore user and so I always get two spares) and an external battery charger. Will be awesome when I finally get it.
Anyone else have this same trouble? Has anyone gotten it yet?
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Did you check amazon? I got 2 hyperion batteries for $35
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bjames23 said:
I always buy extra batteries for my phone. Note 3 being no different. I've searched and searched and can't find one being sold yet. That's ridiculous. How hard it is to sell some extra batteries for goodness sake.
I purchased an extra battery kit from Clove online which stated they had them in stock. Turns out they don't actually so don't be fooled. Sometime late October to November I guess. This package will have exactly what I get for all my phones an extra battery (I'm a hardcore user and so I always get two spares) and an external battery charger. Will be awesome when I finally get it.
Anyone else have this same trouble? Has anyone gotten it yet?
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Verizon has them

physicsguymatt said:
Verizon has them
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No they don't I've checked nearly everyday since getting the phone
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xXJay_RXx said:
Did you check amazon? I got 2 hyperion batteries for $35
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The Hyperon batteries; are they any good? Do they last as long as the original Samsung battery?
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bjames23 said:
No they don't I've checked nearly everyday since getting the phone
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Did you click on the link I posted? ("Verizon has them" is the link)
Edit: Never mind, you mean out of stock. Yes, sorry about that.
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physicsguymatt said:
Did you click on the link I posted? ("Verizon has them" is the link)
Edit: Never mind, you mean out of stock. Yes, sorry about that.
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Yea I clicked and checked again. No luck. I didn't ever see they had them. You mean Note 3 battery right?
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What about Samsung spare battery with charger? Where is it at?
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Coming from an s3, I'm just excited that I can get through am entire day without having to swap out batteries. Let us know how those hyperion batteries work and if they support NFC.
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I just purchased 2 Hyperion batteries and will let u know. They come in a couple days. They stated it does support NFC but I don't use it so prolly won't test it but I wouldn't think they'd completely lie about that.
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bjames23 said:
The Hyperon batteries; are they any good? Do they last as long as the original Samsung battery?
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They seem to be on par so far. I used Battery Monitor Widget to determine that they are 3200mAh batteries n not cheap knock offs with false mAh advertisement. Unless BMW can't be trusted which to my knowledge is trusted. They're good so far. I like the charger too. Seems to be sturdy unlike the charger some batteries come with. Give it a shot bud. Expedited shipping was only a few dollars more n well worth it. I think I paid $40 in general but it's worth it because they seem to be working well so far
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I use Hyperion as my spare battery for S3, it lasts as long as stock and NFC works (although I hardly ever use it)

Finally got my Hyperion batteries and charger. I LOVE them. To be honest one of the Hyperion batteries lasts longer than my factory Samsung one lol. The charger is awesome and will hopefully let me charge batteries in the future since it adjusts to each battery. Crap for instructions came with it but YouTube is full of help for them and common sense helps. All around great purchase and got 2 batteries and an external charger for half the price of a Samsung battery (paid $30 on eBay).
Recommend Hyperion batteries to all.
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