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Charger Broke

So apparently my charger broke. Connected to the wall neither my phone nor my girlfriend's Fascinate will charge. Plugged into the computer nothing happens either.
Was wondering what I should do.
1. Are chargers covered under warranty? I have extended warranty/asurion full coverage.
2. What are the best replacement chargers? I'd prefer something from Verizon because I'd rather go to the store tomorrow and pick it up than wait for the charger to be shipped and delivered.
Any other help is much appreciated!

Also does anyone know the length of the charger cable that comes with the phone?
Verizon Wireless online shows different chargers/micro usb cables ranging from 9 feet, 6 feet, 3 feet, and 12 inches.

I bought a spare from eBay for $6 and its the exact same as the one that came with the phone.

i work for verizon and yes your charger has a one year warranty. bring it into any corporate store and they should replace it as long as it is not physically broken. if you have any probs replacing it PM me

dcmbullet said:
i work for verizon and yes your charger has a one year warranty. bring it into any corporate store and they should replace it as long as it is not physically broken. if you have any probs replacing it PM me
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A month after getting the phone my chsrger wires have already started showing at the phone end just from bending the wire to plug it in and place it on the desk. Would this be covered?
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Are you saying that the insulation is breaking and you can see the actual inside wiring? If so then technically that would be considered physical damage but most corporate reps (or at least the managers) will exchange it as a one time courtesy. If you want you can pm me your number and I will stop by work tomorrow n put a remark stating that your charger started to fray n that if it continues to replace it as one time courtesy lol. If you live near delaware you can pm me n I will let you know which store to go to for a replacement
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dcmbullet said:
Are you saying that the insulation is breaking and you can see the actual inside wiring? If so then technically that would be considered physical damage but most corporate reps (or at least the managers) will exchange it as a one time courtesy. If you want you can pm me your number and I will stop by work tomorrow n put a remark stating that your charger started to fray n that if it continues to replace it as one time courtesy lol. If you live near delaware you can pm me n I will let you know which store to go to for a replacement
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Sadly I live in PA but its not the wires showing its the steel between the outside casing and the inside wires. Kind of hard to explain.
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Honestly I would just bring it in. if you have a hard time replacing it just pm me and I will help you out. I don't mind replacing things for customers because its probably been assembled in some third world country by a kid they pay 10 cents an hour to. Verizon is a huge company that can afford to replace a charger to a person that pays like $100 a month for cell service
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If it's just the cable (sounds like it) then you could buy a microUSB cord for cheap at monoprice.com.

ERIFNOMI said:
If it's just the cable (sounds like it) then you could buy a microUSB cord for cheap at monoprice.com.
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+1 Bought several already, decent quality & MUCH cheaper than in-store.
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it's covered.

Unfortunately the Verizon Wireless store I went to wouldn't replace it. My wires were fraying and they said even though I'm under warranty they couldn't replace it.
Had to buy $30 travel charger :/

they suck! they are a bunch of corporate dogs licking their masters cracks! They could have at least given you a charger out of the returns and just put that one in the box! Horrible cust service

For $30 you could have gotten 2 cla adapters, 3 wall chargers and 5, 6' USB cables with shipping from monoprice.com
Just saying...
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[Q] Cheapest HTC Inspire 4G charger??

It looks like my phone charger is about to be cut(like the earphones). Im looking for a cheap htc inspire 4G charger on ONLINE.
i cant seem to find any cheap ones.
EDIT: I found a website, but idk if its reliable because ive never heard of this website and idk how their service is. will they ship it fast??
http://www.bargaincell.com/htc-insp...ite-p-500021.html?cPath=2830_2890_59458_59463
http://www.bargaincell.com/htc-insp...able-p-23729.html?cPath=2830_2890_59458_59463
im ordering both.

Any micro usb cable will charge your phone. You can get cheap ones on eBay or on monoprice.com.

CoolinHL said:
Any micro usb cable will charge your phone. You can get cheap ones on eBay or on monoprice.com.
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Ill check monoprice out. Thanks
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Here's what I bought:
<From Amazon>
*Wall Charger -> USB- $2.45
*USB -> MicroUSB- $1.48
Total- $3.93 (free shipping via Amazon Prime)
But from monoprice.com-
*Wall Charger -> USB- $2.16
*USB -> MicroUSB- $1.02
Total-$3.18+S&H.
For my location, the cheapest S&H was $1.88, making Monoprice $5.06, or $1.13 more expensive then me buying it off of Amazon.com, so bought it off of Amazon.com.

Most people don't get free shipping from Amazon though, so it's not really a fair comparison.
I do that that if you're buying from Monoprice you'll probably want to throw in some other random stuff to make the shipping cost worth it. Even with the cost of shipping included though, Monoprice is still a pretty good deal.

Sorry to bump this, but I found what looks like the OEM HTC charger and cable for pretty cheap on eBay. Seems like a great deal if it is indeed OEM.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/HTC-U250-USB-AC-...Accessories&hash=item3cb65210f1#ht_2666wt_802

I suggest Ebay, make sure the seller is realiable (most of them are anyways), unless its some random inspire user selling a charger.

Go to the nearest hotel. A corporate hotel like a Holiday inn express and tell the clerk that u left ur charger about a month ago . If he asks what room just say it was under the name of a coworker that u just meet that day . Change the subject fast and say its a charger that has a microusb like the blackberry or Motorola and that ur in a bit of a hurry to catch a flight. He will probably pull out a box full of cellphone chargers if ur in luck . If not try the next hotel lol.
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PowerSkin cases for HTC Sensation $30 @ Tmobile

Just got back from Tmobile..... Purchased Power Skin case for HTC Sensation for $30!!!! Their Facebook page has a printable 50% coupon on ALL accessories!!
Take advantage!!!

I think i may purchase one of these. Two questions:
1) Does it make the phone too bulky?
2) Does the thing that stick out at the side look as awful as it does in the pictures?

Where to buy in Los Angeles area?
Does anybody know where to get this in Los Angeles area precisely in San Gabriel Valley area?
I called T-mobile store in Santa Anita mall and they said they don't sell this.
Thank you for the help.

Can't find it here where I'm at guess I'll have to buy it online!

Damnit I want one of these so bad but NONE of the stores in the OKC area have them >:|
I'm tempted to just pay someone to ship me one, cause all the store reps have no idea when they'll get more in.

what the hell is that thing hanging off the side haha. that looks disgusting!

The bulge on the side is for the usb cable that plugs into the phone from the Powerskin's battery.
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I'm not seeing the coupon for 50% off on facebook. If you can gives us a better break down that would help. Thanks
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nvm i figured it out but the only question is which Tmobile stores are carrying it? the LA area doesn't seem to have it so no luck for us.

Just pickedone up at the T-mobile store in NYC. I went in the store to take advantage of the 50% coupon and found this. Not bad for $30. Good luck!

Got mine at the San Fernando store in los angeles awsome buy paired with my extended battery
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I looked at the case in the store and no way! It is horrible. It makes the nice sleek phone into a tank. The case thickness basically doubles the phone. It is ridiculous in my book.
I just rather buy and extra battery and carry that with me instead. It is small easy to carry and when I needed it just put it in rather than adding that crazy about amount of bulk to the phone.

I just got home and opened the box and damn! This thing is HUGE! I'm going to return this because it's too thick. Such a shame...

I wish they had Evo3D batteries so I could buy one of them and get more battery juice Do they even carry batteries in stores?

Link to the facebook page please??

Man it might look ugly, but it does what it is supposed to do. It's a battery built into a case, of course its going to add bulk. I love it and I keep it on my phone at all times. Instead of 11 hours of battery I get 23 before its dead now. 30 bucks for this is a steal, everyone at work wants one for there phone and a guy with an Evo 3d wants one bad lol.
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The power skin is the best .... Just got it today and I have been using my phone like crazy .... Heavy heavy phone play all day and still have full power
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Missing holes?
It looks like it's missing a bunch of the required holes in the back. The little holes on the back toward the bottom seem to be covered up, whereas the holes are poked through on the tpg cases and others. Will this affect performance?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1128479

The holes are not entirely covered up, they cut channels to the holes. as seen in the pic I took. Regardless, it still has possible effects.
IMAG0037 http://www.flickr.com/people/[email protected]/,

Wanted to buy one but cannot find a UK distributor, Amazon are selling them but also will not ship. If Anyone of you who bought it, is sending it back maybe we can come to an agreement and use pay-pal if you could be kindly get the P&P and we can talk.
Anyone who is wishing to locate the coupon on Facebook needs to google it, I found it but its not valid in the UK stores

Coupon
Here is the pdf coupon for anyone who is having trouble finding it.

Best place to find a refurbished or good used Inspire?

Unfortunately, my phone has mysteriously gone missing. It would appear that it fell out of my pocket at some point (though it is inexplicable how it could do so), which really sucks because I had just gotten it set up perfectly with the new Ascension ROM from the Collective and was loving it.
Anyways, I'm in the market for a low-cost replacement, and would be happy with a used or refurbished phone in good condition. Anyone have any recommendations re: the best place to find that? I've looked on Amazon, etc., just wondering if anyone has personal experience with this that might help ensure I get the best deal possible without compromising on quality.
Thanks.

There is a sale thread here on XDA.
Craigslist or eBay are good alternatives but buyer beware. I think each of them requires some skill so if you have never purchased using them then maybe just ask around.
Did you try a Google shopping search?

If the repair costs more than $75 (and that includes having an "expert" do the grunt work) I'd look at grabbing another phone. I picked up my Inspire from Cowboom for $130...refurb and it didn't come with a charger but other than that has worked great.
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Not my personal experience but remembered reading it. I replaced one from eBay couple weeks ago for $173 but I also sold the (busted to hell and back) old one on eBay for 78 bucks so ppl are still buying broke ones. For the gold I guess.
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If you have the att insurance on it you can get a new replacement one for like 50 or 100 bucks if I'm not mistaken.
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Thanks for the advice - my friend found the phone outside of his house, in some bushes, and it had been rained on for three days. I think there's a good chance it will be okay, but I'm going to leave it to sit and dry for a few days (case off, battery out "doors" off) before I try to fire it up.
Thanks again, I may still need to refer back here in the future...

place it in uncooked rice it will suck out the moisture. Don't let rice in battery compartment. Keep bat and sim cover on.
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Place it in some uncooked rice? that help to try it our even faster....

Another TIP
Get the androidlost app on the market. It's saved my a$$ on more than one occasion last week. Now, if I lose my phone and don't have a sense rom...I can look it up on the androidlost.com website for free and find it!

The lookout app also has a program with tracking your phone though it may decrease battery life

I got my att Inspire 4g from craigslist for $80. It is unlocked and has a clean esn, just a cracked digitizer on the bottom of the screen. I'm hoping its a pretty easy fix, just scared of where to buy a legit replacement for this beast. But it works so amazing regardless now only if I can find a good service provider for this.
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Inspire
I'm selling mine on Craigslist at the moment. I'm asking $195...it's in good condition. I just ordered the Samsung Note.

Finding a NEW Skyrocket battery

I'm in Canada, with Rogers and have had a SR for about 18 months. Time for a new battery mid-contract.
But Rogers doesn't sell them any more. Nor does Best Buy, Future Shop, the Source etc. There are lots of phone vendors around, but I find that they sell them at $20 - $30, and they must be used, because even after a few cycles and battery calibration, they are usually worse than my old battery. I've bought two from Pacific Mall, they were awful.
I've been told that unless Samsung sells it to you, it's a refurbished battery. Don't even know what that might be.
So with the retailers no longer stocking batteries for non-current phones, where does one get a NEW Skyrocket battery in Canada?
Also looking for a Verizon Samsung Nexus Extended Battery (2200) as per another thread here. They are gone! Nobody has them. I'd love to try one on my Skyrocket, as it's a higher capacity and most say the fit is not an issue, but nobody seems to sell those either. Ebay sellers are out of stock with no idea if they are coming back in.
Is this what it's come to? Do you throw your phone away after 18 months???

harry_fine said:
I'm in Canada, with Rogers and have had a SR for about 18 months. Time for a new battery mid-contract.
But Rogers doesn't sell them any more. Nor does Best Buy, Future Shop, the Source etc. There are lots of phone vendors around, but I find that they sell them at $20 - $30, and they must be used, because even after a few cycles and battery calibration, they are usually worse than my old battery. I've bought two from Pacific Mall, they were awful.
I've been told that unless Samsung sells it to you, it's a refurbished battery. Don't even know what that might be.
So with the retailers no longer stocking batteries for non-current phones, where does one get a NEW Skyrocket battery in Canada?
Also looking for a Verizon Samsung Nexus Extended Battery (2200) as per another thread here. They are gone! Nobody has them. I'd love to try one on my Skyrocket, as it's a higher capacity and most say the fit is not an issue, but nobody seems to sell those either. Ebay sellers are out of stock with no idea if they are coming back in.
Is this what it's come to? Do you throw your phone away after 18 months???
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I'm in the states but it looks like amazon.co has a bunch of market sellers who have EBL1D7IBA the main worry would be if it's really used.

I have a Nexus extended that i'd part with. Used it in my SR till it broke. Now i'm using my girls until I upgrade.. just hit me up in PM with an offer..
Have the oem battery from my SR too.. obviously used, but figured i'd throw that out there too.

Its here if you want it. Its $50 though..
http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/accessory/ao_details.jsp?accSKU=64800058&accCatId=acc9002cat

Check ankerdirect on ebay or amazon

If you can have someone in the US order it for you Sprint is offering the OEM Galaxy Nexus battery (2100 mAh) with battery door for free with US $6.50 for shipping you would have a steal at your hand.
I ordered one for my SR last time they had the same offer and though the extended battery is a snug fir under the regular SR back cover it does last about 2-3 hours longer with moderate to heavy use as compared to the original.
Here is the quote;
"Sprint offers the Samsung Extended Battery Bundle for Galaxy Nexus for $49.99. Coupon code "BATTERY1" makes it free. With $6.50 for shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $28. It includes a 2,100mAh lithium ion extended battery and battery door."
Link here: http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/accessory/ao_details.jsp?accSKU=64800058

fham said:
If you can have someone in the US order it for you Sprint is offering the OEM Galaxy Nexus battery (2100 mAh) with battery door for free with US $6.50 for shipping you would have a steal at your hand.
I ordered one for my SR last time they had the same offer and though the extended battery is a snug fir under the regular SR back cover it does last about 2-3 hours longer with moderate to heavy use as compared to the original.
Here is the quote;
"Sprint offers the Samsung Extended Battery Bundle for Galaxy Nexus for $49.99. Coupon code "BATTERY1" makes it free. With $6.50 for shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $28. It includes a 2,100mAh lithium ion extended battery and battery door."
Link here: http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/accessory/ao_details.jsp?accSKU=64800058
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Was just looking up batteries for the my skyrocket when I stumbled into this thread. That's an AMAZING deal. Ordered one and repped you.
Thanks!

I just ordered this online too. Does this ship to your house or do you have to pick it up at a sprint store? mine says pick up in store? I guess it doesn't really matter.
Also, Does this battery really last longer than the OEM one? i've had mine for about 18 months now and its time for a new one. Can't beat $6.50 though. Awesome find!

Wesley32 said:
I just ordered this online too. Does this ship to your house or do you have to pick it up at a sprint store? mine says pick up in store? I guess it doesn't really matter.
Also, Does this battery really last longer than the OEM one? i've had mine for about 18 months now and its time for a new one. Can't beat $6.50 though. Awesome find!
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No idea on pickup or delivery
I bought mine at the Verizon store.
Yes it lasts a bit longer than stock.
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Yeah I ordered one too with that link, and I'm up in Canada, used a shipping forward service
I have no intentions of getting rid of my rocket, even after purchasing a new phone. Its still perfectly viable, and once I warranty my otter box a PERFECT backup device.

Thanks for this!
here's the direct link http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/accessory/ao_details.jsp?accSKU=64800058

While I wait for the shipment, does anyone have any pics of the phone with the batt installed?
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xdame said:
While I wait for the shipment, does anyone have any pics of the phone with the batt installed?
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There's no real difference. Maybe a slight bulge if you don't trim the battery.
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icenight89 said:
Yeah I ordered one too with that link, and I'm up in Canada, used a shipping forward service
I have no intentions of getting rid of my rocket, even after purchasing a new phone. Its still perfectly viable, and once I warranty my otter box a PERFECT backup device.
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which shipping forwarding service did you use

vincom said:
which shipping forwarding service did you use
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Cbiusa, then drive to Niagara to pick it up. I live in Toronto GTA so for me its easy.

Just got the new batt, and it does fit along with a Seidio Surface case, just. Didn't have to trim anything as long as the cover was snapped into place on the left side first.
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Defiantly use the nexus 2100 extended battery it gives ur skyrocket a new much needed battery boost. I am using it myself.
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I've found lots of batteries at Pacific Mall in Markham, Ontario

Well if you are willing to wait, i bought a couple of batteries from AliExpress.com and they have been working preetty well, both of them (i ordered different to test them out) last longer than the original...
I still use from time to time the original batt, but the honest truth is that the 2 chinese are my main batteries.

I ordered a 2500 mla(?) battery from amazon.ca for mine. Works awesome. Fits in without any mods.