[Q] Micro-USB - Verizon Droid Charge

Can I use any micro-usb cable with my phone? Because I've tried two 10ft just generic cables, and with each cable I get the same results - Device not recognized/Device has malfunctioned.

I think the cable that ships with the Charge contains an extra pin, hence the reason why generic cables do not work.

A 10' USB cable could quite possibly be to long to work properly with the phone. Try something shorter, 3ft or 6ft at the most.

aneelmaan said:
Can I use any micro-usb cable with my phone? Because I've tried two 10ft just generic cables, and with each cable I get the same results - Device not recognized/Device has malfunctioned.
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I've used a bunch of different ones, including USB versions as opposed to wall. They all work. It might be a defective cable or, as another post alluded to, too long.
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I use a 10 foot cable to charge my phone every day. It is from mycablemart.com and I also have a 6 foot from there that I use at work.
http://www.mycablemart.com/
Make sure to get a USB type A to micro type B 5 pin cable if you get one.
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Ima try me a 10 footer
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Ima try me a 10 footer
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That is the wrong end...that is mini
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rand4ll said:
That is the wrong end...that is mini
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Ha
make it dis one

Another option that I use for charging is a USB extention cable. This way you can get the extra cable length to your outlet with the nice snug fit of the stock connector in the phone.
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You can try shorting the DATA+ and - wires.
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USB cable - Solution

Hi every one!
As you can see, all us Diamond owners has a Weird USB conection, is not so standard comparing to the Mini USB!
BUT! IT FITS, and IT WORKS ANYWAY!
I was on a trip, and forgot my USB cabel, i couldn't charge or use the Phone as a modem, så a go the idea, lookt att some pictures and, tryid out!
I could charge my battery and i could use my phone as a modem.
Here is the picture of a USB 8-pin mini USB ( HTC USB ) And a Standard Mini USB 4-pin.
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I guess that the other pins are for audio and other stuff
Try it!
Any Standard Mini USB works
Thanks for sharing but I think we all knew that one already.
And we should call you Amerigo Vespucci, but I`d be happier if I could name you Google or Search sorry
i hardly ever use the HTC cable with any of my HTC phones... to start with , my HTC USB cable is in the mains charger!
Give the guy a break. I remember when I first tried my charger and USB cable that I had with a previous HTC phone and found out it worked. I plugged it in to my Diamond VERY gingerly and winced, hoping not to fry my phone. Hallalujah! I remembered saying to myself. Now I don't have to buy another charger or cable!
I just had that HALLELUJAH moment myself! Thanks
TomInMB said:
Give the guy a break. I remember when I first tried my charger and USB cable that I had with a previous HTC phone and found out it worked. I plugged it in to my Diamond VERY gingerly and winced, hoping not to fry my phone. Hallalujah! I remembered saying to myself. Now I don't have to buy another charger or cable!
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I'm nominating you for funniest avatar awards! At least we'll all be able to take you seriously.
But in regards to your comment, yeah as long as the voltage is the same you're generally pretty safe. The ampage rating don't tend to mean that much as the device will only draw what it needs (in the case that your charger is rated at 1000mAH but your device draws less than that). In the case your charger can't provide enough ampage then I believe the charging process simply takes longer that it would with the 'correct' charger.
If the voltage is different then you can cause serious damage to your device and who knows you could theoretically start a fire.
Rejoice! I've been *****ing all morning about me forgetting the cable at work, and now for the weekend it's low on power. I've been browsing sites trying to figure out what cable i needed to order and i came up short - except for ordering an original which wasn't in stock.
Consider this a 'thanks' and a bump

Car 12v-usb and cable bought on ebay wont charge.

Hello, ive bought these on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-CAR-CHARGER.../180497049900?pt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/Micro-USB-Data-...ARE-BB-Storm-/170525850383?pt=PDA_Accessories
Trying to use them to charge my phone in my car, but no go. When i connect the cable it asks me if i want to connect to kies, mass storage etc. I just press the back button, and phones tells me its charging, when in fact, its not, battery is actualy draining, and it gives me some weird msg about sd card. (In norwegian)
Any way to resolve this, or do i have to buy an original samsung charger?
did you try the USB cable on your computer?
does it charge when you plug it into the computer using the USB cable you got off ebay?
possibly the car charger is bad, if the USB cable works on your computer
I havent yet, i will do so and report back
The cable does not charge in the pc, and i can not mount my sd card on my pc with the cable, so, i guess its the cable then
Maybe this will do the trick: http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Sync-Charge...895319?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item20b30c83d7
They say its for samsung i9000
Also! have you made sure the charger supplys the right amps, if you get one even with the right voltage if not the right amps you will still get battery drain! I had this issue when the gf's blackberry charger got swapped with my hero charger by accident, took me ages to realise why the battery was still draining when using co pilot on long car journeys!!
get this one instead
2000 mAh (2A) charger
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25177
i'm using it, super good
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Get the HTC C200 charger.
I paid a lot for this phone so paying 15 euros dollars for a car charger makes sense
paying more for something that comes from the same manufacturing center (China) will not make it any better.
Thanks for all the good tips. Ill check those out
AllGamer said:
paying more for something that comes from the same manufacturing center (China) will not make it any better.
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I've used cheap ass car chargers and all they do is get hot and aren't very efficient. Have a HTC mini usb charger and it stays cool while charging, which means it isn't wasting any power...so to me...its worth paying extra

Why does my battery go down while my htc is on charge? =/

Is this normal?
all i have is the wifi turned on and whatsapp open.
And why do i keep gettting this message about it not recieving sufficient power or something like that!?
HTC Sensation XE not rooted or anything
Check the running background process close them.
Or set brightnes as low as possible.
Is Your mobile battery condition is good or it die within hour or two without any use?
Mine did that with a cheap charger and the original battery. I got a good charger, anker battery and auto task killer.
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Are you charging using the USB port of a computer? This might not supply the phone with sufficient power. A wall charger should do this job better.
Also, if your phone isn't rooted, this might be caused by the battery getting old. Anker has some awesome (and cheap) battery's available on eBay.
as the above posts says, make sure to use a wall charger.
This has happened to me while using 1566Mhz. If i am doing alot of stuff on my phone while charging, my battery would go down. After bringing the MHz a little bit down. its working fine now.
And what cable are you using ? Original ? I had this problem with different cable different from original .
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And what cable are you using ? Original ? I had this problem with different cable different from original .
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Im using a usb cable extention and a nokia cable. Here is a picture:
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The original HTC cable i got in the box broke.
Is this happening because of the Nokia Cable?
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Im using a usb cable extention and a nokia cable. Here is a picture:
The original HTC cable i got in the box broke.
Is this happening because of the Nokia Cable?
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its probably because of the extension cable, try charging with only one cable see how that works out
serio22 said:
its probably because of the extension cable, try charging with only one cable see how that works out
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or with another cable .. I am sure that is from cables that you are using . If you find original cable will be great . If you want to make sure before buy take one original cable from friends or something and try it
pifa_k1 said:
or with another cable .. I am sure that is from cables that you are using . If you find original cable will be great . If you want to make sure before buy take one original cable from friends or something and try it
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That too but the easiest way to figure out is to just try without the extension first. Sometimes different cables do work, though I wouldn't recommend using them
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Is 15v --- 3.5a charger ok to charge Asus tf300?

Hi, recently my Asus charger stopped working & unfortunately can't find any of these being sold here in my country, my data cabel is working fine so I was wondering if I can use a laptop charger that has a female usb slot with output of 15v-----3.5a to charge my tab, the original charger had 15v----1.2a.
Any help provided will be welcome.
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tigerfire25 said:
Hi, recently my Asus charger stopped working & unfortunately can't find any of these being sold here in my country, my data cabel is working fine so I was wondering if I can use a laptop charger that has a female usb slot with output of 15v-----3.5a to charge my tab, the original charger had 15v----1.2a.
Any help provided will be welcome.
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The only drawback is that the stock charging brick would provide 2 grounds to the cable and then magically the tablet end would have to provide
4 grounds to the table both [usb grounds] and the ground switch and the body of the charger.... Thus the reason it will not charge from a PC.... I would say if it charges it go for the gold... Maybe just dont leave it on for an extended period of time... Hope that helps... Thx lj
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I am worried that it might burn the tab, so would appreciate more details regarding what happens with a higher Ampare.
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I am worried that it might burn the tab, so would appreciate more details regarding what happens with a higher Ampare.
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I hear you... I am not electrical genus but on something as sensitive as the electronics are I would stay away from it... I mean worst cast scenario
The battery could melt or even exploit....Ive seen it happen.... It was a car battery but It took off like a rocket...
Thanks for your replies, although some more specific replies regarding chargers voltage and ampares will be more helpfull, I see some 3.1a dual usb chargers being sold over eBay so, still want to know that what difference will higher ampare make to charging and the device it charges.
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tigerfire25 said:
Thanks for your replies, although some more specific replies regarding chargers voltage and ampares will be more helpfull, I see some 3.1a dual usb chargers being sold over eBay so, still want to know that what difference will higher ampare make to charging and the device it charges.
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Well, the voltage should match, but I think amperes are a max. value, so it should not be smaller than that of the original adaptor. But then - I am a software guy and happy to stand corrected.
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Charging the OnePlus One

i got a oneplus and am wondering if its okay to use a 3rd party charger. i got the anker 40w 5 port charger and would like to know if that charger would be safe to use with the oneplus one. or should i stick with using the original charger? thanks
You can use any charger. But if the output is any less than 2.1Ah you'll charge quite slowly. You also need to use the original cable or a cable with a 24AWG or better rating.
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You can use any charger. But if the output is any less than 2.1Ah you'll charge quite slowly. You also need to use the original cable or a cable with a 24AWG or better rating.
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Woah, good to know... I use the OEM charger/cable for the main, overnight charges.
Otherwise the other ones I have kicking around are:
3ft and 10ft - USB 2.0 A Male to Micro 5pin Male 28/24AWG Cable w/ Ferrite Core (Gold Plated)
6ft - USB 2.0 A Male to Micro 5pin Male Premium (Gold Plated) - not as heavy gauge as the above
So if I use my the cables mentioned above is it an issue? Or would I just expect slow charging? I use those for PC connectivity and charging at work.
Anything less than 24AWG will result in at least slow charging, and in some cases it won't charge fully.
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I just use my old HTC charger/cable and it charges fine
EddyOS said:
I just use my old HTC charger/cable and it charges fine
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At the same speed as with the OEM charger? It's impossible.
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At the same speed as with the OEM charger? It's impossible.
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I didn't say at the same speed, just that it charges fine
It went from zero to full in about 2 hours from memory the other day, maybe a bit longer I can't remember
Gonna buy the kopi cable recommended in the other thread. The OEM cable is too short for my use. I do have this long generic cable I bought off eBay and it seems to charge fast. Maybe 1% per min.
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