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Broken Charging Port

Hi All
I was given this MT4GS about three months ago by a friend. All of the sudden it stopped taking a charge. At first, if i held the charger the right way, it might get a little charge, but now I'm getting nothing. So, I'm alternating between a couple Anker batteries and one stock, hoping someone has had this repaired (and that it wont' cost me a ton of money). Did anyone else have this problem?
Thanks

that sounds more like a usb cable problem than charger port... have you tried other usb cables?

my chargers go bad in about 4 months...I noticed they get really loose in my device. I got this cable and it still works (its been around 6 months) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GF8TIK/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00 (this is just the cable, keep the power plug from your stock charger)

xmc wildchild22 said:
my chargers go bad in about 4 months...I noticed they get really loose in my device. I got this cable and it still works (its been around 6 months) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GF8TIK/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00 (this is just the cable, keep the power plug from your stock charger)
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I thought i was the only one whos charger went dead like that, seems like the 2 hooks go flat after a while
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That's the one bad thing about micro usb. It's the standard port for all android phones now, but it's very small, and if you're not careful it can break easily

My MT4G Slide recently started to exhibit this problem. The original cable that came with the phone still works perfectly fine. Unfortunately all my other cables have stopped working. I'll order the cable in the thread and hopefully it will work fine.
Kinda annoying cause now my car and bedside chargers are useless.

Almost 99% of the time will be the cable. I had to replace mine 4 times in one year.
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h3ktyk said:
Almost 99% of the time will be the cable. I had to replace mine 4 times in one year.
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you might check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjnXcFG3674
this guy shows how you can use a needle to 'clean out' the port, because sometimes lint gets wedged down in and prevents the cord from making good contact.

And after you've cleaned it out, I would get something like this to prevent it from happening again
http://www.topicovers.com/products/micro-usb-port-cover
Or clean all the lint out of your pockets!
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So yea that cable works okay. Still not perfect though but better than nothing.
I think one of the pins is just bent down and I don't have pliers so small that I could pull them back up. Plus it's hard to see.
Has nothing to do with the cable. All with the port. The cables all work perfectly fine on other devices.

[Q]Where to find replacement parts?

My droid charge has made itself essentially useless in the last two weeks as the USB port no longer functions and I cannot charge it.
I had purchased the verizon inductive battery door and a powermat and discovered that they aren't compatible. I had heard the Energizer mat was compatible with the verizon door but I haven't had a chance to look into buying one yet- nor do I really want to spend 40+$ just to charge my phone.. Especially since I've already wasted $24 on a powermat that does me no good.
Thus I've determined that I'd like replace the usb charging port on the phone itself. I have 2 friends that work at sprint stores that repair these types of things all the time, and I'm pretty good at electronics stuff like that myself (having fixed multiple blackberries I used to have).
My question is, where can I find a replacement part for this particular phone? I haven't bought a replacement part for a phone in some years, and google searches aren't coming up with any good results. Ebay also doesn't have anything besides screens.. When all I need is a charging port.
Any leads would be greatly appreciated. I'm doing a lot of business traveling lately and I feel seriously crippled not having my cellphone to even make basic phone calls.

Is the USB connector physically damaged? It may be the circuitry that's behind it, in which case the repair process could be way more difficult, unless the Charge has a separate board that handles the charging function.
Does the USB port work for data connection when you connect it to a computer?
Might be easier to buy the desk cradle that comes with a spare battery and a battery charging slot. I hardly ever plug in my phone anymore. I simply replace the battery with a fully charged one.

The USB port is integrated into the board if I remember right-you're SOL unless you are somehow magical at de/resoldering. Other than that, I would assume you could just buy any microusb port and throw it on as long as that port has no bracket or anything (and that you connect the right leads).
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My usb connecton is crap too, always have to jiggle it n one ot finally connects i cant move it or it will lose connection. But i really only plug it in to use odin. My suggestion would be to snag a wall mount battery charger and an extra battery. Go to ebay, they r dirt cheap.
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Buy a dock , it comes with a spare battery
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Charging port going bad?

My phone has been hating chargers lately. I would say that my charging port is definitely going bad, except that there are a couple of chargers that do work pretty well with my phone. I bought a new Verizon universal car charger, and the first one worked well for about a month before my phone started connecting and disconnecting repeatedly. I took the charger to Verizon and the tech support lady took my phone and charger away for a few mins. She said that my car charger had a short in it. OK. So now I have a new one, and it is working well. But as for every other charger that I use. They all seem to have a very difficult time connecting or staying connected. If I move the cord around, the phone will begin to charge, although at a VERY slow pace. All of my high capacity chargers are doing this as well. Hours to charge the phone fully. Are all of my chargers simply going to crap, or is my charging port taking a slow dive? Ideas?

If I were you, I would get a wireless charger ASAP, to save wear and tear on your charge port. There are a few if you search. Verizon has one also.
Via my Google Galaxy S3 running magic beans

alprazolam said:
My phone has been hating chargers lately. I would say that my charging port is definitely going bad, except that there are a couple of chargers that do work pretty well with my phone. I bought a new Verizon universal car charger, and the first one worked well for about a month before my phone started connecting and disconnecting repeatedly. I took the charger to Verizon and the tech support lady took my phone and charger away for a few mins. She said that my car charger had a short in it. OK. So now I have a new one, and it is working well. But as for every other charger that I use. They all seem to have a very difficult time connecting or staying connected. If I move the cord around, the phone will begin to charge, although at a VERY slow pace. All of my high capacity chargers are doing this as well. Hours to charge the phone fully. Are all of my chargers simply going to crap, or is my charging port taking a slow dive? Ideas?
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Have you checked to see if your phone is charging by USB or ac? I ask because a lot of times my phone says USB even though it is an ac source.
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neh4pres said:
If I were you, I would get a wireless charger ASAP, to save wear and tear on your charge port. There are a few if you search. Verizon has one also.
Via my Google Galaxy S3 running magic beans
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Now that's not a bad idea. I forgot that these things have a wireless charging option. It's a little expensive if I remember right. I do have a $100 gift card from Christmas for Best Buy (hate that place!).
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Have you checked to see if your phone is charging by USB or ac? I ask because a lot of times my phone says USB even though it is an ac source.
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It does show charging by AC. I'll check on all of my chargers to be sure. But to clarify, on most chargers, my phone disconnects and reconnects to the charger over and over. It's as if either every charging cable I have is bad, or my charging port is loose or not getting a good connection. I have to make sure my phone sits even with the charging cable, or it won't charge at all. Vehicle chargers are the worst because of the constant movement in a vehicle.

alprazolam said:
Now that's not a bad idea. I forgot that these things have a wireless charging option. It's a little expensive if I remember right. I do have a $100 gift card from Christmas for Best Buy (hate that place!).
It does show charging by AC. I'll check on all of my chargers to be sure. But to clarify, on most chargers, my phone disconnects and reconnects to the charger over and over. It's as if either every charging cable I have is bad, or my charging port is loose or not getting a good connection. I have to make sure my phone sits even with the charging cable, or it won't charge at all. Vehicle chargers are the worst because of the constant movement in a vehicle.
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Ah, okay. Didn't read that part haha. If i were you and had another phone to temporarily use i would send the phone to Samsung for warranty repair.
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alprazolam said:
My phone has been hating chargers lately. I would say that my charging port is definitely going bad, except that there are a couple of chargers that do work pretty well with my phone. I bought a new Verizon universal car charger, and the first one worked well for about a month before my phone started connecting and disconnecting repeatedly. I took the charger to Verizon and the tech support lady took my phone and charger away for a few mins. She said that my car charger had a short in it. OK. So now I have a new one, and it is working well. But as for every other charger that I use. They all seem to have a very difficult time connecting or staying connected. If I move the cord around, the phone will begin to charge, although at a VERY slow pace. All of my high capacity chargers are doing this as well. Hours to charge the phone fully. Are all of my chargers simply going to crap, or is my charging port taking a slow dive? Ideas?
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Mine does the same thing. I hate it I only have one one usb cord that always works the others no longer worj and when I buy a new one they workz for a short period of time.
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TXI Kaze said:
Ah, okay. Didn't read that part haha. If i were you and had another phone to temporarily use i would send the phone to Samsung for warranty repair.
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Yeah...it is still under the Verizon warranty. I have taken it up there, but I didn't want to be an ass, insisting that it's the phone, when maybe the phone is just picky about chargers. They did try to swap out my battery, as a first step. I'm probably gonna go up and insist on a replacement. I just don't see it being every other charger. I have owned several other smartphones that were power intensive, such as the Galaxy Nexus and the Droid X. They didn't have this problem.
johnnilsson said:
Mine does the same thing. I hate it I only have one one usb cord that always works the others no longer worj and when I buy a new one they workz for a short period of time.
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Have you gone to Verizon about it? Just curious to know what they said to you, if so.

A100not recognizing battery??

I have an A100 that was given to me by a friend. It works fine when plugged into the charger. It says "battery status unknown" in system settings and when I unplug it it dies of course. My friend says that their dog chewed the charger cord so they put it away in the closet for about a hear and recently bought a new charger. This issue has been a problem ever sense. I'm thinking that the charging circuit may have been fried. I'm not sure however if the charging circuit is built into the battery or the main board. I can order a battery for around $50 but I don't want to spend it if it isn't going to fix the issue. I tried to OTA to ICS but it won't start the install without a battery charge at least 30%. I plan on breaking out my trusty multi-meter later today and testing some voltages at teatbpoints in the mainboard. Any other ideas? Has anyone else experienced this issue??
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tintguy said:
I have an A100 that was given to me by a friend. It works fine when plugged into the charger. It says "battery status unknown" in system settings and when I unplug it it dies of course. My friend says that their dog chewed the charger cord so they put it away in the closet for about a hear and recently bought a new charger. This issue has been a problem ever sense. I'm thinking that the charging circuit may have been fried. I'm not sure however if the charging circuit is built into the battery or the main board. I can order a battery for around $50 but I don't want to spend it if it isn't going to fix the issue. I tried to OTA to ICS but it won't start the install without a battery charge at least 30%. I plan on breaking out my trusty multi-meter later today and testing some voltages at teatbpoints in the mainboard. Any other ideas? Has anyone else experienced this issue??
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My A100 does the same thing. It started after I replaced the LCD. I replaced the battery with one from eBay, but it made no difference. The charge may have run down while I was waiting on the LCD, but I don't know for. As far the eBay battery, who knows about that. It could be charging circuit, since two batteries did the same thing. But, now that I think about it, the original showed 3% charge for a while which enabled me to move to another spot and plug it back in.

sham63 said:
My A100 does the same thing. It started after I replaced the LCD. I replaced the battery with one from eBay, but it made no difference. The charge may have run down while I was waiting on the LCD, but I don't know for. As far the eBay battery, who knows about that. It could be charging circuit, since two batteries did the same thing. But, now that I think about it, the original showed 3% charge for a while which enabled me to move to another spot and plug it back in.
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Wish I could get ahold of a circuit schematic for this thing.....I would construct another charging circuit.
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good luck
tintguy said:
Wish I could get ahold of a circuit schematic for this thing.....I would construct another charging circuit.
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good :good:

Mine did that a while ago, when still under warranty. Sent to Acer, they fixed that charging circuit. Apparently a common problem. I suspect a regulator chip, but it's a guess.
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gbarr119 said:
Mine did that a while ago, when still under warranty. Sent to Acer, they fixed that charging circuit. Apparently a common problem. I suspect a regulator chip, but it's a guess.
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You could honestly just charge the battery sepretly, and I bet it'd work. You could even, if you're talented enough, strap a bigger battery to it and be able to use it for days.
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With my A100 not even recognizing that the battery is plugged in, I doubt charging it separately would make a difference. I just want it to "think" the battery is there and charged to at least 30% so I can apply a few OTA updates and acquire root. I don't mind having to use it while on AC power only. I have a Galaxy Tab 2 that I can carry around.
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[Q] sch i535 micro usb connection charging problem

Hi,
I have had my phone since August 2012. Starting the other day my micro usb port on my S3 is starting to get really picky as to how it must be positioned to charge. I have tried atleast 4 different cables, all doing the same thing. I know its just a matter of time before it stops charging all together...
My question is
A)Is the micro USB replaceable (I have no soldering experience)
B)Should I replace the whole motherboard
C)Should I look for a new phone (I can use my brothers upgrade.... but only as last resort)
What are your thoughts?
Thanks!

You under warenty?
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markdapimp said:
You under warenty?
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No

My question is have you checked YouTube
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markdapimp said:
My question is have you checked YouTube
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I see videos for replacing just the usb part ON the motherboard, some people solder (like I said, I never soldered before)
AND there are some 'unprofessional' looking videos where people use a heat gun (which I have) to just replace it.
As for the motherboard replacement, there are good complete disassemblies of the S3, and some boards can be found on ebay
but for $130...

Well you should be careful charging your phone next time perhaps when you get a new device don't let the charger yank down on the port itself
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you could always invest in wireless charging! Then you wouldnt have to deal with it! Could be a good alternative!
I found this:
http://www.amazon.com/SainSonic-Standard-Wireless-Charger-Receiver/dp/B00C3DKSRM?tag=notebookscom-20
and then you can just buy a wireless charger and boom no more worrying about the microusb port!

Labarr1532 said:
Hi,
I have had my phone since August 2012. Starting the other day my micro usb port on my S3 is starting to get really picky as to how it must be positioned to charge. I have tried atleast 4 different cables, all doing the same thing. I know its just a matter of time before it stops charging all together...
My question is
A)Is the micro USB replaceable (I have no soldering experience)
B)Should I replace the whole motherboard
C)Should I look for a new phone (I can use my brothers upgrade.... but only as last resort)
What are your thoughts?
Thanks!
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You could also buy a spare battery and one if those wall charger that you put the battery in (like that come with the zero lemon 2300 slims). You essentially charge the battery outside the phone, then just pop the charged battery in (no touching charging port on your phone). I think they're like 20 something bucks on Amazon and come with that wall charger thing.
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replace the usb or the battery

DiSiD said:
You could also buy a spare battery and one if those wall charger that you put the battery in (like that come with the zero lemon 2300 slims). You essentially charge the battery outside the phone, then just pop the charged battery in (no touching charging port on your phone). I think they're like 20 something bucks on Amazon and come with that wall charger thing.
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I actually already had a external battery charger for my phone! I completely forgot I had it hahah!! I'll use this method until I can get an upgrade in August. Thanks everyone for your help