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Monoprice HDMI cable issues

I received my g2x on Tuesday. Been working fine. I received my MicroHDMI cable yesterday, and decided to give the HDMI mirroring a try. The minute I plugged the cable in to the phone, it shut off and locked up. Pulled the battery, let it sit, put the battery back in, turned the phone on, and the battery (which had a full charge) was now showing 0%. I plugged the phone in to the charger and that's when the area around the camera became too hot to touch. So I called T-Mo and now I've got to mail it off for a replacement. Fun stuff.

where did you get your cable from? i ordered mine from ebay.

I bought one off Amazon. Looks like a quality cable. Unfortunately I didn't save the link.
I got it last night and played some Need for Speed on my 24" monitor.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230606880939&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

I've heard of cheap cables shorting out the device when you touch the metal rim of the phone accidentally with the HDMI cable...

This cable has worked fine for me so far:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004C3AW40

I had the exact same thing happen to mine, and I did the exact same thing, replacement is on the way. I got mine from monoprice though.

After reading a few of these stories, I'm pretty paranoid about trying the HDMI port on my G2x!

i get all my cables from monoprice.com
dirt cheap and high quality.
sorry to hear about the issue with your phone though. hopefully this doesnt become a common issue.

Same here. Completely fried the phone. Got the bad one from monoprice. Ordered another one from amazon and it works great.
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Sauromir said:
I received my g2x on Tuesday. Been working fine. I received my MicroHDMI cable yesterday, and decided to give the HDMI mirroring a try. The minute I plugged the cable in to the phone, it shut off and locked up. Pulled the battery, let it sit, put the battery back in, turned the phone on, and the battery (which had a full charge) was now showing 0%. I plugged the phone in to the charger and that's when the area around the camera became too hot to touch. So I called T-Mo and now I've got to mail it off for a replacement. Fun stuff.
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Wow. Same here.
Guess I'll call T-mobile

Dam this is crazy, I just bout one from Amazon too, but now I'm too scared to use it
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Mine was mono price.

I got QVS from j&r for $17 and it works 100%.
update:
http://www.amazon.com/QVS-HIGH-SPEE...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1304272146&sr=1-1

kadenstern said:
I had the exact same thing happen to mine, and I did the exact same thing, replacement is on the way. I got mine from monoprice though.
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The same thing happened on my phone with the monoprice cable. I don't know if the cable fubar'ed the phone, or the battery.
My phone initially wouldn't turn on for several hours, but it finally work up later (but the battery now won't hold a charge). And the phone stays hot when the damn thing isn't even turned on!

OH BOY!
This is not good. How is everyone hooking up their phone? Are you connecting to the tv first then the phone? Cuz I'm wondering if it makes a difference or not.

jdkackley said:
OH BOY!
This is not good. How is everyone hooking up their phone? Are you connecting to the tv first then the phone? Cuz I'm wondering if it makes a difference or not.
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Cable hooked up to the tv, then the phone.

I tried two different cables and they work great. One from Amazon and the other from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230606880939&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ULNA3K

Docavelli said:
Same here. Completely fried the phone. Got the bad one from monoprice. Ordered another one from amazon and it works great.
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Completely fried the phone? did you get a new phone for the 2nd cord? or what happened

Sounds like the common theme here is MONOPRICE. So I'd beware of purchasing their cables! On mine you can still smell the burning smell from the inside of the phone, and the battery won't stay charged for 6 hours when before I was getting easily a full day.

GMYLE QI Charger from Amazon

I just ordered this GMYLE Qi charger from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B7TBX36/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
$28.98 + $4.99 shipping in the US.
It is showing 500ma output. Does anyone know if this will be an issue?

Also available to Canadians. Thanks OP
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00B7TBX36/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

wilsonlam97 said:
Also available to Canadians. Thanks OP
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00B7TBX36/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Canadians get free shipping too?! Not bad, not bad.
I think it ships from China, though.

hgigh said:
Canadians get free shipping too?! Not bad, not bad.
I think it ships from China, though.
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Shipping is supposedly fast. Also it's a different seller from the Amazon.COM listing. So it may not ship from China. The order confirmation page says that it ships soon so could come from Canada for all we know.

Every review says the charger produces a very loud beep whenever it starts or completes a charge. Very annoying.

I wonder if its an easy fix like the other chargers. Open and pull the speaker wire. I am not looking forward to some beep telling me that my phone is done charging while I try to sleep.

hgigh said:
I just ordered this GMYLE Qi charger from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B7TBX36/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
$28.98 + $4.99 shipping in the US.
It is showing 500ma output. Does anyone know if this will be an issue?
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Won't 500ma just slow down your battery drain?

Again be carefull, it says powermat and powermat is not compatible!

mrhanky said:
Again be carefull, it says powermat and powermat is not compatible!
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I noticed that. The description also says qi and the picture said qi. I am still waiting for the thing to ship.

I love that the technical details include "Easy to replace any parts with low life time maintenance cost"

Mine shipped from Hong Kong.
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Unicorn Rancher said:
I love that the technical details include "Easy to replace any parts with low life time maintenance cost"
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Does not instill confidence does it lol
Int
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Hm, I'll wait on some of you guys to do a review on this product. I need a cheap and working wireless charger for my nightstand.

mine just arrived. Shipped from California, seller was 'gigacity_amn'. Here's the video
It literally just arrived this evening - initial testing looks good, but I'll give it a few days of overnight and see how it runs. I'll be using my S-Line TPU case with it.

the orange bandit said:
mine just arrived. Shipped from California, seller was 'gigacity_amn'. Here's the video
It literally just arrived this evening - initial testing looks good, but I'll give it a few days of overnight and see how it runs. I'll be using my S-Line TPU case with it.
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Any more news on this charger? They are going for £27 on Amazon at the moment.

VonPickle said:
Any more news on this charger? They are going for £27 on Amazon at the moment.
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Been using it at work since it arrived. It works great - the beep is incredibly shrill, especially in an office environment, but it charges quickly and doesn't get too hot.
I will note that this particular charger does NOT top up the battery, so it's not good for overnight charging. Once your phone hits 100%, the charger stops charging, and doesn't kick back on until you physically remove the phone from the pad for a few seconds. It's great for the office or any other environment where you just need a quick top-up, but again, not good for overnight charging.

the orange bandit said:
Been using it at work since it arrived. It works great - the beep is incredibly shrill, especially in an office environment, but it charges quickly and doesn't get too hot.
I will note that this particular charger does NOT top up the battery, so it's not good for overnight charging. Once your phone hits 100%, the charger stops charging, and doesn't kick back on until you physically remove the phone from the pad for a few seconds. It's great for the office or any other environment where you just need a quick top-up, but again, not good for overnight charging.
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I agree. I personally removed the speaker and use it for overnight charging. Wake up with 80-90% battery.

hgigh said:
I agree. I personally removed the speaker and use it for overnight charging. Wake up with 80-90% battery.
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Guys would the 1 A model work with the Nexus?

chikosneff said:
Guys would the 1 A model work with the Nexus?
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Looking at the specs for the charging orb from Google it seems the 1A is fine. I am trying to find the output of the official LG charger too -WCP-300.

VonPickle said:
Looking at the specs for the charging orb from Google it seems the 1A is fine. I am trying to find the output of the official LG charger too -WCP-300.
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I have the WCP-300, its output is 1A. Works *awesome* with the Nexus 4, and even keeps it topped up so it works great as an overnight charger.

[Q] Dock not charging

So, I bought my TF700T back in February from an American site (They had a discount that would make it much cheaper than buying it from Denmark.)
However, I forgot that it would not come with an EU compatible charger, so I was stuck with my HTC charger, which could charge the tablet itself, but not the dock. Because I finally got to a point where I've had enough, I went out and bought the original charger from Asus.
However, after having it charge for a few hours, the dock still shows 0%.
I've tried to charge it both with and without the tablet attached, nothing changed.
I looked at some threads that tells me that I should plug the dock into the USB for 5-10 min. and then back to the charger, but that didn't work either.
What can I possibly do?
The dock is blinking orange, so clearly there's a connection, and the charger works fine for the tablet, just not the dock.
Oh, and I'm rooted and unlocked on default ROM.

Kosai106 said:
So, I bought my TF700T back in February from an American site (They had a discount that would make it much cheaper than buying it from Denmark.)
However, I forgot that it would not come with an EU compatible charger, so I was stuck with my HTC charger, which could charge the tablet itself, but not the dock. Because I finally got to a point where I've had enough, I went out and bought the original charger from Asus.
However, after having it charge for a few hours, the dock still shows 0%.
I've tried to charge it both with and without the tablet attached, nothing changed.
I looked at some threads that tells me that I should plug the dock into the USB for 5-10 min. and then back to the charger, but that didn't work either.
What can I possibly do?
The dock is blinking orange, so clearly there's a connection, and the charger works fine for the tablet, just not the dock.
Oh, and I'm rooted and unlocked on default ROM.
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Loads of places you can buy a charger from. Or buy a plug adapter, US charger should work in Denmark.

sbdags said:
Loads of places you can buy a charger from. Or buy a plug adapter, US charger should work in Denmark.
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As I said in the thread, I bought an original charger from Asus, designed to work with the TF700.

Kosai106 said:
As I said in the thread, I bought an original charger from Asus, designed to work with the TF700.
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Sorry I didn't read your thread properly......
How long are you letting it charge for, could be the battery is completely dead or malfunctioning in the dock.

sbdags said:
Sorry I didn't read your thread properly......
How long are you letting it charge for, could be the battery is completely dead or malfunctioning in the dock.
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It's been charging for well over 48 hours at this point, and still nothing. The tablet gets charged through the dock just fine, but the dock itself stays at 0%.

I'm gonna go ahead and bump this.
It's been nearly two months, and still no solution.

-Snip-

I would say your dock battery is dead. There's a video on YouTube on how to tear down and replace it. No idea though how much a replacement battery would be...
You wouldn't still be under warranty, would you?
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berndblb said:
I would say your dock battery is dead. There's a video on YouTube on how to tear down and replace it. No idea though how much a replacement battery would be...
You wouldn't still be under warranty, would you?
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I should be, the only problem is that I bought the tablet in America, and I live in Denmark, Europe, so idk. Shipping will be expensive, unless I can send it to ASUS Europe?

Kosai106 said:
I should be, the only problem is that I bought the tablet in America, and I live in Denmark, Europe, so idk. Shipping will be expensive, unless I can send it to ASUS Europe?
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Call your Asus service center or open a ticket online. They will direct you to the nearest service center. The warranty is worldwide - so you should not have any problems.
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Same problem here
It seems I am having exactly the same problem. My dock battery is shown as 0% charged and it is blinking orange.
Was there any solution to this problem? Could this be software related and being fixed by another firmware (by the way: does the dock have its own firmware?)? Or is this more hardware related and the dock battery is just broken and needs a replacement.
I bought my dock used and separated from the TF700. Anyway I will try to contact Asus support to see what their answer is.
Regards
Sven

tf700 only charges when docked
I have the opposite problem. I got a refurbished tf700 and dock. The tablet will only charge when docked. It won't charge directly from charger.
Tablet was completely dead when it arrived. It's now charged up to 18% (dock started at 53% and is now down to 2%), but still only charges with the dock. Will charge all night to see if that changes anything.
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Dock charges EXTREMELY slow, Adapters fine?

Hey,
So basically on amazon i purchased a cheap Dock for my Xperia Z3, and it's been working fine for about 2 weeks, and for some reason it's started to charge so slow like my Phone would sit on that dock and only reach 31% with a full nights charge, however i purchased an adapter cable to test the port, and it seemed it's been charging normally, ;/

Many cheap docks use crappy poor quality plugs and cables... That's probably what's happening here. The cable or plug is not drlivering enough power to the battery...
I once bought a cheap dock and the charging got interrupted every 30 seconds..
Hope this helps you a little.
Cheers

Hussain_Salam said:
Hey,
So basically on amazon i purchased a cheap Dock for my Xperia Z3, and it's been working fine for about 2 weeks, and for some reason it's started to charge so slow like my Phone would sit on that dock and only reach 31% with a full nights charge, however i purchased an adapter cable to test the port, and it seemed it's been charging normally, ;/
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I wouldn't bother to damage my z3 with a cheap dock...instead get a magnetic cable..it works fine if u cant afford the original dock.

unmaskedfalesh said:
I wouldn't bother to damage my z3 with a cheap dock...instead get a magnetic cable..it works fine if u cant afford the original dock.
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Cheers for the response, It turns out my dock had a fault and they're sending me a brand new one. However i did order a Magnetic cable aswell i just find it to fiddly and i can't easily hook my z3 to it, I found the dock easier to use.

Hussain_Salam said:
Cheers for the response, It turns out my dock had a fault and they're sending me a brand new one. However i did order a Magnetic cable aswell i just find it to fiddly and i can't easily hook my z3 to it, I found the dock easier to use.
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But beware about magnetic port coming loose on using the aftermarket docks..just be little careful when removing the device from dock..there are numerous reports of port coming out of device itself

unmaskedfalesh said:
But beware about magnetic port coming loose on using the aftermarket docks..just be little careful when removing the device from dock..there are numerous reports of port coming out of device itself
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Ah okay, cheers

Galaxy S8+ 'Slow Charging'

Evening All
So the last few weeks my S8 has been charging really slow.. it doesn't actually say 'Slow Charging', it still pops up with Fast Charging when plugged in (original charger with no damage).
It used to charge from pretty much dead to full in about an hour or so but now it's completely different. When I plug it in from about 20% it says around 2 hours to fully charged with fast charge.
Anyone else had this issue? My charger seems fine, always treated it well etc. My carrier (EE) has told me to contact Samsung but I just thought this would be worth a shot first.
Thanks
Steve

stephendowset said:
Evening All
So the last few weeks my S8 has been charging really slow.. it doesn't actually say 'Slow Charging', it still pops up with Fast Charging when plugged in (original charger with no damage).
It used to charge from pretty much dead to full in about an hour or so but now it's completely different. When I plug it in from about 20% it says around 2 hours to fully charged with fast charge.
Anyone else had this issue? My charger seems fine, always treated it well etc. My carrier (EE) has told me to contact Samsung but I just thought this would be worth a shot first.
Thanks
Steve
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Experienced once and changed USB port everything is fine now

Geoz said:
Experienced once and changed USB port everything is fine now
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Changed USB port? I'm using the UK spec Samsung wall charger?

stephendowset said:
Changed USB port? I'm using the UK spec Samsung wall charger?
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My bad cable not port

Geoz said:
My bad cable not port
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Even original cable charger works both ways, one side its slow charger and other side is fast. Try to change charger sides in the phone.

stephendowset said:
Evening All
So the last few weeks my S8 has been charging really slow.. it doesn't actually say 'Slow Charging', it still pops up with Fast Charging when plugged in (original charger with no damage).
It used to charge from pretty much dead to full in about an hour or so but now it's completely different. When I plug it in from about 20% it says around 2 hours to fully charged with fast charge.
Anyone else had this issue? My charger seems fine, always treated it well etc. My carrier (EE) has told me to contact Samsung but I just thought this would be worth a shot first.
Thanks
Steve
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I am experiencing the exact same problem with my s8 plus. Its just been the past few weeks. I've tried switching out the cable and the AC adapter and nothing. I think I read somewhere that a recent update killed fast charging on some s8 plus models so I'm hoping that If it is a software issue it will be fixed when they roll out the next update. Otherwise I don't know what to do.
Chris

rajkabul said:
Even original cable charger works both ways, one side its slow charger and other side is fast. Try to change charger sides in the phone.
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My guess is your comment is an attempt at humour, alternatively you are misinformed.
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