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[Q] Who has had to fix your broken port?

I've broken my micro usb connector twice. Never had this issue with another phone. Anyone else have this problem? I guess I'm going to have to limit the number of connections after getting my phone fixed this time. I wish I could get a more robust port. Shouldn't this be a standard part across phones since pretty much every phone has the same port? Or am I wrong? Just curious if a company makes a more robust port that can be retrofitted to this phone?
Thanks everyone...

Uh, I've never had a problem and I take my card out quite frequently. How are you removing your SD card?
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kvswim said:
Uh, I've never had a problem and I take my card out quite frequently. How are you removing your SD card?
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I connect my ac adapter several times per day. At least once in the morning, twice in the car, and once at work. Connecting and disconnecting the micro-usb cable seems to somehow break the connection so that the port stops charging. It doesn't seem to be a case of the port being loosened. The connection is still tight and fits properly. It must be something inside the port that is breaking. Eventually I have to jiggle the cable to get it to connect properly. Then eventually the connection is broken and cannot connect to charge the phone. At first I thought it might be because I was using Belkin cables or connecting the phone to the Samsung desktop dock station. However after the port broke once, I then only used Verizon cables and stopped using the dock station. It broke again. I've seen others reporting the same issue. I don't know how widespread the problem is with the phone. It's frustrating because I would probably keep the phone past two years were it not for this problem.

Mines broken too as of recently too. It will charge off and on all the time. Sometimes I wake up charged, sometimes dead. Rofl
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D'oh! I could've sworn this said SD card and not USB port. My bad.
I've never had a problem with my port and I charge every night. I actually keep switching out batteries so I really don't have to stay on a charger. Dunno what to tell ya. Maybe you're too manly and rough?
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The connection in mine is pretty hit or miss. I have to clean pocket lint out of it once in a while. That helps for a while. But even with that it doesn't seem to click into place like it used to. I put mine in the car dock every time I go somewhere and I'm always plugging it in to charge since I use my battery up too fast.

I have yet to break the port on my device, but I gave gone through several third party chargers which all broke.
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kvswim said:
D'oh! I could've sworn this said SD card and not USB port. My bad.
I've never had a problem with my port and I charge every night. I actually keep switching out batteries so I really don't have to stay on a charger. Dunno what to tell ya. Maybe you're too manly and rough?
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It did say SD-Card. My bad...I went in and fixed the typo...Sorry about that...

Charge Not Charging!!
Wow I had no intentions what-so-ever to post about this micro usb connector issue that I have also been having until I came across the thread title. I would have just kept thinking it was my own fault for man-handling it or something. I have gone through several micro usb charging adapters for my non-charging droid charge. What a giant annoyance. I find if you press the cord into the port to charge and hold it at the right angle...for several hours straight...it will maybe work. Sometimes. In all seriousness though I found that the extremely short samsung adapter cord that the phone came with does the best job. Tried cleaning out the inside of the port too with small toothpick and it didnt even seem to have any gunk build up in there. I brought it to Best Buy and they said if I wanted to try soldering the tiny connector inside the port more securely to the motherboard in the phone...it might help...
I would happily keep my droid charge for a while longer if I could resolve this issue...even though the thought of upgrading to the Note 2 is pretty enticing...but id rather hold off on dropping 3 bills at the moment.
Does anyone know if Samsung will do anything about this issue if I were to call in about it or send it in to be checked out? Verizon stores apparently dont do any physical repairs.

seems to be a big problem with this phone. my cousin had 2 go bad and i had one so far.

I also had one go bad actually

As long as I keep the pocket lint out of it it's not too bad. But even at that I have to be real careful when it's plugged into my computer. It's liable to lose the connection at the slightest wiggle.
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I stay in hotels alot...so I go ask to dig thru their box of lost chargers behind the desk and find a micro USB charger and I use my factory one for Odin flashing...as for the port inside my phone I never had a problem...just the factory cord has gone out on my fascinate and this charge...needs a face down charge with the factory cord or it won't work...lol
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stueycaster said:
As long as I keep the pocket lint out of it it's not too bad. But even at that I have to be real careful when it's plugged into my computer. It's liable to lose the connection at the slightest wiggle.
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the guy at mobiletechvideos dot com can fix it. Highly recommended

garryo said:
the guy at mobiletechvideos dot com can fix it. Highly recommended
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Thanks I'll take a look at that.
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Agreed
garryo said:
the guy at mobiletechvideos dot com can fix it. Highly recommended
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[Q] Tight Micro USB ?

Hello,
I have noticed that my micro USB is pretty tight. I have to insert the charging cable with a slight angle and wiggle it a lot to unplug it.
Is this normal ?
Thanks for the feedback !

rarat said:
Hello,
I have noticed that my micro USB is pretty tight. I have to insert the charging cable with a slight angle and wiggle it a lot to unplug it.
Is this normal ?
Thanks for the feedback !
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The charger that came with mine is also pretty tight but all other chargers I have used seem fine. Maybe it just needs to be broken in a bit? haha

Thanks. I just have used my kindle cable and this is indeed better !
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Tight is better than loose. The cable keeps falling out of my N7.
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The micro USB cable that came with the phone isn't what I would consider 'tight', although 'snug' seems more appropriate in my case. I definitely don't have to maneuver the cable into the phone to charge it, nor do I have to wiggle it a lot to pull it out.
I realize if you remove 'micro USB', 'cable' and 'phone' from my post, it could be taken WAY out of context...
Edit: Actually this is the case with this entire thread =P

ritchea said:
Tight is better than loose. The cable keeps falling out of my N7.
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Thats what she said... haha couldnt resist.
Anyways, yeah I remember having that problem with my 2012 Nexus 7.

brooksyx said:
Thats what she said... haha couldnt resist.
Anyways, yeah I remember having that problem with my 2012 Nexus 7.
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Actually, it's been several years since I taught 9th graders so I don't often instinctively think "that way" these days! It was so second nature--especially with Shakespeare.
Thanks for the chuckle. (I LOVED 9th graders---really!)
Oh, and after reading this, it was REALLY hard for me not to reply (there) to your "Kind of a bummer but after the first time you should be fine" in another thread.

Mine is very snug but sure does charge fast!

Same here, my micro USB is very snug. I had some trouble with it multiple times, especially in the dark. I've sort of figured out the right angle to plug it in at now. Just not used to it being this difficult time compared to my old phone and nexus 7
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Charger Port Concern

Hi guys, finally received this beast of a phone after a few week's of waiting
Is anyone else having issues inserting the supplied charger into the nexus 5 port? Very afraid of charging this now since it's near impossible to get this in. Can anyone confirm if it's normal that the actual port is quite deep into the phone as is?
The thought of having pushed the port in deeper accidentally already would be a nightmare

Mine seems fine. A photo?
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You are not alone, i'm here with you..
Ok now to the point, I have the same problem though its not a problem. What you need to do is carefully insert the cable while slightly pushing it upwards.. Its not misaligned or something.. It's very hard to get it in..
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I find that if you angle the micro USB plug upward a bit, it seems to go in better.
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Mine is definitely a tight fit but I still use my Samsung charger most of the time which goes in a bit easier
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I find other chargers easier to insert.
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I see now, slightly upward. Very relieved! My apologies for wrong subsection also
Thanks very much guys.

Need a new mainboard

First of I'm in the UK and LG out of warranty have refused to help since I've opened my phone up and Marc with party's etc, the issue is I dropped my phone in water then I used a reviveaphone kit to attempt to save it and so after it had dried out I put it on charge but the phone wouldn't charge or connect to USB so I bought a new battery and replaced the USB port flex and the phone comes on, I could make and receive calls and connect to WiFi etc, the phone still had moisture behind the screen but it was functioning within normal parameters. The battery is now dead and the phone still won't charge or connect to USB, I took it to a phone shop who advised me that the charging IC on the board is dead and they can't do anything about it. So basically I need a new 32gb mainboard but don't know where to find one and LG OOWR won't help at all.
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Buy one on eBay they should have them
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Probably all your other components will die soon, once you change the board.
Advice - don't waste your money. Buy a new phone
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Screen jumping up and down

Hi
Does anybody know what board fixes this issue.
Definitely a hardware problem as it does it on recovery.
It is getting progressively worse.
Used to be when it was hot, bit even doing it at normal temperature now.
Took phone apart and remade all connectors, still the same.
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Maybe you could try replacing the usb flex cable? The connection to the screen goes through that, and they are 10-20 on ebay or amazon which is substantially cheaper than replacing the motherboard or the screen.

mnath said:
Maybe you could try replacing the usb flex cable? The connection to the screen goes through that, and they are 10-20 on ebay or amazon which is substantially cheaper than replacing the motherboard or the screen.
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Hi
Yes I noticed that ribbon cable. Thanks for providing the name of it.
Found one on eBay. I'll let you know if it works.
Fingers crossed, cheers.
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Good luck, hope you get your nexus 5 working again.

Worked a treat. Only 1 problem, the first flex cable they sent me the led was different colours and the mic didn't work.
Second cable worked fine.
Thanks for suggesting the fix.
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