Fraying iPhone USB cables
Since may 11th of this year I have had issues with more than one cable. I am currently on cable #5 in this shortf timeframe. Honestly I think this is rediculous. I have done nothing but treat these cables with utmost care. They generally last roughly 2-3 weeks before fraying. And it's not a gradual thing. It just happens. This time it happened on Tuesday, it was fine one minute the next it is frayed.
Even with this current one we put electrical tape on it to act like a flexible splint, to thicken and reinforce the problematic area ( it is the side that connects to the phone). I've done a google search looking for answers, and have found this seems to be a common issue with these cables. I've had apple store associates that have been wonderful and replaced the cable with no problem. I've also had associates accuse me of cutting the cable myself (why would I do that?!?).
So I'm now officially at my wits end on this saga. I can't use third party cables like dynes, griffin or monster because my phone has issues with charging (it will show charging for a short
while but then it will say fully charged, or the phone will continuously sit and vibrate like it is connecting to the cable. So where do I go from here? This current one was replaced the day before the 3Gs was released.
Any ideas? I don't abuse my gear, so why is this happening? I have had bad luck with so many of these lately I'm about to throw the **** thing out of the window or run over it. I honestly think having that stiff thicker piece of plastic coming out of the brick is a huge design flaw and should go back to the older style iPod cables with the indented section that
gradually goes thinner to provide flexibility and such.
Thank you for listening to m rant. Any helpful adive would be fantastic.
- Lisa
Even with this current one we put electrical tape on it to act like a flexible splint, to thicken and reinforce the problematic area ( it is the side that connects to the phone). I've done a google search looking for answers, and have found this seems to be a common issue with these cables. I've had apple store associates that have been wonderful and replaced the cable with no problem. I've also had associates accuse me of cutting the cable myself (why would I do that?!?).
So I'm now officially at my wits end on this saga. I can't use third party cables like dynes, griffin or monster because my phone has issues with charging (it will show charging for a short
while but then it will say fully charged, or the phone will continuously sit and vibrate like it is connecting to the cable. So where do I go from here? This current one was replaced the day before the 3Gs was released.
Any ideas? I don't abuse my gear, so why is this happening? I have had bad luck with so many of these lately I'm about to throw the **** thing out of the window or run over it. I honestly think having that stiff thicker piece of plastic coming out of the brick is a huge design flaw and should go back to the older style iPod cables with the indented section that
gradually goes thinner to provide flexibility and such.
Thank you for listening to m rant. Any helpful adive would be fantastic.
- Lisa
iPhone OS 3.0
