3gs phone will not fit in dock for 2g phone

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3gs phone will not fit in dock for 2g phone

I just had to replace my original iphone with a 3Gs. Third party (Belkin) dock and cables will not fit in the new 3Gs. Is this a common issue? These are USB connectors, not firewire. Is the 3Gs thicker than the 2G?

MPB, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Apr 11, 2010 7:47 PM

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Ian Marsh3 Author

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Apr 11, 2010 7:52 PM in response to Ian Marsh3

Just noticed my iphone dock is from Apple, not a third party, but the phone will not fit into it.

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Apr 11, 2010 7:52 PM in response to Ian Marsh3

The 3G and 3GS iPhone is shaped differently than the original iPhone. A 3G or 3GS does not fit in a dock for the original iPhone.

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Ian Marsh3 Author

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Apr 11, 2010 8:36 PM in response to Allan Sampson

thanks. Oh well. But none of the basic cables for charging or connecting to the mac don't fit either. Is the connector on the new iPhone different from the original phone?

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Dr_AL

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Apr 11, 2010 8:41 PM in response to Ian Marsh3

The dock connector has not changed.

Is there a case on the iPhone?

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Ian Marsh3 Author

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Apr 11, 2010 9:19 PM in response to Dr_AL

Nope no case, right out of the box.

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Apr 11, 2010 10:00 PM in response to Ian Marsh3

But none of the basic cables for charging or connecting to the mac don't fit either. Is the connector on the new iPhone different from the original phone?

No. The connectors are the same (but the firewire charging pins are not used on the 3G and 3GS). The 3G and 3GS case is shaped a bit differently from the original iPhone, so they will not fit into an original iPhone dock unless you do a bit of cutting in the dock, but cables should fit the phone.

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Ian Marsh3 Author

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Apr 11, 2010 10:25 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

Thank you for the info. I thought the cables should work, but so odd that they appear to be slightly bigger than the connector on the phone. I will try again.

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