Why do lightning cables break so easily?

Is it not the same thing???

A cable is a cable.

A charger plugs into the wall.

The cable plugs into the charger and into the iPhone.

And how

Walk into an Apple store and tell them you would like it replaced under warranty.

All Apple products have a one year warranty.

i have best buy protection plan

or take it to Best Buy adn tell them you want it repalced under Best Buy protection plan warranty.

I've had my iPhone 5 since launch day and I am still using my original cable. I have purchased a couple extra cables so I can keep one at work, and one at my nightstand, and they are all just fine, even though they are all used almost every day.

My wife got her iPhone 5 in November of 2012 (after she accidentally dropped her iPhone 4 in the toilet). I have had to take about 5 or 6 cables back to Apple for replacement for her. She tends to plug her cable into the phone, then rest the phone down on the cable causing it to make ahard bend with the weight of the phone resting right on the cable where it comes out of the phone connector. Every one of her cables that has failed, had broken the fine wires inside right where she stress bends them. The last time I took cables back to the Apple Store, the clerk there mentioned to me that under his interpretation of the rules, the cables are only covered under the 1 year limited warranty that comes with the iPhone, and are not included in the AppleCare+ extension. It was no problem, because I had a proof of purchase for a cable that was less than a year old, so they used its one year warranty to replace that bad cable.

I would say that the cables are fine, as long as you don't heavily stress them right there at that connection, or probably the other end of the cable as well. As a way around this for her in her car, I bought a decent cable with a micro-USB connector on one end, then I bought her the micro-USB to Lightning adapter, and she uses that in her car now. That one has lasted her about 8 or 9 months and is still working...

GeekBoy.from.Illinois wrote:

.The last time I took cables back to the Apple Store, the clerk there mentioned to me that under his interpretation of the rules, the cables are only covered under the 1 year limited warranty that comes with the iPhone, and are not included in the AppleCare+ extension.

except AppleCare +specifically states cable & charger are covered.

"Apple hardware coverage

AppleCare+ provides repair or replacement coverage, both parts and labor, from Apple-authorized technicians. Service coverage includes the following:

Chris11596 wrote:

Is it not the same thing??? The cable doesn't work!! And how i have best buy protection plan

Seriously, you think a cable and a charger are the same thing? They don't look the same, don't perform the same function and are made of different materials. Clearly they are very different. Details matter in a tech support forum.

And no one here is an Apple employee, we're just users who volunteer to help others.

Hi

It depends how you handle them I have had iphones & ipads

For 7 years only ever had to replace one cable.

Cheers

Brian

8 Lightning cables:

3 came with iPhones

1 with iPad

1 with iMac to charge mouse & keyboard

1 spare by bed

1 spare always in briefcase

1 spare always in car

There many posting here who object to anyone's opinion except their own.

Hello,

Chris11586.

I still have my iPhone Cable for 3 years and it's still good...

In my opinion Apple wouldn't do a product end sell it before testing....

Thanks.

It is an indicator of their mental age.

It's a fancy way of hiding a spelling mistake.

I have it on good authority that"boi" means "Ox" in Catalan. So maybe there is a deeper meaning.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

😉

I think "fan boi" may be even worse.

Fan of the Bank of India??? 😕 Or the Board of Investment (http://www.boi.go.th/intro_colour/)

If I understood what you said I might agree.

LAS0829 wrote:

Solution is to buy lots of cables and toss them when they stop working.

Why would you throw away a cable that may be covered under warranty? That seems foolish.

Did you buy Apple Care? I buy it and get the lightening cables replaced for free. Just need to bring in your old one.