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I have been frustrated by the fragility of iPhone cords. The ones made
by Apple didn't seem to last much longer than the imitations that sold
for a few dollars.

This afternoon I spoke with the folks at Apple about that issue. They
told me that Apple was aware of that issue, and would give me a
replacement cord if the old one went bad within a year.

So, iPhone/iPad users, save your receipts.

BTW if anyone wants to know what took me so long to complain, I say that
I am the type to spend a lot of time researching for a $25 item.



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PeterN

On 2016-11-04 02:46:19 +0000, PeterN said:

I have been frustrated by the fragility of iPhone cords. The ones made
by Apple didn't seem to last much longer than the imitations that sold
for a few dollars.

This afternoon I spoke with the folks at Apple about that issue. They
told me that Apple was aware of that issue, and would give me a
replacement cord if the old one went bad within a year.

So, iPhone/iPad users, save your receipts.

BTW if anyone wants to know what took me so long to complain, I say
that I am the type to spend a lot of time researching for a $25 item.

I don't use Apple "Lightning-USB" cables. I use and highly recommend
the much more durable and reliable Anker cables. Their "Powerline+"
(their heavy-dutyedition) and "Powerline" cables are available in
various lengths from 1 ft, 3 ft, 6 ft, and 10 ft. They are available
from their site or Amazon.
https://www.anker.com/products/taxons/110/Cables

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Regards,

Savageduck

In article , PeterN
wrote:

I have been frustrated by the fragility of iPhone cords. The ones made
by Apple didn't seem to last much longer than the imitations that sold
for a few dollars.

no problems here, but then again i don't abuse them.

some third party cords have more reinforcement, just be sure whatever
you buy is mfi certified.

This afternoon I spoke with the folks at Apple about that issue. They
told me that Apple was aware of that issue, and would give me a
replacement cord if the old one went bad within a year.

standard 1 year warranty.

So, iPhone/iPad users, save your receipts.

always save receipts.

BTW if anyone wants to know what took me so long to complain, I say that
I am the type to spend a lot of time researching for a $25 item.

you paid too much.

On Thu, 3 Nov 2016 19:56:59 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2016-11-04 02:46:19 +0000, PeterN said:

I have been frustrated by the fragility of iPhone cords. The ones made
by Apple didn't seem to last much longer than the imitations that sold
for a few dollars.

This afternoon I spoke with the folks at Apple about that issue. They
told me that Apple was aware of that issue, and would give me a
replacement cord if the old one went bad within a year.

So, iPhone/iPad users, save your receipts.

BTW if anyone wants to know what took me so long to complain, I say
that I am the type to spend a lot of time researching for a $25 item.

I don't use Apple "Lightning-USB" cables. I use and highly recommend
the much more durable and reliable Anker cables. Their "Powerline+"
(their heavy-dutyedition) and "Powerline" cables are available in
various lengths from 1 ft, 3 ft, 6 ft, and 10 ft. They are available
from their site or Amazon.
https://www.anker.com/products/taxons/110/Cables

A word of warning on this - I looked at a micro USB cable, and it was
charging only. The micro USB's are in two groups on their site, so if
anyone is looking to buy one for charging AND data transfer, read the
description carefully. Both types are available.

In article , Bill W
wrote:

I don't use Apple "Lightning-USB" cables. I use and highly recommend
the much more durable and reliable Anker cables. Their "Powerline+"
(their heavy-dutyedition) and "Powerline" cables are available in
various lengths from 1 ft, 3 ft, 6 ft, and 10 ft. They are available
from their site or Amazon.
https://www.anker.com/products/taxons/110/Cables

A word of warning on this - I looked at a micro USB cable, and it was
charging only. The micro USB's are in two groups on their site, so if
anyone is looking to buy one for charging AND data transfer, read the
description carefully. Both types are available.

not with lightning, they aren't.

also keep in mind that 'usb charging cables' are non-compliant with the
usb spec and should be avoided. the missing data lines are *required*
to negotiate power above the minimum 100ma, so at best you get *really*
slow charging, but more likely no charging or an incompatible accessory
warning. tl;dr they're a scam.

On 2016-11-04 03:15:05 +0000, nospam said:

In article , Bill W
wrote:

I don't use Apple "Lightning-USB" cables. I use and highly recommend
the much more durable and reliable Anker cables. Their "Powerline+"
(their heavy-dutyedition) and "Powerline" cables are available in
various lengths from 1 ft, 3 ft, 6 ft, and 10 ft. They are available
from their site or Amazon.
https://www.anker.com/products/taxons/110/Cables

A word of warning on this - I looked at a micro USB cable, and it was
charging only. The micro USB's are in two groups on their site, so if
anyone is looking to buy one for charging AND data transfer, read the
description carefully. Both types are available.

not with lightning, they aren't.

also keep in mind that 'usb charging cables' are non-compliant with the
usb spec and should be avoided. the missing data lines are *required*
to negotiate power above the minimum 100ma, so at best you get *really*
slow charging, but more likely no charging or an incompatible accessory
warning. tl;dr they're a scam.

Just to clarify, the Anker "USB-Lightning" cables, which is what I am
talking about are not a scam. They are fully compliant and much more
durable than Apple USB-Lightning cables. I have replaced all my OEM
Apple cables with Anker "USB-Lightning" cables and I have no issue with
data transfer or power.
I also use an Anker USB charger.

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Regards,

Savageduck

On Thu, 03 Nov 2016 23:15:05 -0400, nospam
wrote:

In article , Bill W
wrote:

I don't use Apple "Lightning-USB" cables. I use and highly recommend
the much more durable and reliable Anker cables. Their "Powerline+"
(their heavy-dutyedition) and "Powerline" cables are available in
various lengths from 1 ft, 3 ft, 6 ft, and 10 ft. They are available
from their site or Amazon.
https://www.anker.com/products/taxons/110/Cables

A word of warning on this - I looked at a micro USB cable, and it was
charging only. The micro USB's are in two groups on their site, so if
anyone is looking to buy one for charging AND data transfer, read the
description carefully. Both types are available.

not with lightning, they aren't.

I was looking only at cables for my Android phone. And to be honest,
it's probably my phone that is causing the problem with cables. The
high quality ones work reliably, and others don't, but I still think
it's the connector in the phone.

also keep in mind that 'usb charging cables' are non-compliant with the
usb spec and should be avoided. the missing data lines are *required*
to negotiate power above the minimum 100ma, so at best you get *really*
slow charging, but more likely no charging or an incompatible accessory
warning. tl;dr they're a scam.

In article 2016110320480458266-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom,
Savageduck wrote:

A word of warning on this - I looked at a micro USB cable, and it was
charging only. The micro USB's are in two groups on their site, so if
anyone is looking to buy one for charging AND data transfer, read the
description carefully. Both types are available.

not with lightning, they aren't.

also keep in mind that 'usb charging cables' are non-compliant with the
usb spec and should be avoided. the missing data lines are *required*
to negotiate power above the minimum 100ma, so at best you get *really*
slow charging, but more likely no charging or an incompatible accessory
warning. tl;dr they're a scam.

Just to clarify, the Anker "USB-Lightning" cables, which is what I am
talking about are not a scam. They are fully compliant and much more
durable than Apple USB-Lightning cables. I have replaced all my OEM
Apple cables with Anker "USB-Lightning" cables and I have no issue with
data transfer or power.
I also use an Anker USB charger.

just to clarify, i did't say anker lightning cables are a scam.

i said 'usb charging cables' are a scam because they are non-compliant
with the usb spec, aimed at people who want the cheapest crap they can
find.

there is no such thing as a charging-only lightning cable.

In article , Bill W
wrote:

A word of warning on this - I looked at a micro USB cable, and it was
charging only. The micro USB's are in two groups on their site, so if
anyone is looking to buy one for charging AND data transfer, read the
description carefully. Both types are available.

not with lightning, they aren't.

I was looking only at cables for my Android phone. And to be honest,
it's probably my phone that is causing the problem with cables.

could be.

The
high quality ones work reliably, and others don't,

no surprise there. high quality products almost always work more
reliably than cheap crap, especially non-compliant cheap crap.

but I still think
it's the connector in the phone.

micro-usb is one of the worst connectors ever created, particularly the
usb 3 variant.

In article ,
Whisky-dave wrote:

On Friday, 4 November 2016 02:57:07 UTC, Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-11-04 02:46:19 +0000, PeterN said:

I have been frustrated by the fragility of iPhone cords. The ones made
by Apple didn't seem to last much longer than the imitations that sold
for a few dollars.

This afternoon I spoke with the folks at Apple about that issue. They
told me that Apple was aware of that issue, and would give me a
replacement cord if the old one went bad within a year.

So, iPhone/iPad users, save your receipts.

BTW if anyone wants to know what took me so long to complain, I say
that I am the type to spend a lot of time researching for a $25 item.

I don't use Apple "Lightning-USB" cables. I use and highly recommend
the much more durable and reliable Anker cables. Their "Powerline+"
(their heavy-dutyedition) and "Powerline" cables are available in
various lengths from 1 ft, 3 ft, 6 ft, and 10 ft. They are available
from their site or Amazon.
https://www.anker.com/products/taxons/110/Cables


Sold by the foot :-)

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ons

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ons

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