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Rageaholic Monkey posted:For some reason, last night my 4S decided to no longer charge when I connect it to the wall charger. I've tried multiple different charge cubes and multiple different USB cables. However, when I plug it into my computer, it charges just fine. I charged it with my car charger last night too and that worked just fine. So I'm thinking it's just the wall charger. What's the deal with that? Is the outlet broken? Or connected to a light switch which was turned off at the time?
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withak posted:Is the outlet broken? Or connected to a light switch which was turned off at the time?
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Sep 12, 2013 16:19
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Sounds like you fried the plug connector.
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Sep 12, 2013 16:26
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SunknLiner posted:Sounds like you fried the plug connector.
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Sep 12, 2013 16:28
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:On the phone itself? Why would it be working through USB to my computer and my car, though? It wouldn't make any sense if he was talking about the one on your phone. :x
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Sep 12, 2013 16:33
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:On the phone itself? Why would it be working through USB to my computer and my car, though? The plug on the little cube, instead.
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Sep 12, 2013 17:43
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I have a 5 and I haven't used a case I like very much. I think I'd be happiest with something like a thick plastic film or skin... the phone is great on its own, but a little slippery for me. Are skins still a thing? Any recommended brands (especially if they're inexpensive)?
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Sep 12, 2013 17:44
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the milk machine posted:I have a 5 and I haven't used a case I like very much. I think I'd be happiest with something like a thick plastic film or skin... the phone is great on its own, but a little slippery for me. Are skins still a thing? Any recommended brands (especially if they're inexpensive)?
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Sep 12, 2013 18:03
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I use the Bodyguardz carbon fiber skin and love it.
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Sep 12, 2013 18:17
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Hey I finally managed to sell my phone. Yay me! $425 is not bad. Not bad at all.
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Sep 12, 2013 18:24
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Don Tacorleone posted:The plug on the little cube, instead.
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Sep 12, 2013 19:07
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Oh. But like I said in my original post, I've tried multiple cubes and it doesn't work with any of them. That leaves the outlet as the bad guy.
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Sep 12, 2013 19:12
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Would it has something to do with voltage? I know nothing about voltage. What I do know is the iPhone has a 5 or something cap, but I don't think computers charge at the same speed as outlets.
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Sep 12, 2013 19:20
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withak posted:That leaves the outlet as the bad guy.  I'll pick up a new charging apparatus later and see if that fixes the issue.
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Sep 12, 2013 19:20
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That leaves user error as the bad guy.
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Sep 12, 2013 20:53
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I've tried multiple outlets too Are they legit chargers or knock-offs? I once bought 6 charging cables from Deal Extreme and 5 of them died within days of each other. It was pretty amazing and almost unbelievable, but that's what it was, once I had an official cable it worked again.
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Sep 12, 2013 21:20
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Don Tacorleone posted:Are they legit chargers or knock-offs? I once bought 6 charging cables from Deal Extreme and 5 of them died within days of each other. It was pretty amazing and almost unbelievable, but that's what it was, once I had an official cable it worked again.
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Sep 12, 2013 21:52
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My sister had this happen to her iphone 4. It wasn't the charger it was the dock connector. Apparently there are different pins for charging over USB vs the wall wart.
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Sep 13, 2013 01:52
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echobucket posted:My sister had this happen to her iphone 4. It wasn't the charger it was the dock connector. Apparently there are different pins for charging over USB vs the wall wart. USB has fixed pinouts, power and ground are always on the same pins.
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Sep 13, 2013 02:13
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For some reason I tried one more cable with my original wall charge cube and it worked fine  So thanks for the help guys! I guess all my other cables were just bad.
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Sep 13, 2013 02:25
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I hadn't been treating my lightning cable with particular care until I realized they cost $30, holy poo poo Apple are raping our gaping asses and they are jerking off afterwards with the video. The manufacturing cost of those cables can't be more than a couple dollars and I'm being generous.
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Sep 13, 2013 02:58
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Pro: Apple products tend to be well made, and the company stands behind them 100%. Con: Better have deep pockets to afford all that quality and service.
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Sep 13, 2013 03:04
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Monoprice has Lightning to USB cables for $12 Monoprice cables are always inexpensive and high quality. I use them for the majority of my cabling needs. And I've been looking at getting some of these Lightning cables for when I get my 5S next week. Plus these are "Made For iPod/iPhone/iPad", and that's supposed to be some kind of genuine Apple seal of approval.
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Sep 13, 2013 03:10
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El Hefe posted:I hadn't been treating my lightning cable with particular care until I realized they cost $30, holy poo poo Apple are raping our gaping asses and they are jerking off afterwards with the video. $21 here in North America, and they're high quality and sold by Apple. It's like complaining about a white shirt or the same one made by Nike - higher price but usually a lot better quality and the name brand raises it up. I feel Apple gets most of the hate but every higher end company does it.
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Sep 13, 2013 03:18
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Lightnings fall under a 1-year warranty. I had several crap out near the phone/lightning plug end where I had to wiggle it around to get it to connect, apple barely let me finish explaining before they were throwing a new one at me.
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Sep 13, 2013 04:24
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Daedalus Esquire posted:Lightnings fall under a 1-year warranty. I had several crap out near the phone/lightning plug end where I had to wiggle it around to get it to connect, apple barely let me finish explaining before they were throwing a new one at me. That's pretty common. We swap out several a week for that reason, both our house brand and the official Apple ones. I'm sure it's because they're still fairly new, but lightning cables seem to have a much higher failure rate than the old dock cables.
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Sep 13, 2013 05:55
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empty baggie posted:That's pretty common. We swap out several a week for that reason, both our house brand and the official Apple ones. I'm sure it's because they're still fairly new, but lightning cables seem to have a much higher failure rate than the old dock cables. I find a lot of people just don't unplug their cables properly. Pull from the plastic bit, not the cable. That wrecks them fast and you can easily tell when people do it.  Kinda like that except maybe not that bad Dr. Video Games 0050 fucked around with this message at 06:28 on Sep 13, 2013 |
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Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:I find a lot of people just don't unplug their cables properly. Pull from the plastic bit, not the cable. That wrecks them fast and you can easily tell when people do it. Yeah, you are correct in that particular damage is caused by that method, but it also illustrates the number one example of a warranty swap cable. The wear near the shielding of the connector is covered under warranty, so if unplugging the cord improperly as you have shown causes the damage, unplugging it this way is apparently accepted as a proper method by Apple.
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Sep 13, 2013 08:02
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Anyone legit concerned about the finger print / NSA potential security / privacy thing? Is that 'a thing'?
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ICHIBAHN posted:Anyone legit concerned about the finger print / NSA potential security / privacy thing? Is that 'a thing'? Not really. The fingerprint image itself is never saved, just a sort of data map derived from key information about the print. That data is stored in a separate area of the A7, in the "Secure Enclave" that only the home button can access. Once the home button authenticates it, it serves as a sort of keychain unlock -- no other part of iOS ever gets involved in the mechanism. On top of that, that data is never uploaded to any server or backed up to iCloud at all. I still wonder if that data is backed up to local computer iTunes backups, but given the way the rest of it works, I would think no.
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ICHIBAHN posted:Anyone legit concerned about the finger print / NSA potential security / privacy thing? Is that 'a thing'? I was in the Marines so they already have my fingerprints. That said what would they be able to do with fingerprints? I wouldn't care if they had everyone's fingerprint. I am more concern with them reading my emails, texts, or MMS. I have nothing to hide, but that is an invasion of privacy. Edit: To be clear I would be concern if they was collecting fingerprints without our knowledge (like the concern of ICHIBAN). What I am trying to say is I would be ok if everyone had to get fingerprinted (for example) when they got a driver licenses. nate fisher fucked around with this message at 13:15 on Sep 13, 2013 |
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:A mix. A couple of them are official Apple cubes and some of them are chargers I got for either like $1 or $5 from Amazon. But all of them have always worked in the past, so that's why I'm thinking it's my phone itself. Using off-brand and knockoff chargers is a really bad idea, actually, because they sometimes don't give sufficient power. Which means your iPhone takes longer to charge and it may gradually shorten the life of your battery. All over saving $20-30 on a charger. This applies to any smartphones or other electronics. At least use a Samsung or Motorola or other legit name brand charger, if you aren't going to use an Apple one. There's generally no problem with the knockoff cables, but they never last as long as an Apple or other brand name cable.
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It is funny how many people think after this announcement that a fingerprint hash is a magic token that somehow allows a bad guy to gain complete power over you.
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withak posted:It is funny how many people think after this announcement that a fingerprint hash is a magic token that somehow allows a bad guy to gain complete power over you. Yeah, I mean if someone really wants your prints 1) You probably did something very wrong and 2) They could probably lift your prints from any of the thousands of things you touch per day. This isn't Back to the Future 2 where having your thumb print means gaining access to your home/bank account/etc.
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i really wonder what someone could even do with my fingerprint. The only time I remember getting my fingerprint taken was when I killed that guy, but I have no idea what someone would do with that fingerprint other than frame me for another murder.
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Sep 13, 2013 14:52
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It's good to ask the questions though, it shows people are getting concerned about what happens to their data. A year ago most of us would have been all "WOOHOO PIN-LESS UNLOCKS!! YAY!!"
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Sep 13, 2013 14:52
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ICHIBAHN posted:Anyone legit concerned about the finger print / NSA potential security / privacy thing? Is that 'a thing'?
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Sep 13, 2013 14:54
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Who gives a gently caress about their fingerprints?
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Sep 13, 2013 14:57
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Dude, didn't you guys see The Dark Knight Rises???? A fingerprint is all they need, man!
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ICHIBAHN posted:Anyone legit concerned about the finger print / NSA potential security / privacy thing? Is that 'a thing'?
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