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Re: WTF!?! Seriously! Need help.
« Reply #25 on: November 17, 2011, 09:32:15 PM »
I think we need to take a deep breath, step back and review basic trouble shooting practices.

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Re: WTF!?! Seriously! Need help.
« Reply #26 on: November 17, 2011, 09:35:53 PM »
I think we need to take a deep breath, step back and review basic trouble shooting practices.





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Re: WTF!?! Seriously! Need help.
« Reply #27 on: November 17, 2011, 10:38:04 PM »
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Very funny, guys.

yes, I wiggled the cable, tried multiple outlets and whatnot.

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Re: WTF!?! Seriously! Need help.
« Reply #28 on: November 18, 2011, 03:54:17 AM »
Today I went to the verizon store and bought a new cord.

The markup you paid is highway robbery. Never ever buy anything else from the Verizon store.
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Re: WTF!?! Seriously! Need help.
« Reply #29 on: November 18, 2011, 09:24:58 AM »
Pocket lint inside the phone's port?
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Re: WTF!?! Seriously! Need help.
« Reply #30 on: November 18, 2011, 10:33:41 AM »
Pocket lint inside the phone's port?

Hey maybe. I don't quite understand how my Droid retails for hundreds and hundreds of dollars, but they couldn't swing for a little bit of rubber over the jack.  =|
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Re: WTF!?! Seriously! Need help.
« Reply #31 on: November 18, 2011, 11:00:43 PM »
Pocket lint inside the phone's port?

Wouldn't that make the car charger non functional as well?
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Re: WTF!?! Seriously! Need help.
« Reply #32 on: November 18, 2011, 11:05:45 PM »
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Very funny, guys.

yes, I wiggled the cable, tried multiple outlets and whatnot.



I was hoping that by moving it slowly in a circle, and watching the charging indicator, you could identify a spot where the connection breaks.  This might indicate that the charging port is loose on the circuit board.  If a tension in one direction cause the connection to break, then it might work in your car because of how you set the phone down in the car is different from how you set it on the table in your house.
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