thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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I seem to be getting through them like no tomorrow! Obviously, you get what you pay for and I've got one genuine lead for my head unit and two cheap 3m ones in living room and bedroom. Problem is they don't last 2 minutes. Can anyone else recommend some non-genuine leads that seem to last a bit longer?
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kennySRi
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Registered: 12th Nov 10
Location: Lancashire
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Same problem here, as soon as I buy a lead it breaks, even the genuine ones are no good.
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Munchie
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Registered: 17th Jul 01
Location: I swap goats for mobile phones
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I have bought braided ones and have had no problems at all. They are very strong compared to the cheap shite 99p ones you get off ebay etc
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Sounds like you're pulling them out by the wire rather than at the plastic connector to me. Never had a single lead break personally.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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I use a Chinese cheap one in the office and always pull it out by the cable, it's lasted great.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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Theres a fix isn't there? Something about a spring over the cable, up at the connector end.
They all seem to be shit though. Should've bought an android phone.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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lol at plugging a phone in to charge it.
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thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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quote:
Originally posted by Brett
Sounds like you're pulling them out by the wire rather than at the plastic connector to me. Never had a single lead break personally.
Naa what I'm doing is picking it up by the lead and swinging it around my head until the phone detaches. Can't understand what's going wrong...
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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I heard that saves you electricity by doing that. Acts as a wind turbine.
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oceansoul
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Sunbury, Surrey
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Get a micro USB to lightning adaptor. Girlfriend has one for my house, as I refuse to by loads of iPhone cables, which I don't need. None of my micro USB cables have broken in years.
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thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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quote:
Originally posted by John
lol at plugging a phone in to charge it.
Recommend me a decent charger pad?
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N16K
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Registered: 4th Oct 04
Location: Belfast, NI Drives: Corsa D SRi, Tuned Cooper S, B
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Sell them in Poundland and the like, not sure of cable length. CEX believed mine was Apple.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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On my third genuine one, they're £15-20 each too, pretty shit really! Might buy a load of £1 ones instead.
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Jason x
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Registered: 19th Apr 13
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My iphone 5 charger only works if I put it in on one side I thought it was meant to work both ways
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Welsh Dan
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Registered: 23rd Mar 00
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quote:
Originally posted by Jason x
My iphone 5 charger only works if I put it in on one side I thought it was meant to work both ways
I had that, turned out to be a faulty phone.
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
Location: Kent
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Probably your lightning port full of shit. Give it a good clear out
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
Location: Devon
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Had the same problem,
Bought 5 of these:
Iphone lead - ebay
and havent had one break. Maybe its because they are flat??>..
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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I also bought the braided version, seem good:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331179538069?var=540385679015&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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Ordered a couple of braided ones the other day. Sick of going through the damn things.
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Eddie.2k
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Registered: 4th Dec 06
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http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/special/gg-groupon-goods-global-gmbh-6-1209/38077205
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XSIHardy
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Registered: 5th Feb 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Jason x
My iphone 5 charger only works if I put it in on one side I thought it was meant to work both ways
Also suffering from this.
Any one on Vodafone? And having issues with iMessage and texts? Mine take days too come though some times 
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Balling
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Registered: 7th Apr 04
Location: Denmark
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quote:
Originally posted by Bart
I also bought the braided version, seem good:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331179538069?var=540385679015&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Just received some of those today and they don't work. 
Once plugged in the phone just constantly vibrates as if the charger is turned on/off every half second.
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Jason x
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Registered: 19th Apr 13
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quote:
Originally posted by XSIHardy
quote:
Originally posted by Jason x
My iphone 5 charger only works if I put it in on one side I thought it was meant to work both ways
Also suffering from this.
Any one on Vodafone? And having issues with iMessage and texts? Mine take days too come though some times
Does yours show as disconnecting/reconnecting when you move charging wire while plugged in? Can barley sync mine unless I don't touch it because it keeps disconnecting
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Jason x
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Registered: 19th Apr 13
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quote:
Originally posted by Balling
quote:
Originally posted by Bart
I also bought the braided version, seem good:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331179538069?var=540385679015&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Just received some of those today and they don't work.
Once plugged in the phone just constantly vibrates as if the charger is turned on/off every half second.
This is what my normal wire does
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carl123uk
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Registered: 24th Oct 05
Location: Nuneaton
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What was the situation with the cables in the end? Bought a pound shop one and it only lasted a week before it said accessory not supported all the time
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