"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
09/17/2016 at 13:51 • Filed to: None
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"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
09/17/2016 at 13:51 • Filed to: None | 3
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Stupid 9 month old phone won’t keep damn cords in. I hate you Apple, I hate you iPhone, I hate you lightning cable. You all suck. I’m sitting here, like an idiot, physically holding a cable in trying to get 3000+ pictures off my phone before I take it in.
This is what I want to do to this piece of shit.
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 13:57 |
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If you haven’t tried, take a toothpick and pluck out any fuzz/lint/dust in the Lightning port. My 6 was doing the same thing where it wouldn't keep a cord in and a ton of stuff was stuck in there.
FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 13:58 |
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Remember iPhones have a 1 year warranty. You might be able to take it to an Apple Store and get it swapped out. My iPhone is over 3 years old now and the Lightning port gives me issues sometimes but usually it's full of lint and cleaning it out gets working so I don't have to hold the cord just right. Maybe it's full of dust and the cable can't get fully seated on the detents in the connector?
CB
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 13:58 |
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That’s one thing I dig about having a microSD card. Phone no longer working? Cool, just let me grab my photos and music.
What’re you planning on replacing it with?
BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 13:58 |
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Have you tried cleaning the lightning connector with a toothpick? There might be a build up of dust and fibers causing this.
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shop-teacher
> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
09/17/2016 at 14:02 |
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Yeah I tried. Thanks though.
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shop-teacher
> FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
09/17/2016 at 14:03 |
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Tried it, but thanks.
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shop-teacher
> CB
09/17/2016 at 14:03 |
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No idea. Something android though, I miss android so much.
The Lurktastic Opponaught
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 14:06 |
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My iPotato had a ton of pocket lint packed in the port that was stopping the cable from seating. I scraped it out with a whittled down sliver of plastic and the cords worked properly again.
gin-san - shitpost specialist
> CB
09/17/2016 at 14:07 |
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I had a Galaxy S2 which had this, then moved to a Nexus 5 32GB model and really missed having that SD slot. Got fed up with the really short battery life on the Nexus and upgraded to a S7 Edge a few months back. Now I have a 128GB microSD in there and it’s excellent.
MicroSD really should be normal thing for smartphones.
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 14:08 |
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If you can wait a few weeks new android Nexus devices are coming out in October.
Nerd-Vol
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 14:08 |
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I had the same issue. I thought I was getting it clean using a toothpick. I tried again using a thinner toothpick and I was SHOCKED by the amount of lint that came out.
SHOCKED.
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CB
> gin-san - shitpost specialist
09/17/2016 at 14:09 |
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I’ve got an S7. Thinking of upgrading my 32 gig card that I’ve had for three phones up to something bigger and faster.
Ash78, voting early and often
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 14:10 |
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shop-teacher
> Ash78, voting early and often
09/17/2016 at 14:11 |
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Does throwing it against the wall count?
Mercedes Streeter
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 14:13 |
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Hey shop-teacher!! Are you paying for this repair? If so, I can fix it for much much much less than what anyone would charge (because I wouldn’t charge anything)...and probably deliver better quality work.
Probenja
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 14:14 |
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Something that has always surprised me is the fragility of apple cables, they make them so thin and they always look dirty. Lightning is cool but they should have used USB type c as you can have more freedom with cables and accessories.
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Mercedes Streeter
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 14:15 |
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I’d recommend a Nexus 6P. However, with the new Pixel series coming out in less than 30 days, I can’t recommend a last year phone. I’d recommend a Galaxy S7...but recalls and all lol
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shop-teacher
> Mercedes Streeter
09/17/2016 at 14:15 |
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It’s only nine months old, so I damn well better not be paying for it!
I’ll let you know if they do try to charge me though. Thanks Merc!
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shop-teacher
> Mercedes Streeter
09/17/2016 at 14:17 |
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I had a Nexus 3(?) two phones ago, I was happy with it. Hopefully they’ll fix it, and I can keep using it while I figure out what to buy. Fortunately I was able to get the pictures off the phone.
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shop-teacher
> Probenja
09/17/2016 at 14:20 |
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I tried four different cables too. My wife was sure the cable would be the problem, but nope.
PowderHound
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 14:21 |
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My iPhone didn't want to charge and you had to get the cord in just the right spot and go no where near it for it to work. Cleaned out the port on the phone and it works great now
FromCanadaWithLove
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 14:29 |
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Don’t get me started on macbook chargers. I’ve got mine wrapped in white electrical tape so to keep it from fully killing itself.
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Mercedes Streeter
> Probenja
09/17/2016 at 14:35 |
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Agreed. A $20 Apple cable will look dingy in a week’s time, and break a few months later.
My $4 Type C cable for my Android has soldiered on without issue and still looks new.
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gin-san - shitpost specialist
> CB
09/17/2016 at 15:17 |
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Yeah I got some Sandisk extreme class something or other with red font on a black card that works really well. The red makes it extreme, I guess, because the others ones I was looking at at the time only had black and white font.
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 15:26 |
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Is that a 5c?
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shop-teacher
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
09/17/2016 at 16:11 |
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No idea, picture from the ultranets. My phone is a 6s.
Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 16:43 |
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I like my iPhone SE (and the 5 I had beforehand) but Apple ID is a tremendous headache for me lately.
Xyl0c41n3
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 16:46 |
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You must really have a dud phone. Mine is nine months old, too, and I’ve accidentally sent it flying while connected to the lightning cable. The cable has gotten snagged on my arm, while the phone has, in turn, slammed into the ground and I thought for sure the cable had gotten yanked out. Nope. Still connected. I’ve done that several times because I’m a klutz. Mine is a 6S, too.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 16:50 |
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It’s OK though, just wait for the iPhone 8 and they’ll be courageous enough to take away the charging port!
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shop-teacher
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
09/17/2016 at 16:51 |
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I’m holding out for the iPhone 9, when they take away the ability to make and receive phone calls.
Tristan
> Probenja
09/17/2016 at 17:05 |
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Yes, because Apple has always been about the freedom!
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 17:05 |
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Sounds about right, and you’ll need to buy an adapter called an iPhone phone adapter to actually make the calls for a stupidly expensive price!
Axial
> shop-teacher
09/17/2016 at 18:07 |
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They already did that with the iPhone 4.
NunchuckWoolery
> shop-teacher
09/19/2016 at 10:44 |
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there is likely just pocket lint in the port. Very easy to clean out and the problem will go away.
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NunchuckWoolery
> FromCanadaWithLove
09/19/2016 at 10:48 |
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Just had mine finally die after 6 1/2 years, replaced it with a $25 aftermarket charger on Amazon, works just as good and the connector looks like it shouldn’t have that same problem.
iPhone 9
> shop-teacher
03/24/2017 at 18:24 |
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Lol