I bought a bunch of micro USB cables from monoprice.com (some 6 ft and 9 ft) so that I can charge my Note 2 in the car or in the house.
Here's the strange part, sometimes the cables work (as in the Note 2 starts charging) and sometimes the Note 2 does not get charged at all. Exactly the same cables used with my sons Galaxy Nexus never have any issue. As soon as I plug in my sons phone to any of the cables, it begins to charge. Simple and straightforward.
With the Note 2, it appears to be so finicky, I just don't get it. The port is a universal micro USB and I'm using the OEM wall plug, so why should the cable not work in my Note 2 but works with other devices? I have a Nexus 7 tablet, and I don't have any of these wacky issues with that either.
Anyone else experiencing this? Is this some weird bug in the software on our Note 2's????
I also recommend a 2 Amp wall charger , as it takes a lot a juice to charge that 3100mA Battery
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Exactly that Naztech cable. It works with them all. It's got "data shorted pins" which means it's charge only but it will charge as true AC.
Thanks guys. What about recommendations for a cable that does both charging and data sync?
The charge only cables are kinda pointless, because I would then need to keep track of which cable is which. I'd rather just get good quality charging and sync cables.
I've never had quality issues with the cables from monoprice.com even though their prices are low, the quality is pretty high. I used them all the time for charging cables I needed when I had my previous phones (iPhone 4 and iPhone 3G).
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I'll have to look that up and see if they come in any lengths longer than 3 feet. I need one 6 ft and one 9ft
The 2amp charger is the most important factor. This beast of a battery laughs at less... literally. Cuz while it's laughing it's using power, so you won't get a charge.
The 2amp charger is the most important factor. This beast of a battery laughs at less... literally. Cuz while it's laughing it's using power, so you won't get a charge.
Where's the least expensive place to pick up 2amp charger/cables?
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The Galaxy Tab 10.1 has the same issue. I only used to use it once a week, then put it on the cheep 0.5A charger and never noticed there was an issue until I started using my Tablet every day. It was always going dead quickly. Found out it uses and needs a real 2A charger; got a replacement for $30 and it fixed the issue.
Going to make charging in my car a task now. Oh well, I still can't wait till Friday when my Note 2 arrives
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The Galaxy Tab 10.1 has the same issue. I only used to use it once a week, then put it on the cheep 0.5A charger and never noticed there was an issue until I started using my Tablet every day. It was always going dead quickly. Found out it uses and needs a real 2A charger; got a replacement for $30 and it fixed the issue.
Going to make charging in my car a task now. Oh well, I still can't wait till Friday when my Note 2 arrives
You can get a car charger that puts out enough, too. I left mine at work, but I think my wall/car combo from Sprint puts out 1.6 amps dc for the car.
I'm gonna have to do a little more research on chargers, as well as all my cables before buying another charger. I'd prefer a dual port plug that I can use any microUSB cable with, but the problem is the universal dual ports that are available all seem to split 2amps (e.g. 1 amp each port).
As for USB Sync cables...I've seen devices before that didn't work properly when plugged in. From time to time, when I'm charging through my computer, it doesn't have enough juice coming from the USB port to charge, so I have to unplug, then re-plug, but this is something to think about with the Note 2 that I never really had to before.
I'm gonna have to do a little more research on chargers, as well as all my cables before buying another charger. I'd prefer a dual port plug that I can use any microUSB cable with, but the problem is the universal dual ports that are available all seem to split 2amps (e.g. 1 amp each port).
The description says that it may not work with anything that's not iOS, but reading many of the reviews shows that it does work with many Android devices.
The description says that it may not work with anything that's not iOS, but reading many of the reviews shows that it does work with many Android devices.
Yeah, I added that one to my wishlist, but wanted to continue doing research. I also want to check what my OEM Motorola car dock charger is, but it doesn't specify on the Motorola website.
The description says that it may not work with anything that's not iOS, but reading many of the reviews shows that it does work with many Android devices.
I wish these were made shorter. I don't have a lot of room in the front so I try to keep the look in my car as minimal as possible.
If you really want a clean look, cut the plug off, wire it directly to your fuse box & mount it under the dash. If you don't know how to do that properly/safely, bring it to a car stereo shop & they should be able to do it fairly quickly.
If you really want a clean look, cut the plug off, wire it directly to your fuse box & mount it under the dash. If you don't know how to do that properly/safely, bring it to a car stereo shop & they should be able to do it fairly quickly.
Thank you. I purchased a shorty from Sprint; just don't know where I laid it down at.
I wish these were made shorter. I don't have a lot of room in the front so I try to keep the look in my car as minimal as possible.
Griffin Technology makes one that's nearly FLUSH with the outlet. It's only 1amp output though. Kensington makes a 2.1 amp one though in two form factors.
Larger This one has 2 ports, worth the extra length but much shorter than the one discussed in this thread.
AS I was posting that I totally thought of the same thing. I think the bottom port is the 2.1 amp, you see the little different in the picture to signify it.
But honestly the easiest way is to go to your battery info in settings and see if it's charging via "AC" or "USB." AC is the 2.1, and USB will be the 1 amp
AS I was posting that I totally thought of the same thing. I think the bottom port is the 2.1 amp, you see the little different in the picture to signify it.
But honestly the easiest way is to go to your battery info in settings and see if it's charging via "AC" or "USB." AC is the 2.1, and USB will be the 1 amp
Just did a search for 3.1amp usb charger on amazon and look what I found:
Thank you sooooooooooo much. I was just thinking today that I'd like to have one in white. You know I'm a huge fan of the color and now your link. Feels like new Note 2 day all over again
Thank you sooooooooooo much. I was just thinking today that I'd like to have one in white. You know I'm a huge fan of the color and now your link. Feels like new Note 2 day all over again
The one thing I want to get straight though is, the Note 2 will charge up fine on a 1 amp, correct?
So, unlike Apple devices that need the 2amp, the Note 2 can work with either (except 1 amp will just be slower). Can someone confirm that I'm understanding this correctly?
The one thing I want to get straight though is, the Note 2 will charge up fine on a 1 amp, correct?
So, unlike Apple devices that need the 2amp, the Note 2 can work with either (except 1 amp will just be slower). Can someone confirm that I'm understanding this correctly?
That's also my understanding. I prefer the more rapid charge though.
That's also my understanding. I prefer the more rapid charge though.
Me too, but I never really had to think about it before and was always concerned about the charger being too powerful and overheating the battery with charge (even if that might not have happened).
Nontheless, I'm about to order up that 4.2amp charger I posted up, so I can just sell the Motorola stuff.
Me too, but I never really had to think about it before and was always concerned about the charger being too powerful and overheating the battery with charge (even if that might not have happened).
Nontheless, I'm about to order up that 4.2amp charger I posted up, so I can just sell the Motorola stuff.
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Very strange charging issues with non-OEM cables
quickly. Found out it uses and needs a real 2A charger; got a replacement for $30 and it fixed the issue.
