Charging issue with Note 3

Stewby85

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So I had a s3 with sprint. Was with Sprint many years but with their switch over to 4g lte it was just more then I could take. Got out of my contract and moved to ATT. So far I am very impressed, however it is more costly.but service is worth it. Now at the store man told me my same chargers and so on would work. To my surprise when I get home I see that the Note has a funky new plug on the cord. Ok no biggie so I take it to my USB charging port on my receptacle I keep in my kitchen, a new added addition to the wall outlet. It did say it was charging on the phone but it did not charge. I tried it two different times.

I see the phone will still take my old cord but it does not seam to work either. So I just use the OEM charger that came with the phone and all is well. So much for my new outlet...
Anything I am missing? Any help I would be thankful.
 

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Was the outlet wired correctly for the USB ports to receive power. I've seen many people buy them and install them and they not work because there is a little more leg work to the install from what I gather.

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My former Samsung Note 2 was very picky about the cable, it had to a good or original cable to charge.
Not sure about the Note 3 yet, it seems to be less picky.
 
I have one of those outlets and the USB port does not provide enough juice to charge the N3, as well as other various USB devices I have. It seems to work on iphone though, since it does not require as much USB power.
 
I have one of those outlets and the USB port does not provide enough juice to charge the N3, as well as other various USB devices I have. It seems to work on iphone though, since it does not require as much USB power.

Stan very true. the iPhone wants a .5 amp charge. Android supports 1 amp. The Note 3 will charge at 1 amp. it will hold charge at .5 amp (the drain = the charge) but at 2 amps it will charge fast. most older equipment is .5 so most likely the output on the outlet is .5, hence the issue.