Incredible usb cable special?

[Feldhege]

Is there anything special about the incredible's micro USB cable? I purchased a couple of Motorola micro usb cables and they seem to charge but not sync. Yes the phone is set to mount as disk drive. Windows keeps mounting the drive, then unmounting it like it is losing connection with the diviece Phone show the same thing. Put the factory one on it and it works fine? Just looking for a couple of inexpensive Micro USB cables to keep at work and home.

Robb

 

[Genetic_Bloom]

Monoprice has them cheap. They work with my Droid so I'd assume they'd work with the incredible, they're just cables so I don't even see why the Moto ones don't work.

 

[douger]

A micro USB cable is a micro USB cable. Some are better quality than others. Cost doesn't seem to be the determining factor, either.

Sort of like HDMI cables for your home entertainment stuff.

 

[wowpaw]

Yeah, any micro USB cable should work. Not sure why yours aren't syncing though, especially if they're able to trickle charge.

As someone mentioned above, you can get cheap micro USB cables at Monoprice; I've bought several from them and they all work with my Incredible

Edit: and when I say "cheap" cables, I don't mean quality. These are as good as any, as I was referring to the price.

 

[Kyle Gibb]

Yeah, any micro USB cable should work. Not sure why yours aren't syncing though, especially if they're able to trickle charge.

As someone mentioned above, you can get cheap micro USB cables at Monoprice; I've bought several from them and they all work with my Incredible

Edit: and when I say "cheap" cables, I don't mean quality. These are as good as any, as I was referring to the price.

cable prices in general are way over what they should be. Best Buy selling HDMI cables for $50 or whatever... its insane. The things cost almost nothing to make, most of the cost comes from paying if the connector is proprietary usually.

 

[CGWaters]

Are you sure all micro-USB cables are the same? The cables on Monoprice.com (https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...Cables%26keyword%3Dmicro%2Busb&token=VrGh43CU) are 5-pin; HTC Mobile Phone Support - DROID INCREDIBLE by HTC (Verizon) - Tech Specs states that the cable that comes with the Incredible is 12-pin. Will the 5-pin cables provide the same functionality as the 12-pin cable? (i.e., charging *and* data syncing)?

EDIT: I notice that the page for Seidio's micro-USB cable (http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/cbuptr800.htm) states that the "cable is for charging only, and cannot be used for data synchronization". So it would appear that all micro-USB cables are *not* the same.

 

[PvilleComp]

I'm using Cables2Go Micro USB of several length's with no issues.

 

[whipstitch]

I bought a $2 Blackberry microusb cable on Amazon and it didn't work (wouldn't charge).

 

[CGWaters]

I'm using Cables2Go Micro USB of several length's with no issues.

How many pins do the cables have? And can you both charge *and* sync data with them?

 

[PvilleComp]

These are the cables I use and resell... C2Go. Yes they both sync and charge off the usb.

 

[dharr18]

I purchased five of these from Monoprice last year for my old phone. They were $4.70 for 5 when I bought them, before shipping. Currently they are $5.65 for 5 before shipping. And monoprice has a great return policy.

For only $0.97 each when QTY 50+ purchased - USB 2.0 A Male to Micro 5pin Male 28/24AWG Cable w/ Ferrite Core - (Gold Plated) - 3ft | USB 2.0 Cables - Micro-B Type

I just received my DINC today, but I was able to sync and charge with them. I can't say how long it would take to charge, since I have not been able to keep my hands off of it. I can tell you that I could browse the phone with it and it did charge.

 

[CGWaters]

I wanted to purchase two 3-foot cables and one 6-foot cable from Monoprice but they're listed as out of stock until 8/2; so I purchased the following cables from Amazon.com, instead:

Startech.com 3ft Right Angle USB A to Micro USB B Cable
Startech.com 6ft Right Angle USB A to Micro USB B Cable

I could have opted for less expensive cables; however, these get good reviews and have a right-angle connector, which I think I will prefer. I also have a large credit with Amazon.com and get free shipping.

Now I'd like to find a decent wall charger and car charger to use with these cables!

 

[xwera43]

An HTC tester on another site I know said that you need to make sure to use the right cables for HTC devices. I've heard a lot of odd things with the wrong cables (repeatedly powering on & off, data connection and charging issues off the top of my head).

X

Sent from my Droid Incredible via Tapatalk

 

[Qazme]

ALL usb device use the same pin out for power and data. The first 5 pins will be in the same place regardless. The other pins are on the back side of the plug.

1. +5V DC
2. Data -
3. Data +
4. May be GND or used as an attached device presence indicator, IE a dock, or not connected at all.
5. Ground

Incredible extra pins:
6. Microphone+ ? (unconfirmed but stays low unlike pin 10)
7. AGD Appears to be a common ground for AV / Headset
8. Right +
9. Left +
10. Headset Switch? (pin is high, assuming waiting for pull down=switch depressed)
11. Headset Detect to AGND (Displays headset icon, Mutes phone speaker, sends audio out connector)
12. Video Out+ / Sense (Autosenses video connection when connected to RCA jack, brings up TV out dialog on phone)

The incredible has a 12 pin layout which a lot of electronics have. This is where that, "what is the port shaped like that, but I can use a micro-usb" questions come from. So basically yes for charging and syncing your phone with your computer you can use ANY micro-usb on the market as long as it's a 5 pin, some manufacturers also call it a 4 pin, because most devices don't have the #4 in the pin out above.

As far as you device not being able to use the cable you bought, it may be a bad cable, it happens once in a while where the connectors leads don't get seated all the way during production. I wouldn't worry about it too much, replace the cable and be happy.

If you are still in doubt go check out this site: http://pinouts.ru/

They have all the pin out for various phone connectors etc. And notice they are all the same on the first 4-5 pins, it's called a standard for a reason guys. If you need even more clarification please go read straight from the usb guys here: http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/ download this file that tells you how to design your connectors etc to meet standard specifications for the wiring here: http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/usb_20_052510.zip The exact file you want to open is called ecn1-usb20-miniB-revd.pdf page 16(pdf reader)/page 98(if printed) section 6.5.2 'USB Connector Termination Data'. They get so exact on the spec for the usb ports you are only allowed to make the logo a certain size for christ sakes!

Hopefully this clears up this falsehood that "people heard from other people from other sites from HTC" or the whole "my phone burnt up because I didn't use the right charger/cable" etc.

 

[xwera43]

Good info. I was just stating what an HTC beta tester told me & complaints I've read.

X

Sent from my Droid Incredible via Tapatalk

 

[syrguy1969]

Having read all the posts I can find on this, I just wanted to add that I have tried 5 cables from one source on ebay and 3 from another. I can safely say none of them work on my Inc! They are either not detected at all (when plugged into the wall to charge) or fluctuate (sp) from charging to not detected (the one or two seconds it detects the Inc won't charge it).

I am very eager to try out some of the ones posted here and I will post my results. My Inc has gotten VERY bad with the battery (I went from 7am till about 9pm leaving anywhere from 20-40% charge to being down to 50% by 10am within the past week) so I NEED more chargers in strategic areas!!!

 

[_JKK_]

cable prices in general are way over what they should be. Best Buy selling HDMI cables for $50 or whatever... its insane. The things cost almost nothing to make, most of the cost comes from paying if the connector is proprietary usually.

Best Buy makes almost all their money on cables and such, not TVs and computers.

But you're right; way overpriced.

 

[Qazme]

Having read all the posts I can find on this, I just wanted to add that I have tried 5 cables from one source on ebay and 3 from another. I can safely say none of them work on my Inc! They are either not detected at all (when plugged into the wall to charge) or fluctuate (sp) from charging to not detected (the one or two seconds it detects the Inc won't charge it).

I am very eager to try out some of the ones posted here and I will post my results. My Inc has gotten VERY bad with the battery (I went from 7am till about 9pm leaving anywhere from 20-40% charge to being down to 50% by 10am within the past week) so I NEED more chargers in strategic areas!!!

If you are buying the eBay special it may be an older 4 pin cable missing the #4 wire stated above. If that's the case it may not charge in your phone. The 4/5 wire is not there is some of the USB 1.0 cheaper wires.

 

[nickbike]

To add cables that DO work. I got three of these from Monoprice.com

The product ID on Monoprice is 4868. And I've confirmed they charge and sync:

USB 2.0 A Male to Micro 5pin Male 28/28AWG Cable - 6ft

 

[Mark_Venture]

To add to this thread... The Micro USB cables that came with my various blackberries, LG Dare, Moto V9M and Moto android phones work fine with my Incredible.

Cheap LinkDepot micro USB cables I got from Newegg back in my V9M and Dare days still work with those older phones, but do not work with the INC. I don't recall if they work with the BB's or other Moto Android phones.