OEM samsung OTG cable instantly bricked GS3 !!!

[Berry me a G]

so ive been wanting a OTG cable to fullly take advantage of all the cool things the SG3 offers. After reading a lot of post and looking on EBay/ Amazon I went with the "official" samsung cord as I didnt want any problems..So when I attached it to a Thumb drive and plugged into phone the GS3 instantly shut down....and then nothing. NO power, no charging light...i even did a battery pull but still nothing.
After reading other posts on XDA etc...sounds as if this is a bigger problem then I even knew about. has this happened to others and if so what did you end up doing?


Edit:

JUst got of phone w/ verizon support and they are sending me a refurbished phone kinda sucks as Im not a fan of refurbished models. Now I just have to to "discuss" some things with samung and see whats up with their Bull***t cord

 

[DarkSorrow]

I would stay away from using that cord on your newer phone as the same thing is bound to happen.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

Unfortunately, Samsung accessories are widely counterfeited. If something claims to be genuine Samsung, but sells for much less that it costs on Samsung's web site, you can bet it's counterfeit. I suspect 90% of the "genuine Samsung OEM" accessories sold on ebay are fakes. So are a lot of the same items sold by independent vendors on Amazon. I bought an "OEM cable" for my Galaxy Tab from an Amazon vendor and it's clearly not original. It works, but it's not nearly as well made as the original.

 

[AxlMyk]

This is the one I bought 2 of. Works great.
I've used it to connect an IBM PC keyboard, flash drives, card readers, and even a USB diskette drive.
Micro USB B 5pin Male to USB A Female with Angle Adapter Convertor Cable Black | eBay

 

[MrDoh]

This is the Samsung cable that I got, it is well-made and works well:

Amazon.com: Samsung Media/ peripheral Micro USB to USB Adapter for Galaxy S3, Note II smart phone and Note Tabs: Cell Phones & Accessories