Every time i plug in the charger it thinks im plugging in a dock. All it would do is go into docking mode. Now the battery is dead and it won't do anything. Anyone have any advice on a fix or alternate way to charge. I tried every way possible of resetting before it died but to no avail. I appreciate any and all help guys.
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My streak 5 did this to me, without any time to waste I went to Best Buy and bought one flat out, tried the new cable and I was good to go, I kept the good cable and returned the new phone to Best Buy.... crappy thing to do I know but i couldn't go without and dell was the only place to get cable.
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My streak 5 did this to me, without any time to waste I went to Best Buy and bought one flat out, tried the new cable and I was good to go, I kept the good cable and returned the new phone to Best Buy.... crappy thing to do I know but i couldn't go without and dell was the only place to get cable.
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Sounds like this might be a solution, unless it's the Streak7 that has the connectors wrong.
I'd guess that this has to do with the connexion points in the PDMI cable or port. It has pins that will trigger dock mode and pins that will trigger battery charging (iirc), so perhaps either the ones on the cable or on the S7 are switched around (or have some sort of jump going on due to poor QA).
Ugh, my new Dell 7 won't charge now either. I did charge it once, then flashed HoneyStreak, and now it won't charge. It can connect to my computer's USB port, but no charging.
I think I saw someone suggest to go back a version of HoneyStreak. Any suggestions?
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Ugh, my new Dell 7 won't charge now either. I did charge it once, then flashed HoneyStreak, and now it won't charge. It can connect to my computer's USB port, but no charging.
I think I saw someone suggest to go back a version of HoneyStreak. Any suggestions?
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The S7 cannot charge from the computer USB port; it only works with the mains adapter supplied with the device.
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The S7 cannot charge from the computer USB port; it only works with the mains adapter supplied with the device.
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What's annoying is the LED goes red like it's charging, but it isn't... or it's draining faster than it's charging.
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Sounds like this might be a solution, unless it's the Streak7 that has the connectors wrong.
I'd guess that this has to do with the connexion points in the PDMI cable or port. It has pins that will trigger dock mode and pins that will trigger battery charging (iirc), so perhaps either the ones on the cable or on the S7 are switched around (or have some sort of jump going on due to poor QA).
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After looking further into my problem, i see now that part of the board where you plug it in at is broken. Dell sent me a new one, so im gonna crack it open and try bypassing the old charge port and put in a new usb port to charge it with. Then ill have two of them. Ill never know why dell didnt go usb on this thing anyway. Oh wait they did that so we cant buy aftermarket cables for it! Damn is dell owned by microsoft!! Lol. But thx for all the help and helpful ideas everyone!
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After looking further into my problem, i see now that part of the board where you plug it in at is broken. Dell sent me a new one, so im gonna crack it open and try bypassing the old charge port and put in a new usb port to charge it with. Then ill have two of them. Ill never know why dell didnt go usb on this thing anyway. Oh wait they did that so we cant buy aftermarket cables for it! Damn is dell owned by microsoft!! Lol. But thx for all the help and helpful ideas everyone!
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I am having this problem with a new streak I got for one of my boys, the connector inside is broken. Did you ever get the part replaced? Or is it just an expensive paperweight? What did you have to do to change it out?
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After looking further into my problem, i see now that part of the board where you plug it in at is broken. Dell sent me a new one, so im gonna crack it open and try bypassing the old charge port and put in a new usb port to charge it with. Then ill have two of them. Ill never know why dell didnt go usb on this thing anyway. Oh wait they did that so we cant buy aftermarket cables for it! Damn is dell owned by microsoft!! Lol. But thx for all the help and helpful ideas everyone!
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I think they planned to have an expansion port, where the connector was used for other things, like HDMI perhaps. HP did the same thing with the Slate 500.
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has anyone stumbbled apon a long charging cable? longer then the one dell sends out?
I bought this package:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...1146438&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_585wt_905
Here's just a 6 footer:
http://cgi.ebay.com/6ft-LONG-USB-Da...aultDomain_0&hash=item43a56ccb23#ht_500wt_922
from what I've read, they do work.
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I bought this package:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...1146438&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_585wt_905
Here's just a 6 footer:
http://cgi.ebay.com/6ft-LONG-USB-Da...aultDomain_0&hash=item43a56ccb23#ht_500wt_922
from what I've read, they do work.
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you havent tried it? i wanna know for sure that it works before i buy it.
just placed an order for the 6 foot wire. thanks. ill post a review once i get it shoipped to me.
Own the 6ft cable and LOVE IT, works fine
Bought 6ft cable off ebay from yourcharger (at $6.99) and works like a champ both charging and transferring files. Worth it if you want a longer cable.
a simple solution is a USB extension cable.. like this:
http://www.bing.com/shopping/starte...F2F9A56C1B547?q=usb+extension+cable&FORM=HURE
i got 2 of the cables from yourcharger on ebay and both dont work correctly, with the stock cable my streak connects to the pc and makes the conection sound and i get the popup asking for usb mode. with the ones from ebay it starts to connect and i get device failed to install error or sometimes it keeps making the connection sound over and over like its shorting out.
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a simple solution is a USB extension cable.. like this:
http://www.bing.com/shopping/starte...F2F9A56C1B547?q=usb+extension+cable&FORM=HURE
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I think the 6foot cable will do just fine thank you.
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i got 2 of the cables from yourcharger on ebay and both dont work correctly, with the stock cable my streak connects to the pc and makes the conection sound and i get the popup asking for usb mode. with the ones from ebay it starts to connect and i get device failed to install error or sometimes it keeps making the connection sound over and over like its shorting out.
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Thats strange because the post above says it worked fine for him.
i even took one of the cables to my work and tried it on 2 different computers and the same issue i woul get a driver did not install correctly and unknown device, unplugged it and used the dell cable an it instantly connected and the enable usb poped up in the phone, i think either they are made wrong and the other guy was lucky and got the good one or its the resistance in the cheap chinese wires and its 6 foot long.
I use the usb extension cord. Works great. Peace
RussianSolja, ok based on peterson65's (great year by the way) input, I have to assume he received a bad cable. I didn't buy mine until I saw another review stating the cable work well for him.
On the other hand, to ensure no problems and long term use. If you have a traditional USB extension, like Radimus recommended, would go with that. Additionally that same extension can work with your other USB products as well.
i didnt get just one bad, i contacted the seller and he sent me another one stating he tested it in his own streak and it worked but when i got it it was sealed in a plastic bag unopened, another guy bought one and said in the feedback that its not a streak cable but an ipod cable? it may work for charging connected to the wall adapter fine as i have not tried that but 2 miss made cables in a row? i hope you guys get one that works but both of mine dont i should have spent more and got the dell one
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i didnt get just one bad, i contacted the seller and he sent me another one stating he tested it in his own streak and it worked but when i got it it was sealed in a plastic bag unopened, another guy bought one and said in the feedback that its not a streak cable but an ipod cable? it may work for charging connected to the wall adapter fine as i ave not tried that but 2 miss made cables in a row? i hope you guys get one that works but both of mine dont i should have spent more and got the dell one
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yeah but dell dont have 6 foot cables
almost 500 sales so it must be working for a huge percentage of them, ive found that these sellers usually send you a new one if yours is faulty and not working properly...
i purchased 2x of some 4ft ones two days ago
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another guy bought one and said in the feedback that its not a streak cable but an ipod cable?
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In which case it wouldn't physically fit in the Dell Streak, as it uses a different connector to the iPod.
I bought 2 of the Streak cables (a short one and a long one) from the eBay seller, and they work at least as well as my genuine Dell cables. The plug on one of the genuine Dell cables has disintegrated.
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almost 500 sales so it must be working for a huge percentage of them, ive found that these sellers usually send you a new one if yours is faulty and not working properly...
i purchased 2x of some 4ft ones two days ago
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i got a 1 ft and 6ft and both working great.
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i got a 1 ft and 6ft and both working great.
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Gald to hear positive feedback on theses cables and I'm glad I didn't waste my money on a cable that wouldn't work. Thanks guys.
I just got mine in and so fart the 1' one is working well, the 6' and 4" ones work as well. the 1' one isn't made all too impressively, has a cheesy connection head on it. the 4" and the 6' are much better constructed. I also bought their 4 aa charger for the streak. I'll test tonight and post.
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I use the usb extension cord. Works great. Peace
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^ This, I have a 5' usb extension and it works great. Its not too pretty but I have have plenty of cable to move around while charging with no issues at all
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Arg.
So my otherwise adorable 1 year old somehow got his hands on my Captivate this weekend. When we finally caught him, he was chewing and slobbering on it pretty much right where the USB port is. After getting the phone back out of his grubby little hands, my wife and I took it completely apart and have had the whole works soaking in rice for a day or so.
When I put it back together, it booted just fine, and everything seems to be in working order. Except...when I plug a cable into the USB port, it doesn't charge, and it doesn't connect to my computer for storage mounting/flashing. This would be a bit of a problem.
I've checked for obstructions in the port itself and there don't seem to be any. I can get by for now without charging because my wife and I have the same phone (so we can periodically swap batteries...), but she's leaving town for two weeks at the end of this week. I really don't want to have to buy a new phone...so any ideas on fixing this would be greatly appreciated.
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Once the USB port is gone its gone, you would need to get an external wall charger for it and a wifi file browser.
there might be some moister in it yet, but generally the captivates had issues with the USB port just flaking out like that. Its a common problem for this phone, and also has happened to mine.
Or you can just pay ~35$ to get it fixed, look in my sig. They are good!
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Or you can just pay ~35$ to get it fixed, look in my sig. They are good!
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Hmm...I didn't even realize that was an option. I'll be looking into that. Thanks!
They fixed mine and it works great. I would also order a new cable from them for like 7 bucks. It is all well worth it!
interesting, didnt know about that one either
Update:
It's apparently not *quite* as dead as I thought. It's still not recognizing my computer or telling me that it's charging...but apparently it is actually charging my battery. I plugged it into my computer just to see and left it. It never said that the phone is charging, but when I came back a few minutes later the battery meter had gone up, and it's still doing that fairly consistently.
That's at least good news for now. Even if the USB transfer is dead, I'm still OK as long as I can charge. As long as I don't have to use download mode...
That sounds like a bad cable, just buy one of those first, cheaper and easier to check!
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That sounds like a bad cable, just buy one of those first, cheaper and easier to check!
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It's nothing to do with the cable. We have four USB cables and two different car chargers. It's the same thing with all of them, and they all work perfectly on my wife's phone.
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My first Captivate had a USB port go bad.. I tried 10 different cables and decided for some reason it was a ROM issue and got into download mode.. well let's just say I was buying another Captivate the next day.. lol
I did resurrect it by buying a Captivate with a broken screen on Ebay cheap. Combined the two and it's actually a later production and the GPS works good compared to hardly at all before. M yold screen and new guts.. Now I have a spare phone to try new Roms on without messing up my daily driver.. (Dark Knight 4 atm)
I see broke screen Captivates for $40-80 on Ebay regularly..
My wife also has a captivate with a dead USB port. So I went on amazon and searched for captivate batteries and external charger and found a package that came with 2 extended life batteries and the wall charger that charges one separatly from the phone while you use the other in the phine . Its made by Laza wireless and both batteries and charger was 15.99 and shipped free. Got it in two days and works great and was a whole lot cheaper than a phone.
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Sorry to resurrect such an old thread but, I have had the same problem for months also caused by a toddler sucking on the phone and cables. I swap batteries daily. stock/1800/2430 mah. I am curious if anyone knows of a wireless charging option. I know my wii batteries are inductive and it is just the new battery and charger on a stock remote. is there an inductive charger and battery available for cappy? is wireless charging dangerous to the phone if it wasnt designed with it in mind? for that matter is anything available for anyother phones besides the lumia 920 and maybe nexus I think?
cheapest, best option is to get the USB port repaired by mobiletechvideos.com, imho.
I know of no induction solution for captivate that works without a good usb port.
I figured and also thought the Cappy wouldn't be a device supported by a new battery developer when there is so many newer ones out.
Thx
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It says it's only been tested with CM10, but might also work with other ROMs. I finally got my Y cable, and I can confirm it works. [Using this cable from ebay, $6]
http://mehrvarz.github.com/otg-power-nexus7.html
This means you can plug in your flash drive or hard drive and use it while on AC power!
Update: for 4.2.x check this dedicated thread over on rootzwiki: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/37755-timurs-kernel-robust-usb-host-power-management/
Big thanks to XDA member t1mur and rootzwiki Timur for making the kernel!
This is awesome, just need to find a y-cable to try this out. Just hope its a stable kernel that doesn't cause any issues.
This is a great step in the right direction! Can't wait to see where this goes..
Hi Guys,
will this also work with a standard otg-cable and an usb-hub?
Cheers,
berkley
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Hi Guys,
will this also work with a standard otg-cable and an usb-hub?
Cheers,
berkley
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I don't think so for 2 reasons. Usually even powered usb hubs don't give out power through the input port [The source port of the hub]. And even if it did, it would be 500 mAh [the N7 charger is 2000 mAh], which [edit:] isn't enough enough to charge the N7 with the screen on. If the screen is off though, it will slowly charge it.
Also, apparently this is already implemented in Faux's beta kernel, you have to use echo to enable it [it's explained on the thread].
i am getting the 16GB. i am tired of waiting. I have one last question though. Can this in any way cause any type of damage on my device?
It's allow usb and AC charging or only usb ?
Awesome news, even though I just bought a regular OTG cable about a week ago for a $1.50 (still waiting for it to be delivered from China to the USA [NJ]). Since I just got a full-time job I'm going to sell my 8 GB and get one of the 32 GB versions when they become available so I won't have to worry about the extra cable
Can anybody confirm that it effectively works ?
Also, It would be good to to know:
- which Y-USB-OTG cable is used ?
- which power source, i.e. from a PC (500 mA) or a charger (2 A) ?
Huh? I have this already in my kernel for a while now... This is NOT something new
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804374
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Huh? I have this already in my kernel for a while now... This is NOT something new
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804374
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Can you tell us some details ?
I am a little confused. The link says...
When a host mode adapter was recognized, charging of USB slave devices will NOT be activated and instead vbus will be raised in order to accept external charge.
If I want to use something that requires external power like a usb thumb drive, and the charging of usb slave devices is not activated; where does the slave device get the power to function? Is that shared off of the Y cable?
I know exactly what your talking about I have one for my old touchpad, ill try it on my nexus 7 see if it works.
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Excited!
Can't wait for this! I'll be staying on top of this topic for awhile.
Alright I tried it using stock rooted using motleys kernel and while I could use a powered usb hub with 2 storage devices and a keyboard It wouldn't charge the N7 simultaneously. Although it didn't drain any power from the device either. Now this could be because of what I'm running or even one of the cords since I won't have a chance till the morning to test a couple more scenarios. All in all it definitely should be possible but may require a different kernel/rom etc. Though the OP asked the question regarding doing it w/o cm10 so ill try and stay within those parameters. On the touchpad I used to do it with cm9, as it was necessary especially with that device mostly only working with its 2amp charger. The reason I would only question cords used is I had previous trouble with an older kindle cable and when I tested it on a device I needed 1.5a it was hovering around 1.35a using my multimeter. Which was causing my Touchpad not to charge because it requires alot of power to charge. Ill update you on any progress and see I'f I can find the link foe the Ycable which I got on amazon awhile back.
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I'm gonna have to do this. With this I will be able to finish my otg case
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I just read the code for the patch,its definitely looking like it will rely on the kernel as atleast in cm, USB slave charging mode needs to be suspended when recognized as host adapter. Regardless, I believe another Dev already implemented this and I'm sure others will.
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Does anybody have this working with their Nexus 7 showing "Charging" on the Battery panel? The best I can get is "Not Charging" which does me no good for my car install.
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Does anybody have this working with their Nexus 7 showing "Charging" on the Battery panel? The best I can get is "Not Charging" which does me no good for my car install.
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nope, i'm in the same boat as you...wish we could somehow trick the system but alas not yet!
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nope, i'm in the same boat as you...wish we could somehow trick the system but alas not yet!
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Yeah. Now I'm toying with the idea of mounting a network share from a NAS-enabled router and put that in that in the car instead...effectively freeing up the USB port for full normal charging. I don't really like this route though because I suspect waiting for the router to boot every time the car is started will slow things down.
Since there are a lot of knockoffs on ebay I thought I would come in with a pleasant surprise. I bought http://item.mobileweb.ebay.ca/viewitem?itemId=130783773578this expecting the worst and was pleasantly surprised at how well it works on my Note2. The only thing is the usb cord is not very long and you have to have it plugged in so that the phone is charging for it to work, but for the price is awesome.
I ordered one just like that off of ebay as well and it works for me too. They all have to be plugged in to power to work.
Well I learned something today. This is my 2nd Samsung phone and first experience with mhl adapter and didnt know it HAD to be plugged in. Thanks.
Thanks for the link.. at $12 it's a cheap enough gamble.
Can you detail where the length is lacking? Easy enough to add an extension for length?
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So it has to be plugged in? I gave one and couldn't get it to work
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Thanks for the link.. at $12 it's a cheap enough gamble.
Can you detail where the length is lacking? Easy enough to add an extension for length?
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The HDMI part of the cable is 6 feet like advertised but the usb power part is less than half that length. I have a usb extension cable somewhere but can't find it to try it :banghead:
http://db.tt/lGK3CiIt <--exactly what I mean
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So it has to be plugged in? I gave one and couldn't get it to work
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That's what's posted up a bit and mine wouldn't work without power source. Learning curve lol.
One thing I did notice is that even with it plugged in and "charging" after a couple hours on watching you tube the phone dropped from 80% to 72% battery so not really sure if it's charging or if it just takes that much power. I was using the wall charger that came with my phone so it should have been getting the 2 amps.
I think this mhl cord probably only allows 500ma. Something I use to counter that is this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nkahoang.screenstandby
It allows you to turn off your screen, because even on the lowest brightness it still eats up the battery.
Good thread. There are a couple on amazon like this as well
For those of you who shop at monoprice, their 11 to 5 pin adaptor is back in stock and they even bundle it with an mhl adaptor.
I can't link to it as I just registered here, but it's under accessories>cell phones
Does anyone know of a charger USB cable with a really short / stubby micro USB plug piece? I have my Nexus installed in the car, and due to the size of the plug that goes into the Nexus, it gets pushed to an angle by the dashboard, which causes things like my USB flash drive to unmount suddenly, USB-DAC to lose signal etc. I have tried both with the charger plugged directly into the Nexus, and using a 90 degree adapter, both are just slightly too tight and I am afraid with the pressure on them may cause damage to the connector on the Nexus itself.
I am hoping to find a USB cable with a stubbier plug, or possibly even an OTG cable with a 90 degree connector on the end of it. Either one of these should give me an extra couple mm in order to not run into this problem.
Thanks.
Have you tried something like this?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Micro-Cable...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1363605833&sr=1-1
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Have you tried something like this?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Micro-Cable...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1363605833&sr=1-1
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Thanks for the link, I have not tried one of those (yet). I did find this link searching around yesterday and ended up ordering the down angled cable. It's not cheap for a 5" USB cable, but should work and give me a little extra slack for plugging/unplugging the Nexus.