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Shall we give a REWARD for the finder of a working cheap third party charger cable fo rthe Dell Streak?
The DELL prices are ridiculous
I'll send £1 (via Paypal) for the first one who finds one.
Anyone else wanna join me.. might be fun
AGREED! Idiotic Dell and their propietry connection!
Hi i found this it works great.
edit damm i just read the post again data cable sorry thought i hit the jackpot then i could of paid of for my pandora handheld i just purchaced yesterday from pandora sales £289.99
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HIGH-QUALITY-...ories_MobilePhoneChargers&hash=item19bd7b461b
I don't know why but my streak won't take charge from either my solar usb charger or my car usb charger. Both have a usb outlet to charge pda's but even though I'm plugging Dell's own cable into them. I'm gutted, especially as I'm getting nowhere near a full day on a full charge. Don't get me wrong, I'm loving the streak.
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I use my gps charger(for my car) to charge my Eris when I forget my regular charger.
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hmmm, looks like they may be forcing people to buy the super expensive car kit
Still looking for u lol
i have come to collect my rewaed lol
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dell-Streak-O..._MobilePhoneDataCables_JN&hash=item1c13dd8e09
Prize claimed? ( NO !!! )
lufc said:
i have come to collect my rewaed lol
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Nice try....
Not "third Party"
Not cheap (£16.00, plus £2.50 p&p, PLUS in an auction with >8days left)
At the moment I think I am the only one prepare to give a £1 reward.... come one people.. surely we can get the prize pot upto at least £25
At the moment I think I am the only one prepared to give a £1 reward.... come on people.. surely we can get the prize pot upto at least £25
I bought an iphmoan charger kit from ebay. I think it was linked from modaco, at 1.99 gbp. Was even a local seller...
Bit cheap and cheerful, but it charges fine using the Dell cable, just as fast as the stock wall plug. Haven't tested the car lighter charger yet. But for the price can't argue...
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fards said:
I bought an iphmoan charger kit from ebay. I think it was linked from modaco, at 1.99 gbp. Was even a local seller...
Bit cheap and cheerful, but it charges fine using the Dell cable, just as fast as the stock wall plug. Haven't tested the car lighter charger yet. But for the price can't argue...
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Just had a look at that thanks, it does look the same but i read on that site people saying icrap chargers dont work maybe its the cheap ones that do work
yeah it definitely works, both wallwart and cigarette lighter, very cheap feeling but hey it works
can't believe how some of these ebay sellers work, 1.99 delivered yet the included postage cost 1.79..
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....21842&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3830wt_1137
thats the one I got, auction ended, but he's relisted them now at the same price, obviously we still need a decent cable,
but it's cheaper to buy a spare usb cable from dell (with 10% discount found on mydellmini ) and one of these than a spare charger set from dell.
Does anyone know if you can get a seperate usb cable for the streak yet?
I want a spare one so i can keep it in the car, or a longer one because i find the one that comes with the streak to be too short.
Anyway if anyone knows where to get one then could they let me know
Just had a thought while typing.. just buy a usb extension lead...off to buy one to see if it works.
yes Dell sell them on their website mate
Another option is a USB extention cable. I got a 6FT for like $10 at RadioShack. Works great for me, you can also buy the Dell car kit that will work as a backup USB cable.
Is there a way to buy a compatible one?
I live in italy and we can order only from dell.it that obviusly hasn't streak and accessories in their site....
enne91 said:
Is there a way to buy a compatible one?
I live in italy and we can order only from dell.it that obviusly hasn't streak and accessories in their site....
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No one does one yet
ARHMogul said:
Another option is a USB extention cable. I got a 6FT for like $10 at RadioShack. Works great for me, you can also buy the Dell car kit that will work as a backup USB cable.
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It'd have to be blooming long to use in the car, depending on the car journey
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Well it has recently been confirmed that the streaks connection port is a PDMI connection. The Slacker G2 radio also uses a PDMI but no one has tried its cable yet. Specs are one thing but fitting is another. (Think of it how the first iPhone had a 3.5mm headset jack but you had to buy the apple headphones that didn't an elbow and were narrow enough to fit in there.)
So if anybody has, or knows someone that has a Slacker G2, feel free to try the cable out and tell us all
Source:
http://www.streaksmart.com/2010/08/dell-streaks-proprietary-connector-is-actually-pdmi.html
Images that I can find for the slacker 2 radio charging lead seem to show a standard mini usb connector. Maybe the pdmi connector is data only?
can u use the ones on ebay?
Now i ordered another one from Dell site....
With only one cable, I finally ran out of patience and also constant carrying existing cable from place to place everytime I moved around.....
I have to have one near my bed for reading/charging thru the night....one in the car - which I will carry around to office as well...in the coming months hopefully the price will drop or there will be another source - till then this will do.
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Images that I can find for the slacker 2 radio charging lead seem to show a standard mini usb connector. Maybe the pdmi connector is data only?
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I guess it has both. check out this dock for the slacker g2... looks the same.. also looks like the ipod connector so don't know for sure till someone actually tests it out.
oh and here's one on amazon for 27.99
Anyone have these 2?
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-ac...able-car-charger-for-dell-mini-5-streak-59493
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/replac...1530mah-lithium-battery-for-dell-mini-5-80156
How are they? I see another battery that is priced at $9.50, but it looks like its the exact same battery... for a higher price.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/3-7v-1530mah-rechargeable-battery-for-dell-mini-5-streak-59091
I don't have the charging dock so can't comment on it.
These two batteries look the same to me except the $5.80 one seems to have a yelloew sticker with a wholesales vendor's name on it. The $9.50 one shows an extra "Built-in safety and protective circuitries" feature in the description.
I have a different pack, SKU 57931, from them. It comes with a bettery but I am not sure if it is a $5.80 or $9.50 one since there is no serial # on the battery. After initial full charge, Streak uses about 25% per day. I have very mininum phone usage (few quick calls/texting/WiFi. I don't have 3G service).
Even it is a $5.80 one, it seems to be working fine for me.
BTW, it took a while to finally receive the shipment in US. (about 4 weeks after placing the order).
I have the charging dock. It works very well I use the streak as a bedside digital clock
at night while it charges. Good value as mine came with all cables and power supply.
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Careful using the dock / sparr charger it bent the pins in the port oem cable won't work now. Having my baby fixed
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Make sure you buy 3 .
I dont own either, but I do have a usb cable coming from them in a few days, as well as a zune cable amongst other things. Hope it isn't broken.
I got a USB cable from DX and it is very problematic - it causes the Streak to crash and/or drop its connection. I have a number of cables, both original Dell ones and aftermarket ones purchased from eBay, and none of these exhibit the same issue.
I have bought a LOT of stuff from DX over the years, and it is extremely rare to have any problems, so I guess that I just got a bad cable, but you may want to test yours carefully when you get it just in case there is a bad batch out there.
Philip said:
I got a USB cable from DX and it is very problematic - it causes the Streak to crash and/or drop its connection...
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Can you explain what you mean? I'm not too sure what your saying... it... causes the streak to freeze?! That's so strange!
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Can you explain what you mean? I'm not too sure what you're saying... it... causes the streak to freeze?!
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When I have the Streak connected to my PC (or to a USB power outlet) using the cable that I got from DealExtreme, it frequently reboots and/or loses the connection to the PC. This only happens with the DX cable (I have 4 genuine Dell cables plus 2 bought from eBay and none of them have this problem).
There is obviously a loose connection or short inside the cable.
As I said, I don't want to put anybody off from buying from DX, as I find it's very rare to have any problems with their items.
any problem with this dock and battery so far?
Will the Streak (with the Otterbox case) fit on the dealextreme dock?
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any problem with this dock and battery so far?
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Took a few weeks to get it but I finally got it. The dock is great, the only complaints I have is that the AC charger is only EU (thankfully I had my AC adapter from another Mini-USB device), the car charger can be easily disassembled because it's not glued, and you can't charge a spare battery AND your phone at the same time through AC power alone... if you want to charge them both at the same time, you must also use the USB adapter and connect the dock to a computer. There is an LED that changes from Red to Blue, depending on what it is charging at that moment. If you have your phone docked, it will charge the phone and the light will be Blue. If you insert a spare battery to be charged, the light will change to Red and only the spare battery will be charging.
I've been using the $5 spare battery for 3 days now and I must say it's as good as the original. Let's just see if it holds a charge after a few months!
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Will the Streak (with the Otterbox case) fit on the dealextreme dock?
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The answer to this is no, the Streak with Otterbox is too thick for it.
So I may be being redundant but I have been diligently working at finding a replacement usb cable because I bought a usb car charger and every cable iv found didn't fit and I thought it was a 30 pin cable am I wrong? what type should I buy?
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Buy one that's marked "for the Dell Streak"?
Just cause it's a 30 pin means nothing. Iphone charger is a 30 pin. Doesn't mean it'll fit.
Maybe find one like Troute said that's for a Streak. Just an idea.
By the way it's a HDPI connector.
T-Mobile
I ran off and left my charging cable at home one weekend, but someone suggested
that the 7" dell streak has the same port. Stopped in T-mobile and yup, it fit perfectly. If you want a replacement, try t-mobile.
check exisitng threads, there's some cheap long ones on ebay that charge perfectly well, that are linked to.
Try dealextreme.com I bought mine there, pretty cheap
Hi all.
My original samsung charging cable has given up.
In fact it might have been a dud to start with as my phone took 6 hours ish to charge on a good day.
I am looking for a replacement but I understand that the note 2 uses a special cable and I can't buy a normal data cable.
Please could you recommend a good one that I could buy from the UK? Preferably from Amazon.
Thanks all.
You have a android phone not a crapple
You just need a micro usb cable
Should cost you around $1 on ebay
If you need the charger as well you want one with 2amps of output also very cheap on ebay
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I posted this on another thread the other day. Another member had the same question.
I can recommend a couple of good options:
1. If you definitely prefer OEM, you can get one here, BUT, be sure to order specifically from the seller called AmazingSteals. Alot of other sellers are selling knockoffs. After reading a bunch of reviews on Amazon, I decided to order from AmazingSteals, and got a genuine OEM charger and cable. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009YDFX7Y/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
2. If you don't need OEM, check out this Anker. It's awesome. It has 2.0a and a 1.5a ports for simultaneous charging. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B8L36A6/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
I have both. Either will work great.
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Thanks all.
So the cable doesn't need to be a special 2 amp cable?
The charge itself is 2 amp and isn't faulty so doesn't need replacing.
MSK1 said:
Thanks all.
So the cable doesn't need to be a special 2 amp cable?
The charge itself is 2 amp and isn't faulty so doesn't need replacing.
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There is a difference in the cables supplied by samsung or electronics that need Alot of mah. Get one on amazon that is for electronics that have big batteries. If you have a good charger with bad cable you get the lengthy chargers. Takes too long... Trust me
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yungtexas said:
There is a difference in the cables supplied by samsung or electronics that need Alot of mah. Get one on amazon that is for electronics that have big batteries. If you have a good charger with bad cable you get the lengthy chargers. Takes too long... Trust me
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What about the blackberry cables?
I have a spare one but it doesnt say what it can carry.
The BB cable should be fine. The only way besides an ohm test is to just use it and monitor the charging behavior.
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Considering my Kindle cable charges mine just fine, I would say you're golden as long as you buy a well built cable. (Kindle obviously doesn't need a lot of current and seems like it is 20 feet long)
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LittleRedDot said:
The BB cable should be fine. The only way besides an ohm test is to just use it and monitor the charging behavior.
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Will test and see how it goes.
Samsung cable charged 17% per hour and the blackberry cable does closer to 40% per hour.
Bonus.
I just got the anker dual port chargers. One for the wall one for the car.
Any recommendations for cables?
I prefer amazon since I'm on prime and I get a lot of gift cards from my cc company.
I got tripp-lite cables which wouldn't charge more than .4... I got 6 cables so it's not just one or two defective ones.
On amazon I don't see a cable with clean reviews.
In fact most cables and chargers that say samsung oem have reviews saying they are counterfeit. One would think amazon.com would guard against that.
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bigbuc said:
I just got the anker dual port chargers. One for the wall one for the car.
Any recommendations for cables?
I prefer amazon since I'm on prime and I get a lot of gift cards from my cc company.
I got tripp-lite cables which wouldn't charge more than .4... I got 6 cables so it's not just one or two defective ones.
On amazon I don't see a cable with clean reviews.
In fact most cables and chargers that say samsung oem have reviews saying they are counterfeit. One would think amazon.com would guard against that.
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Well, Amazon opened a door to any "merchant" so you can list anything you want under existing legitimate product
For cables, use only Monoprice stuff - http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Plated-24AWG-micro-B-Ferrite/dp/B003L18S0E/ - this cable has 24AWG rated wires which handle up to 3A of current and will charge Note 2 at full 2A speed. Plus, they have gold plated connector and ferrite filter bead. 6ft cable for $3.28 shipped - YOU CAN NOT BEAT THAT!!! That what I use at home and in the car for years now.
I also noticed there are some Monoprice with 28AWG only, those can handle max 1.4A so more appropriate for 1A charging. Also, be careful the seller is actually Monoprice because I noticed a bunch of shady vendors listed under that Monoprice cable listing.
Does monoprice ship overseas?
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I use the BlackBerry cable and its much better than my original Samsung cable.
6 hours from 0 to 100 to about 3 hours now.
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Does monoprice ship overseas?
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Not from US Amazon, you probably need to go to their www.monoprice.com website or see if Amazon in your country has Monoprice guys listed.
I would recommend the monoprice ferrite micro usb cables too. I bought 3 (6ft cables) and it charges all the gadgets at full speed (note 2, S3, tablets). It works so good people keep on taking mine. I had to buy 6 more. Also if you order from Monoprice directly it comes out to less than $8 for 3 6ft cables.
vectron said:
Well, Amazon opened a door to any "merchant" so you can list anything you want under existing legitimate product
For cables, use only Monoprice stuff - http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Plated-24AWG-micro-B-Ferrite/dp/B003L18S0E/ - this cable has 24AWG rated wires which handle up to 3A of current and will charge Note 2 at full 2A speed. Plus, they have gold plated connector and ferrite filter bead. 6ft cable for $3.28 shipped - YOU CAN NOT BEAT THAT!!! That what I use at home and in the car for years now.
I also noticed there are some Monoprice with 28AWG only, those can handle max 1.4A so more appropriate for 1A charging. Also, be careful the seller is actually Monoprice because I noticed a bunch of shady vendors listed under that Monoprice cable listing.
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Thanks again Vectron, I saw lots and lots of reviews on Amazon that their Monoprice cable failed. Did it get better now?
I'm about to order one.
Order from the monoprice site not amazon it's cheaper
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vectron said:
Well, Amazon opened a door to any "merchant" so you can list anything you want under existing legitimate product
For cables, use only Monoprice stuff - http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Plated-24AWG-micro-B-Ferrite/dp/B003L18S0E/ - this cable has 24AWG rated wires which handle up to 3A of current and will charge Note 2 at full 2A speed. Plus, they have gold plated connector and ferrite filter bead. 6ft cable for $3.28 shipped - YOU CAN NOT BEAT THAT!!! That what I use at home and in the car for years now.
I also noticed there are some Monoprice with 28AWG only, those can handle max 1.4A so more appropriate for 1A charging. Also, be careful the seller is actually Monoprice because I noticed a bunch of shady vendors listed under that Monoprice cable listing.
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I've had very poor luck with these Monoprice cables ordered directly from them. They work great, for a short time. I ordered a dozen in both 6 foot and 10 foot length this summer. Since then, every single one has crapped out. They develop shorts or the connectors become weak and won't stay in the phone. It's a real disappointment as they work great initially and are a great price. My OEM cables are still going strong and get the majority of use. The monoprice cables lasted anywhere from 1 to 5 months. None longer. If it had just been one cable, I'd chalk it up to bad luck. But 12 cables is too many.
Note 2 cable repair
Samsung Note 2 charger is of 5 Volt 2 Amp and the data + charging cable is shielded cable, not the ordinary one. It takes lots of time if you charge through other cable or charger. One good thing about this USB cable, it is not soldered, it is crimped. So, you can repair it with little efforts.
There is a video on youtube for the same, As I am new in this community, can't post the link. You can copy the above text and search in google.