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I bought five anker USB cables after reading about them on HN, and a wall charger, and I was actually really disappointed. All the cables stopped working within
by Amezarak 11y ago
I bought five anker USB cables after reading about them on HN, and a wall charger, and I was actually really disappointed. All the cables stopped working within three weeks. Monoprice USB cables didn't fare well either, but the OEM cables that came with my Icons, kindle, and S3 have lasted years.
Wall charger still works great, but the cables are what I was really interested in because people are always running off with them. Still haven't found anything satisfactory.
- DiabloD3 11y agoWhat did Anker say when you contacted them? Anker has a warranty.
- Amezarak 11y agoI'm very lazy and didn't bother. :) Given Anker's reputation, I would be surprised if they wouldn't have replaced them. (In fact I haven't bought new cables either - just been making do with the few cables I have which has been a bit of a pain.) I just want cables without the hassle of going through warranty and RMA processes. It's possible I just got a bad batch - I can't believe people would be as positive about Anker if my experience was that common - but it did sour me on them. I just want to find a manufacturer where in my experience, the cables I buy are good 100% of the time and last for at least a year so I can buy them in bulk and recommend them to others with confidence. And I haven't found that.
- technofiend 11y agoI had a similar problem with some Anker cables - they'd die with light use. I found at least one culprit in that my wife would rest her thumb on the cable connection while the phone charged. This bent something enough the cable would stop working. But some of them have simply stopped working after use on my desk or being carried around in my backpack for a while. I've switched to aukey for cables for that reason. Whether they're any more reliable is TBD.