My Cat bit off the Charger Cable... what next?!

[flair77]

My darn cat has this thing for cables and bit-off the charger cable. I then took out the USB cable that came with the box and connected it to the standard wall plugs that come with a USB, however the phone doesn't charge this way.

What is the use of this cable - is it only for data transfer, can't I use it to charge the phone as well?

Please help, I've got about 3 hours of battery remaining on the phone :sweaty:

 

[T Moore]

The standard wall USB port does not put out enough current. Why even start blaming the cable? It is a charging/data cable.
Turn the phone off and get a charger in the morning

 

[flair77]

Thank you but I wasn't blaming the cable. I'm blaming the cat.

It's already morning in my part of the world... and if the USB cable supplied with the box is indeed ONLY a data cable then that's a waste.

 

[ashram]

I then took out the USB cable that came with the box and connected it to the standard wall plugs that come with a USB, however the phone doesn't charge this way.

What is the use of this cable - is it only for data transfer, can't I use it to charge the phone as well?
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not all wall chargers work the same. I have used my 950 cable on a samsung tablet charger (2.1A) with no problems as well as a few others. The older ones I had, 1A, did, but not well.

 

[EMitchell]

not all wall chargers work the same. I have used my 950 cable on a samsung tablet charger (2.1A) with no problems as well as a few others. The older ones I had, 1A, did, but not well.

Agreed. I'm using the 950 cable with my Surface docking station, no problems charging the phone or transferring data.

 

[BaritoneGuy]

Thank you but I wasn't blaming the cable. I'm blaming the cat.

It's already morning in my part of the world... and if the USB cable supplied with the box is indeed ONLY a data cable then that's a waste.

As said below the cable will indeed charge the phone connected to most USB adapters except iPad chargers. There is something in the way that Apple arranges the PINs.

I have been able to use the cable in my car and with other chargers including my laptop.

 

[Alexander Long]

You might need a USB charger which can at least provides 5v 2A current if you , or try some high efficient QI pad.

 

[flair77]

Original charger repaired. Cat admonished. And USB cable supplied works on particular USB chargers and laptops and not all - lesson learnt

 

[karelj]

..... Cat admonished.....

As a cat owner myself, you do realize that your 'admonishment' went in one ear and out the other?

 

[Alexander Long]

As a cat owner myself, you do realize that your 'admonishment' went in one ear and out the other?

same to Kids too, from age 0 to 18