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Posted by Kenwise on February 11, 2007, 11:10 am
Please log in for more thread options Hilton, I had the same problem but i solved it with an I-Go car charger. the
longer cable takes the pressure off the plug. I, too am amazed that no
manufacturer seems to be able to put all the "good" features in one device
"Hilton" wrote:
> Chris,
>
> I have AS running. BTW: I tried plugging the USB cable into onto of those
> wall adapters; i.e. 110V to USB chargers, nothing. Seems like they left out
> the 'power' wire in the cable.
>
> BTW: It amazes when I start using a device and I find design flaws in the
> first few minutes. How the heck does Samsung (on any other manufacturer)
> not figure this out before shipping millions of them. The car adapter's
> wire comes out the left side, facing *upwards* and slides in and out quite
> freely. It is impossible to hold and MUCH worse than my old Nokia whose
> power cable simply *snapped* into the *bottom*. No charging when syncing is
> terrible too - especially given the poor battery life. How can every
> reviewer complain about the tiny silver round arrow keys, but Samsung
> couldn't figure it out? Samsung provides a spare battery (essentially
> admitting to bad bettery life), but then it is practically impossible to
> remove the battery cover! And that spare battery charger's design is
> piss-poor too.
>
> I love the device, but these design flaws make a great phone a bit of a
> pain; trying to strategically place the phone in the car so that the power
> cable does not slide out and then hearing the phone's "charging", "not
> charging", "charging", "not charging" tones every few minutes forcing me to
> push the connector back in.
>
> Hilton
>
>
>
> > Try installing ActiveSync on the computer you're trying to use to power
> > the Blackjack. I know it sounds goofy, but mine charges off the
> > included USB, and the Cingular guy mentioned that you needed to take
> > the installation step.
> >
> > --Chris
> >
> > Hilton wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> It appears that the USB sync cable shipped with the Blackjack will not
> >> power
> >> the device. Any idea where I can find a 'powered' USB sync cable?
> >>
> >> Hilton
> >
>
>
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