Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Anyone had a problem with gadget cables that don't everything they should?
I recently had the battery changed on my iPod.
Before sending it away, I tried to charge it on the two cables I have, the original Apple one and an Asda cheapie.
Neither worked, but as part of putting the re-batteried iPod back in the car I used the first lead to hand - the Asda one.
It would charge the iPod, but it would not play through the car's stereo.
Change to the Apple cable and all is well.
It seems the Asda cable does not offer full functionality.
All of which reminded me of an incident several years ago when I bought a USB phone charging cable from a motorway service area, having forgotten the original one.
It charged the phone, but a few months later it refused to do one of my rare data transfers.
Seems to me some cables do not function fully, and even more irritatingly, there's no way to know until you come up against the fault.
I recently had the battery changed on my iPod.
Before sending it away, I tried to charge it on the two cables I have, the original Apple one and an Asda cheapie.
Neither worked, but as part of putting the re-batteried iPod back in the car I used the first lead to hand - the Asda one.
It would charge the iPod, but it would not play through the car's stereo.
Change to the Apple cable and all is well.
It seems the Asda cable does not offer full functionality.
All of which reminded me of an incident several years ago when I bought a USB phone charging cable from a motorway service area, having forgotten the original one.
It charged the phone, but a few months later it refused to do one of my rare data transfers.
Seems to me some cables do not function fully, and even more irritatingly, there's no way to know until you come up against the fault.