Aw geez, not this s**t again!

[Guest dwallersv]

So here I am, thrilled new owner of a Verizon Omnia II. No more of that proprietary OEM connector port crap -- standards galore with a 3.5mm headphone jack, micro USB for charging and computer connection, etc.

Device comes with only one cable this time, a standard USB to microUSB cable, and a wall charger with a female standard USB port. I'm thinking, HOORAY! Now I can plug this thing into any USB port and charge it!

Not so fast... Turns out, just like the Omnia, those bastards at Samsung have put in circuitry to detect whether or not there is a signal on the data pins, and if not, the phone refuses to charge from the USB power connection.

So, plugging this in to the USB charging port on a little power adapter/inverter I bought at Radio Shack (which has a grounded 110 outlet, a USB port, and a 12V cigarette lighter pass-thru) doesn't work. Everything else USB I have charges just fine from this thing.

I had to resort to plugging the wall charger into the 110 outlet and charging from there -- wasting all kinds of energy on unnecessary voltage conversion, DC/AC/DC conversion, etc.

I've ordered a microUSB retractable car charger, and now I'm worried it won't work. I will NOT buy the "official" Verizon (or is it Samsung rebranded) coilie wire charger -- that crap is useless if you have to actually use the phone.

WHY DOES SAMSUNG DO THIS BS??!?!?!?!???!? :D

[Guest]

haha! lol... I just found that out the hard way. Took a trip out of town, Listening to Music/GPS through the speakers connected to the deck via bluetooth and

the usb connected as well (thinking it would keep it charged). But like you said no data traveling along the usb, so no charge was happening.

Soon as I hit my destination on the highway the phone died. lol perfect timing, just when I needed it.

It works fine, keeps charged when your using the hard drive to stream media (as a usbMass storage, if deck has a USB) but yeah like you said, you got to use it to have it active.

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lol, forgot to answer.

I ended up getting a generic microUSB car charger for the drive home. All was smooth, you should have no worries.

Edited December 4, 2009 by Guest

[Guest ajhvdb]

duh, didn't know this, just ordered an extra cable USB-MicroUSB for in the car :D

Could you give me a link to a webshop product that does work and doesn't? I'm not that smart with electronics..

[Guest]

duh, didn't know this, just ordered an extra cable USB-MicroUSB for in the car :D

Could you give me a link to a webshop product that does work and doesn't? I'm not that smart with electronics..

Does your dash have a USB connection?(EDIT: lol, of course it does... why would you buy the extra USB connector... sorry for the brilliant question :()

If it does that means you can plug in the phone as a harddrive.

1. On the phone just change "settings>general settings>Usb Connection>... to either storage or storageCard.

(Preferably choose the one with your music folder.)

2. Select the proper INPUT on your dash ("front usb" or what ever it is named)

and your device will act as if it is plugged into the wall, and will recharge.

and of course it will let you stream your music to your dash(as long as thats what the USB is meant for.)

If thats not your intent

This is the car charger I picked up, works fine. Charged phone(you can use it when charging, of course) (only, 4 hours of use, so can't comment on durability)

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetai...amp;catid=11110

Edited December 4, 2009 by Guest

[Guest skinnypupp]

So here I am, thrilled new owner of a Verizon Omnia II. No more of that proprietary OEM connector port crap -- standards galore with a 3.5mm headphone jack, micro USB for charging and computer connection, etc.

Device comes with only one cable this time, a standard USB to microUSB cable, and a wall charger with a female standard USB port. I'm thinking, HOORAY! Now I can plug this thing into any USB port and charge it!

Not so fast... Turns out, just like the Omnia, those bastards at Samsung have put in circuitry to detect whether or not there is a signal on the data pins, and if not, the phone refuses to charge from the USB power connection.

So, plugging this in to the USB charging port on a little power adapter/inverter I bought at Radio Shack (which has a grounded 110 outlet, a USB port, and a 12V cigarette lighter pass-thru) doesn't work. Everything else USB I have charges just fine from this thing.

I had to resort to plugging the wall charger into the 110 outlet and charging from there -- wasting all kinds of energy on unnecessary voltage conversion, DC/AC/DC conversion, etc.

I've ordered a microUSB retractable car charger, and now I'm worried it won't work. I will NOT buy the "official" Verizon (or is it Samsung rebranded) coilie wire charger -- that crap is useless if you have to actually use the phone.

WHY DOES SAMSUNG DO THIS BS??!?!?!?!???!? :D

Out of all things to complain about in life, you chose to complain about "wasting energy" using a wall charger for your phone?

[Guest skoda60]

So here I am, thrilled new owner of a Verizon Omnia II. No more of that proprietary OEM connector port crap -- standards galore with a 3.5mm headphone jack, micro USB for charging and computer connection, etc.Device comes with only one cable this time, a standard USB to microUSB cable, and a wall charger with a female standard USB port. I'm thinking, HOORAY! Now I can plug this thing intoanyUSB port and charge it!Not so fast... Turns out, just like the Omnia, those bastards at Samsung have put in circuitry to detect whether or not there is a signal on the data pins, and if not, the phone refuses to charge from the USB power connection.So, plugging this in to the USB charging port on a little power adapter/inverter I bought at Radio Shack (which has a grounded 110 outlet, a USB port, and a 12V cigarette lighter pass-thru) doesn't work. Everything else USB I have charges just fine from this thing.I had to resort to plugging the wall charger into the 110 outlet and charging from there -- wasting all kinds of energy on unnecessary voltage conversion, DC/AC/DC conversion, etc.I've ordered a microUSB retractable car charger, and now I'm worried it won't work. I will NOT buy the "official" Verizon (or is it Samsung rebranded) coilie wire charger -- that crap is useless if you have to actually use the phone.WHY DOES SAMSUNG DO THIS BS??!?!?!?!???!?

[Guest bluhound]

So here I am, thrilled new owner of a Verizon Omnia II. No more of that proprietary OEM connector port crap -- standards galore with a 3.5mm headphone jack, micro USB for charging and computer connection, etc.

Device comes with only one cable this time, a standard USB to microUSB cable, and a wall charger with a female standard USB port. I'm thinking, HOORAY! Now I can plug this thing into any USB port and charge it!

Not so fast... Turns out, just like the Omnia, those bastards at Samsung have put in circuitry to detect whether or not there is a signal on the data pins, and if not, the phone refuses to charge from the USB power connection.

So, plugging this in to the USB charging port on a little power adapter/inverter I bought at Radio Shack (which has a grounded 110 outlet, a USB port, and a 12V cigarette lighter pass-thru) doesn't work. Everything else USB I have charges just fine from this thing.

I had to resort to plugging the wall charger into the 110 outlet and charging from there -- wasting all kinds of energy on unnecessary voltage conversion, DC/AC/DC conversion, etc.

I've ordered a microUSB retractable car charger, and now I'm worried it won't work. I will NOT buy the "official" Verizon (or is it Samsung rebranded) coilie wire charger -- that crap is useless if you have to actually use the phone.

WHY DOES SAMSUNG DO THIS BS??!?!?!?!???!? :D

I had this problem too but have found a solution. There is a discussion somewhere in this forum. All you have to do is to short pins 2 and 3 on the USB charger. I did this to my generic USB car charging unit and it works but by doing so your charger will no longer be universal as some mobile phones do not use this method and may damage it. (e.g. My modded charger works on my Omnia II but does not work for my other Nokia N82).

[Guest]

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Edited December 5, 2009 by Guest