Just smashed my mpx220 OEM charger

[Guest Paraklas]

Thought it would be nice to share my happy feelings right now with you.

...the %^#^$%$# thing was working fine for a couple of weeks. Then it started acting weird, i.e. wouldn't charge unless I put the cable in a certain angle. I noticed that the charger pins, as well as the usb cable pins, move a bit inside the cable housing as time passes which results in lack of contact with the phone in order to charge.

now... why on earth a $350 phone has the most shity charger I've ever encountered in my life?

I tried a couple of times & angles to make it charge but this time it refused.. So I pulled the %$#%@%$ charger while it was hooked on the phone until it ripped apart just to calm myself (luckily phone remains one piece but not sure for how long).

Now I'm charger-less but happy and I'm charging the phone using the usb cable which works...sometimes.

Maybe motorola should think of one-use phones and one-use chargers.. like the cameras you get from machines which are useful for one time only...

Good thing i still keep my ancient Nokia 6110 for backup (and charger still works btw).

Cheers

[Guest uldis]

Yes charging port of the phone is crap.... hate it..

[Guest Paraklas]

and even worse, charging the phone via USB makes the battery for some reason to run flat faster!