Can't connect with non-HTC micro-USB cables

[Guest fudgeboy]

Has anyone else got their Desire to work with a non-HTC micro-USB cable?

The HTC one that came with the phone works just fine. But I bought a couple of other generic micro-USB cables, and a couple of mini-USB to micro-USB cables, and none of them will let me do anything except charge. Just can't connect to the phone.

But that's too weird. Surely HTC haven't got non-standard wiring in their micro-USB socket and a non-standard cable?! Why would they do that?

James

[Guest VeeDubZ]

im using the one i had for my blackberry fine

[Guest EddyOS]

Ditto, BB one works fine for me too!

[Guest speedking34]

I had the exact same problem with the HTC hero and mini usb cables, only the HTC cable worked for data transfer. I am yet to try generic cable for the desire

[Guest Sam-E]

I bought a 2nd cable which works fine

[Guest Jelle B]

you just need a usb cable which uses all pins. i bet the one you try to use, uses less :-)

[Guest atconc]

I got a few from ebay and they mostly work fine

[Guest afiorillo]

At work I left a Nokia 3600 data cable(*) for connecting my Desire to the PC and it works just fine. Also, a bunch of Brando's cables and adapters work well.

(*) Thinking about it, I actually rooted my Desire with that Nokia cable...

Edited May 19, 2010 by afiorillo

[Guest ciairo]

An unbranded retractable cable works fine for me

[Guest wellsgz]

BB and Nokia stuff work~

[Guest dancedreamfly]

My Nokia and Motorola cables work fine.

[Guest fudgeboy]

Weird. Thanks all.

I'll try a bit more ebaying, then. Bit annoying that it's not till you've stumped up the cash that you find out whether it works or not.

The ones I bought previously were from Hong Kong. I'll try buying a UK one. Maybe USB traffic drives on the other side of the cable in Hong Kong...

James

[Guest pina]

many cheap micro usb cables can only be used for charging, but the more expensive ones can be used for data too. you have to read the product description. I bought 4 retractable micro-usb cables on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT

works perfect and fast delivery :rolleyes: