Guest jnovello Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 Not even 24 hours after I get 2.1 on my beta streak and the cable is not working. The phone is dead!! I ordered another from Dell, but the order has been "in production" for 4 days and delivery isn't expected for another 5 days. What can I do? No phone for 10 days!?!? It's not like I can go to a Dell store and pick one up, and even Ebay is a wash. I'm stuck I guess...
Guest fards Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 Not even 24 hours after I get 2.1 on my beta streak and the cable is not working. The phone is dead!! I ordered another from Dell, but the order has been "in production" for 4 days and delivery isn't expected for another 5 days. What can I do? No phone for 10 days!?!? It's not like I can go to a Dell store and pick one up, and even Ebay is a wash. I'm stuck I guess... try at&t store?
Guest Eric.Druse Posted August 16, 2010 Report Posted August 16, 2010 Not even 24 hours after I get 2.1 on my beta streak and the cable is not working. The phone is dead!! I ordered another from Dell, but the order has been "in production" for 4 days and delivery isn't expected for another 5 days. What can I do? No phone for 10 days!?!? It's not like I can go to a Dell store and pick one up, and even Ebay is a wash. I'm stuck I guess... If you are sure that cable is dead, you could try: 1. Open the USB plug, you can find only 4 pins soldered to the socket. It's easy to fix it. 2. Use universal batery charger, I mean battery charger, the charger is with two spring pin to contact battery to charge it. Good luck.
Guest jnovello Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 try at&t store? You know I have been trying to get a job at an AT&T store for years, since I follow their line up so closely. So of the 3 I went into (1 corporate and 2 authorized dealer) not one person even knew what a Dell Streak was to begin with let alone a 30 pin charger!
Guest jnovello Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 If you are sure that cable is dead, you could try: 1. Open the USB plug, you can find only 4 pins soldered to the socket. It's easy to fix it. 2. Use universal batery charger, I mean battery charger, the charger is with two spring pin to contact battery to charge it. Good luck. I was really hoping not to have to open it up. As it is I have an Iphone in 3 pieces on my desk that I am frustrated with to no length. If I were to do so do you mean the actual USB side of the cable, because when it did work the 30 pin side had to have a little jiggle.
Guest Eric.Druse Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 I was really hoping not to have to open it up. As it is I have an Iphone in 3 pieces on my desk that I am frustrated with to no length. If I were to do so do you mean the actual USB side of the cable, because when it did work the 30 pin side had to have a little jiggle. I mean the 30 pin side of the cable, not USB side.
Guest fards Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 yI mean the 30 pin side of the cable, not USB side. have you checked the little clips on top and bottom are making contact?
Guest Asphytxtc Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 Completely daft reply, but this bit me a while back. You get any fluff stuck in the 30pin connection on the phone? My streak wouldn't charge one day no matter what i tried... turned out it was a little bit of black fluff stuck in the middle of the socket and blocking a contact. Just needed a really thin pin to remove and return to working again :D
Guest MrPokeylope Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 Check the plug side. Is the power connector snapped in tight to the usb adaptor part?
Guest Gopu Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 I am in your league too. My adaptor port, dont know if its the phone segment or the USB cable ( 30pin) segment that is faulty. However if I hold the connector in a particular way, it does charge. Did u try doing that. For the time being u could try using somekind of external battery charger to get it working
Guest jnovello Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 This being day four I have tried everything except to open it up. There is nothing caught in the phone port or the 30 pin. It used to charge if I held it in a certain way, but no way at all anymore. ( if I hung it upside down from the wall) Last night a plugged it in a few times, but I started to be fearful I might really damage the port on the phone. The side lights came on and I thought I had something, then I felt I was hitting the power button. I got an update today from Dell that my dock will be here on the 19th....so 2 more days and I hope that does it. As for other battery chargers the only ones I have found are from Asia, so they wouldn't get here for a good while.
Guest marra2 Posted August 17, 2010 Report Posted August 17, 2010 I have similar problem , it charges fine if i plug it into my mac but the mains charger is a joke and spend ages wiggling it to make it charge ! Gonna check for fluff now !
Guest jnovello Posted August 19, 2010 Report Posted August 19, 2010 Desktop cradle just came, and 2 days early. Plugged it in and already charging up!! :D
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