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rvgrammady
Explorer
Oct 25, 2013

USB data/charging cables Micro.. are they all the same?

I have two cell phones.. LG Lucid vs840 4G verizon and LG 840G 3G Trackphone (believe ATT) I was looking on Amazon for USB cables and am confused.. they have some listed as data and some charging...
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schneid
Explorer
Oct 26, 2013
There is a difference. A data cable will charge while a charging cable will not carry data and charge only. A charging only supposedly charges faster. The data pins on it are shorted out.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Difference_between_usb_data_cable_and_usb_charging_cable_used_for_mobile_phone_fly_b430

This link has a video on converting a data/charge to charge only:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9-rfImR86g

This may work only for Samsung devices. I do my three Samsung gizmos are picky about cables.

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