Ipod chargers breaking down?

Asked by Sandydog (1265

) June 6th, 2010 from iPhone

The charger for my Ipod Touch stopped charging last night – the red light still came on but no charge came through. Tried to see by twisting it if maybe there was perhaps a loose connection, but to no avail.
Worked perfectly for 14 months.
Ive since heard from a friend that the same thing happened to them and they now have 2 just in case it happens again?
Are these things not built to last? From reading other stuff on the net it doesnt seem to be uncommon for them to fail.
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I’m on my 3rd charger for my iPhone, I love my phone, but apple makes shitty chargers. Try the docking kind of chargers, i’ve found that they work the best…

cheebdragon (20598

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Thanks for that answer !!
Must have a look at the docking type as you’ve mentioned.
Already ordered a non-Apple charger from Amazon though,so keeping fingers crossed.

Sandydog (1265

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Why not just use the USB cable and your computer to charge it?

jrpowell (40562

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Cant take my puter on a weekend away or to work !!

Sandydog (1265

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I’m on my third charger cord. It always comes apart at the junction where the cord meets the connector.

But Apple has been quick about sending me a replacement each time usually by 2nd day air with Fed Ex and the shipping label to send it back free of charge so I guess they’re aware of how crappy these things are.

But I also just recently bought a speaker/docking combo and very happy with it. Excellent sound and compact size for travel.

It’s made by Skullcandy and it’s called the Pipe. Really neat. I got mine at Target but they’re also available on the net. You may like it.

Oh the other handy thing is that I don’t have to take off my iPhone case in order to use it like you have to with some of them. Just pop it in and give a gentle push and it’s all set. Very convenient.

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