I don’t know what you’re doing because I’ve had 0 failures with it
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BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 4 months agoI’ve had 400% more failures of USB C than of micro. Keep in mind I’ve only had C for a couple years, and micro for 14 across numerous devices.
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 4 months ago
shottymcb@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Type-C ports are a lot more sensitive to dirt in my experience. I can keep it working if I clean the port every couple weeks, but at this point I just pretend phones don’t have charging ports.
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 4 months ago
They are, but it hasn’t been a problem for me. I clean the port on my phone maybe twice a year
ma11en@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Sounds like you need to invest in some port covers.
Storspoven@feddit.nu 4 months ago
Me too, first two phones I had with USB C both developed issues with the port, one shorted in the port, the other for some reason could only be charged with one specific cable, oriented in only one direction. Never had any issues with the ports on any previous USB micro phones.
The current one works alright though, and its capable of detecting water and dirt in the port, so probably won’t short itself. So I think the technology is improving.
lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
In my experience, that’s what tends to happen with a dirty port/cable. Cleaning it out solves the problem 99% of the time.
ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
My anecdotal experience is the complete opposite of you two lol. Tons of issues with micro-b and a few broken connectors. No issues thus far with C.
enleeten@discuss.online 4 months ago
Do not taunt micro USB adapter
JokeDeity@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Definitely user error.
meekah@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Failures of ports or cables?
buddascrayon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
That’s got to be something you’re doing. Cause I’ve had exactly zero problems. In fact I don’t think I’ve actually met a person who’s ever had a problem with USB - C. But I have boxes (plural) of dead micro USB cables and, on top of that, I have so many devices that have been rendered useless by the fact that the micro USB port has been blown or damaged in some way it’s not even funny.
SirSnufflelump@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
I’m with you. Those spring-latch-things on the micro just give up on life and the whole thing becomes useless or tears apart the port you try to plug them into. I say leave them in the past
buddascrayon@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah, I love the counter argument of “oh, the USB - C gets dirt in it”. As though that hasn’t been an issue with every port ever conceived. 😒
tyler@programming.dev 4 months ago
Was a lot less of an issue with lightning than with other connectors, but I realize that people hate the lightning for some reason.
Dkarma@lemmy.world 4 months ago
LG phones were notoriously bad…the v60 especially had a defective port.