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09-19-2012, 08:28 AM
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iPhone Cord and extension cord
As much as I know about cars, I know less about electronics so I’m just going to throw this out here under fear of attack. I bought my 2010 Clubman and it came with some kind of squid looking cord that clips into the bottom of my iPhone. Well I just got a hand-me-down iPhone 4 with iOS 5 so now I have something I can use it for. I noticed people using the term Mini Connect, but I don’t think that’s what I have. Either way, when I plug my phone in I get an error message on the phone stating, “device not supported”. Sometimes it charges the iPhone and sometimes it doesn’t. My first question is- What’s up with that error message? Second question is, since that little cord is so short (4-5 inches) is there an extension I can add to it so I can put my iPhone in a cradle behind my tach that I bought from Craven Speed. I can't do that with the Mini squid cord thingy. Thank you for your comments and pardon my electronics ignorance.
#2
10-04-2012, 03:34 AM
Hi Mini Me,
This sounds to me like a poor/intermittent electrical connection. Most likely the cable itself is wearing out; you can replace it for about $25 or so (here's one at Amazon). Less likely but possible is the iPhone 4's dock is wearing out. That's unusual; if it is, you'll also notice it may have trouble syncing and charging. But again, that's quite unusual -- the cable is most likely to wear out.
Hope this helps!
—Bratling
This sounds to me like a poor/intermittent electrical connection. Most likely the cable itself is wearing out; you can replace it for about $25 or so (here's one at Amazon). Less likely but possible is the iPhone 4's dock is wearing out. That's unusual; if it is, you'll also notice it may have trouble syncing and charging. But again, that's quite unusual -- the cable is most likely to wear out.
Hope this helps!
—Bratling
#3
10-22-2012, 07:32 PM
Hi Mini Me,
This sounds to me like a poor/intermittent electrical connection. Most likely the cable itself is wearing out; you can replace it for about $25 or so (here's one at Amazon). Less likely but possible is the iPhone 4's dock is wearing out. That's unusual; if it is, you'll also notice it may have trouble syncing and charging. But again, that's quite unusual -- the cable is most likely to wear out.
Hope this helps!
—Bratling
This sounds to me like a poor/intermittent electrical connection. Most likely the cable itself is wearing out; you can replace it for about $25 or so (here's one at Amazon). Less likely but possible is the iPhone 4's dock is wearing out. That's unusual; if it is, you'll also notice it may have trouble syncing and charging. But again, that's quite unusual -- the cable is most likely to wear out.
Hope this helps!
—Bratling
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