[SEL] SEL Digest, Vol 81, Issue 6

[Jerry Evans]

At 07:00 PM 08/12/2010, Tom wrote:


>From: Germoamer at aol.com
>Subject: [SEL] cell phone charging OT
>To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
>
>Motorola cell phone charger has quit working.  I have an older  Motorola
>cell phone charger with the same identical plug in to phone.  Both  have
>output of 5.0v---550ma.  Anybody know why the older charger will not  work 
>on the
>newer phone?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tom  Schmutz
>
>From: "Judge Tommy Turner" <Lcjudge at scrtc.com>
>Subject: Re: [SEL] cell phone charging OT
>To: "'The SEL email discussion list'"
>         <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Message-ID: <6D7C0058ACC74111AEDCD4CCCC3EDB51 at laruecounty.courthouse>
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>The new phones have a "proprietary" charger.  The older ones will fit
>but won't charge the phone. You have to use the new model charger.  I
>ran into the same problem with a  phone I got for my son.  We went on a
>trip and I took the old auto charger with us but while it fit, it
>wouldn't charge the phone.  I went to the local phone store and they
>told me only the new Motorola chargers would work even though the outlet
>was exactly the same on the old and the new phones.  It's a way to make
>you buy an item you didn't think you needed and for Motorola to make
>some more $$$$.  The "official" reason behind it was that the mini USB
>cable, which fits the Motorola phones, would sometime carry the
>incorrect voltage as the mini USB's can be used for a variety of
>purposes.
>
>Tommy Turner
>Magnolia, KY
>

Quite Simple Tom,
         You just got screwed by "Big Business". !!!

         Jerry