Considering how it works, I would take my phone and cable to apple and have 
them checked. After all, this could be indicative of a larger problem.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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Sent from my iPhone

On 08/10/2012, at 12:34, "Daniel Miller" <[email protected]> wrote:

> We have defective phones or cables, then, because it's happening to wendy
> and I. I don't mean to tell people they're clearly wrong, but I've also
> tried it several times, with the phone powering on each time.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of David Chittenden
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 6:32 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: An iPhone 5 question
> 
> I have now tried it with my iPhone 5 several times. Not once has my iPhone 5
> turned on when I plugged in the lightning connector except when the
> connector is connected to some sort of power. The iPhone 5, like all other
> iPhones, will turn on when it receives power through the port. Note: if you
> plug it in right after unplugging the USB from a powered source, you can
> cause the iPhone to switch on because of the residual charge in the cable
> that hasn't dissipated yet. However, this should not be a factor after
> several seconds.
> 
> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 08/10/2012, at 10:11, "Daniel Miller" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> No, the 4S doesn't do that. I still think it has something to do with 
>> the digital nature of the lightning connector, but I could be wrong.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>> Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu
>> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 2:26 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: An iPhone 5 question
>> 
>> My I phone 5 will also turn on if I just plug the connector in it and 
>> not plug it to the wall or Mac.  This was not the case for the 4S in 
>> IOS5 I don't think or can't remember.
>> 
>> Kawal.
>> On 7 Oct 2012, at 03:04, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> I connected both my iPhone  4 and  5 to the USB plug with both phones
>> turned off and they did not turn on unless the USB plug was  plugged in.
>>> 
>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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>>> 
>>> On 07/10/2012, at 11:33, Wendy Alling <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Yes, that's exactly it.  The USB plug is not plugged into anything.  
>>>> I
>> wonder why the phone turns on that way? Truly strange.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> ,f3 ,daniel ,mill] <[email protected]>
>>>> ,to3  <[email protected]>,
>>>> Date: Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 01:56:19 PM
>>>> Subject: RE: An iPhone 5 question
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> So you're saying the actual USB plug is plugged into nothing, yet 
>>>>> the phone still powers on? That's incredibly awkward.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yet, I just tested it, and yes, that indeed happens.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>>>>> Behalf Of Wendy Alling
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 4:53 PM
>>>> @> ,to3 [email protected]
>>>>> Subject: Re: An iPhone 5 question
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, this is when the phone is turned off completely and I'm only 
>>>>> plugging in the connector into the phone and nothing on the other end.
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: Daniel Miller <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>> 
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 4:39 PM
>>>>> 
>>>>> Subject: RE: An iPhone 5 question
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, it's normal. By turning on, do you mean from complete shutdown? 
>>>>> If so, it happened with the 4 as well.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>>>>> Behalf Of Wendy Alling
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 3:35 PM
>>>> @> ,to3 [email protected]
>>>>> Subject: An iPhone 5 question
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Whenever I plug the lightning connector into the port on the phone, 
>>>>> the phone automatically turns on.  Is this normal?  This never 
>>>>> happened with the 4.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Wendy
>>>>> 
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