Hi Wren, Just so you know, if you stop using your iPhone cable as a dog leash they do last longer *smile* OK, joking aside, apart from what Rob said about getting a battery case which you then charge with a micro USB cable there are no alternatives. Of course you can buy third-party cables all over the web from companies like Amazon and even those super cheap sites like Monoprice.com, but I doubt they would last longer than the Apple cables. I have had an iPod and iPhones for 3 and a half years now and I have 2 or 3 Apple original cables and about 3 6 foot cables from various places where I was able to pick one up cheap. I had 1 Apple cable go bad on me and 1 of my other cables in that time and personally find that as long as you make sure you grab the actual connector to pull it out and not the cable they are pretty reliable. I can't remember who it was recently on the list who said the same about the new Lightning cable and that they break all the time. I don't have a lightning connector device yet, but when I googled it you do find some reports that they break easily, but not actually very many and there really is no reason why the Lightning cable, for example, should be worse than a micro or Mini USB and it's of course better in that you can plug it in either way. One thing you might want to try is that after you get a new cable, wrap a few layers of electrical tape around the plug and especially where the plug joins the cable to make that part stronger and more protected.
Regards, Sieghard I think in t -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lea Langley Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 8:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: I have an iPhone for S. Is there an alternative to the cables that Apple provides? Hi all, and thank you for the help. It seems that the ends of my Apple cables that connect to the iPhone always get messed up. I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternatives to this cable. Any help and advice would be very much appreciated. When I take the phone to the Apple Store, they are always nice about replacing the cables. I would like something though that I did not have to keep going to the store and getting replacements for. God bless and happy Easter to all. Wrene Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
