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Why don't they start putting USB connections on phones?!?!

tbone92178

Oct 29, 2004, 7:16 PM
It would be nice if they started putting common/standard connectors on phones.

If your battery was low you could just plug it into a USB port on a computer to charge it.

Not have to buy some special data cable to transfer data.

It's probably because of $$$!!! Then they couldn't charge you $30 for a simple phone charger, or X dollars for a data kit....

Any thoughts???
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pizpiz80

Oct 29, 2004, 7:38 PM
I actually remember seeing a phone on this site that had a mini usb port. I cant remember which phone or carrier it was for though. ☹️
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TMoFreak

Oct 29, 2004, 7:49 PM
V180 and C650, both with TMo.
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jhmlbrgr

Oct 30, 2004, 6:37 AM
You are exactly right, if carrier let you transfer data w/ a usb port and charge it that way they would not be able to sell charges, data cables, pix messagesing packages or charge for downloads. Wireless carriers are in the business of making money, not letting you do things for free. If they do not make money many people go jobless.
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jester2ll2

Oct 30, 2004, 12:35 PM
Interesting thing, if you use the search function on this site, it says there are quite a number of phones that have USB connections.

https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/finder_results.php ... »

But that could be they have the capability through a data kit.
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