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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ij0rgei:
how's the magnet? the Sony one I pulled from the dk30 dock is too weak to hold the phone while charging. wish they made one with stronger magnets.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
I really don't care if it doesn't charge through USB, since I always have a 2000mAh Sony portable charger with me for emergency, I used it all the time with my S3 (even though I had 2 batteries, I found myself running out of juice late at night on the 2nd battery... yes, it was fully loaded with crap XD).

The charger in the car is 1A, so I'm fine there too...

Only problem with USB is 500mAh is too weak for our battery. :)

I suspect that decision was made to protect our devices from flying off desks tripping on the wire... and maybe because a stronger magnet could interfere with... something, I don't know what :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
The magnet is ok once lined up. forget about picking the phone up and using while charging though. Your going to need to charge it lying flat on a desk, but that's how I charge mine anyway.

It's very much like a magsafe connection I'm that regard. But these things are $6 on ebay so still a very good buy in my opinion.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dipdipdip84:
long?

I just ordered mine from Taobao ! How long to be delivered?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jewelkobayashi:
I Understand the concept of what u guys are saying.

But now I am in a better position to judge which is better.

I have also bought EC21, Sony mag connector.

I hate to say it, but my made in China one has better connection.

I realise that this is subjective. How strong do you like your massage, or how spicy you want your curry...

But the fact is, it's more of a hindrance than useful safety feature at the moment.

Probably more limitations stemming from design and concept flaw above everything else. It is never easy to get proper connection.

Forget about connecting it in the dark... I need to turn the light on so that I can align it properly.

With the layout of the pins, and the shape of the connector, maybe it is difficult to get a better magnet in there.. I don't know.

You see, if I was to pick the phone up and hold the phone upright, keep it still and properly attach the cable, I can blow (with my breath) the connection apart. How careful Sony wanted to be with their safety feature I dunno, but if u ask me, this is too weak.

I would have liked to have been able to pick the phone up relatively care free from my desk and still maintain the connection.

And for this reason, I rate my china connector better, because it has stronger connection (still need to be careful moving the phone when connected though..)

I got the china connector first, was a bit disappointed, therefore ordered original Sony hoping that it would be better, justifying the higher price.

But to find out it was weaker than what I was already disappointed with was a real disappointment.

One benefit of the EC21 (standalone) is that

unlike

the EC21 which is included in to DK30 (which can be hacked open to separate it from the dock), this has ability to charge direct from the USB. I just realised that the USB end of the connector is chunkier...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ij0rgei:
after alot of thought, i have come to the conclusion that i dont think the problem is the magnet after all. not sure if anybody has already pointed this out earlier in the thread, but the reason you dont get a good connection is because the magnetic connector rocks back and forth. id imagine if there was a rubberized O ring about 1mm thick going around the outside of the connector, it would close the gap between the connector and phone. no rocking would keep a constant connection.

im thinking about ordering a couple china connectors and seeing about modifying them. hopefully i wont have to spend much time on this. :xfings:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mozzy:
Any users from the UK?

How long does the cable take to arrive?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jewelkobayashi:
yes, you're right.

As you say, if there is a physical barrier to give the connection a degree of support on the cable side of the connector, and stop it rocking (maybe leaning is better word) backwards or forwards, the magnetic pull might be strong enough to sustain adequate connection.

Let us know if your mod works out to any advantage!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] chart54:
Any one have received Magnetic charging cable for XPERIA Z ULTRA XL39H With Power Adapter SKU-8748 from dx-box.com ?

Mine 40 days , haven't received anything.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] troed:
Spare frustration and get a DK30, dismantle the cable inside it and use the housing as a stand........
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] vanadium101:
Nope, put a claim into paypal, waiting on paypal. I don't trust DX-Box at all.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
Same here I've put in a PayPal claim as well
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] danilos2k:
Me too, waiting an answer from PayPal

Inviato dal mio Xperia Z ULTRA usando Tapatalk 4
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
I emailed them several times, and the with the last reply they informed me they had problems with HK post and they resent the package with Registered China Airmail.

They gave me the tracking number, and it actually shows it's on its way to Italy.

That was the charger plus connector.

I ordered another package about 20 days after the first order, and that was posted via Registered China Airmail also, and the delivery it's due to Monday/Tuesday, so I guess they're not lying, they just really had problems.

Oh and by the way, they also told me they will reimburse me even if I will get the package for the delay.

A bit slow, I admit it, but fair nonetheless.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jewelkobayashi:
I am on the same boat... ****...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] danilos2k:
Just received my money back from PayPal :thumbup:

Inviato dal mio Xperia Z ULTRA usando Tapatalk 4
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] danilos2k:
http://shop.brando.com/Magnetic-Charging-Cable-for-Xperia-Z-Ultra_p09967c0012d002.html

only white, I want the black one !
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pvillasuso:
Mine is coming soon , @ thursday { I hope }

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FDPCP0A/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

3-5 day shipping ...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] implode99:
i am still waiting - 25 days
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] krumbs:
Got the magnetic charging cable yesterday - had picked it up off ebay.com for some $10 or so.

Decent enough quality for the price paid - I don't think I will bother about buying the official cable now.

The only issue, the fit is a bit wobbly and it takes some time to get the right alignment for the device to start charging.

Don't expect to be able to charge and use the phone at the same time - the cable will fall off!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] evilhomura89:
anyone know which seller in ebay is offering the better quality cables/adapter?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Stanlehh:
compatible magnetic cable doesn't charge as fast as the original Sony EC21 found in the dk30 dock.

that's one big problem for me, charges 6 times slower.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] chorca:
I noticed the same thing on mine, grabbed one off ebay for like $14. USB seemed to charge faster than the dock, but I thought maybe it was just my imagination.

I wonder if the connection just isn't good enough.. Only reason I could think of is that either there's a different path in the phone for the dock power, or the connection just isn't as good.

I got my cheap dock in from amazon today, will test with that tonight.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Stanlehh:
The original Sony DK30 dock charges really quickly, as fast as USB. it's just my OEM magnetic cable that charges very slowly and I mean approx 10+% in a hour at most.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] omegafiler:
I've got this one as well. Other than being slightly shorter, it's nearly identical to the EC21 cable I pulled from my DK30 dock. I put a review and some comparison pictures on Amazon, but it's a pretty darn good copy. Works just as well as the original.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] scoobydu:
Anyone in the uk picked these up from a more local supplier at all?

Can't be doing with the hassle waiting for days for a delivery from China.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] IAmBrock:
Does it charger faster using the magnetic plug?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] wooki:
Hello,

i had bought 3 different magnetic cables!

- The original Sony one (put out of the Dock)

- Some cheap fake ebay cable

- The DX-Box Cable (http://dx-box.com/magnetic-charging-cable-for-xperia-z-ultra-xl39h.html), i waited around 25 days for the cable!

Comparison:

- The Cheap ebay cable has almost no magnetic force (and the magnet is sticking a bit out)

- Sony and DXBox are the same magnetic strength but the DX-Box one is a bit bigger (see attached picture)

The included charger with the dx-box cable is awesome! Its charging with a very high ampere/voltage (see the .gif file as prove)!

The next best charger is my Xiaomi Mi2 one wich puts 1.2A / 5.2V to the phone!

Conclusion:

Buy original / legit Sony Cables or try DX-Box! I'm looking for other manufactors and repost if i got any news!

Hope i could help someone decide :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Stanlehh:
what about the charging speed for all 3 cables? are they the same?

I have a fake sony magnetic cable and it charges 6 times slower than the original sony ec21 magnetic cable. Hope you can help to confirm.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] wooki:
Hello,

as far as i can tell, there is no difference between my cables! All getting the same results on the charger supplied by dx-box!

But i'm trying to empty my battery now for a second comparison with the fake & original sony cable!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
Try this app to check the charging current, and compare against the normal micro usb charging rate.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manor.currentwidget&hl=en

I'm getting much slower charging off the dx-box magnetic charger than normal micro usb.

I guess it may be a kernel setting?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] wooki:
I prefer to use my usb charging lcd!

I get the same chargingspeed with MicroUSB and the magnetic DX-Box / Sony Cable (5.5v / 1.8A), the fake sony cable only reaches 5.1v/1.2a!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
Strange my dx-box one is very slow. Guess the may have shipped different cables for some orders. I'm gutting about 500ma from the dxbox cable :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] wooki:
I've installed the widget and it says it's charging with ~1000mA but my usb charging lcd says 1600mA atm, i guess it's the chargers wich differ! Are you using the dx-box one or another?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
Yes the black HP branded charger from dx-box... Its be a different quality of cable I think, even though they are from the same supplier.

Also since I have unlocked the bootloader and I am running CWM and kernel, I suppose its a possibility some setting in the kernel has changed.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mathurmatt:
hey guys could any of you can confirm that any of the cables including ec21 sync with pc
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] wooki:
All magnetic cables are charging only!

Sent with my Xiaomi MI2 with Tapatalk Pro
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jewelkobayashi:
No data or Sync.

Only charging.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Jimmy2u:
Check out this link at amazon that will make the things clear to you..because this magnetic cable allows charging and high speed data transfer too..!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Patuoxun-Magnet-Charging-Adapter-Xperia/dp/B00FDPCO1A
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] wooki:
Read why the product only has 1 star ;)

Sent with my Xiaomi MI2 with Tapatalk Pro
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Jimmy2u:
lol !!! :laugh: missed out the review...but I will still say, a single review cant justify the application of this cable....
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
Just don't buy it thinking you can do data transfer with it.. It absolutely cannot do that... :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
How the hell one can think a simple +- cable can sync data it's been a mystery since these cables (or these descriptions I should say) first appeared on eBay...

I mean, come on guys... :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mathurmatt:
Ok guys then could anyone can give me link to a decent magnetic adapter and a cable which are working .............cause i buy one adapter and it's not working.......
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] wooki:
Read my short review, I've looked at some cables! It's a few pages back, feel free to ask any questions :)

Sent with my Xiaomi MI2 with Tapatalk Pro
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mathurmatt:
where can't seem to find it......by the way just give me a ebay link for a working adaptor that works with the usb charging too......
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hamdogg:
just remember not to place it in the wrong direction. It seems that there actually is a + and a - terminal. Placing it in the wrong direction will cause a short and damage the amp sensor. So then the phone wont be able to detect when you unplug it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] viviandress:
Chinese really stop me to shop it this charger. And I also find it here

Chinese really stop me to shop this charger. However, I also find it in some taobao agents as follow:

http://www.shopitchina.com/index.php/taobao/view/id/19538222636

http://www.buychina.com/items/unima...ock-charging-cable-dk30-dk31-spot-xwrtpssjmnh

Price are quite different. which one you want to get from?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] luisarn:
I asked a friend to buy them for me directly from taobao and cost me around 40 Yuan each which is more or less 6.57 USD
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
How could you mistake one side with the other? The cable (or the adapter) aren't going to fit if put in the wrong way...

Look closely, the micro pins seem the same, while they actually are one round, and one oval... ;)

P. S. Why would you bother shopping with Taobao when you could get cable and adapter directly from eBay for a couple of bucks more it's beyond my comprehension...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] viviandress:
You are lucky for having this friend can read chinese.

You are lucky for having this kind of friend can read chinese and help you absolutely.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hamdogg:
yep, but just because it doesnt seem to fit, doesnt mean someone wont force it
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
I have three cables as well, one original (the one from the dock), one Chinese (off eBay, the one with the Sony make engraved on it, semi-original I guess), and the one that came with the HP charger from DX-BOX.

I tried with the two Sony's, I get the same voltage from both, ~0.9mA on original charger (says on it 5V/1.5A), and ~1.2mA on the HP one (says 5V/2A).

Voltages are obviously way below the possible voltage, but this is to avoid tension peaks.

I noted that with the HP charger my Ultra gets really hot in like 5 minutes, that's because the device is not used to that kind of current (although it supports it, since it's limited to 1500mA and nothing more), so I really use it just when I have little time and the need to charge the device quickly...

The third cable, the one DX-BOX sent (no Sony logo, cheap plastic), gets me 0.5/0.6mA less than the other two.

I also noticed that when I use an additional cable to add length to the original one the mA drops down to 0.3/0.4 max.

Did you notice the same thing?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
Yes pretty much the same thing as I noticed. The worst charging rate coming from the DX-Box cable.

I also bought a 2m usb cable and the charging rate with that was abysmal so I ended up giving it away. So yes cable length definitely has an effect on charge rate.

I have ordered another one of the better adaptors from ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271278444276?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 so I can keep on in work and one at home.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mathurmatt:
Did this adaptor worked fine for you if not can you provide me a link which is....and who ships to india.....Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Sync-Magnet-...For-Sony-Xperia-Z-Ultra-XL39H-B-/271278444276

^^^^^ Ebay India link for the same item from the same seller. Yes this one works well for me and I have ordered a second one for when I'm in work. :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
I just remembered I have one of those in my jacket... didn't try with the widget though.

So bottom line, worst delivery time (~2 months), worst cable, worst power adapter (for me at least, I don't know if you're good with UK plugs)... no more orders with DX-Box for me... :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
No that pretty much sums up my sentiments as well :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hamdogg:
Here is an image comparing the DK30 dock connector to the DX-BOX cable.

Sony on the left, DX-BOX branded on the right

You can see that the Sony dock has smaller copper pin connectors, and the oval and circle plastic lip is more defined.

Thought I would share as I can see the DX-BOX cable being used the wrong way around, and that would not be good for the Ultra.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mathurmatt:
Thanks for the replay will buy it and let you know how it worked.....:good::good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hardtheory:
Hi everyone, i bought the Brando magnetic câble And i can confirm you That it charge at full speed as the same as the Sony câble.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DjeMBeY:
I'm looking for magnetic cable as well and this one looks promising.. Did anyone tested it?? From the pictures looks like genuine Sony product but it can be Good quality Fake ;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] saudjawed:
I order my dock form ebay link is below

http://www.ebay.in/itm/380751700327?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Philip:
It's cheap, but that dock claims to be compatible with the Z1, not the Ultra ...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
Just read a page back how much ordering with DX-Box is a hit and miss, and how the very same charging connector was ordered by me and a few other members and not only it wasn't a Sony cable, but it was a cheap fake too.

Go on eBay and try to find one there, I got a Sony branded one for like 9 bucks, but the seller doesn't have them anymore.

Anyway, you'll find plenty of links if you go back a few pages. ;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] djind:
I bought the dock from the sony store. The privilege app offered me 25% off for accessories. Ended up paying about 16 euros (free shipping). I don't know why, but that is about 60%.. not bad..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Did you test this with that app some people is using?

Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] smapboys:
adapter for the magnetic charger caused countless rebooting issue

Guys,

I realized that after using my the adapter for the magnetic charger, the battery drain from 97% to 27% witthin overnight. I was curious what had happened?

Then I start to observe the problem by leaving the screen on and found out the phone restart by itself every 10min.

Then I switched the phone off for few hours and turned it on again but the problem still persist. I felt like damn if the connector caused my ultra haywire then I will regret buying tne connector.

After the batt fully flat, I decided to use my original usb charger to charge. Later, it was ok. Initially I thought it was the commonly known SOD problem but what the heck, I have been using the phone more than 3 months without any problem until this. So I suspect it was the adapter problem. I don't dare to use the adapter anymore. I might buy the original dk30.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kevinkdc:
I've been wondering. I've tested at least 30 xperia roms. From GB to ICS to Jellybean. And while the developers on this site have done a excellent, the majority of the custom roms, in my experience start to lag after a few weeks. Yes I know apps like Facebook will cause that but somehow I've only experienced none/little lag with the stock rom. So I can't help but wonder, in the long run are the Stock Roms provided by Sony the best? When it comes to the stability factor.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyberScopes:
Yes ofcourse, thats how sony made it and they know best for our device.

Sent from my Xperia Play
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saqibkhan:
try this..JB ROM even not yet tested.. no LAG and all the latest options.. way better than a GB.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2357756

and yes.. SONY made the software.. sony made the hardware.. they made it.. its their brain child.. they know best.. but Devs also have an almost identical twin Performance Roms.. lolz
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jecmenn:
Sorry to say man but none of JB ROMs can be stable. Even yours. You can only achieve smooth UI and partly smooth gaming (not in heavy games of course) but performance will never be same as GB. And the big pain in the ass is random rebooting when big workload. You're right that JB have better options but that's all.

""For what you have big shiny car when you have only small rusted engine""
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kevinkdc:
I agree. A Question can kernels mess up the stability of a stock rom? Cause I've flashed a stock rom on a Lupus kernel mainly for overclocking and I think the stock kernel works better...

Is there a stock kernel available but only with overclocking added on it?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jecmenn:
I dunno but LUPUS has no problems with stability. :confused: In what aspect stock kernel is better?

You can try DoomKernel. It's probably closer to stock than LUPUS and has overclocking ability of course.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bso44:
Got a new phone and I want to use the GNex as a dedicated media player with just wifi, bluetooth and gps. What's the best way to go about disabling the cellular and data radios so there's zero battery drain from cell standby? Is it as simple as just turning on Airplane Mode and toggling wifi?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sherlock:
Yes Airplane mode does disable all cellular network so its enough.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
GPS will be off if you turn on airplane mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bso44:
So any ideas for turning off all cell connectivity and mobile data but keeping wifi, gps and bluetooth?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zandroid:
I just turned on airplane mode and was able to turn on bluetooth, gps, and wifi individually. Wifi works for sure, but I could not verify that gps and bluetooth worked. Bluetooth because I do not have a device handy and gps because I am in a building. Both displayed their respective icons in the status bar though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danrodz:
Turn on airplane mode and the manually turn on the radios you need. Airplane mode keeps cell radio off all the time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bso44:
Both gps and bluetooth seem to be working on Airplane mode for me.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikey8452:
I am trying to backup or otherwise save the emails that are in my "sent items" folder on the stock email app for the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Backing up with Kies won't do it and I need to keep them, but I am disabling an old domain and discontinuing email service. Does anyone know how this could be done? I have reached out to Samsung Support but got no where. They have to be in a file or folder somewhere on the device, as I didn't use IMAP and it was my own domain name being hosted, so the "Sent Items" are ONLY on the tablet.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stinky73:
As I see it the easiest way is to forward them all to another email address though on my stock email (touch-wizzed by Samsung of course) app on galaxy tab I also see that if I open a sent message, the menu grid on top right of screen then offers a save email option..... It saves to /sdcard/Saved Email/*.eml are you sure you don't have that option?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] xuanyuan:
always Stop at 3% of NK.nbf upgrading with my XDAII mini from CHT to WWE,i can't upgrade with SD method either,what can i do?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avishekghosh:
I am using Motorola Droid razr hd xt926 with Indian cdma operator MTS (omh ruim). With stock 4.1.2 rom Droid razr hd supports Indian omh cdma ruim with evdo data n voice +gsm sim with voice n 3G data . My quotation is, if i unlock bootloader n install a custom rom(cm 10.1/cm 10.2,or ny other) , will this capabilities work as earlier?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avishekghosh:
Any Indian droid razr hd user, pls help me!