Geek Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ghetto-iphone-cable.jpg" alt="Jury Rigged iPhone fraying cable repair " title="ghetto-iphone-cable" width="620" height="410" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29626" /></p> <p>Have a fraying iPhone or iPod USB sync cable? Welcome to the frayed cable club. Now, you have a few choices if you’re <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/fun/">floating the boat</a> of cable frays: try to get Apple to replace it for free at about a 40% success rate, shell out $29.99 for an official cable, jury rig a hideous repair by slapping on some electrical or duct tape, or roll the dice with $1 and get a brand new knock-off replacement. </p> <p>Obviously the best approach is to get a replacement from Apple, but they typically only replace these cables if they fray within the first year of a devices ownership. You may have better success at the Genius Bar, but for me going to the Apple Store isn’t convenient anyway, and something about paying $29.99 for a couple wires wrapped in rubber rubs me the wrong way. Initially I just globbed some electrical tape on the portion of the fraying cable, but within a few days it attracted more cat hair than a velvet suit at a vet clinic and about a week later I think it developed a pulse and started trying to communicate with me, plus lets face it, it looks like crap. </p> <p>Enter <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015RB39O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0015RB39O">the great $1 Amazon cable gamble</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0015RB39O" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />! For the whopping price of a buck with free shipping included, you can order a cheapo knock-off cable from Amazon, and about 85% of the time the cable is great and works perfectly. The other 15% of the time the cable may not work that well or it looks so janky you’ll be embarrassed to be seen with it in public. Nonetheless, those odds are better than Vegas, so if you’re up for some adventure, shell out a dollar and cross your fingers to get a knock-off cord replacement at a fraction of the price of the official iOS device syncing cable. </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015RB39O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0015RB39O">$1 iPhone Compatible USB Sync and Charging Cable – Amazon.com</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0015RB39O" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></li> </ul> <p>We’re throwing this out there because these cheap replacement cords have worked for ourselves and friends on multiple occasions, but we’ve also got a dud before. Accept that little caveat beforehand, because your $1 may or may not be well spent, it ultimately depends on where the cable ships from. Buying from iKingshop, VVT, or Importer520 all have very favorable ratings, but as you can see from some of the other Amazon ratings there are a few sellers that ship you rubbish for a dollar. Good luck!</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6srNjPX4F9Pm8UliKjACnkP9aC8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6srNjPX4F9Pm8UliKjACnkP9aC8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6srNjPX4F9Pm8UliKjACnkP9aC8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6srNjPX4F9Pm8UliKjACnkP9aC8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=31oCM0F5STg:HKrLvBYpKjk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=31oCM0F5STg:HKrLvBYpKjk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=31oCM0F5STg:HKrLvBYpKjk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=31oCM0F5STg:HKrLvBYpKjk:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=31oCM0F5STg:HKrLvBYpKjk:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=31oCM0F5STg:HKrLvBYpKjk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=31oCM0F5STg:HKrLvBYpKjk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/31oCM0F5STg" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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