How many Apple Brand lightning cables have you bought since you got your iPhone 5 - Page 2

Spink10 · Dec 19, 2012, 05:02 AM

none

Interstella5555 · Dec 19, 2012, 07:54 AM

2, both for the office.

PsstGreek · Dec 19, 2012, 09:50 AM

I bought 3 extra ones; car, girlfriend's house, iMac.

mpayne2k · Dec 19, 2012, 10:25 AM

I bought two more than the supplied one that came with the phone. I needed one extra for the car and one for work. Just found an ebay listing for about 4 bucks each for generic. Got 4 of these thinking that they may not all work as they are not OEM. But, for the price of one Apple branded cable, I got 4 working generic ones that sync and charge! So I now have 3 OEM and 4 generic.

tann · Dec 19, 2012, 12:40 PM

Got the one that came in the box.

Also got an adaptor so I can use the 30pin ones.

Might get another Lightning Cable in the future though.

adam044 · Dec 19, 2012, 12:41 PM

Only have the 1 that came the my 5 and the 1 that came with my iPad 4 which is still in the box also

bwhli · Dec 19, 2012, 12:44 PM

I bought four.

nburwell · Dec 19, 2012, 12:49 PM

I have the lightning to 30-pin adaptor, but that's it. I also have a cheap $2 knock off that I purchased on eBay. I haven't even used the lightning cable that came with my phone.

Shrink · Dec 19, 2012, 12:59 PM

Zero...just the one with the phone is all I need.

Sherifftruman · Dec 19, 2012, 02:39 PM

When I got the phone from the preorder, I bought 2 more cables as soon as they were available so I could use it in the car and work in addition to the one I keep downstairs , plus a normal adapter and the cable one to use with my iHome clock dock. Just bought one of the Griffin Coiled cables when they came out a few weeks ago to use on the car as the normal ones are just too long. Pretty crazy buying $100 or so in cables just to use your phone!

Crazy Badger · Dec 19, 2012, 02:45 PM

None, but I have bought 3 micro-USB to lightening adapters

veereihen6 · Dec 19, 2012, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy Badger

None, but I have bought 3 micro-USB to lightening adapters

+1 to this!

I bought a Lightning to Micro-USB adapter, and was done with it.

webworks415 · Dec 20, 2012, 07:29 AM

I bought one extra on launch day to keep at my job. I have a 4th gen iPad that included one, so that brings it to 3 official Apple cables. I also ordered 2 knockoffs for $8 from Zagerz.com to have as extras. 5 cables in total. Keep one plugged in for charging at home in the bedroom, one at work, and one plugged into my MacBook Pro for syncing. I have an extra knockoff at work and keep the other in my iPad travel bag. I'm looking to buy a 10 ft Griffin cable once they become available too.

pat park · Dec 20, 2012, 07:34 AM

purchased 3rd party cable on eBay = DOA. no charging, no synch.

Ended up purchasing the lightning to 30 pin adaptor and using it with my old 30 pin cables as my synch cable. The original lightning cable is with the charger.

gonna stick with the "official" stuff for now.

View Poll Results: how many extra lightning cables did you purchase since you got your iPhone 5....
0	54	36.49%
1	32	21.62%
2	28	18.92%
3	14	9.46%
4	9	6.08%
5+	11	7.43%
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Dec 19, 2012, 09:50 AM	#28
PsstGreek macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Tampa Bay	I bought 3 extra ones; car, girlfriend's house, iMac. __________________ *iMac 21.5" + T-Mobile* iPhone 5 16GB + iPad 4 16GB**
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Dec 19, 2012, 12:40 PM	#30
tann macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Oxford, England	Got the one that came in the box. Also got an adaptor so I can use the 30pin ones. Might get another Lightning Cable in the future though. __________________ 2010 15" MBP i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD \|\| Unlocked White 64GB iPhone 5 \|\| 64GB Black iPad 3 Follow me on Twitter!
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Dec 19, 2012, 12:49 PM	#33
nburwell macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Philadelphia	I have the lightning to 30-pin adaptor, but that's it. I also have a cheap $2 knock off that I purchased on eBay. I haven't even used the lightning cable that came with my phone. __________________ 13" MBP 2.3GHz l iPhone 5 l 4G iPod Touch l Apple TV l 5D Mark III l L glass
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Dec 19, 2012, 12:59 PM	#34
Shrink macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New England, USA	Zero...just the one with the phone is all I need. __________________ Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. -- Albert Einstein
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Dec 19, 2012, 05:02 AM	#26
Spink10 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2011	none
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Dec 19, 2012, 07:54 AM	#27
Interstella5555 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2008	2, both for the office.
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Dec 19, 2012, 10:25 AM	#29
mpayne2k macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2010	I bought two more than the supplied one that came with the phone. I needed one extra for the car and one for work. Just found an ebay listing for about 4 bucks each for generic. Got 4 of these thinking that they may not all work as they are not OEM. But, for the price of one Apple branded cable, I got 4 working generic ones that sync and charge! So I now have 3 OEM and 4 generic.
	0

Dec 19, 2012, 12:41 PM	#31
adam044 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boston	Only have the 1 that came the my 5 and the 1 that came with my iPad 4 which is still in the box also
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Dec 19, 2012, 12:44 PM	#32
bwhli macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boston, MA	I bought four.
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Dec 19, 2012, 02:39 PM	#35
Sherifftruman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	When I got the phone from the preorder, I bought 2 more cables as soon as they were available so I could use it in the car and work in addition to the one I keep downstairs , plus a normal adapter and the cable one to use with my iHome clock dock. Just bought one of the Griffin Coiled cables when they came out a few weeks ago to use on the car as the normal ones are just too long. Pretty crazy buying $100 or so in cables just to use your phone!
	0

Dec 19, 2012, 02:45 PM	#36
Crazy Badger macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Scotland	None, but I have bought 3 micro-USB to lightening adapters __________________ 2010 MBA 2.13GHz 4GB RAM 2011 iMac 27" 2.7GHz i5 32GB RAM iPad2 iPhone5 aTV2 8TB ReadyNAS
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Dec 20, 2012, 07:29 AM	#38
webworks415 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2008	I bought one extra on launch day to keep at my job. I have a 4th gen iPad that included one, so that brings it to 3 official Apple cables. I also ordered 2 knockoffs for $8 from Zagerz.com to have as extras. 5 cables in total. Keep one plugged in for charging at home in the bedroom, one at work, and one plugged into my MacBook Pro for syncing. I have an extra knockoff at work and keep the other in my iPad travel bag. I'm looking to buy a 10 ft Griffin cable once they become available too.
	0

Dec 20, 2012, 07:34 AM	#39
pat park macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: California	purchased 3rd party cable on eBay = DOA. no charging, no synch. Ended up purchasing the lightning to 30 pin adaptor and using it with my old 30 pin cables as my synch cable. The original lightning cable is with the charger. gonna stick with the "official" stuff for now. __________________
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