How long is the cable. The Boxwave website just says over 3 ft but nothing more. Is it the same length as the OEM Apple cable or longer? Thanks.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
USB Lightning Cable for iDevices - $8.95 shipped, Lightning + Car Charger $12.95
- Thread starter buddybd
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
How long is the cable. The Boxwave website just says over 3 ft but nothing more. Is it the same length as the OEM Apple cable or longer? Thanks.
Actually, that's not true. The iPhone 5 requires a different charge. Basically requires more power. My previous car USB charger wouldn't do the trick and it worked just fine with my iPhone 4.
Any USB charger that has 2A output will do the job.
Something must be wrong with your car. The iPhone 5 and iPhone 4/4S have the same charging requirements at Input: 100-240V~ 0.15A (0.15A) 50-60Hz Output: 5V 1A
The cable is legit! I bought two and they work perfectly. The only thing I don't like is the lightning plug is a lot thicker than the OEM Apple plug.
Anyone have actual picture of the cable or maybe a video? Thinking of picking one up for the road. -- Also heard it's a bit snugged. What exactly does that mean? Difficult to take off the cable?
Just a bit confused
Just a bit confused
Just a tighter fit in the lightning port. A little more force to stick in and pull out.Anyone have actual picture of the cable or maybe a video? Thinking of picking one up for the road. -- Also heard it's a bit snugged. What exactly does that mean? Difficult to take off the cable?
Just a bit confused
Here's a set of pics. The Boxwave is on the left, OEM on the right.Anyone have actual picture of the cable or maybe a video? Thinking of picking one up for the road. -- Also heard it's a bit snugged. What exactly does that mean? Difficult to take off the cable?
Just a bit confused
USB end:
Lightning end:
Difference in length:
Mine has worked just fine. Only been using it through my PC to sync/charge. Have not charged via any other methods. Hope this helps.
I got mine on friday. It seems to work fine, bit it is a lot tighter, harder to disconnect than original
lol ok... i hate to know what you would call something that is actually bulky... this thing is very small. you can see my thumb in the pic... it flares out, but that doesn't matter... it's flush against the car so the round 'bullhorn' is all you see
Agreed. Mine works as well. Although slightly bigger. For half the price. I can't complain.
i wonder how thick the lightning end is in comparison to the 30-pin to lightning 0.2m cable adapter, which is thicker than the stock lightning usb cable.
ordered 5 from
http://www.amazon.com/iPhone-Lightning-USB-Cable-Charging/dp/B009XUMZV0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
5.59 each. All work as advertised. Both sides of the 8 pin charge and sync on PC and in USB car jack. Took 10 days total from order to receive. They look exactly the same as the pic's above.
http://www.amazon.com/iPhone-Lightning-USB-Cable-Charging/dp/B009XUMZV0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
5.59 each. All work as advertised. Both sides of the 8 pin charge and sync on PC and in USB car jack. Took 10 days total from order to receive. They look exactly the same as the pic's above.
As an Amazon Associate, MacRumors earns a commission from qualifying purchases made through links in this post.
Not to blame this on these cables, but I recently ordered one and started using it on my iPad Mini. On the second day of using it, I plugged the iPad in to let it charge over night, then came home the next day to a completely, totally dead iPad Mini that refused to charge, sync, reset or restore, or even turn on for that matter. I ended up having to send it back to Apple for a replacement. They requested the cable I used to charge it in order to test, so they obviously felt it may have been relating to charging. The iPad had worked perfectly until this point, and literally worked fine the day before, so while I can't conclusively say it was the cable, thats basically the only odd out factor. Just a word of warning to everyone that also owns these non-OEM cables to be aware of the possibility that this may have been caused by a faulty cable and to practice vigilance on the matter.
Did you try a very long reset? Same thing happened to my wife's iP5 and I had to hold it down more than 30 secs at least and it finally powered back up.
Ordered 3 from Boxwave. Got it 10 days ago. I use it for charging in the car and at home. No problems so far.
I know you have no way of knowing my level of technical expertise, so to answer politely, yes, I did any and all troubleshooting procedures, then did them again when AppleCare asked me to. It wasn't simply off or frozen, the iPad was confirmed by Apple to need servicing, and as such, I was sent a new one.