Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy Subject: Re: Thought Question: How many times do Apple owners buy each iPhone? Date: 13 Aug 2025 19:06:16 GMT Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: <107eqap$3499r$1@dont-email.me> <107hd2l$3olgo$2@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net gv5vYHJGBa40LcNpUTw4WA3iXVSRKTe/8xDV94Ad2RiJvq2pZ7 Cancel-Lock: sha1:V87k6MbieWry8m97AA0/WThG/6s= sha256:wchvgyF9gbaE6tHCA0fnBSaSawaLiQRORzBuDwF6YuU= Mail-Copies-To: nobody X-Face: _.g>n!a$f3/H3jA]>9pN55*5<`}Tud57>1Y%b|b-Y~()~\t,LZ3e up1/bO{=-) User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Darwin) Xref: csiph.com misc.phone.mobile.iphone:197110 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:136512 On 2025-08-13, Chris wrote: > Tyrone wrote: >> On Aug 12, 2025 at 3:26:17 AM EDT, "Your Name" wrote: >> >>> On 2025-08-12 01:01:52 +0000, Tyrone said: >>>> On Aug 11, 2025 at 8:28:56 PM EDT, "Alan" wrote: >>>>>> When I bought my iPhone 14 from T-mobile they "paid" for it with >>>>>> monthly discounts on my bill. When I found out I needed a special >>>>>> charger at an additional price I pushed the phone back at them and got >>>>>> up to leave. That's when they put a new charger on the phone and >>>>>> pushed it back toward me. >>>>> >>>>> Why don't you address any of the bullshit he spouts in his post, Quisling? >>>> >>>> For the same reason he spouted bullshit about the "special charger". Any USB >>>> charger (or battery pack) works fine with an iPhone. >>> >>> Yes and no. Using the "wrong" charger can result in slow charging, >>> damage to the device, or even cause a fire. So, you do have to make >>> sure to get a "correct" charger for you device model, but the range >>> available is pretty large. >>> >>> Mainly stay well away from el cheapo, no-name chargers and cables from >>> weird Asian stores (both online and on the high street). >> >> The same can be said for using cheap chargers on ANY device. >> >> The point is, I have used Samsung, Dell and HP USB chargers on iPhones and >> iPads. I have used various battery packs. All work fine. You don't need a >> "special charger" for any iPhone. > > Correct and as long as it's got the right connection there's no such thing > as the "wrong" one. They will all work. Some will be faster than others > YMMV. Marion (Arlen) and his best bud badgolferboy desperately want to pretend "slower charging" equals "wrong", when that is very obviously complete and utter bullshit. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR