I know this may be obvious to most in this community, but it saved me $1,000+ and wanted to let everyone know that it is in fact worth your time, effort, and hassle ordering the tools, watching or reading a quick tutorial or 2 and spending the time to clean you phone-s charging port.
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[–] 102 points 1 year ago (20 children)

People don't try cleaning their charging port before buying a new device? Thats crazy. I really have a hard time believing people don't try cleaning before buying a new device.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Most people buy a new cell phone long before the charger stops working.

    I'm weird. I've had my cell phone since 2020. But MOST people buy one every 2-3 years. Just because the newest latest and greatest just came out.

    My 5 year old phone still has no issue charging. And when the battery starts dying, MY battery is user replaceable.

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  • [–] 52 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Some people are just absurdly lazy.

    Also what kind of kit does op have? A sim card ejector, a metal brush, a q tip thing, half a zip tie, and some adhesive things? Any thin plastic shim will work perfectly, and sometimes even a stiff plastic bristle brush works well.

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  • [–] 50 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Not all are lazy, some just don't know.

    My in-laws didn't clean the dust out of their PC for almost a decade because when they purchased it, no one told them to clean the filter on the front.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don’t think plate manufacturers have to tell you to do the dishes. Everything needs cleaning, how do people not know this?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Well yeah because the plate looks dirty and its because you purposefully put food on it.

    No one is purposefully throwing dust at their PC, and if someone doesn't know that their PC is pulling in air, they wouldn't know it needs any cleaning besides dusting off like other furniture.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I wouldn’t put anything conductive in there.

    Wood toothpicks worked great on lightning ports, usbc is a little trickier and more fragile so I use a plastic spudger from an old screen replacement kit.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    I’d believe it, especially with all the propaganda from big corporations and the fomo they push with new technology. Looking at Apple and their fucking yearly phone cycles.

    Don’t forget to consume more! Buy two just in case! Consume! CONSUME!!!!!!

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I replaced a damaged USB C port (module) and degraded battery instead of replacing the whole device.

    Those people must have a lot of disposable income.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I will admit, this makes sense, up to a point. I have 2 pixel 4a's just sitting in a drawer because the screens got damaged, showing just a black screen. And it was the same price or cheaper to buy another used phone than buy just the screen for it, $120+ in most cases on eBay, when i was looking. So I bought another, newer phone instead of fixing the device, for around the same price.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    One of the lads at work was freaking out because he had tickets to a festival on his phone, and it wouldn't charge. I spent three minutes digging in the port with a wooden toothpick and wouldn't you know there was fuck all wrong with his phone.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    i found out weed smokers regularly use a glass pipe until it’s clogged and then just throw it away….
    also, if you go dumpster diving around the first of the month you can find trash bags full of useful things that people abandon and landlords throw out.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Lol this one is truly unbelievable to me. Its glass! Soak it in soapy water, vinegar or bleach, for gods sake...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    it’s true… i’ve found them like that and my friend told me that’s why….
    also i’m in california and everyone smokes weed and glass pipes are cheap and everywhere.
    i really hate the “disposable” usb-c rechargeable vapes that can’t be refillable by law….

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    Cheese and rice theres a lot of responses jumping to accusations of people too lazy but I've never heard someone too lazy to clean a phone port for $1000 savings.

    100% of the people im surrounded by in my family/friends would be to afraid of breaking it beyond trade in value towards the new phone. My case was extreme but since the screens got better id have to guess charging issues is up there for one of the biggest reasons people trade their phones in.

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