Wireless Charging!

applexman · Nov 14, 2017

I was very disappointed today when my latest Qi compatible charger turned up, you see I am a bit OCD and like things just nice, what I stupidly failed to see when I was buying this 3rd one was that the cable to it is FIXED and has a FIXED length, now this one was for by my bed to match furniture, the USB SOCKET is about 8 inches from where I want the stand to be and now I have this UGLY bundle of cable sending my OCD rocketing, with others, I have bought short cables as they take any micro USB.

So BE WARNED if choosing this wood coloured one or any other one in fact that it suits your needs.

All work perfectly by the way but will NOT charge if you have a metal magnetic plate in your phone case! Charging seems to be a bit faster than cable but depends what you are plugging it into, there are fast chargers available that I have a few of, but Apple are not upgrading the fast charging software in the X phones until next year when their ridiculously priced Qi chargers come out.

Hope this helps some people

Bkdodger · Nov 16, 2017

I picked up two of these give them a try..

Wireless Charger,Yootech Wireless Charging Pad for iPhone X, iPhone 8/ 8 Plus [No AC Adapter]:Amazon:Cell Phones & Accessories

Also two 2.0 power bricks

Quick Charge 2.0 AUKEY USB Wall Charger for Samsung Galaxy Note8 / S8 / S8+, LG V10, Google Nexus 6, BlackBerry Priv | Qualcomm Certified:Amazon:Cell Phones & Accessories

xrayeyes · Nov 16, 2017

applexman said:
I was very disappointed today when my latest Qi compatible charger turned up, you see I am a bit OCD and like things just nice, what I stupidly failed to see when I was buying this 3rd one was that the cable to it is FIXED and has a FIXED length, now this one was for by my bed to match furniture, the USB SOCKET is about 8 inches from where I want the stand to be and now I have this UGLY bundle of cable sending my OCD rocketing, with others, I have bought short cables as they take any micro USB.

I can understand your issue. Wonder if you could move the coiled part so it is somewhat hidden directly behind the charger, in fact on the base of it? And then could you wrap it with decorative tape? Heck, they make all sorts of colored duct tape, do they have a "wood" look? LOL! Just a thought. At the very least, I would put the coiled part either closer to the base or to the wall, so it's not right in the middle.