Maybe there's a problem with your USB cord?
Hi All,
I have a Blackberry Torch, and I cannot seem to charge my phone in the car, neither with the USB port, or with the cigarette outlet via an adaptor (cigarette adaptor with a usb port on the other end instead of an attached power cord - the torch uses the new mini usb port, so I plug in my computer's cord)!!
When I plug in the phone with either of the above connections, the phone does indeed recognize that it is hooked up to the car (the screen changes), but it gives a message saying these ports are not powerful enough to charge the device, or something along those lines. When viewing the top left corner where the battery indicator is, it does NOT show the little 'lightning bolt' that indicates the device is charging.
Has anyone else had problems charging their phones? I tried a friend's Blackberry Bold, and it DID charge, with only the USB port - but NOT the cigarette outlet...
Perhaps it some sort of phone/car setting??
Had a similar problem with the Blackberry when charging using a laptop. If you just plugged the telephone into the USB it would trickle charge, meaning it would basically hold a charge to a level but would not fully charge the telephone. The only way of getting the laptop to fully charge the telephone was to install the Blackberry admin software and drivers, then it would charge fully. I am wondering if this is the same for the CT200H and possibly any other cars that have a USB out. I would suggest using a puka Blackberry cigarette adapter style charger and see how you get on.Hi All,
I have a Blackberry Torch, and I cannot seem to charge my phone in the car, neither with the USB port, or with the cigarette outlet via an adaptor (cigarette adaptor with a usb port on the other end instead of an attached power cord - the torch uses the new mini usb port, so I plug in my computer's cord)!!
When I plug in the phone with either of the above connections, the phone does indeed recognize that it is hooked up to the car (the screen changes), but it gives a message saying these ports are not powerful enough to charge the device, or something along those lines. When viewing the top left corner where the battery indicator is, it does NOT show the little 'lightning bolt' that indicates the device is charging.
Has anyone else had problems charging their phones? I tried a friend's Blackberry Bold, and it DID charge, with only the USB port - but NOT the cigarette outlet...
Perhaps it some sort of phone/car setting??
Interesting!The USB adaptors you can get to go in the cigaret lighter socket can vary in the amount of power they output.
The Blackberry Bold does not require quite as much power to charge as the blackberry torch does !
I have a bold and it works fine in my adaptor but my college has a torch and his would not charge in the same adaptor as mine, He had to go and by a better quality one instead of an eBay one from china !
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Adapters can limit output current available - simply because they can't supply the power required (power = voltage x current).Interesting!
I went to the store yesterday, and realized there were two types of cigarette adaptors - one with a 1.x amp (?) output, and one with a 2.x output - where the 1.x was geared towards an iPhone, and the 2.x was for the iPad.
If someone actually has a Blackberry car charger for the Torch, can you please check to see if any specs are listed on it?
If I use a 2.x adaptor for...an iPhone, for example, will that "fry" the device due to the higher power output?
And, I do not think it's the cig's fuse...it charges my GPS fine! But good point!