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A comment on USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness (2021).

Re:USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness (2021) by gloosx on Friday July 18, 2025 @09:07AM (#44604262)
Yes. I have exact same story: around 3 completely screwed hubs til I got to mostly decent working one. I hate Apple for the port shenanigans, they are so close sometimes by plugging something into one port, the other one gets blocked. I can even block one port by my headphones cable thats how close together they are. Truly an idiot designed this. Also USB-C really feels more flimsy than USB-A and cables I insert in are quite shaky already after 1 year of usage.

Same goes with 3.5mm jack on the phones. Freaking adapters are just an ominous thing to use. They are just bad and they always break. The port is so loose so after 3 months of using they just start falling away from it. There is no decent phone left with a 3.5mm jack, which is a really sad state of things... Unless you know one? Feel free to suggest.

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Re:USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness (2021) by lsaferite on Friday July 18, 2025 @09:24AM (#44604391)
Do you clean your USB-C ports? I used to get frustrated thinking the port was worn as cables would come out easily. I used a plastic dental pick to clean the port and it felt brand new afterward. Lint and fine debris gets in the port and then a cable insertion compacts that debris/lint. Over time this compaction layer builds up and cables no longer have enough depth to properly lock onto the port. It was shocking how much debris was compacted into the port.
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Re:USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness (2021) by danpla on Friday July 18, 2025 @11:06AM (#44605485)
> There is no decent phone left with a 3.5mm jack, which is a really sad state of things... Unless you know one? Feel free to suggest.

Sony Xperia phones traditionally have a 3.5 jack and a normal screen (without holes and other nonsense for the camera).

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