The technical specifications for the connection are based on the microUSB connector that many mobile phone manufacturers are already using. You’ll find many of your favorite phone brands among the list of manufacturers that have agreed to adopt the standard, including Samsung, Apple, Nokia, and Research in Motion. My new phone has the microUSB connection and I just bought a 1ft USB to mircoUSB connection for my computer. I come to find out that the phone does not have the capability to transfer data from via the USB cable. ATT has restricted the phone to use their data network to transfer files on a phone that I own with no other way then for me to pay them for data. That mean that if I took a picture of my dog and wanted to put it on my computer I would have to media mail it from my phone to my email address then download it to my computer. I think it is ridiculous that I can not just plug my phone into my computer via a USB cable and transfer files back and forth. ATT has a history of making things difficult for their customers.
Here is an article that gives more details about phone charger standardization: http://hothardware.com/News/Phones-Chargers-To-Be-Standardized-In-2011/
This is the greatest news I have heard about cell phones for this year.
The technical specifications for the connection are based on the microUSB connector that many mobile phone manufacturers are already using. You’ll find many of your favorite phone brands among the list of manufacturers that have agreed to adopt the standard, including Samsung, Apple, Nokia, and Research in Motion. My new phone has the microUSB connection and I just bought a 1ft USB to mircoUSB connection for my computer. I come to find out that the phone does not have the capability to transfer data from via the USB cable. ATT has restricted the phone to use their data network to transfer files on a phone that I own with no other way then for me to pay them for data. That mean that if I took a picture of my dog and wanted to put it on my computer I would have to media mail it from my phone to my email address then download it to my computer. I think it is ridiculous that I can not just plug my phone into my computer via a USB cable and transfer files back and forth. ATT has a history of making things difficult for their customers.
Here is an article that gives more details about phone charger standardization: http://hothardware.com/News/Phones-Chargers-To-Be-Standardized-In-2011/
This is the greatest news I have heard about cell phones for this year.