• paper_moon@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    72
    ·
    11 days ago

    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.

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      37
      ·
      11 days ago

      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.

      • slazer2au@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        32
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        11 days ago

        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.

      • anomnom@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        11 days 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.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      18
      ·
      11 days ago

      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.

    • BroBot9000@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      11 days 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!!!

    • 11111one11111@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      10 days 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.

    • ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      11 days ago

      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.

      • paper_moon@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        edit-2
        10 days ago

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

        • ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          10 days 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….