Why Do My Sync Cables Keep Failing?

[Beach Greg]

I've only had my Treo since late March and I've gone through TWO sync cables. The one that came with the Treo failed after just a few weeks. I know the cable was bad because the Treo synced just fine with the replacement cable.

This week, the replacement cable failed.

I kept the cables plugged in to the computer all the time. They are also kept mostly wound up in a twist tie (for neatness). Could either of these factors be contributing to this ridiculous failure rate?

Is this otherwise a widely recognized phenomenon, or is this just a stretch of bad luck?

Greg

[23T]

One time I connected my sync cable to my Treo and it disconnected from my pc whitout me touching it. I pressed firmly on the cable connection to the Treo and it reconnected. It's only happened once but I think the usb sync cable isn't a perfect match. It seems to be a little loose even when firmly connected. For your situation maybe the pins on the cable are getting damaged by your Treo? Just a thought.

- 23T

[LupeValenz]

darn cable is too sensitive. Just blowing on the cable will make it disconnect from the PC so I had enough and bought me a cradle instead. Much better now.