# Cell Manufacturers agree on standard charging port **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 24, 2007, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858 "2007-09-24T07:41:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858/1 "2007-09-24T07:41:25Z")
> **[Cell Makers Agree on a Single Charging Plug](https://gizmodo.com/302320/cell-makers-agree-on-a-single-charging-plug)** > > Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG, and Nokia have agreed to use micro USB as a charging-plug standard for phones. Your days of buying a bagful of accessories every time you switch phones have come to an end. Well, not quite. You will still have to... makes sense to me, should have happened awhile ago ---
**Author:** ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858/2 "2007-09-24T09:28:15Z")
lol at the people pissing because it’s a new design. Do they not realize these chargers are gonna cost pennies now? ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858/3 "2007-09-24T09:56:26Z")
[quote=“Schema,post:2,topic:35858"”] lol at the people pissing because it’s a new design. Do they not realize these chargers are gonna cost pennies now? [/quote] or at least that you dont need to worry about buying a new one each time you get a new phone or making sure your old one is compatible. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858/4 "2007-09-24T10:14:20Z")
haha good by “igo” at shitshack ---
**Author:** ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858/5 "2007-09-24T10:25:56Z")
[quote=“justa4door,post:4,topic:35858"”] haha good by “igo” at shitshack [/quote] That was my very first thought (I worked there a few years ago when it was first introduced) ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858/6 "2007-09-24T12:11:58Z")
I need a new phone, i was gonna buy the one you have but in black. i guess now i have to wait, huh ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858/7 "2007-09-24T12:15:47Z")
Christ, this needs to happen with a lot more than just cell phones. standardizing things would make the consumers world much better. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858/8 "2007-09-24T12:27:54Z")
What took so long? Where is the IEEE when you need them? ---
**Author:** ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858/9 "2007-09-24T12:32:54Z")
wait, so, this also means every phone is going to have a universal data connection. lol, I wonder how many people are jerking off over at howardforums right now ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858/10 "2007-09-24T12:37:11Z")
[quote=“Coldaccord,post:6,topic:35858"”] I need a new phone, i was gonna buy the one you have but in black. i guess now i have to wait, huh [/quote] nah, i doubt we see this before 1.5-2 years ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cell-manufacturers-agree-on-standard-charging-port/35858/11 "2007-09-24T14:54:04Z")
Oh, thats cool… Guess these are going to be popping up in a year or so… Still need a new charger though… UGH… Dam micro USB, whats wrong with mini usb?