Charging my phone via laptop or PC

cooldude1988765 · 18th June 2007, 05:56

Mine is the north american version and does not come with a usb dock...

amohit · 30th July 2007, 12:08

ok...i read this in Chip(computer mag) a few months ago.
Take a dead USB mouse or any other usb device(dead). cut the cable off....it will have 4 wires. 2 are data wires and other 2 carry the current(i have forgotten which 2 are for what. but i think it said 2 white wires are data wires). Now take a working charger of your mobile..and cut it off. The idea is to connect the 2 wires of the charger to the 2 power wires of the USB.
Have yet to try it....as am still looking for a nokia charger to sacrifice.

hrag · 30th July 2007, 12:32

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Originally Posted by xinome

it is not possible to charge any of the nokia phones through the laptop.
nokia did release a laptop pod where u can connect it via usb.

I had a Nokia 8210 which I used to charge via a USB port. The USB charger cost me USD 5 in 2004.

So, unless Nokia have changed their charging strategy, one can charge Nokia phones via a laptop or PC.

devarshi84 · 30th July 2007, 12:35

and as I mentioned before, I charged my Nokia N91 via my laptop. never really used a wall charger.

My Benq-Siemens EF81 and Benq-Siemens E71 have an option to switch of and switch on USB charging.

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amohit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 451 Thanked: 52 Times	ok...i read this in Chip(computer mag) a few months ago. Take a dead USB mouse or any other usb device(dead). cut the cable off....it will have 4 wires. 2 are data wires and other 2 carry the current(i have forgotten which 2 are for what. but i think it said 2 white wires are data wires). Now take a working charger of your mobile..and cut it off. The idea is to connect the 2 wires of the charger to the 2 power wires of the USB. Have yet to try it....as am still looking for a nokia charger to sacrifice.
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devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	and as I mentioned before, I charged my Nokia N91 via my laptop. never really used a wall charger. My Benq-Siemens EF81 and Benq-Siemens E71 have an option to switch of and switch on USB charging. Last edited by devarshi84 : 30th July 2007 at 12:36.
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