2026-10-11 14:00 UTC
Replies (13)
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@slazer2au@lemmy.world 2026-10-11 14:04
Because crosstalk on 2 or 4 wires is way easier to deal with then on 24 wires
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@Andonyx@lemmy.world 2026-10-11 14:23
No! I still shudder to think of how those phone cords stole my innocence of intractable topology problems.
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@Alk@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-11 15:14
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@EatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-10-11 16:10
Two things: the land-line phone handset cord probably got less use than your charger cable. look after your things!!! I have never had a USB cable of any kind end up this way. This kind of damage only comes from abusing the heck out of them.
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@ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2026-10-11 16:25
They do make coiled USB-C cables. I got one for my laptop
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@Zerush@lemmy.ml 2026-10-11 17:46
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@Forsho@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-11 18:23
I think anker makes good charging cable, i have one that is still doing good after 8 years of abuse, plus its really long
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@lordziv@lemmy.nz 2026-10-11 21:18
Manufactured obsolescence.
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@RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 2026-10-12 00:03
They can. But then you won’t have to keep giving them money.
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@vagrantdumbo@lemmy.ml 2026-10-12 04:55
The cause is very likely just mundane - phone cord manufacturing supply chains disintegrated as landline phones themselves disappeared, so that kind of cabling just isn’t economical anymore to scale for commodity use. Deviating from standards is expensive.
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@TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 2026-10-12 05:12
Imo, it is about the durability of ports as well. You make cable too tough, you may damage the C port. And not everyone has the tools to fix it. Kinda the torx tradeoff, you destroy bits, but the impact drill and screws are fine. More “easily” recoverable damage at the cost of cables. They ain’t cheap though.
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@MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2026-10-12 18:30
They do, just not from Apple.
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@blindbunny@lemmy.ml 2026-10-12 19:34
Because you wouldn’t buy another one