USB Charger

[davesdroid23]

just ordered droid 2 and noticed it has a usb to wall charger but doesnt come with both like my berry did. will the usb charger my berry came with be ok to use with my droid 2-assuming it fits of course?
thanks

 

[BayouFlyFisher]

AFAIK, the Droid wall charger actually uses a short usb cable to connect between the charger and the phone. You can just that cord. It will work for sure.

 

[davesdroid23]

that i know--the question is, will the usb charger/cable i have from my blackberry charge the droid?

 

[BayouFlyFisher]

It probably will. There have been some issues in the past where Droids have gone crazy after/while being charged with a non-original charger and even a non-original usb cord. My original droid is not that picky and I have been able to use other usb cables (even one that is 15 feet long). It does seem to be a hit or miss situation though. I'm sure it is much more likely that a non-native cable will work than a non-native charger though.

 

[Droids]

The Droid uses a micro usb connector, the BB uses a mini connector (unless they changed recently) so the cables are not compatible.

 

[ukyfan]

The Droid uses a micro usb connector, the BB uses a mini connector (unless they changed recently) so the cables are not compatible.

unless you get a mini to micro adapter. I bought a cheap rocketfish mini usb cable from Best Buy that came with a micro adapter. Works just fine.

 

[davesdroid23]

awesome thanks!

 

[berbely]

I prefer to get another one and make it works.

 

[takeshi]

that i know--the question is, will the usb charger/cable i have from my blackberry charge the droid?

Sure. Just check the number of mA it supplies. If it's less than what the charger that came with your Droid 2 supplies then it will charge slower.

The Droid uses a micro usb connector, the BB uses a mini connector (unless they changed recently) so the cables are not compatible.

There are a number of different BB models. Some use mini, some use micro.

There have been some issues in the past where Droids have gone crazy after/while being charged with a non-original charger and even a non-original usb cord.

The problem is that they interfere with the capacitive screen.