RobbS Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 I purchased a brand new AppRadio (original) today from BestBuy. Upon connecting my iPhone, I noticed that the connection did not initiate until I reseated the cable several times. Even then, the phone did not stay connected. As soon as I sat the phone down or the cable shifted, the iPhone would disconnect. I would sometimes receive the message "iphone connection failed", other times nothing. I tried 3 iOS devices (to eliminate the phone being the possibility of the problem and to determine if the cable was) and received the same problem with each. Is this a common problem, or did I just get a dud? How long should I expect my cable to last? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Replace the cable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobbS Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Well, that's what I figured by eliminating that it was the devices. I was just bummed that something straight out of the box has that problem, that's why I asked Is this a common problem' date=' or did I just get a dud? How long should I expect my cable to last?[/quote'] Where should I buy the replacement cable, and how much should I expect to pay? I just bought out the last AppRadio in my area, so exchange really isn't an option. Edit: Ouch! Almost $60 for a new cable. That's a shame, I was really looking forward to using this radio http://parts.pioneerelectronics.com/part.asp?productNum=841CE6666NPL000-FY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yonel Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 XD..........the replacement cable more expensive than the appradio....relatively compared....looolllllllllllllllllll sorry and sometimes i have the same problem....i think i will be soon in the same situation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobbS Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Yeah, unfortunately! The radio seems like it has huge potential, however this is a pretty big fallout. I may try to fabricate a dock if I do get another replacement cable. I guess we'll see in a few hours when BestBuy opens back up if I can still exchange my cable for the one spare they have sitting around from the first unit I had to return (for an unrelated issue). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobbS Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Good news, they allowed the exchange! Installed everything, as well as a grounding switch and began to install my new unit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yonel Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 good info.... i have two month to see how it goes for me.... thanks for the info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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