Apologies if the wrong community, if there’s a better suited one, please point me to it!

But, I figure we all buy USB-C cables, and being a progressive group of folks maybe someone has a suggestion so I cause slightly less waste pollution and waste? Here’s hoping!

Edit: Allrighty, apparently I’m just rough on all my usb cables OR you have all teamed up to prank me.

  • LucidNightmare@lemm.ee
    3·
    3 hours ago

    Anker. Still have cables I got in 2018. I’m not rough with my stuff though, so take it as you will.

  • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    4 hours ago

    I have usb c cables in daily rotation for years. Usba for a decade or more, I think they’re structural parts of the house now

  • BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    4 hours ago

    I got that Microsoft Nokia Lumia dock back in the days. It came with 2 thunderbolt 3 USB C to USB C cables. I still use them. They are the best cables I ever owned. I love these cables. They are the best cables in the world. They are so good, they make other cables look like waste products. [Trump mode off] they even are bitter coated.

    BUT: I’ve also owned iPhones since the X and the very first cable still looks new despite being the only source of internet my gaming PC has.

  • Majorllama@lemmy.world
    1·
    4 hours ago

    I bought a handful of 15 foot USBC braided cables with a right angle on one end. Only one died and thats because I rolled over the tip with my desk chair on accident.

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
    9·
    8 hours ago

    I think the lesson to be learned from these comments is if all of your cords keep breaking, they probably aren’t the problem.

    • Lauchs@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      6 hours ago

      Ha, yeah I just figured phonea came with a shitty usb does that starts getting trickier to charge over months etc.

  • viking@infosec.pub
    6·
    7 hours ago

    I have cables that are 15 years old and still work. Not USB-C obviously, but A-A and A-B, but also some USB-C cables that are close to 10 years old now and came bundled with some OnePlus phone (the 3 I think?).

    The key to not breaking cables is to not roll them up tightly. If you need to transport them, put them very loosely into a bag or something, and everything should be fine.

    I’m using the cheapest 2m long cables I could find online, they don’t fail if treated correctly.

    • Lauchs@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      6 hours ago

      I will try to keep them looser in future! I just find over time, I have to get increasingly careful with plugging them into the phone just right or it won’t charge etc.

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubEnglish
    8·
    8 hours ago

    I don’t think I’ve ever purchased one. The ones that came with my phones have always outlasted my phones, and I keep my phones for years. I may no longer have those old phones, but I still have those cables in my cable box (even those pesky USB micro-b). Maybe I’m too gentle with them haha

    • Lauchs@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      6 hours ago

      That legit blows my mind. I’m not sure I’ve had a phone charging cable be effective for more than a year before I started having to jiggle it while standing on one leg facing East.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
    5·
    8 hours ago

    I guess it depends on what you mean by “reasonable”. :)

    The last batch of cables I bought were a) braided and b) had right angle connectors.

    They’ve lasted long enough that I can’t remember when I bought them.

  • Gerudo@lemm.ee
    3·
    8 hours ago

    I’ve never had an issue with any usb cables I use inside. I have, however, had many problems with USB cables used in my vehicles. It’s got to be something with the extreme heat in the summer.

  • Shadow@lemmy.ca
    4·
    8 hours ago

    I like the silicone ones. They’re soft, super flexible and seem to hold up well.