Centro & "Loose" Hotsync Cable

Hello all,
I am new to the forum and recently purchased a Centro (around 30 days ago).
I have been spending a lot of time traveling and while away from home have been using the Hotsync cable to charge my phone at night.
When I first got the phone the connection was very very tight but in the last week I found that my phone had not charged one night because the right clip was not actually "clipping" into the phone securely. I've inspected the "hole" in the phone and tried a second hotsync cable with the same results. It all looks right but simply doesn't clip into place.
I expected the fit to loosen up over time but am wondering if this is a known issue with the Centros or if my particular phone had some variance in that area that is making it more difficult for the right clip to do it's thing in this phone.
If I lay the phone down carefully after plugging it in, it's fine but it seems kind of worrisome.
Thanks,
John
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That is possible, I checked a cable here and your friend has a newer one it would seem. If you are still within your one year warranty you can call us(Palm) at 877-426-3777 and get a replacement cable. If you are not I would recommend going here:
http://www.gethightech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=CL-523&Category_Code=CENT...

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