Difficulty in charging my Iphone 4s

Hi,
I have a problem in charging my Iphone 4s. When i connect the cable it is hit and miss
to whether it charges or not, it can take several attempts on having the connector cable
at a certain angle for it to charge.
Would Apple fix this fault for me or do i have to contact my service provider?
Elscotia.

your charger is bad unless u have more than one chager. i would use a diffrernt charger if not your iphone is broken. is your iphone dead or is it have battery still in it

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
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