Lightning cables keep breaking

My 3rd lightning cable just stopped working. The same thing happened to my last one. It worked for about 3 months and then just stopped working. It would charge my iPod, but only if it was completely off. I could live with having to turn it off every time I have to charge it, but it doesn't work when I try to sync it with my laptop. Windows just says it's an unknown device and itunes doesn't recognize it. I went to get a new one but this time it only lasted less than a week. I don't have a warranty and I don't want to have to get a new one every time it breaks.

What are yo dong to the cable?
I have been using the same (one cable) for both my iPad 4 and 7G iPod Nano for the last 23 months without problems.

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    Scionli wrote:
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    I'ts been about 1.5 Years now since I've had my iPhone 5.
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    what do you mean by this?
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    Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
      Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

  • HT201401 My Lightning cable doesn't work...Period!

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    Hello, yesterday I connected my iPod Touch and the lightning cable got really really hot and I was so scared... It's not in a perfect state and there are no apple stores in my city... Sooo until I can buy a new cable I want to know if it's dangerous to keep using the lightning cable I have.
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    I would stop using it until you can get a replacement. There's no way of knowing if it's really bad or not, but if it damages your device you may be stuck.
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