Why does my iphone 4 go in and out of charging when plugged in?

I have an iphone 4 with the recent ios8 update installed but for some reason recently it does not charge right away when plugged in, and when it finally does charge it can blink on the screen in and out of charging like the cable is not supported. It is the same iphone 4 lightning cable that I bought with it so that can't be the issue right? I restarted the phone today as well and that still didn't fix it. It will charge the battery all the way when it connects properly but the connection is the problem. Is this a hardware or battery issue that can be fixed easily?

Yes, as paulcb says, it's most likely because coverage inside the building stinks. You're lucky you can get the EDGE signal inside. The last place I worked, AT&T had to come out and place an antenna inside the building. Largely because we threatened to cancel our contract of over 500 phones with them if they didn't fix it.

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