I see some claiming to be genuine from $8 on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-iPhone-5-5S-5C-6-Plus-8Pi…
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-USB-Lightning-Cable-Charg…
Question, are these genuine, or how can I confirm they are genuine (other than pay $29 from the Apple store)?
I'm looking to buy 2 to 3 cables.
I can buy 4 'genuine' ones on eBay for 1 from the apple store. Usually when things are too good to be true………
Yeah I agree.
I'm hoping they would come out of the same factory as the original as Apple outsource the manufacturing. Even a genuine one would cost less than a $1 or $2 to make.
Can anyone explain how the lightning cable lottery works?
Some fake cables throw an error but charge if you dismiss it, others charge for a couple of seconds then stop. Some seem to work sometimes, perhaps the charger/PC used makes a difference?
I understand I can buy an MFI certified cable, but I would much prefer to use cheap ones obviously.
As chenrenchun said, there's a chip in there so the Apple device recognises it's genuine.
The issue is, when you update the iOS software, the new iOS knows that it's a fake and stops working.
So really a fake cable can work just as well as a genuine cable- until you update iOS, so it's hard to tell if a cable is fake until you update iOS/
as I remember there's a chip inside the cable, I got the Anker from Amazon with the some spigen cases also floor mat hook for my corolla
$30 for a cable is ridiculous! I would just buy the ebay one (or three) and if anything goes awry just use paypal's dispute process.
Problem is it may stop working when you update your device.
You can buy them from Kmart, Target and Office works so why buy these from eBay. I bought one from kMart and it had a problem so they refunded. Too easy.
If you are into it, you can often get a choice of colours.
What price? Quality?
Just buy a few $1-$2 cables of eBay, use them for a few months. When they stop working, throw them out and buy some more.
Highly doubt they are genuine if they are selling for that cheap