Subj : From a purely mechanical
To   : JAY EMRIE
From : CHARLES ANGELICH
Date : Fri Jan 14 2005 09:45 pm

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Hello Jay - 

JE>>> Thinking back, I have NEVER had a problem with RJ-11
JE>>> connectors, except when the plastic "locking tab" broke
JE>>> off or became distorted. For the most part, once plugged
JE>>> in they stayed plugged in more or less indefinitely. 

CA>> You're kidding right? "You NEVER had a problem ... except
CA>> when... the ... tab broke off or became distorted." Isn't
CA>> that a problem? 

JE> Nope, not a problem with the connector - just a problem
JE> with my man handling the item. 

Probably half the people using FIDO have at least one broken
RJ-11 they have not bothered to replace that falls out of it's
socket from time to time. 

JE>>> I have never had a problem with USB connectors except
JE>>> when I try to plug one in upside down. Somehow they do
JE>>> not seem to fit that way. :-) 

CA>> If you used a laptop and traveled frequently (bi-weekly)
CA>> so that plugging/unplugging of the USB cables was also
CA>> frequent you would discover just how shabby the USB
CA>> connector really is. 

JE> I suppose I must plug and unplug USB connections a dozen
JE> times a day when working on various computers. That ought
JE> to meet your specs. 

So you don't leave them plugged in long enough to see them fall
out on there own. ;-) 

I still think it's a lousy design for a plug. 

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