Yesterday I presented a story in which an iOS application developer claimed that an iPhone power cable caught fire out of nowhere when he put the device on charge. He tried to suggest that iOS 5 was to blame but it is hard to believe such a thing, anyway a question remains, if he used an original cable or a counterfeit one. On the market there are many models of cables for iDevices that resemble the original Apple ones, but they are available at ridiculous prices and are dangerous for your terminals.
2 months ago I ordered some cables from China for $1 more out of curiosity and as soon as they arrived I thought of testing one by charging an iPhone to my laptop. To my surprise, when I connected the cable to the laptop's USB port, I woke up with the laptop shutting down out of the blue and its refusal to turn on until I removed the battery. Using the original cables received in the iPhone package, I didn't have the slightest problem in more than a year of use, but the cable bought from China shut down my laptop instantly and not just once. Cables of this kind are not made according to Apple's standards and I consider them to be dangerous and I recommend that you only use them at your own risk.
Of course, there are many accessories made in China that when connected to the iPhone do not work or work improperly. Although most of the products we use are made in China, the big manufacturers have quality standards and the small Chinese copiers have no standards. I'm sure many have bought $1 cables or other accessories and have used them without problems until now, but you don't learn until you experience it. I am a victim and since then I don't use those cables for anything at all and I don't buy anything like that ever again. $1 spent on a cable like this could cost you more when you plug it into the terminal.
