{"id":1111,"date":"2015-03-02T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2015-03-02T16:32:02","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T21:32:02","slug":"lightning-supplies-certified-lightning-cable-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2015\/03\/02\/lightning-supplies-certified-lightning-cable-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning Supplies Certified Lightning Cable Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomoson.com\/?code=TOP39204ab2908d3020fa77736e2c5c8f76\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: none\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomoson.com\/images\/front\/pixel.png\" \/><\/a>You&#8217;d be right to think there wouldn&#8217;t be much to say about a third party lightning cable for Apple iPhone 5 and newer devices (which of course includes recent iPads). That&#8217;s because the\u00a0questions about what makes a good cable\u00a0are simple.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is it high quality?<\/li>\n<li>Does it both charge and sync?<\/li>\n<li>Is it recognized as a supported accessory?<\/li>\n<li>Does it fit through\u00a0the vast majority of cases?<\/li>\n<li>Does the manufacturer stand behind their product?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1112\" style=\"width: 783px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Vertical.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1112\" class=\"wp-image-1112 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Vertical-773x1024.jpg?resize=773%2C1024\" alt=\"How the Lightning Supplies Certified Lightning Cable comes packaged.\" width=\"773\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Vertical.jpg?resize=773%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 773w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Vertical.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Vertical.jpg?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Vertical.jpg?resize=900%2C1192&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Vertical.jpg?resize=264%2C350&amp;ssl=1 264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Vertical.jpg?resize=76%2C100&amp;ssl=1 76w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Vertical.jpg?w=1820&amp;ssl=1 1820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How the Lightning Supplies Certified Lightning Cable comes packaged.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In that regard, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00TP0TVBK\/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\">Lightning Supplies Certified Lightning Cable<\/a>\u00a0answers all of those questions with a resounding &#8220;yes,&#8221; and then some. The then some is a sub-$10 price for 3 feet of cable and a lifetime replacement warranty. That&#8217;s a value proposition that few, if any other third party cables can match.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1114\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Usage.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1114\" class=\"wp-image-1114 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Usage-1024x915.jpg?resize=1024%2C915\" alt=\"The Lightning Supplies Certified Lightning Cable is designed to work with the vast majority of cases. I actually had to previously modify my case (you can probably see where I cut) because I was using a different third party cable that didn't fit!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Usage.jpg?resize=1024%2C915&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Usage.jpg?resize=150%2C134&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Usage.jpg?resize=300%2C268&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Usage.jpg?resize=900%2C804&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Usage.jpg?resize=392%2C350&amp;ssl=1 392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Usage.jpg?resize=100%2C89&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lightning_Cable_Usage.jpg?w=1823&amp;ssl=1 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lightning Supplies Certified Lightning Cable is designed to work with the vast majority of cases. I actually had to previously modify my case (you can probably see where I cut) because I was using a different third party cable that didn&#8217;t fit!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Special thanks to Lightning Supplies for providing the review product.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomoson.com\/?code=BOTTOM39204ab2908d3020fa77736e2c5c8f76\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: none\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomoson.com\/images\/front\/pixel.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;d be right to think there wouldn&#8217;t be much to say about a third party lightning cable for Apple iPhone 5 and newer devices (which of course includes recent iPads). That&#8217;s because the\u00a0questions about what makes a good cable\u00a0are simple. Is it high quality? Does it both charge and sync? 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