Ordered a product online for the first time in ages

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Thanks. I don't want to go wireless. I researched the same type of article before and selected the cable. I have a late model Samsung phone so it should work. I'm looking forward to it because there's many things I can do on a bigger screen.
Wireless?? I wasn't referring to anything wireless. You just have to make sure the equipment is compatible. I have that standard for my player to the tv but no wireless on that. I think I'm confused as to what you're wanting.
 
Wireless?? I wasn't referring to anything wireless. You just have to make sure the equipment is compatible. I have that standard for my player to the tv but no wireless on that. I think I'm confused as to what you're wanting.
Let me get what you are telling me what to do.You sent me a link. I opened it and read the whole thing thoroughly. It gives four options on how to hook up your cell phone to your t.v. One of the options is wireless. So I'm telling you I dont want to use wireless. I'm getting a headache. Yep you are confused. I think I explained it in more than one post as what I am trying to do and I'm confident that I will accomplish it. Yes I know how to hook up a CDPlayer to my t.v. That's relatively simple.
 
Let me get what you are telling me what to do.You sent me a link. I opened it and read the whole thing thoroughly. It gives four options on how to hook up your cell phone to your t.v. One of the options is wireless. So I'm telling you I dont want to use wireless. I'm getting a headache. Yep you are confused. I think I explained it in more than one post as what I am trying to do and I'm confident that I will accomplish it. Yes I know how to hook up a CDPlayer to my t.v. That's relatively simple.
Sorry for bothering you.
 
Yes, I order many things online and at Amazon mostly. I am trying to cut down on my Amazon shopping, though, as I wasn't realizing just how much I was spending there. It's almost addicting!
 
Yes, I order many things online and at Amazon mostly. I am trying to cut down on my Amazon shopping, though, as I wasn't realizing just how much I was spending there. It's almost addicting!
True. I try to buy only things I really need if I can get them for less delivered to my door. My husband, on the other hand, gets up in the middle of the night and buys things from Amazon that we truly don't need. He is also a sucker for infomercial buying which is why I'm glad that we cut the cord on cable TV and do most of our watching through streaming.🤭
 
O.K. updating this thread. I have still to get the item from Wish which I expected.
However I was shopping today at Dollarama. I picked up this unit for $4.00.

The connection to my cell phone is not the one I need, but it does work with the outlet on my camera so it's not a total loss. The HDMI part is o.k.

When I went to Best Buy they told me I needed a micro. Asked to see the connection on my phone. Obviously micro comes in more than one type.

Onward and upward. Another learning curve.

Sending a picture.
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I'm never going to be a fan of online shopping. I find it complicated. I still haven't received my order and that's close to a month now.
It might be simpler for Americans because shipping might be free after a certain amount of the order.
 
I've been an Amazon user for many years now. I also sold off a lot of books on Amazon. They've made it harder and more complicated, and I'm pretty much down to the books I want to keep, so I don't do it any more.

For shopping, I love Amazon Prime, with its free shipping, quick delivery, and even a streaming TV channel thrown in! (The movies and series are good, not quite Netflix, but close.) I have found Amazon's prices very competitive, especially with the free shipping.
 
I'm new to the online purchasing game.

I ordered from Wish in July. They sent me an e mail that the order would be shipped shortly.

I just got another notification that the order will be delivered October 6.

I'm in Canada. Exchange rate and shipping are not favorable compared to an American ordering from Amazon.

I just wish that Wish would stop lying. I'll never order from them again. I think they just list stuff and if you order it, they will find it. I don't even think they have a warehouse and for that matter I don't think Amazon does either. They process in a central location for shipping is my guess.
 
I don't know if you have amazon there but this is a whole set of hdmi cables for $11.29 that has ones for cell phones.

MHL to HDMI Cable, Micro USB to HDMI Adapter, 5pin to 11pin Converter 1080P HD HDTV Mirroring &Charging Cable, Digital AV Video Adapter for Tablets, PCs, and Android Phones
 
I don't know if you have amazon there but this is a whole set of hdmi cables for $11.29 that has ones for cell phones.

MHL to HDMI Cable, Micro USB to HDMI Adapter, 5pin to 11pin Converter 1080P HD HDTV Mirroring &Charging Cable, Digital AV Video Adapter for Tablets, PCs, and Android Phones
See my post #34. Micro can mean a lot of things. The picture of the one I bought.
It doesn't fit my cell phone. I obviously need another connection for the micro part. The HDMI part fits. The connection is not the same as my charger cable.
I mean you can give me all those specifications, but I wouldn't know what to order. I have to hold it in my hot little hands.

Here's what I am trying to do. I have an app on my cell phone that lets me watch movies free of charge. However I don't like watching movies on such a small screen. If I can connect my cell phone to my smart TV I would have it made in the shade.
 
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Do you have Amazon? Do you possess an Android phone? the 5 pin and 11 pin I highlighted are ones that are for phones. Ask your local store about that. Or contact your phone carrier.
 
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Do you have Amazon? Do you possess an Android phone? the 5 pin and 11 pin I highlighted are ones that are for phones. Ask your local store about that. Or contact your phone carrier.
If only it was that easy. The one I bought is for phones, but not all phones. I did ask Best Buy. I went there. I showed them my phone. They said micro to HDMI but there's more than one type micro. I have a bunch of charging cables and not all are the same.
 
If only it was that easy. The one I bought is for phones, but not all phones. I did ask Best Buy. I went there. I showed them my phone. They said micro to HDMI but there's more than one type micro. I have a bunch of charging cables and not all are the same.
Yeah it's a mess. I've had people ask to borrow my charger and it's like I don't even have the same style of phone. None of them are ever the same.
 
Yeah it's a mess. I've had people ask to borrow my charger and it's like I don't even have the same style of phone. None of them are ever the same.
Except for Apple. Their lightning chargers fit all their phones and tablets. It's a much simpler connection as well.

Here's my connections to cell phones. The one on the left is current. Center is an old one. Right is the one I purchased to the HDMI.
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Except for Apple. Their lightning chargers fit all their phones and tablets. It's a much simpler connection as well.

Here's my connections to cell phones. The one on the left is current. Center is an old one. Right is the one I purchased to the HDMI.
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I wonder if there's an adapter you can buy to plug that phone into that would plug into the HDMI? That phone one you have is fairly wide and flat though. There may not be anything for it.
 
Are you able to see the connections in the package? If so I would take that phone charger & go compare it by yourself. You might have better luck finding what you need.
 
I wonder if there's an adapter you can buy to plug that phone into that would plug into the HDMI? That phone one you have is fairly wide and flat though. There may not be anything for it.
Yep I wonder as well. See that's where it's difficult to order online. You can't tell until you receive it if it will work. Actually they are all the same width, the picture might not show. It's the depth.
 
If I ever get it to work I'll post it here and how to do the hookup to the T.V. set.
The cell phone I have is a run of the mill Samsung Galaxy. All the chargers and cables fit it.
 
O.K. an update. I received the cable today along with some blades for my fabric cutter.
I ordered in July. Got them today. Not bad really for my purposes.
Sending a picture of the cable Micro USB to HDMI Adapter.
This one fits my phone. I'll connect it later. If it works I'll be able to stream from my cell phone to my Television set.
I ordered from Wish who I heard bad things about. I'm now a fan. I will have to buy another HDMI cable so that I won't have to use the one already connected to my cable. There are two connections on my TV for HDMI.
I looked at the parcel return address and its.
ECX UK
Abbeygate House,
Challenge Road,
Ashford, Middlesex, GB

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