Thank you all for your insightful help. I found a friend who had my exact phone and connected theri cable and it re-charged in less than 20 minutes. There was no indication 2 days before that the cable and/or charger was failing. Does anyone recall car batteries which would have problems turning over after a while as a warning the battery was dying? The phone is 10 months old and the charger and/or cable fails? No wonder new fridges fail in 8 years now. Thank you again for your caring thoughts. Charles. Charles Meyer Charlotte County Public Library