USB Charger Not So Dodgy After All
I just tried plugging the USB phone charger that I bought off of eBay a little while ago into the powered USB Hub on my monitor at work, and it charges successfully!
Woohoo!
So, it seems that standard USB ports don't offer enough amperage. Strangely though, my wall charger is 800mA (USB is 500mA), but I have a 1000mA wall adaptor (that provides a USB port), and when I plugged in the USB charger, it didn't charge my phone. Mysterious.
But I'm happy, because now I have a charger at work without having to rummage under my desk to plug it in. Happy days.
But of course now that I've bought a mobile charger (big-ass battery), so it's not so urgent now. anyway.
I ramble.