USB-C Splitter Cable

Help Fairphone 5
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I want to connect two devices at the same time to my Fairphone5.

One is my notebook for getting internet from my usb tethering phone.

I am also charging my phone with my notebook.

The other device is an usb-c headset.

I tried docking stations and usb hubs and none was really working.

Then I bough an usb-c otg splitter cable which can charge my phone but nothing more.

Which usb-c splitter cable can you sugggest for the Fairphone 5?

thank you

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If I understand you correctly, then I’m pretty sure that what you’re trying to achieve cannot work under any circumstances due to the design of the USB protocol which basically consists of a Host (“upstream”) and devices (“downstream”) connected to it. Devices don’t communicate amongst themselves - only with the host.
Because of this design it also matters which port of a dock or hub you connect where.

This means that the notebook is the host and the phone is the “modem” device used by the host.

(Assuming that you want to use the headset on your phone)
As the laptop is the host, it should be able to see and use the headset, but the phone as a “downstream” device won’t.

A “splitter” cable in this sense does not exist for USB. If you want to connect multiple devices, it must be through a hub (a dock is also “just” a hub when it comes to the USB connectivity itself, but it might add extra built-in devices)

Yes, there are/were such weird cables, but they could never connect more than one USB device and only delivered power on the second output. This was always a hack and never standard compliant.
If a “splitter” can actually connect more than one device it’s likely just a small disguised hub or dock with the same implications explained above.

Another idea: What if you used the mobile hotspot feature of the FP5 to tether your laptop? This would free up the USB of the phone for charging and/or the headset - depending on the exact circumstances. You might even achieve that with your “splitter” cable.

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Thanks.

tried several usb hubs and 2 docking stations - non was really working.

Can you suggest an usb hub then?

Or is that also not working?

So, there is no audio jack on the Fairphone 5.

This is making things quite complicated.

I do want to connect my headset on the Fairphone and not on my notebook.

Is there an usb hub that you can suggest?

Or am I still not understanding the problem?

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As I said: I don’t think you can fulfill all of your requirements at once.

Have you considered my suggestion about using the WiFi hotspot feature instead of the USB connection?

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Yes, I do not want wifi or bluetooth for several reasons.

So, no usb hub that I could try.

Thank you for this valuable information - then I do not have to try to find something that doesn’t exist at all.

I will close this thread now…

There are mobile bluetooth routers that cen be connected to wired headphones.

I am now deeply disturbed about the fact, that Fairphone has removed an audio jack connector knowingly, that then people have to use some wireless devices.

well well.

Case closed

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