I was finally able to remove the cable. The tabs that stick out from each side of the connector protrude further on this cable than most. If I file down the tabs to normal it will probably be OK.

Since my Otterbox Defender keeps me from attaching my iPhone 4S to my audio dock, I bought a cable extension. The extension cable works fine, and both audio and charging work through this additional cable. Now for the problem, when I was ready to unplug the cable from the phone, it would not...

My username is jwehlitz I live in Oregon, in the US. I've worked in IT and tech support for some years. I have an iPhone 4S with 32GB. I also use an Otterbox Defender case to protect my phone. I'm absolutely blown away by all the amazing things that the iPhone 4S can do.