Personally I got a 10-foot USB mini cable off of Amazon and it worked fine for me, not sure why you are having issues with other cables.

Here is the link to the one I bought: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KL8N6A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_7ZNMVFPMZMSQ5B7KCKR6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1