Replacing usb micro connector

[faust1002]

Hello guys,
I am a beginner, who has no means of setuping a proper lab. That makes soldering, especially SMD components, hardly possible. I can still use some commercial services for that, for instance JLCPCB. I usually can get by with this. Unfortunately, JLCPCB in its component library doesn't have any USB connectors. This means that I would have to solder them on my own. The problem is that all horizontal connectors I found are SMD. Do you have any idea how can I replace them some other though hole component?
To be fair, there are some connectors which have some pins through hole and some other SMD. This might help, but still I don't believe I would able to solder them.
Kind regards

[SilverSolder]

[...] That makes soldering, especially SMD components, hardly possible. [...]

Nonsense - all you need is a soldering iron (a Chinese Hakko copy for $30 is fine) and a pair of magnifying visors ($20).

Then you just need some practice, which means watching a few videos on the University of Youtube, followed by actually soldering stuff.

You'll be up to speed in no time, even a child can do it!

[faust1002]

It's not about lack of skills / money / equipment, but lack of a proper space. I hardly have place for a breadboard and USB scope. Experimenting with a liquid metal and fumes (I have pretty ventilation system) in this environment sounds too risky.

[SilverSolder]

It's not about lack of skills / money / equipment, but lack of a proper space. I hardly have place for a breadboard and USB scope. Experimenting with a liquid metal and fumes (I have pretty ventilation system) in this environment sounds too risky.

Do you have asthma or some other respiratory disease?  If you crack a window open, the fumes from a small amount of soldering are completely tolerable...  I even like the smell, personally, but that's probably just me! 

You could always use a little computer fan with a piece of activated carbon filter on it, if you think getting rid of the fumes is important?

When I was 12, I was soldering in my bedroom with a Weller 100 watt gun that I bought for my newspaper round money...    I had a piece of plywood that I used as a makeshift table on my bed or on the floor, or on my desk, depending on where was the least messy! 

Honestly, it has to be the simplest solution.  No?

[sleemanj]

Err, you are going to have to solder the hypothetical through-hole connector just the same as you're going to have to solder the SMD one.  Through hole mini (and maybe micro) USB exist but I would not recommend, pin pitch is small, SMD will be easier. 

Flux, soldering iron with a fine pointy tip (the pins can be hard to reach on some connectors), and fine solder.

If you don't care about looks or board space, you could always just buy a load of USB breakouts and use them like modules you solder onto your board.  Readily available from the usual chinese market places.