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Cellular Phone Forum / Manufacturers / Motorola / May 2008Motorola RAZR V3
My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged. Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of red around. Is this repairable or do I need a new phone? Terry D. > My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged. > Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of red > around. Is this repairable or do I need a new phone? > > Terry D. Did you, by any chance, get it wet? Very wet?? >> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged. >> Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of red [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Did you, by any chance, get it wet? Very wet?? Never wet except for a slight splash of lager. Terry D. >>> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully >>> charged. Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Never wet except for a slight splash of lager. He asked the question because what you've described is the state of the water-damage detector after it's gotten wet.  SignatureBert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com >>> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged. >>> Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Terry D. Can you provide a little detail as to the manner in which it "stopped working"? For example, does it do anything at all when you turn it on? Light up, ring, vibrate. . . ? If you dial your cell phone from another phone, does it ring or vibrate? When you say under the battery compartment, do you mean *inside* the compartment? Or on the back of the phone below the battery compartment? If your phone is still under warranty, take it to your nearest VZW store and ask them to fix or replace it. If it's not under warranty, your best bet may be to buy a new phone. >>>> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged. >>>> Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > and ask them to fix or replace it. If it's not under warranty, your best > bet may be to buy a new phone. The battery was low (one bar on the display) so I put it on charge for a couple of hours. It then wouldn't switch on. The battery is 3.77V on my digital multimeter. Under the battery, there is a 6mm circular display under the CE number. This circle is red with some small splashes on the baseplate. The phone will not activate and does not respond when dialled from another phone. The phone is definitely out of warranty so I guess the answer is to buy a new phone which will accept my SIM card and outstanding credits. I am on PAYG with Orange. Any recommendations? I don't want too much - just a phone with a camera. Another Motorola RAZR V3 would be fine (I have a spare battery). Terry D. >>>>> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully >>>>> charged. Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > have a spare battery). > Terry D. ebay >>>>> My phone has stopped working although the battery is fully charged. >>>>> Under the battery compartment there is a red circle with splashes of [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > >Terry D. I've got one for sale on CL: http://fortlauderdale.craigslist.org/ele/671191031.html Contact me there if any questions. > On Wed, 07 May 2008 21:11:29 GMT, "Terry D" > <terry.dutson@nospam.ntlworld/com> [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > Contact me there if any questions. After several hours with the battery & SIM card removed, the phone is now working again. The red circle under the battery is a moisture indicator and presumably deactivates the phone to avoid any damage. Maybe it will eventually change colour again. I still can't understand how this happened, as the phone has never been wet, apart from a few drops of lager! Terry D. snip> > After several hours with the battery & SIM card removed, the phone is > now working again. The red circle under the battery is a moisture [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > from a few drops of lager! > Terry D. The red spot will remain red and any remaining warranty will likely not be honored. However it is not a sensor that shuts off the phone and is unrelated to why your phone is working again. It is simply a moisture indicator. There are others inside the phone too. > snip> > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > unrelated to why your phone is working again. It is simply a moisture > indicator. There are others inside the phone too. Sadly it is just a sticker and has no connection to the working of the phone. It will always be red. What you should know as others have said here is that it got wet. When the water or beer dries the phone will start to work again as you are seeing but there is still a possibllity of corrosion that can go undetected. The phone maybe fine for a few weeks but once the corrosion goes through the phone it is not good it stops completely. You may want to talk to your carrier to see if you can get a new phone cheap. Trish http://northcentralcommunications.ca |
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