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K2NNJ - 30 Jul 2006 04:21 GMT

Does anyone have an issue with the i560 shutting off by itself? I can smack
the battery door and it shuts off. But usually it shuts off and I don't
know it until I make a call.

Thanks,

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JDa™© - 30 Jul 2006 16:15 GMT

> Does anyone have an issue with the i560 shutting off by itself? I can smack
> the battery door and it shuts off. But usually it shuts off and I don't
> know it until I make a call.
>
> Thanks,

Sounds like one or more of the pins that connect the battery to the
inside guts, are or have come loose. That happened to a i850 we use.
But it could be the battery itself is going bad. Just take it to a
service shop for replacement. The i560 is still a new phone so *I*
would think that 9 times out of 10 you'll get a new i560 instead of a
refurbished one.

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K2NNJ - 31 Jul 2006 02:38 GMT

Thanks. I just found out from Nextel that it will cost me either $35 or $55
(I can't remember) to have the phone fixed or replaced, even though it is
still under warranty.

>> Does anyone have an issue with the i560 shutting off by itself? I can
>> smack
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> would think that 9 times out of 10 you'll get a new i560 instead of a
> refurbished one.

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JDa™© - 31 Jul 2006 14:36 GMT

> Thanks. I just found out from Nextel that it will cost me either $35 or $55
> (I can't remember) to have the phone fixed or replaced, even though it is
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>> would think that 9 times out of 10 you'll get a new i560 instead of a
>> refurbished one.

Thats odd, how long is the warranty on the phone? I would think that
you would not have to pay anything.(little do I know!). I have always
carried both the "Direct Protect Ins"4.95 and the "Nextel Service
Plan"2.95. I can not remember anytime that I've been charged extra to
get service.

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K2NNJ - 01 Aug 2006 03:58 GMT

I called an authorized repair center, and the person stated that they won't
know if I will be charged until they open the phone up.

He also went on to say that the shop or Nextel (I'm not sure which) has been
having lots of problems with my model phone.

I 'll post the repair shops findings tomorrow.

>> Thanks. I just found out from Nextel that it will cost me either $35 or
>> $55
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> Plan"2.95. I can not remember anytime that I've been charged extra to
> get service.

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K2NNJ - 02 Aug 2006 02:34 GMT

FYI. All the guy did was clean the sim card w/ a pencil eraser and bend the
door that the sim card slides into. I'm hoping that fixes it because my
phone warranty expires on 9/1.

Thanks for the help!

>I called an authorized repair center, and the person stated that they won't
>know if I will be charged until they open the phone up.
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>> Plan"2.95. I can not remember anytime that I've been charged extra to
>> get service.

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Steve Crow - 03 Aug 2006 06:45 GMT

Based on my experiences, when a Nextel phone is shutting itself off
randomly, it's usually that the SIM isn't fully seated. A lot of the
phones seem to come from the manufacturer like this. Sometimes it's not
bad enough to cause trouble at first, but as dust and dirt makes its
way into the phone over time, I guess it gets between the SIM and the
contacts on the back of the phone and exacerbates the situation.

> FYI. All the guy did was clean the sim card w/ a pencil eraser and bend the
> door that the sim card slides into. I'm hoping that fixes it because my
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> >> Plan"2.95. I can not remember anytime that I've been charged extra to
> >> get service.

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PRrag - 03 Aug 2006 20:37 GMT

It's definitely a serious problem with this phone

'PRrag: All the news that's fit to spin.: War of attrition - my battl
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