- Jul 16, 2010
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Something really weird happened where my DX ended up a useless brick. Won't take a charge.
Here is what I think happened. I installed txtPad from the Market yesterday. Then I noticed I had 6 updates to my existing apps. So, I opened the list, and started to update Pandora. However, I locked the phone before the update completed, and when I used my phone again, I noticed that the update was frozen on about 50% complete.
I didn't think too much of it, so I completed the other five updates, plugged the DX in, and fired up Pandora, half expecting it to not work. It did work, but at the end of my work day, I unplugged it and it immediately said that I had 5% battery left. Weird.
So naturally, I plugged it back in, but it did not seem to be charging. Then it shut down. I did a battery pull (multiple times), but no luck. When it was plugged in, I would get the Motorola "M" and then the battery icon with 0% showing, no matter how long I had it plugged in.
Took it to a VZW store that evening. The chick told me that my battery was shot, and she ordered me a new one. No big deal.
Then I thought more about it, and decided, in the meantime, to purchase the VZW extended battery today, since I wanted one anyway, and I didn't want to be without a DX for a day (who would really). Well, the extended battery did not help - the phone was simply not accepting a charge.
Took it to a different VZW store today, and they confirmed the phone was toast. I got one on order.
The only thing that I can think of is that Pandora not updating the whole way through, and then using the app, damaged the phone somehow? Or should I have uninstalled Pandora then reinstalled it?
Just a really weird set of events. My advice - if an update to an app does not complete, remove it and reinstall.
Here is what I think happened. I installed txtPad from the Market yesterday. Then I noticed I had 6 updates to my existing apps. So, I opened the list, and started to update Pandora. However, I locked the phone before the update completed, and when I used my phone again, I noticed that the update was frozen on about 50% complete.
I didn't think too much of it, so I completed the other five updates, plugged the DX in, and fired up Pandora, half expecting it to not work. It did work, but at the end of my work day, I unplugged it and it immediately said that I had 5% battery left. Weird.
So naturally, I plugged it back in, but it did not seem to be charging. Then it shut down. I did a battery pull (multiple times), but no luck. When it was plugged in, I would get the Motorola "M" and then the battery icon with 0% showing, no matter how long I had it plugged in.
Took it to a VZW store that evening. The chick told me that my battery was shot, and she ordered me a new one. No big deal.
Then I thought more about it, and decided, in the meantime, to purchase the VZW extended battery today, since I wanted one anyway, and I didn't want to be without a DX for a day (who would really). Well, the extended battery did not help - the phone was simply not accepting a charge.
Took it to a different VZW store today, and they confirmed the phone was toast. I got one on order.
The only thing that I can think of is that Pandora not updating the whole way through, and then using the app, damaged the phone somehow? Or should I have uninstalled Pandora then reinstalled it?
Just a really weird set of events. My advice - if an update to an app does not complete, remove it and reinstall.
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