On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:02:47 -0600, Janet Wilder <kelliepoodle@yahoo.com>
wrote:
: Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
: > JoelAtExcCom@gmail.com wrote:
: >> My current Motorola phone keeps displaying a message "unable to
: >> charge." So it's become unreliable. So I need a new phone.
: >>
: >> Can someone recommend a phone that has:
: >>
: >> - great reception and great voice quality (this is most important)
: >>
: >> - bluetooth
: >>
: >> In short, I want a phone, not a camera/PDA/MIDI-synthesizer/etc.
: >>
: >> Thanks!
: >>
: >
: > Is it possible that the battery is dying of old age? A new battery is
: > probably a hell of a lot cheaper than a new phone. You won't have to
: > sign a new contract. . . .
: >
: > Now if the phone is unsatisfactory for some other reason, go ahead and
: > get a new one.
: >
:
: The OP might be having the same problem I had with my Moto. The innards
: that connect to the charger break. I couldn't charge mine with either
: the car or the AC charger last summer. I learned later that it's a
: problem that Motorola phones seem to have quite often.

I once had a Motorola phone. (My least reliable mobile phone ever, but it was
dirt cheap.) IIRC, "Unable to charge" usually meant that the charger wasn't
making good contact with the phone. At the time, Motorola phones had a tiny,
crappy plug and socket that could work loose easily if the phone were jostled
at all while it was charging. Whether this was the same problem that Janet had
or a different one, I can't say.

Bob