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I don't know, because it happens whilst I'm not looking at it! I just pick it up or fish it out of my pocket and it's switched off
It happens mostly overnight, I find it switched off in the morning. And no, it's not someone playing tricks on me
I don't think it's a loose connection or dirty battery terminal because I can use the phone normally or shake it about deliberately and it stays on, it doesn't go dead at all.
If it's anything like a PC, it could be a dodgy memory stick. If the wad of paper trick doesn't work, I'll try running it for a few days without the memory stick in.
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Posted: 2007-09-26 18:53:52
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Have you dropped your phone recently?
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Posted: 2007-09-26 22:28:04
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Nope, I've cared for it like a baby!
It's absolutely bizarre! At first, I thought it was Mrs. Cyco winding me up but it happened whilst I was staying overnight in a hotel by myself. Then it started doing it during the daytime too, but never whilst I'm using it.
Absolutely bonkers!
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Posted: 2007-09-26 22:38:50
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On 2007-09-26 22:38:50, Cycovision wrote:
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Then it started doing it during the daytime too, but never whilst I'm using it.
Absolutely bonkers!
Maybe it has been infected with the Tamagotchi virus
You leave it alone and it dies due to lack of affection from it's owner.
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Posted: 2007-09-27 02:54:19
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I'd suggest getting a new battery, especially as they're so cheap at the moment. I just got one to try to stop my phone crashing every 8-12hrs, and guess what it's currently been running for 20hrs without a blip!
I didn't get a bst-33 btw, it's a higher capcity chinese substitute, so I'm wondering if the increased current delivery pottential has had a stabilising effect on what everyone must agree is a most unstable device!
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Posted: 2007-09-27 11:00:56
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Hehehe!
Well, it was still switched on this morning so we'll see how it goes. my money's on it being the SIM card holder. Place your bets gentlemen please...
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Posted: 2007-09-27 11:02:03
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I guess it's SW related. When you did a master reset did you start with a clean system or kept the old settings and programs? Cuz mine restarts now after a master reset cuz I kept all the stuff from before.
Once you do a clean master reset and re-install all the apps I guess you'll be fine.
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Posted: 2007-09-27 12:50:20
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I don't think it's software because as I said, the SIM card is very loose and the phone doesn't restart, it just switches off
I have nothing installed on it at all other than the default stuff, just a few ringtones and wallpapers stored on the memory stick.
The 'jamming a bit of paper between the battery and SIM card' method seems to be working so far so it might actually be a bad battery connection as already suggested. Normally, the phone switches itself off every night and at least once during the day, but so far it's been behaving itself.
Thanks everyone!
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Posted: 2007-09-27 13:00:13
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@Cycovision, my P990 is also about a year old and I recently had it replaced by SE due to a power problem.
What happened in my case was that the battery consumption became 3 times what it used to be, the battery would drain at about 10% / hour. I exchanged batteries with a friend and verified that it was not battery or charger related. It took SE a bit longer to verify
My suggestion is, if you can, give it a try with another SIM card and a battery and if the problem persists take it to a SE service center to most likely have it replaced by a new P990.
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Posted: 2007-09-28 10:50:41
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Thanks for the tip!
It was doing the same thing with a different SIM but I haven't been able to try a different battery yet.
However.... It's been two nights now and it's not switched itself off! Looking good, but I'm not going to say the problem has been solved yet
If it stays on over the weekend I think we can safely say we've cracked it so fingers crossed!
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Posted: 2007-09-28 11:44:11
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