Ailing Mobile Phone

[bjarvis]

My Motorola e815, now three years old, seems to be having issues.

I noticed in the past couple of weeks that the battery seems to be dying very quickly. yesterday, I found the camera is no longer functioning: activating it causes the error message "Busy. Try again." This makes me think the camera is on all the time via some software error, draining the battery faster than normal.

Power cycling the beast doesn't help. Reseating the battery didn't help. A quick visit to the local Verizon Wireless store didn't yield any insights either except that it's a software problem.

I'm going to try running a reset on it later, once I'm sure I have a current backup of all of the photos, telephone numbers and such. I have a serial cable and editing software used years ago to restore the Bluetooth operations disabled by Verizon Wireless; I'll try taking a look with that to see if there are any possibilities.

If nothing else works, I could either obtain a functioning e815 to replace my ailing model or I'll have to upgrade. Upgrading isn't especially desirable: I have enough money already invested in hip holsters, battery chargers, serial cables and such... I don't fancy buying all the accessories all over again.

Comments

[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

My e815 has been a trouper. You're probably abusing yours. ;-)

I'm retiring mine next month in favor of an iPhone; if you could wait that long I could send it to you....

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Sure, that would be faaaaabulous! It certainly saves me having to find another one and I know the Bluetooth has already been remedied on yours! :-)

[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

OK, if/when the iPhone appears (mid to late July), I'll send you the e815 unless you've solved your problem some other way....

[weekilter.livejournal.com]

But iPhone won't work on Verizon :)

[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

True, but since my husband had to switch to AT&T for corporate reasons, my switching is not a hardship.

Nice kilt, BTW -- I still don't have one.

[weekilter.livejournal.com]

Well, git one! :) Nothin' like the breeze between yer knees! The 'boys' like it too!

[ohwolfman.livejournal.com]

3 Years?! I don't think I own anything that's that old. Everything is replaceable. Except husbands. Trading one husband for another is just trading new problems. Phones, however are another issue.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Electronics don't need training in the way husbands do. Well, at least not yet.

[kent4str.livejournal.com]

One doesn't trade husbands, one merely stacks them.

[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

Which works fine, if you have a good cooling system!

[obscure reference to electronics]