Any Mobile Phone Experts Out There?

[mac.wheeler]

I have a Sony Ericsson K800i, it was brand new 6 months ago when I left the UK.

It has worked fine since I was given it by O2 as a handset upgrade, no problems at all.

Today I charged it for an hour or so then went out for the day, at about 2pm I checked it for messages and it was still working fine.

A few hours later I was sitting in my local eating house and I thought I would call up a friend an invite him along for some food.

I took it out of my bag and it was very warm and was switched off. Now the thing will not switch on, I took the battery out which was hot, it cooled down, but as soon as I put the battery back in it heats back up again.

The phone has not gotten wet, it spends most of the time in my bag, it hasn't been abused in any way.

Any ideas folks?

Thanks in advance.

[markr]

I'm not currently in LOS but the misses says that its very hot at the moment, and this combined with humidity will do electrical equipment no favors, its happened to a couple of my phones,

Wrap the phone in cling film (that stuff that gets used for food) and leave the phone in a warm but very dry place and leave it for a few days, it should start working again,

I know that sounds crazy but give it a go!

Hope it works

Mark

[lomatopo]

Can you turn the phone on if using the charger? Perhaps a new battery is required and/or further repair.

I doubt that the ambient temperature has anything to do with this failure mode.

[britmaveric]

Battery problem, or mobile has a charging issue.

[naka]

If the phone is very hot then there is an internal short circuit.

Naka.

[colino]

my v3 packed up like th at turned out to be humidity getting in under the screen as the v3 has little slits on both sides shop said something about being in air con for a lond time then going outside bit like my glasses steaming up when iv been on the skytrain

[Gary A]

Just recently my friend thought his Nokia packed it in. It wouldn't charge and wouldn't turn on. He tried a different charger and that didn't work either. I told him to try a new battery before buying a new phone. It worked and the guy at the phone shop told him that once in a while a battery will short out. That's the first time I have seen that happen. Normally the battery just gets weaker before it dies. Good luck.

[mac.wheeler]

I took the phone in Thongsala yesterday to try a new battery, no dice, friendly shop were less than friendly..

Me: Excuse me, I have this phone and I think the battery is broken.

Staff: Don't have, get from Surat (whilst turning his back on me and walking away)

I must have been in the shop all of 10 seconds.

Anyone have any idea where I find a replacement battery on KPG?

Thanks in advance.