Mobile phone problems, please help

Tiggy · 24-11-2009, 21:58

My phone crashed in the early hours of the morning, so I took the battery out as it was the only option. Waited a minute, put it back in and switched the phone on.

The phone gets as far as the Sony Ericsson 'Welcome screen' and then rather than going any further the whole screen lights up white for about 5 seconds, then goes black for 5 seconds and then continues to do this until I switch it off again.

It's a k800i. Does anyone have any ideas?

I really don't want to have to buy a new phone this close to Christmas. I've borrowed my friend's Tocco until I can sort out my phone or get another handset. Bah!

Psymonkee · 24-11-2009, 23:25

Mine did this for a while but I'll be damned if I remember how I fixed it

Try leaving it out for longer OR just letting it loop until it's completely flat?

Tiggy · 25-11-2009, 00:13

Thanks for the advice

It wont even switch on now

But I've just been told that I can have an early Christmas present. Looks like I'll be getting a Sony Ericsson C902 maybe next week \0/

LeperousDust · 25-11-2009, 00:50

I'd steer away from the SE stuff, generally loads of problems with their handsets throughout history... Pretty notorious for having general niggly problems and/or hardware problems...

Tiggy · 25-11-2009, 01:39

The last 3 or 4 phones I've had have been SE and until now I've never had a problem

I did have my eye on the Satio, but the C902 seems like the better choice for what I need from a phone.

LeperousDust · 25-11-2009, 02:59

I think you've been damn lucky then!

Justsomebloke · 25-11-2009, 03:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiggy

The last 3 or 4 phones I've had have been SE and until now I've never had a problem

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Same here but now I am not only having issues with my current phone but my previous SE that I am now using is switching itself off.

The saying you don't know what you have until it's gone springs to mind.
Fortunetly Fake Snake is posting out a phone to me, Cheers Mate it's Well appreciated as like Tiggy says this close to xmas is No time for added expence.

Davey_Pitch · 25-11-2009, 09:39

I had about 5 different SE phones in a row and didn't have a problem with a single one of them. I always wondered where the rumours about instability came from as they were always rock solid for me.

Tak · 25-11-2009, 09:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiggy

I did have my eye on the Satio

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8377312.stm

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Mobile phone retailers Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U have temporarily withdrawn the Sony Ericsson Satio smartphone from their stores.

Both companies said the move followed complaints from customers about software problems.

Wryel · 25-11-2009, 11:13

Is it over a year old? I've had almost all of my phones repaired or replaced for niggly little problems under warranty.

24-11-2009, 21:58	#1
Tiggy Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lincoln Posts: 1,059	Mobile phone problems, please help My phone crashed in the early hours of the morning, so I took the battery out as it was the only option. Waited a minute, put it back in and switched the phone on. The phone gets as far as the Sony Ericsson 'Welcome screen' and then rather than going any further the whole screen lights up white for about 5 seconds, then goes black for 5 seconds and then continues to do this until I switch it off again. It's a k800i. Does anyone have any ideas? I really don't want to have to buy a new phone this close to Christmas. I've borrowed my friend's Tocco until I can sort out my phone or get another handset. Bah! __________________

24-11-2009, 23:25	#2
Psymonkee A cat wearing a wet suit Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: St.Andrews Posts: 2,023	Mine did this for a while but I'll be damned if I remember how I fixed it Try leaving it out for longer OR just letting it loop until it's completely flat? __________________ Sonisphere FMC Code: 1k949178

25-11-2009, 00:13	#3
Tiggy Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lincoln Posts: 1,059	Thanks for the advice It wont even switch on now But I've just been told that I can have an early Christmas present. Looks like I'll be getting a Sony Ericsson C902 maybe next week \0/ __________________

25-11-2009, 00:50	#4
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I'd steer away from the SE stuff, generally loads of problems with their handsets throughout history... Pretty notorious for having general niggly problems and/or hardware problems... __________________

25-11-2009, 01:39	#5
Tiggy Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lincoln Posts: 1,059	The last 3 or 4 phones I've had have been SE and until now I've never had a problem I did have my eye on the Satio, but the C902 seems like the better choice for what I need from a phone. __________________

25-11-2009, 02:59	#6
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I think you've been damn lucky then! __________________

25-11-2009, 09:39	#8
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	I had about 5 different SE phones in a row and didn't have a problem with a single one of them. I always wondered where the rumours about instability came from as they were always rock solid for me. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

25-11-2009, 11:13	#10
Wryel Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,148	Is it over a year old? I've had almost all of my phones repaired or replaced for niggly little problems under warranty.