Comments on: fixing a sprint phone http://blogger.ihardlyknower.org/2005/09/06/fixing-a-sprint-phone/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:59:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Chris http://blogger.ihardlyknower.org/2005/09/06/fixing-a-sprint-phone/#comment-5796 Chris Sun, 11 Sep 2005 03:26:37 +0000 http://blogger.ihardlyknower.org/2005/09/06/fixing-a-sprint-phone/#comment-5796 Not bad ... although, I've used the Treo 600 (borrowed it for a day) before buying my 650 ... I have to say, the 650 is a very very nice device. Sprint service in the city isn't bad (although obviously your problem was hardware-based). Basically everywhere in manhattan I've been (with the exception of my 2-ft thick 100-year old stone walls at home) has great reception (4 bars usually). Anyway ... $600 is just silly -- you can grab a new-condition one on ebay for 1/3 of that. Not bad … although, I’ve used the Treo 600 (borrowed it for a day) before buying my 650 … I have to say, the 650 is a very very nice device. Sprint service in the city isn’t bad (although obviously your problem was hardware-based). Basically everywhere in manhattan I’ve been (with the exception of my 2-ft thick 100-year old stone walls at home) has great reception (4 bars usually).

Anyway … $600 is just silly — you can grab a new-condition one on ebay for 1/3 of that.

]]> By: gse http://blogger.ihardlyknower.org/2005/09/06/fixing-a-sprint-phone/#comment-5795 gse Tue, 06 Sep 2005 23:17:57 +0000 http://blogger.ihardlyknower.org/2005/09/06/fixing-a-sprint-phone/#comment-5795 Did you recharge after you fixed everything? It sounds like your 600 is doing the 50% battery thing, where it can't keep a connection when the battery is below ~50% charged. This is a bitch and Palm never admitted to the problem. You might try putting a new battery in there. http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=82859 http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=88734 etc. Did you recharge after you fixed everything?

It sounds like your 600 is doing the 50% battery thing, where it can’t keep a connection when the battery is below ~50% charged. This is a bitch and Palm never admitted to the problem. You might try putting a new battery in there.

http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=82859
http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=88734

etc.

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