cell phone keeps turning off....need help!!!!

**abs9986** · 08-06-2006, 02:23 PM

I recently went to the beach and my lg vx7000 cell phone got a little wet. It went into this stupid mode called "car kit" mode which basically makes the phone unusuable. I replaced the battery and the phone was fine.

Now, however, my phone periodically turns off when I have it on. Everything works ok and the battery charges, but the phone turns off...especially after I just made a call.

Any help would be appreciated.

PS. the phone did not get that wet at the beach.

**Isezumi** · 08-06-2006, 02:31 PM

it doesnt take much wet to mess up electronics...especially in HIGHLY conductive salt water.

I would rec that you use insurance if you got it.

**abs9986** · 08-07-2006, 03:03 PM

any other suggestions?

**ua549** · 08-07-2006, 03:16 PM

Check the battery.

**Isezumi** · 08-07-2006, 08:54 PM

ditch LG

Nothing theyve produced in the last 3 years has been worth the plastic its encased in.

**Timelessblur** · 08-08-2006, 12:13 PM

well I am with the above poster about LG phones. I think they are complete crap (after going though about 6 of then 2 years). Providing that the dye thing on them still looks like it has not got wet take it in for a warenty replacement.
BUt yeah you can try to for a warrenty replacement and see how that goes

**SprySpectre** · 08-08-2006, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abs9986

I recently went to the beach and my lg vx7000 cell phone got a little wet.
...
PS. the phone did not get that wet at the beach.

So what actually happened?

**ua549** · 08-08-2006, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abs9986

PS. the phone did not get that wet at the beach.

That's like saying the woman didn't get that pregnant at the beach.

When it comes to electronics, there is no "slightly wet". It is either yes it got wet or no it did not. You might as well buy a new handset since getting it wet is not covered under anyone's warranty.

**abs9986** · 08-08-2006, 09:26 PM

ok...the phone was on top of a chair and a wave came in.

the water didnt even make it over the chair...just a little sprayed onto the phone. what i mean is that the phone was no submerged. just sprayed.

**SprySpectre** · 08-09-2006, 11:48 AM

If you were unlucky enough to have any water go into the circuit board, i'm suprised the phone still works at all. It's probably messed up, but see what you can do by stopping in at your provider's store and tell them you're phone just started randomly shutting off, they might replace it if you fail to remember exactly how it happened.

**abs9986** · 08-09-2006, 01:29 PM

haha I'll give it a shot

08-06-2006, 02:23 PM	#1
abs9986 Tiger Shark Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 648	cell phone keeps turning off....need help!!!! I recently went to the beach and my lg vx7000 cell phone got a little wet. It went into this stupid mode called "car kit" mode which basically makes the phone unusuable. I replaced the battery and the phone was fine. Now, however, my phone periodically turns off when I have it on. Everything works ok and the battery charges, but the phone turns off...especially after I just made a call. Any help would be appreciated. PS. the phone did not get that wet at the beach. __________________ Alex Dell 4700 3.2ghz 540 pentium 4 1gig ddr2 ATI x300se 80 gig HD

08-07-2006, 03:03 PM	#3
abs9986 Tiger Shark Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 648	any other suggestions? __________________ Alex Dell 4700 3.2ghz 540 pentium 4 1gig ddr2 ATI x300se 80 gig HD

08-07-2006, 03:16 PM	#4
ua549 morte prima di disonore Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 20,291	Check the battery. __________________ No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. - George Patton Jr. Notebook: Core Duo T7200, 4GB Mem, Seagate 200GB, Quadro NVS 110, Windows 7 Enterprise Workstation: Dual Xeon E5405 Quads, 16GB Mem, Areca 1210 4TB Raid 5, 1.5TB Raid 1, Quadro NVS 290, Viewsonic VP191b & VA2026w, Windows 7 Enterprise

08-08-2006, 12:13 PM	#6
Timelessblur Tiger Shark Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 838	well I am with the above poster about LG phones. I think they are complete crap (after going though about 6 of then 2 years). Providing that the dye thing on them still looks like it has not got wet take it in for a warenty replacement. BUt yeah you can try to for a warrenty replacement and see how that goes __________________ Firefly the movie, Serentity

08-08-2006, 09:26 PM	#9
abs9986 Tiger Shark Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 648	ok...the phone was on top of a chair and a wave came in. the water didnt even make it over the chair...just a little sprayed onto the phone. what i mean is that the phone was no submerged. just sprayed. __________________ Alex Dell 4700 3.2ghz 540 pentium 4 1gig ddr2 ATI x300se 80 gig HD

08-06-2006, 02:31 PM	#2
Isezumi Not Wurm Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 7,265	it doesnt take much wet to mess up electronics...especially in HIGHLY conductive salt water. I would rec that you use insurance if you got it.

08-07-2006, 08:54 PM	#5
Isezumi Not Wurm Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 7,265	ditch LG Nothing theyve produced in the last 3 years has been worth the plastic its encased in.

08-09-2006, 11:48 AM	#10
SprySpectre Hammerhead Shark Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: audio nirvana... Posts: 1,251	If you were unlucky enough to have any water go into the circuit board, i'm suprised the phone still works at all. It's probably messed up, but see what you can do by stopping in at your provider's store and tell them you're phone just started randomly shutting off, they might replace it if you fail to remember exactly how it happened. __________________ Audio Setups: E-MU 0404 ---toslink---> Panasonic SA-XR55s ---> Ascend Acoustics CBM170's with Dayton 12" E-MU 0404 ---analog---> Little Dot II tube amp ---> Beyerdynamics DT880 or Sennheiser HD280 pros. Technics SL-1200 MKII ---> TCC TC-750LC Phono Preamp ---> Panasonic SA-XR55s ---> Ascend Acoustics CBM170's with Dayton 12" Proud Sharky Folding@Home member! (Rank 37 and counting...)

08-09-2006, 01:29 PM	#11
abs9986 Tiger Shark Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 648	haha I'll give it a shot __________________ Alex Dell 4700 3.2ghz 540 pentium 4 1gig ddr2 ATI x300se 80 gig HD

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