# Cellphone issue - Powers down randomly **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 21, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186 "2008-04-21T14:45:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/1 "2008-04-21T14:45:17Z")
Phone - Casio G’ZOne Type S - Verizon Wireless Age- Approx. 2 months Symptoms - Worked great until yesterday, when it decided to start randomly powering off. As of today, the only way I can get it to turn on is to leave it sitting for an extended period of time and it will start and work for a few minutes then turn off. Occasionally I will get an error message stating “Battery Required” when I attempt to start the phone. Phone has never seen water, and is water-resistant, shock resistant, and is billed as being incredibly durable. Pretty damn pissed if you ask me. Wondering if there’s any tricks I can do to get it working again or if I should just take it to the tech center on McKinley (i ordered it from the VZW site) ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/2 "2008-04-21T14:51:30Z")
Could be bad firmware. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/3 "2008-04-21T15:05:38Z")
> [@Cavi Mike](#): > > Could be bad firmware. Is there a way to fix that without sending it back, or am I screwed there? ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/4 "2008-04-21T15:14:43Z")
call the fru hotline 866-406-5154 they should send you a replacement, and then you send the old one back with a prepaid shipping lable ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/5 "2008-04-21T16:48:09Z")
I know my ENV does that… but thats just cause its in my pocket lol ---
**Author:** ![Supraman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/supraman/32/7307_2.png) [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/6 "2008-04-21T18:23:54Z")
The battery might be losing connection to the phone… this happened to my old one. just take some paper, just a little, and shim the back of the battery to make it fit snugger against the connecters. hope that helps, worked for me… ---
**Author:** ![Sc1chik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sc1chik/32/7243_2.png) [@Sc1chik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sc1chik)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/7 "2008-04-21T19:36:02Z")
my brother has this same phone and it’s been randomly shutting off too and some other weird things he told me about but i only half listened… that’s about all i have to offer to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/8 "2008-04-22T07:21:51Z")
> [@Supraman](#): > > The battery might be losing connection to the phone… this happened to my old one. just take some paper, just a little, and shim the back of the battery to make it fit snugger against the connecters. hope that helps, worked for me… Hmm, worth giving a try. ---
**Author:** ![woz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/woz/32/7605_2.png) [@woz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/woz)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/9 "2008-04-22T09:40:36Z")
its under warranty for a yr, you should be able to go to the store and get and in store replacement ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/10 "2008-05-09T12:02:22Z")
So I got it replaced. No biggie, no questions asked. And a new issue with the new phone, and I really do not feel like sending it back AGAIN. When I first answer an incoming call, I get an alternating tone that occurs for the first second or 2 before connecting to the call. It is EXTREMELY annoying, and like I said, I do not feel like going back to the tech center location on McKinley, again, or sending it thru the mail. Is this something that anyone else has ever run into on a phone of theirs? ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/11 "2008-05-09T12:34:25Z")
dude. :ham: your phone is set to answer call when you open it. you are pressing send as well. thats why its doing that. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/12 "2008-05-09T12:36:35Z")
rofl my copter. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/13 "2008-05-09T12:37:51Z")
> [@evolve](#): > > dude. :ham: > > your phone is set to answer call when you open it. you are pressing send as well. thats why its doing that. Oh my. I honestly did not even think to check for that setting. Even more so, I think that setting effing SUCKS. I suck as well for being so dumb. I :picard: myself on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/14 "2008-05-09T12:41:40Z")
some people love that setting. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cellphone-issue-powers-down-randomly/47186/15 "2008-05-09T12:43:59Z")
Ugh, I for one hate that setting, and was not aware the phone was preprogrammed to answer calls that way. Either way, I’m an effing 'tard.