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My sidekick wont work

Well i have a sidekick3 and everytime i tryo to charge it, itwont show the charging light or say it is charging... i got a new battery and put it in and it said it still wont charger there is no water damage or anything wrong with it i even bought a new charger but it still wont can u please help me with this prob

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  • lizboles Mar 17, 2008

    I just bought a new battery for my sidekick 3 b/c I couldn't get my phone to stay charged. Now the new battery won't stay charged either. My phone isn't under warranty b/c I got it from someone else. I'm not wanting to send it back for an exchange b/c I'm not sure if they'll send me the same problem. What is wrong here and how much will it cost me to get it fixed?

  • dacusd Apr 01, 2008

    well i have a sidekick3 and everytime i tryo to charge it, itwont show the charging light or say it is charging... i got a new battery and put it in and it said it still wont charger there is no water damage or anything wrong with it i even bought a new charger but it still wont can u please help me with this prob

  • sean25boyd Aug 18, 2008

    When i plug it up to charge it wont charge and it wont come on anymore

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This is a great idea

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The sidekick 3 are notorious for the charging port going bad.

If it under warranty, contact t-mobile and let them know.

A work around is to get a cradle charger with a spare battery charging slot. They go for about 30 dollars on ebay.

Sidekick 3 charging cradle

This will allow to to charge your battery seperate from the phone. If you have two batteries then one can be charging at all times.

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    check out the following link.



    Sidekick 3 charging cradle





    The sidekick 3 is known to have a bad charginfg port. If under warranty, call t-mobile

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It seems your charger port is broken, it hapfens often on cellphones, wear and tear. Check to see if its under warranty, and it can be replaced. Check my profile if you need more help.

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