Motorola V323 / V325 / V323i / V325i
problems with charging....
im having problems while charging my newly acquired v325....it seems to freeze sometimes when i plug the charger in ..or take the charger out..it is real weirrd...it could be at four bars...but when i plug it in ..it goes back down to 2 bars..and freezes..... anyone else having this problem....any help would be appreciated.....thanks
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Its a common problem with this phone. I found that if you power off the phone before you plug in the charger and leave it off during the charge, it will always work ok.
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i mean that is well and good...but i would rather not have to keep my phone off while it charges...in case i wanna use it....should i bring my phone back for another one?? or do all the v325s do this???
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The three that I got did have the charge problem. All with the latest version 09. If you exchange it you might get a good one.
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My phone although I have only charged it three times so far, sometimes says "unauthorized charger" or something like that but if I unplug it and plug it back in the message goes away and the phone charges as it should. Other than initially saying that on both screens it seems to function properly. If you don't want to see the phone light up every now and then while charging just turn the "event lights" to OFF under SOUND SETTINGS. 😉
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I just got my new V325 a few days ago. My car and house charges both came with little tags tied to them with string that said that the phone should be turned off before the charger is plugged in. That should answer some of these questions. Personally, when I go to my car I plug in the phone without turning it off, and at night I usually do turn it off before plugging it into the house charger. I have not had any problem plugging in into the car charger when it's on. Since the charger explicitly (at least now)contains a statement that you should turn the phone off before charging, either it was designed that way (not likely) or Motorola is just masking the software bug rather than fixing it (more likely). Knock on wood, I have not had t...
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Also (see above) in response to MORRISGREY, the first time I plugged my phone into the official house charger it said "unauthorized charger". I unplugged it and plugged it in again and never got the message again, not even when I plugged the phone into my computer USB port as noted in my previous posting.
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