Repair Your Cell Phone

How to Improve Battery Life on Your T-mobile Sidekick

Mar.05, 2010 in T-mobile Sidekick Repair 4 Comments

These tips really only work within the first week of use. If you’ve used the device for 2 months already, this won’t help as much but it will still help.

Keep in mind, by “training the battery,” I mean recalibrating the battery meter of your Sidekick:

1. The initial charge out of the box is crucial. The instructions state you should charge the device 6-8 hours upon initial start up. People get so excited by getting the sidekick that they yank it off the charger 3-4 hours later so they can go show their friends! This is a BIG mistake. Despite every urge to do so, let it charge at least 6 hours out the box.

2. For the next couple of days try and let your sidekick drain it’s battery completely before you charge it again. When you charge it, make sure it charges 4-5 hours minimum before you take it off the charger. Leaving it plugged in overnight is usually the best option.

After a few days, you’ll begin to notice an improvement in your battery life. The Sidekick now had a baseline for a fully charged battery and an empty battery.

Do this for 4 or 5 days and you will be set.

Here are some other tips to help get better battery life from your Sidekick:

1. Turn your LCD brightness down as low as you can tolerate.
2. Try and avoid being on all 3 IM clients at the same time for any extended period.
3. The music player is the second biggest battery drainer next to making phone calls. If you use the music player more than a few hours a day, you might want to consider a separate MP3 player.
4. Make sure to close out of the photo application when done. If you just “Jump” out, the device still keeps the camera rolling, draining more of the battery. Make sure you “Done” out of the camera app to be sure.
5. When charging, keep the phone on a surface that allows it to dissipate the heat. A desk top or table is good. On a pillow or a bed is bad! The hotter the battery gets over time, the less use you will be able to get out of it.

What if your Sidekick is not new and you want to get better battery life and this doesn’t help. You can get a new battery for your phone and do this procedure. New Sidekick batteries are about 10 dollars on eBay. Don’t pay 40-60 dollars for a new one from T-mobile

Here are some links to new Sidekick batteries:

Replacement Sidekick LX Battery Replacement Sidekick 3 Battery Replacement Sidekick Slide Battery Replacement Sidekick ID Battery

Originally posted 2008-10-18 18:47:52.

How To Get Sidekick 2008 to Vibrate a Text is Received?

Feb.24, 2010 in T-mobile Sidekick Repair 9 Comments

Someone asked this at Yahoo Answers.

how do i get my sidekick 2008 to vibrate when i get a text?

i just bought a sidekick 2008 and i cant get it to vibrate when i receive a text. all that happens is an icon shows up in the corner? and suggestions?
Thanks

Here is the Answer I gave:

You need to have the data plan otherwise it doesn’t vibrate or ring when you first get a text. Try setting your pending message alert to 2 minutes under sound settings so 2 minutes after you get the text it vibrates or rings.

I didn’t know that but know I do. I hope that it helps you out.

Originally posted 2008-11-22 11:28:40.

Samsung Instinct SPH-M800 LCD Repair Guide

Feb.23, 2010 in LCD Screen Replacements Leave a Comment

Repair your Samsung instrinct yourself ans save some money. Cracked lcd screen, bad backlights white lines in your screen? Take your Samsung sph-m800 apart and replace the the lcd screen.

The parts are fairly cheap on ebay and there is a guide at the link below.

Picture guide to take apart the Samsung Instinct M800: Click Here to Access

Tools required:

Small Phillips Screw Driver
Small Flathead or exacto razor
A Safe Open Tool

Find a new LCD screen below from the sellers on Ebay? Why buy and Samsung instinct LCD screen on ebay? Broadest selection and lowest prices by far. Usually 50% less.