A sidekick3 that dont turn on

The problem is the unit dont turn on or charge for that matter. it havent been dropped,i bought a new charger thinkin it was the charger still nothing,i also changed the battery around still no progress.

nuny Dec 02, 2007

my sie kick will not charge it wil start to charge but the i just stop and cuts off

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The sidekick 3 has a known issue with the charging port. If it is under warranty call t-mobile.

If not, you can get it fixed for 90-100 dollars.

The other solution is to get a external battery cradle with spare battery charger and an extra battery. This runs about 40 bucks on ebay.

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