So long, and thanks for all the fish

[lanceg]

Well, looks like I was wrong about the battery being the problem with the charging port. Mine just went totally kaput, and my device is now completely unable to charge.

I'm going to pick up an external charger from Radio shack tommorow to limp me along until I get a new device. If I can find another Triumph and keep my $25 plan I will, if not, well, it's been fun!!

 

[breadnatty08]

Sorry to hear about your problems. You don't happen to have insurance on the phone?

 

[lanceg]

Nope, no insurance.

I can tell from working on it more that if you have charging problems, it's not the solder connections on the motherboard, they are very solid. It's the pins inside the port. They are very thin (ultra cheapo port) and over time will tihnk out even more and/or press deeper into the plastic. I broke the plastic off and managed to free the pins and actually got the phone to charge again, before a pin broke and now it's toast. If you have micro soldering equipment (I don't) you should be able to buy a new mini USB port and solder it in for a fix.