[daving313]

Picked up my Pixi Plus today at Verizon Wireless in downtown Chicago.

Trialing the device right now (I also have the iPhone 3GS). Absolutely love the form factor and OS, but, I am having some serious issues.

1) Pixi is randomly shutting down. Battery level is at 40%. I keep pushing the screen lock and then trying to turn the screen back on doesn't work pushing the screen lock again. It did the first few times. Now I have to hold it to turn the device back on. This doesn't seem normal...

2) Battery life seems to have dwindled about 20% in a couple hours (no voice usage, no text messages, no GPS, just setting up 2 e-mail accounts and trying the web browser). Not sure if it's because I've had to turn the phone on multiple times (about 10 shut downs since I picked it up at lunch).

Guessing I should go exchange?

[pogeypre]

Yes. You should have no such issues. Exchange is definitely the right choice.

[angiest]

Picked up my Pixi Plus today at Verizon Wireless in downtown Chicago.

Trialing the device right now (I also have the iPhone 3GS). Absolutely love the form factor and OS, but, I am having some serious issues.

1) Pixi is randomly shutting down. Battery level is at 40%. I keep pushing the screen lock and then trying to turn the screen back on doesn't work pushing the screen lock again. It did the first few times. Now I have to hold it to turn the device back on. This doesn't seem normal...

2) Battery life seems to have dwindled about 20% in a couple hours (no voice usage, no text messages, no GPS, just setting up 2 e-mail accounts and trying the web browser). Not sure if it's because I've had to turn the phone on multiple times (about 10 shut downs since I picked it up at lunch).

Guessing I should go exchange?

Some weeks ago my wife dropped her Pre and thereafter it would shutdown randomly, especially when closing the slider. The fix was to remove the battery and reseat it. Perhaps you could try something similar?

[laze]

If you can demonstrate the problems at the drop of a hat I'm sure you'll get a replacement.

[netwrkr9]

That's wierd, why would anybody take the time to post this, most people would just take their phone back and get a new one, JMO.

[daving313]

That's wierd, why would anybody take the time to post this, most people would just take their phone back and get a new one, JMO.

Just wanted to see if any other new Plus owners were having similar issues or just my random one. Just seemed weird to happen a few hours after leaving the store. Sorry to bother you!

[Lancerz]

Just got a bad apple is all.

[rawspot]

That's wierd, why would anybody take the time to post this, most people would just take their phone back and get a new one, JMO.

Just as weird as you commenting on how weird it is that he asked. Most people would have read the post and moved on if they had no interest or had no relevant information to provide regarding the OP's thread subject. JMO.

BTW... I'm not like most people.

[renaldobenjamin]

I have been hearing about so many problems with the pixi and pre plus. In my opinion, there junk.

[etrade18]

Renoldo how much are you getting paid to bash!?!?!

[dbpaddler]

I think the Pixi goes off the intelligence of it's user and reacts accordingly. My Pixi happens to be flawless

[Garrett92C]

Renoldo how much are you getting paid to bash!?!?!

He's not lucky enough to get paid for it lol. Just does it for no reason

[Garrett92C]

OP, the battery issue is somewhat normal. After a few charging cycles, it will last much longer.

[renaldobenjamin]

Renoldo how much are you getting paid to bash!?!?!

I'm not trying to bash anything, I just think IN MY OPINION that the plus phones are not all that great. I'm sorry if that offends you etrade.

[Garrett92C]

I'm not trying to bash anything, I just think IN MY OPINION that the plus phones are not all that great. I'm sorry if that offends you etrade.

The Plus phones are basically the same as our Pres/Pixis but with better hardware...

[smooth3006]

I have been hearing about so many problems with the pixi and pre plus. In my opinion, there junk.

i wouldn't call them junk. ive owned both a pre & a pixi. of course i moved on to a htc hero and im in love now.

[jbern8]

webos phone will use a lot of battery the first few hours while download contacts and syncing acounts

[etrade18]

any how long have you had it for you to be so opinionated!!! Troll

[cobrakon]

webos phone will use a lot of battery the first few hours while download contacts and syncing acounts

Yep, depending on how much data you have to sync up, that initial experience could be pretty "draining" until it settles down. If you've gotten the "sync complete" notification, a few things.

1. Reseat the battery. A slightly misaligned battery can cause shut downs and increased battery drain.

2. Check your email sync settings. If they are set to "As items arrive", change it to "every 10 mins" or longer and observe.

Barring that, you may have some defective circuitry. Take it in for an exchange.

HTH

[Freshyz]

Can anyone confirm/deny that the Pre or Pixi PLUS has the little pad that pushes the battery into the terminals with a tighter fit?

Just curious.. .