phone won't turn on!

[AudriMart101]

so my phone shut off while i was on the internet, and now it wont turn on, it is now on the charger as we speak, the red light will show up for a minute, then the hour glass will show up, then back to the red light etc, its been doing that for about a hour now, before that i took out the battery put it back in a few min later.... i tried turning it on then it would do the same thing (red light and hr glass) can some one please tell me whats wrong !!!!

[Zach7]

Do you have a different battery or try one at a local store? This may be the cause.