[trishraffijandi]

oh! k soo my friend gave me her blackberry curve
she said there is something wrong with it and it won't work


now when i try to charge it
there is a battery sign with a red slash on it
what the heck does that mean?
does that mean i need a new battery


i really want to use it but i don't know

[tae_254]

The battery is dead. Need a new one

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[trishraffijandi]

cuz i don't want to buy a new battery if it isn't going to work

is there a place where i can try it and see if it works
first

and if it does where can i buy one

[rachel0179]

just go to a att and t store or whatever

[dustinkoenig]

borrow a battery

[tae_254]

Go into your local store, if the phone is still under warranty they will give you a new battery

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[Reed McLay]

Welcome to CrackBerry.

That does mean a battery failure, not dead, but not powerful enough to keep working.

The next thing you should do is inspect for water damage. Inside the battery cover there are a couple of stickers. If they are red, you need to insure it is fully dried out before trying to restart it.

Best way to do that, put it in a sealed plastic container over with dry rice. Leave that in a warm place for at least 24 hours. The rice will draw out any remaining moisture.

Good luck, I am sure a fresh battery with get it working again, but just in case:

http://forums.crackberry.com/f3/how-...ckberry-32322/

[trishraffijandi]

i put a plastic container over my blackberry with rice?

and where do i look for red sticker

there is a red sticker on the battery
and it has x's on it
and there is red wire thing inside my blackberry

help

[marshalljahja]

i did change with new battery. but still same. Mine is 8900 brand new, only use for 2 hours after that come the battery sign until now.

[Bethbaby]

I saw a thread on here a while back about this exact problem. I don't know how to attatch a link to the thread so i'll type out what you need to search for in this forum:

"battery on screen with red line through it"

Not to freak you out or anything, but it involves dropping your BB!!

Hope it can be of some help to you.

[Motorcycle Mama]

If you have the 8900, you might want to post in that forum section in order to get more specific help. This is the 83xx section.