Is my phone dead?

In My Humble Opinion
1

The wife bought a small ZTE smart phone from Walmart a year ago, did not like using it so just let it sit. Now I have a need for a phone just to run a single app on a WiFi network, I don’t need phone service. I tried our tablet and it works fine in this situation.

So I want to download the app on the ZTE and use it. But it won’t start. Naturally the battery is dead so I plugged in an auxiliary battery. I can tell it is charging because the meter on the aux drops fairly fast. But the phone will still not start when I hold down the power button.

Shouldn’t it be able to run on the aux? Is it just dead? I plugged it into the computer USB port thinking it might have more power for charging, and the computer wants to connect to the Internet and install something.

Dennis

2

Do you have a charger you can plug into a wall outlet? The phone might not be getting enough voltage from an auxiliary battery or the computer to charge from a dead state, but an AC outlet might provide just enough oomph to get it running again.

3

you might want to try removing the battery (if you can) and then plugging it into a charger. It may be that the battery is totally screwed and needs replacing.

4

OK, I put it on a wall charger and after a few seconds it tripped the GFCI. Guess I need a battery.

Dennis