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I plug in the charger.
The LED turns solid red.
I Check "Settings" and the Android reports "Battery 56%, Charging"
Wait a few minutes.
LED changes to Blinking Red.
I check "Settings" again and the Android reports "Battery 57% Not Charging"
I go across the room. I turn the light switch (which controls that AC outlet) off and on.
LED returns to solid red.
Android reports "charging" again.
A few minutes later, the process repeats.
Anybody ever fix this same problem on your Android phone ?
The model is the Sharp Aquos Crystal. Best I can tell, Sprint no longer sells it, and I wonder if anybody does.
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Replace the socket being used? It seems like hardware issue, consider replacing or trying out a different charger, to see if that works.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Hope I'm not totally screwed. Just made a date with the store for a repair visit.
Not looking forward to that.
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Maybe replace the battery if it's more than 2+ years old?
/ravi
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Thanks for the idea.
These phones are manufactured so that you can't replace the battery.
When I bought it, I didn't think to ask about that.
A year later, I see that this is "Rated 2.4 out of 5 by 530 reviewers".
Honestly, aside from this battery problem, I like the phone.
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C-P-User-3 wrote: These phones are manufactured so that you can't replace the battery.
That's what they'd like you to think. See this[^] link. 
/ravi
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ifixit.com my first stop for questions like this and tools!
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Hmmmmmm,
estimate: 15 - 35 minutes Difficulty: Difficult
Despite the difficulty, thank you, for that link.
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Look for a cell phone battery replacement service in your area - they'll probably charge you $20-$40 (plus the cost of the new battery) if you prefer not to do it yourself.
/ravi
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I've had charging issues due to subpar USB cables.
Have you tried a different cable?
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Yes, I purchased a brand new cable, which worked for a day or two.
After that, the problem resumed.
Went to the Sprint store this weekend, and left it with the technician for a few hours.
He called and told me that phone charged, so I brought him both of my cables and he examined them.
He gave me a third cable. The protruding piece of metal was different by a millimeter or two.
(I wish I had eyes that good.)
The phone charged last night.
Looking okay for the moment.
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I had similar charging issues with my HTC Android phone. It was a bad USB charging cable.
Cheers,
विक्रम
"We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread 
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I was really surprised by two things...
- That my second USB cable started acting up very soon after purchase
- That the act of flipping the switch on the other side of the wall would fix the problem for ten minutes (where "ten" is my best guess) I would not physically touch the phone, cable, or current converter. Two seconds without electric power was enough to alert the phone to start charging when I flipped the switch to "on", after which, he stopped charging again.
Duh.
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I had a similar problem myself recently, which turned out to be a burned out wall-wart.
Echoing what others have been saying, try a different outlet/wall-wart/cable before fretting about anything else. From what I gather it is far more common for an older battery to drain too quickly, rather than stop charging. Sounds to me like it's something external to the phone causing the issue.
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Miracle's Journey[^]
What a fitting name for that cutie.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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 Wonderful! That man deserves a medal and more than an Oscar! I salute to this kind of person.
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One Step at a Time: The First Elephant Prosthetics - YouTube[^]
That doctor is AWESOME! 
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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I enjoy seeing a story that portrays the positive side of life in Amazing Thailand rather than the usual salacious trash
While I get weak-kneed in the presence of elephants, melting into a sodden mass of gushing sentiment, the way they are broken (domesticated) is brutal, so I try (usually unsuccessfully) to steer visitors here (in the north) away from the so-called "elephant-training camps" and to ... the zoo, or to the rescue center in Lampang, or other places trying to help elephants, not exploit them: [^]
The current government has made progress in keeping elephants (used for tourist entertainment) off the streets, and off the beach. I have some disturbing memories from back in the days when I used to drive a car here of being stopped in traffic behind a large elephant with a red safety-reflector tied to his tail ... that I have not seen in the last few years, but, I'm on a bicycle these days, and not getting around the city like I used to.
cheers, Bill
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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We used to take every opportunity to interact with elephants, feeding, taking rides and safaris until we met this amazing couple Walking With Elephants[^] in the Okavango. We have not been on an elephant since and never will be!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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You're right!
God is good.
All the time God is good.
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Requires Flash ... just say no!
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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I often hear advice like this:
Ultimately, you should do what you do because you love doing it, not for the money. Do something that you would love to do even for free.
For the longest time, I agreed with this. However, I was thinking... What's wrong with doing something for money? What if I want to get into a line of work to make money to support my family and live a proper lifestyle? This really is not "doing it for the money," it's doing it for a certain lifestyle, mainly for my family, which is partly dependent on money. I'm not talking about working just to buy a bunch of flashy stuff, I'm talking about working to keep the family is safe neighborhoods, to provide the proper upbringing for my children, etc... Yes, it is "for the money" because money is needed to do these things... So what is wrong with doing a profession for that?
Don't get me wrong, I feel like it is VERY important that one follows the right career path for him/her and absolutely loves what they do, but ultimately, I don't think I just speak for myself when I say that most of us indeed work for the money; society is built around this concept and money actually only a concept used to trade work for the work of others.
Now, if "doing it for the money" means "doing something you absolutely do not want to be doing just because it makes good money," well, yeah I'd agree that wouldn't be the best choice for someone. However, in the end, when I think of work, it almost always involves doing at least some things that you don't want... That's pretty much the definition of "work." You are spending your time doing something for someone else in return for money so that you can do things for yourself/family.
Thoughts? Comments?
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The bloke who started the boy band JLS (who I am site almost none on here approve of musically) did so to raise many to find his brother's research into multiple sclerosis, a condition his mother had suffered from since he was 12.
It was a pact they made as kids, one to become a scientist and find a cure, the other to become famous and raise the money.
Both followed it through, unfortunately earning the money turned out to be easier than finding the cure.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Both?
You have to have money to live comfortably. So why not make money at something you love to do. I think they should go together.
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