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cell phone question

8 years ago

ok... have a tracfone... some kind of android/smart phone... Alcatel?? does everything i NEED it to do and costs me very little, but then i don't live on it.

anyway... it has started doing something goofy over past 2-3 days? randomly and at random intervals, it will "buzz buzz" if on vibrate or do a 3 tone ring... constantly?? i have a feeling something got pressed while it was in my pocket but have no idea where to even begin to look for the problem.

thinking only thing i can do is find a HS kid who will show me some mercy and fix things for me!!

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Elmer J Fudd

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Tracfone call up tech support:

CALL US

1-800-867-7183
Centers operate from 8 AM to 11:45 PM (EST) 7 days a week

If you can, better to not use your Tracfone to call, so that you can talk to them and push whatever buttons they suggest at the same time. Be sure your Tracfone is charged before calling them.

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User
8 years ago
Do you have it set to do this on incoming calls or as reminders of events? If you do when it happens look at your recent calls to see if there is something there. I had several calls from a toddler who was playing with the mother's phone in the space of a week.
pudgeder
8 years ago
Try turning it off for a few minutes and then turn it back on.
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Joann, I don't have one of those, but when I dropped my land line, I had the same thoughts. I don't have mine on me all the time. Honest, it is ok, not to! :) Just think, you didn't have your land line on you all the time either. At home, I have a shelf my phone lives on. At work, it stays in my back pack. While riding my bike, it is in a small pack that hangs on my bike. When in the back yard, it is in a basket, unless I wear something with a pocket. Of course, it is in my purse when I take it along. While driving it is on the shelf between the front seats. :) Hope this helps. Moni
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moonie_57 (8 NC)
8 years ago
I don't have that kind of phone but two things come to mind... do you have an SD card in your phone? If it's not seated properly it can cause buzzing noises. My daughter had a similar problem. Also, once I had an app (can't remember what it was) and several times during the day that I downloaded it, it would make a strange ring tone. I uninstalled the app, then reinstalled, and it never happened again.
writersblock (9b/10a)
8 years ago
My flip phone does this when it wants me to charge it. Gets progressively louder and more frequent till I plug it in.
maddielee
8 years ago
So to 'Settings' - then 'Notifications' and see if you have anything enabled.

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