I've had this phone, which stopped working, for about 2 years now sitting in a drawer. I figured it MIGHT be the battery, but the local cell phone company (Alltel-since gone out of business) wouldn't even test it-but they WOULD sell me a new battery for $45, and specifically told me, if the problem wasn't the battery-and it might not be-I was out of luck, no return, no refund. So, instead, I got a cheapy no feature one from them, just because I have a good plan that I got before they went nuts on the price of their plans prior to going under. When I saw this price, I figured, hey, what the heck-spending $7 and getting screwed was a LOT better than spending $50 and getting screwed, so I gave it a chance. You gussed it-it was the battery, and now it works perfectly. YIPEE!