"ransley" wrote in message
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Do cell phone batteries just die suddenly or do they usualy loose
loose the ability to hold a charge, mine is 1.5 yrs old but today the
phone is dead, it has been holding a charge

Usually gradually-- hold less and less of a charge-- but if some
catastrophic failure occurred (broken wire, etc.), DOA could occur...

Good news is batteries are cheap. FWIW, I've not had good luck buying after
market batteries. If I had to replace my battery, I'd buy OEM-- though
probably not directly from the carrier unless I needed it yesterday.