bubblegoose

I had the same problem with my T-Mobile MDA (same basic phone). I found instructions on-line to "jump start" the battery.

Basically the problem is that it needs the phone powered on to start charging the battery, if the battery gets too dead, the phone can't power on and the charge can never happen.

What you need to do is get an old USB cord that you can cut open the wires on. All it needs is an "A" type end (the type that usually goes into the computer). Cut the non- "A" end off and strip back the wires. Expose about 1/4" of the red and black wires (ignore/cut back the other wires).

Throughout this entire process make sure the red and black wires do not touch. Plug the "A" end into the computer.

Take the battery out of the Tilt or MDA. Look on the one side, you will ssee the copper connectors and they are marked + and -

Hold the red wire to the + positive side of the actual battery and the black wire to the - negative side of the battery. Keep it there for about 3 - 5 mins (your fingers will get tired). Not too long, the battery will get warm.

Unplug the USB cable. Put the battery in the phone and power it up. As soon as it powers up start charging it.

This will recover a totally dead battery.

Or you could get an external charger off of Ebay.