Curve 8520- freezing and not functionin​g?

Question

Before I went to bed last night my battery was 75% or more full, but when I woke this morning it was completely red and empty! Its never done this before, the battery has usually been quite good. Then I charged it only to find that it wouldn't function at all, and simply had the black clock/timer icon on all the time, even when it let me use messaging etc. I don't think this is just a battery problem, as I've had the problem with the clock/timer and the phone freezing before! I don't get it! Nothing in the support says anything about this. I tried taking the battery out etc but that hasn't helped.
Also, am I alone in finding that sometimes the 8520 just wants to work really slowly, with the clock/timer icon appearing every 5 seconds or so when typing texts etc?
Wish I'd never got this temperamental phone! Still have another year on the contract, lucky me!

Answer 1

All of today's smart phones are very similar to computers. They have RAM, a processor, a hard drive (Kinda!) and are subject to the same issues.
The clock timer appearing often is usually a sign that you have far too many open applications eating up your phone's available RAM. (The freezing is also associated!)
I've experienced this for a few reasons though: Loading a full sized web page, lots of open applications (this would explain your battery problem as well), or perhaps one application that is very memory intensive.
My suggestion is that when you are at the home screen of your phone, you hold down the menu key to see what you have open application wise. Shut down anything that is unnecessary and you should see an improvement in the performance of your device.
An additional note: Applications that send/receive a lot of data traffic are battery drainers. I have one in particular (The Hockey News) that will drain a full battery to nothing in a matter of a few hours if I leave it open simply because it constantly updates news articles, game scores, and other information. Just an example.
Hope this helps!
Disclaimer: I'm just a regular user like the rest of you. I have spent a lot of time learning the limitations of the Blackberries to know how to fix most problems. If I have suggested a fix, please give a kudo and mark as a solution!