My phone won't charge

I get a lot of customers come into my shop with this phone model and complaining about charging issues. Im afraid the charger itself is not the problem. The charging port on the motherboard needs to be replaced, which does require soldering, common issue with this phone model

"when phone is not charging there are few steps you can try -

check the power outlet and charger connection if charger is not broken than press the power key and hold for 1 min than restart the phone and plug the charger see if this work if not than try these steps and see if this fix your phone charging issue follow Guide to fix phone not charging see if this care to solve the issue ."

i figured out how to make the "ZTE zmax z970" charge. with the charging problem its sorta a simple fix. simply plug the charger into your zte zmax and wrap the chargeing cord around the phone upwards keeping a tight grip around the phones body. the phone will then charge...i know this because i have one and understand the charging struggle.

Mine wouldnt charge in the USB port of my PC - wall or car was fine - but i noticed when I plugged it in to the port - a menu appeared on my phone where the first choice was to "Charge Only" and that was what I had kept selecting -the second choice was "install driver: once I selected that it was fine - its charging now

The phone has overheated. Let it cool and plug it back in and it will charge.

"Ive had the same problem with my z970. Actually i had the same problem with my first zte phone(z790) also..

With my current phone(z970) I find the problem. is complicated.. If i try a brand new charging cable, it charges fine for a while.. then after a few days or weeks, it wont charge anymore.. I have discovered recently that the outlets in my bedroom wont charge the phone at all, but everything else works fine on that outlet. I can charge it fine in the living room with the same cable.

I found a work around that keeps me functioning.. I have a small battery storage supply i bought on amazon for about $20. It charges my phone just fine.. So I just charge it up daily, and then charge my phone with it. I get about 3 charges from it, before it needs more juice.. This has worked fine for several months now.. I hope this helps you.. The Zte Z970 really is a great phone.. I have no idea why they seem to have charging trouble. Maybe they dont.. maybe we just got lucky?"