i880 Charging Issue

I just got a new i880 and am having a charging issue. This is my third Nextel phone (i730 and i860 being the first two) since it's the only phone I have I have to charge it while it's still on. I work at a job where I'm on call 24/7 so I charge it at night while I'm in the bed.

I first noticed one morning after I got up that the phone had turned itself off sometime during the night. WTF I thought the 730 and 860 never did that before. I just shrugged and went about my day. Today I ran it down completely and plugged it up to charge and a couple hours later picked it up to turn it on and noticed a message that said "incompatible charger" on the screen.

What does "incompatible charger" mean? I seem to remember seeing that on my old 730 a few years ago when I first got it and all I did was clean the battery contacts and the message never appeared again so I did that this time. Didn't work this time cause when I plugged it up again the message popped right back up on the screen.

This charger is one of those smallish chargers Moto has started sending out with Nextel phones, not the round ones you can wrap the cord around. Would that be the problem?

Any other ideas? Or is my phone just a lemon I need to try and exchange for a new one?

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Try a different charger, (730 & 860 should fit)
try plugging in to a different wall outlet,
try a car charger,
try a new battery,
and last but not least, try a new phone. (hope you got insurance)