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Nokia Screen Defect

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6 May 2003

My Noki 8290 has a problem with the screen. The screen often goes completely blank. Other times portions of the screen disappear or shift around. Right now, for instance, the clock appears in two places. It’s supposed to be in the upper right corner of the screen, but it’s in the upper right corner and also just below the middle. The clock in the upper left shows the correct time, the one in the middle shows the time about 15 minutes ago, as if it just hasn’t refreshed. The screen often appears scrambled, making it impossible to read the caller ID, clock, or the phone book.

Today I see on Gizmodo that this is a common defect and a California man is suing Nokia over it.

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