I have seen that issue a couple of times - I managed a college class of 20 using Kindles - and found it unresolvable if the restarts didn't help. It doesn't need to have been banged to happen, in my experience - it seems like a software glitch. I was able to get replacements for examples of this happening by contacting Amazon. I'm not sure if there's a time limit on that - the problems we saw were under 6 months onto the life of the Kindles. Good luck.
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flea - May 28, 2013 4:11:48 pm PDT #22500 of 25497
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meara - May 28, 2013 4:36:08 pm PDT #22501 of 25497
That happened to mine, but after I sat on it. The screen was clearly borked, in my case.
sj - May 28, 2013 5:10:34 pm PDT #22502 of 25497
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Mine had a similar issue. I rebooted it several times. Turned on the wifi and did a software upgrade and another reboot and it was fine after that.
Jessica - May 28, 2013 5:15:47 pm PDT #22503 of 25497
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
sj, how did you update the software without being able to see most of the screen?
sj - May 29, 2013 3:12:02 am PDT #22504 of 25497
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I could see just enough of the screen to do that in my case.
Liese S. - May 30, 2013 6:20:45 am PDT #22505 of 25497
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
So I went with the Galaxy S4. It is pretty slick.
Polter-Cow - May 30, 2013 6:47:05 am PDT #22506 of 25497
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It is! It's so shiny and pretty.
Jessica - May 30, 2013 6:50:29 am PDT #22507 of 25497
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oooh, I want one. Of course, I've been wanting one since the GS3 came out and that was the shiny new thing, and here I am a year later still holding on to my iPhone 4.
Liese S. - May 30, 2013 6:53:38 am PDT #22508 of 25497
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I actually looked at the iPhone4, 'cause, free. But in the end I spent the bucks, because, techy. I would have liked to have waited until the One hit Verizon (probably badged as DNA2) but I don't have the time.
§ ita § - May 30, 2013 9:23:27 am PDT #22509 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My phone is being cranky as FUCK. It loses not just reception but the entire network. Half the time when I check it (trufax 50%) it says emergency calls only. And doesn't recognise TMobile until I restart.
WiFi is fine, and if only I still had a phone with integrated VOIP--but no! I'm paying for phone service.
But TMobile is balky about support, since I didn't get it through them.
As for the Galaxy 4, who let this microsite out the door and onto the web: [link] ? What the nutfuck is that? The Life Care page is the best, but they're all kind of off, both in terms of English and in how intimate I want to get with my phone (you can love your Android, just don't love your Android).