[studentjunk]

I am having a similar problem. Except that my screen blanks out randomly, independent of whether or not the keyboard is sliding out, and whether or not the phone is even on. (Sometimes it's a blank screen when I turn it on). My biggest problem is it happens randomly, so I'm afraid when I make my way to the Sprint store, it will work just fine.

In any case, if I were you, I would take it to a sprint store. If you bought the TEP ($7), it doesn't matter where you got the phone (I believe). It should be covered.

I will take mine in probably early May unless it goes kaputt completely. I'm busy this month.