Touch screen randomly turns on while driving on the freeway
 

Hello,

Does anyone have this problem where the display randomly turns on for no reason? This usually happens when I'm in the car and I'm thinking the phone switches from one tower to another. I don't usually keep any application constantly running.

I turn off the screen by pressing the button on the top of the phone. Usually after a min or so, it the display sometimes turns on again. After a few off buttons it remains off.

Has anyone experienced this? I'm using the stock ROM.

Thanks

Re: Touch screen randomly turns on while driving on the freeway
 

Mine does the same at two parts of my commute. I've been on the phone at one of those points multiple times and it's dropped (on a bridge), so I figure it has to do with signal...

Would be interested in knowing for sure what it is though.

Re: Touch screen randomly turns on while driving on the freeway
 

have you tried turning off the update time setting? It usually turns on activesync too so if thats running then thats probably your problem. That could tie in with connecting to different towers too (updating every time it sees a new tower and turning on)

just in case....Go to settings/personal/phone/services tab, then go to Time synchronization settings and uncheck.

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my vogue turns on by itself when i drive by a wifi hotspot. very wierd considering that our device is not wifi capable.

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are you sure the phone isn't switching between coverage and roaming? mines does the same thing but only does it if the phone switches between roaming and native coverage.

if i had to guess your phone is bouncing between roaming towers causing the device to wake-up.

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That is a good point! I had mine on SPRINT ONLY, but noticed this same problem recently ... after i selected AUTOMATIC between sprint and roaming. It does turn back off after 30 seconds, so i am not too worried.

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mine does it all the time too. But i dont know if its a "coverage" thing or if its my phone trying to connect to my audio or gps system even though i dont have bluetooth on. And it does it even on just a short drive. im kinda curious about it.

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Mine is fine...greatest phone ive ever had that doesnt have GPS...Graphics Drivers...and a EVDO Rev A upgrade...

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I've noticed it does this a lot at my friends house. The phone randomly turns on without ever moving. So strange.

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I totally noticed this happening, posted in other threads for responses, and had no answer. I was under the impression it was happening when I got a txt or voicemail. The rom is stock. Lock the phone, Turn off the screen, put it in hard pouch, place in pocket. Two hours later, pull it out of pocket and backlight is on and phone is warm. I can't figure it out, but it sucks big *%#. Just right now changed the automatic time update setting to off. I will update. THX.

edit: I installed S2U2 yesterday. . . and it hasn't happened again. . . will update again.

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Sorry, long post, but I'm feeling stuck. Phone still seems to have the problem after update with ppcgeeks 3.02gps kitchen. With S2U2 installed, it just lights up the lock screen and when you unlock it there's a new txt on the today screen. But is my problem related to the same thing? I mean having the screen light up when changing networks, vs when receiving a txt or voicemail? And if this really has been a problem since wm2003, then what is the practical work-around? I mean do we result to "phone-use controls" where we just have to teach ourselves to use the phone efficiently (ie, check it every 15 minutes. . .any ideas?). Maybe there are some "best software settings?" And by google searching, I can't seem to find anything about this, maybe if all my questions are redundant, someone can point me to some reading, then? Thanks for listening. . .and thanks for any answers!

Re: Touch screen randomly turns on while driving on the freeway
 

Umm, my phone always does this when I'm switching towers. Maybe your switching towers on the freeway?

Re: Touch screen randomly turns on while driving on the freeway
 

It could also be if your using any mail clients with outlook on your phone as it checks for new mail.