everyone with the screen problem-can you remember what you installed or did with the phone just before the screen started playing up?

no one wants to be specific as to why they wont just backup their contacts and send their phone in for a fix. is it because they have over 50+ of their own applications installed also? I wouldve just backed up my contacts in the knowledge that im going to be sent back a phone that actually works. If you dont want to lose or write down your installed frequently used programs, someone on here might know of a way to back up your entire phone, but then you might end up putting the screen annoyance onto a replacement new phone also (if that was offered under contract). if you have installed loads of programs, even if they arent from the testing catalogues, one of those might have caused the screen problem to occur in the first place. if this is the case theres always the chance that nokia might refuse to replace it. I try not to install too many-this is still a new phone, and many programs being released are in their early stages, even if they are not in the development/testing catalogues. there are bound to be loads of programs that may have conflicts with others or just the n900 that we just dont know of.

you should be able to back up your contacts easily by using the software cd that comes with the n900. I dont think it comes with the option of backing up installed programs, so writing down your mostly used applications might be the better option.. then send your phone in. if its a genuine screen hardware problem, sending it back may be the only thing you can do to get a fix.