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typicalexbf

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May 31, 2011
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Iphone 3g 8gb.

I don't get it, I thought it was a hardware issue. Then software. If no sim card is inserted into the phone when you do a restore, and you're at the emergency call screen, everything works p-e-r-f-e-c-t-l-y. Insert a sim and activate, and boom---> middle of screen is instantly inactive.

I've tried the latest firmware 4.2.1, and even went so far as to downgrade to 3.1.3. Same exact problem, with absolute default factory settings. The phone functions normally except for the middle of the screen. I'm beyond baffled.

Any ideas? This is for a friend, I own a 3gs myself so if I need to experiment then so be it. Thanks in advance.
 
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