Intermittent "contact service" / no signal on 6310

I have one of the Nokia 6310's which *usually* works extremely well -
loathed to give it up.

Over the last couple of months hower it has increasingly gone from full
signal to no signal and then, f you reset the phone (jsut turn off/on) it
will either work again fine OR display "contact service" on the screen.

If it displays "contact service" , GENTLY tapping the phone on the palm of
your hand a few times and cycling the power again often brings it back.

It ACTS as though something is loose - because if it has a signal and the
phone is left alone, it will work for days at a time. Pick it up and it
might lose signal within a few seconds. Or it might not!

I have taken the case off and there seems to be nothing loose anywhere. I
have a local repair shop, but from what I gather the procedure is "nah mate,
you need a new one".

Is it time to put the phone out to pasture or can anyone suggest what might
cause this intermitent problem please?

Kind Regards
Mark

On Feb 21, 8:38 am, "Mark" <newsm...@lineisp.ocm> wrote:
> I have one of the Nokia 6310's which *usually* works extremely well -
> loathed to give it up.
>
> Over the last couple of months hower it has increasingly gone from full
> signal to no signal and then, f you reset the phone (jsut turn off/on) it
> will either work again fine OR display "contact service" on the screen.
>
> If it displays "contact service" , GENTLY tapping the phone on the palm of
> your hand a few times and cycling the power again often brings it back.
>
> It ACTS as though something is loose - because if it has a signal and the
> phone is left alone, it will work for days at a time. Pick it up and it
> might lose signal within a few seconds. Or it might not!
>
> I have taken the case off and there seems to be nothing loose anywhere. I
> have a local repair shop, but from what I gather the procedure is "nah mate,
> you need a new one".

It could be the SIM card contacts. First clean the contacts and make
sure all of the spring contacts on the phone are not stuck flat. If
that doesn't work, fold up a bit of paper or card a few times and lay
on top of the SIM card so the battery holds it in place.

Mike

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"logomanager" <usenet@logomanager.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1172154338.628362.179020@a75g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
> On Feb 21, 8:38 am, "Mark" <newsm...@lineisp.ocm> wrote:
>> I have one of the Nokia 6310's which *usually* works extremely well -
>> loathed to give it up.
>>
>> Over the last couple of months hower it has increasingly gone from full
>> signal to no signal and then, f you reset the phone (jsut turn off/on) it
>> will either work again fine OR display "contact service" on the screen.
>>
>> If it displays "contact service" , GENTLY tapping the phone on the palm
>> of
>> your hand a few times and cycling the power again often brings it back.
>>
>> It ACTS as though something is loose - because if it has a signal and the
>> phone is left alone, it will work for days at a time. Pick it up and it
>> might lose signal within a few seconds. Or it might not!
>>
>> I have taken the case off and there seems to be nothing loose anywhere. I
>> have a local repair shop, but from what I gather the procedure is "nah
>> mate,
>> you need a new one".
>
> It could be the SIM card contacts. First clean the contacts and make
> sure all of the spring contacts on the phone are not stuck flat. If
> that doesn't work, fold up a bit of paper or card a few times and lay
> on top of the SIM card so the battery holds it in place.
>
> Mike
>
> --
> Customise your Nokia phoen with LogoManager
> http://www.logomanager.co.uk
>



Thank you for that idea, I shall give it a whirl :)

Mark