Treo 650 - Cingular - Random Display on/off

[Zephyr503]

I have a Treo 650 from Cingular. I have random display on conditions. It does NOT have this condition when the phone is OFF. The display will light up and stay on for 30 to 90 seconds [it vary's] and then will come back on again. I do NOT have auto e-mail enabled.
My signal strength also varies at my home location, where I notice the most random display on/off scenario's. Is it a feature of the 650 to light up the display whenever the signal is lost or acquired?

Has anyone see any of these symptoms?

I have checked this forum for this topic using: random display on/off, cingular display on, 650 display, display on off. Sorry if I missed the answer somewhere else.

[Christopher]

I have a Treo 650 from Cingular. I have random display on conditions. It does NOT have this condition when the phone is OFF. The display will light up and stay on for 30 to 90 seconds [it vary's] and then will come back on again. I do NOT have auto e-mail enabled.
My signal strength also varies at my home location, where I notice the most random display on/off scenario's. Is it a feature of the 650 to light up the display whenever the signal is lost or acquired?

Has anyone see any of these symptoms?

I have checked this forum for this topic using: random display on/off, cingular display on, 650 display, display on off. Sorry if I missed the answer somewhere else.

This is a known issue with Cingular and the Treo 650. For me, it went away entirely when I upgraded to 1.17. I think I've seen a few people claim that it still is an issue for them with 1.17, but for most, that seems to solve it. It's not really harmful ... but definitely annoying.

[Zephyr503]

Problem didn't go away, only got worse. Battery life is affected. I suppose I could just get a bigger battery, but it is annoying.

[templebuilderfitness]

i am with cingular and have not had any problems like that. might look into getting a replacement

[Christopher]

Problem didn't go away, only got worse. Battery life is affected. I suppose I could just get a bigger battery, but it is annoying.

I wonder if it could be your SIM tray. You might find some useful information on this thread: Treo 650 turns on spontaneously hundreds of times/day