Motorola M3188 trouble : what means "88:88" ?

"David Ducassou" <f1ahexx11j2qm82@jetable.org> wrote in message
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> My Motorola Model M3188 mobile phone worked fine (with Mobicard
> subscription) for months.
> But now I have the following problem : every time I switch on the
> mobile, I see "88:88" on the screen so nothing works any more :-(
>
> Before to trash this phone, do you have any idea of what this mean ?

Could 88:88 be the clock? When nothing is displayed on a digital clock it
can look like that, as there's no LED's on. I'm aware on most phones this
wouldn't be appropriate, but some older phones do have a dedicated space
with this simple construct for the time...

If it's buggered contact your supplier or motorola, if it's within warranty.
If not, make a fuss and contact them saying this is your 3rd phone and it's
had yet another fault, though a varying fault, not the same fault.