Phone only works when held in my hand or resting on my thigh???

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Jun 2022
3:57pm, 23 Jun 2022
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Purps
2 years in phone terms isn't really that new. They aren't made like the old nokia bricks.

Maybe see if someone else can use it without issue. Unless you get someone else to try it you won't know if it is the phone or not.
Jun 2022
8:40pm, 23 Jun 2022
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Weath
when I hold it in my left hand... Which is now so painful, after using it for about an hour, I have to put it down and away...
Arthritis? Sounds plausible when you also say you're experiencing numbness and tingling.
Jun 2022
10:42pm, 23 Jun 2022
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Hanneke
No, it is EMF radiation from the phone! I only have these issues when holding the phone, hence not wanting to hold it.
I have ordered a large SIM card from EE so I can go back to an old "dumb phone". They didn't emit anything that caused issues...
Jun 2022
10:44pm, 23 Jun 2022
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Hanneke
I had hoped to use this phone as a tablet for use at home but it looks like I have to fire up the aged laptop if I want to Fetch or check emails and stuff.
Annoying!
Jun 2022
10:52pm, 23 Jun 2022
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Hanneke
Testing things again and put the phone on a cushion on my lap. It won't work if I just type with my right hand.
However: it works when I put one finger of my left hand on the phone! It really does seem to need 2 contact points. I am barely touching it, and it won't work when I loose contact... Anyway: this is better than holding it or resting it directly on my thigh although I can feel it in my finger tip.
Jun 2022
11:43pm, 23 Jun 2022
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cerid
It sounds broken. Perhaps it is it quietly electrocuting you, seriously
Jun 2022
11:51pm, 23 Jun 2022
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Hanneke
Cerid, that could be possible but, it has always been quite literally a pain?
Jun 2022
11:51pm, 23 Jun 2022
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Hanneke
My old phone didn't do this but it had no 4G...
Jun 2022
2:07am, 24 Jun 2022
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Purps
It really does sound like your phone is broken or may have a short of some kind.
Jun 2022
10:01am, 24 Jun 2022
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Hanneke
I am going to let others use it, see how they get on with it. It has been suggested it is the glass screensaver...

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Maintained by Hanneke
I am EMF sensitive... I know, I didn't really believe in it either but now I do as, without EMF emitting stuff, my debilitating symptoms are gone.
I have to use a laptop or smartphone though, just to be able to.participate in daily tasks like filing my Confirmation Statement.
So, I try not to have an emf emitting device actually on my body but I do not seem to be able to use my Motorola G8 without either holding it or resting it on my thigh? It seems to need "grounding" through my body fo...

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