6101 lost all settings and numbers
I've had my 6101 about a year. When I turned it on this morning I discovered that I had lost all of my setting and phone numbers. I tested the SIM card - that wasn't to blame. Strangely some of my games are there plus SMS' I had sent, but no phone numbers, and everything else - wall paper, ring tone, etc had returned to factory settings.
I have spent the morning trying to put my phone back as it was, but am affair I have now lost some numbers permanently. I realise I should have backed-up my phone, but haven’t done so for quite some time.
The battery is fine, still lasts about 4 days, so that can't be it. Can anyone tell me what happened? How I could prevent it from happening again and is there anyway I can return it to the way it was?
@ wendio2007
Hi,
That's really strange .. Try to
1.) remove the battery leave it out for a while,
2.) turn on the phone
3.) restore factory settings
4.) create a new contact and check ot see if it stays.
see if it helps.. of not, maybe you could have the phone checked at a Nokia Service Center..
Cheers
Let me be a ripple in the silent stream of your memory ~ Viveca
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