Touch screen doesn't recognize my touch?

My iphone started acting funny the other day. It would only recognize my touch occasionally and was very quick and jerky. Now I cannot unlock my phone at all, nor can I turn it off. The touch screen does not recognize my touch at all. The phone will ring and I can receive texts, but I cannot answer or access my telephone at all. I am very frustrated because I have only had the phone for a couple weeks longer than the warranty and the Apple Store wants to charge me $199.00 to have it fixed. It seems a little bit too convenient that right at the end of the warranty the phone stops working. Does anyone know how I can go about fixing this without having to buy a brand new phone? Any help would be appreciated. I love my iPhone, but I am a little disenchanted with it presently. Please help me. Thank you.

I'm having a similar problem, started yesterday with my 2G iphone
The touch screen doesn't work in a very specific line horizontally across the screen that only comes into play in certain screens:
-Calculator, the C, +/-, div, X buttons no longer respond.
-In contacts, any contact or phone number that happens to fall in that exact place does not respond (very difficult for calling people)
-In the app store I can't log in or cancel out because the 'ok' and 'cancel' buttons are in the dead zone.
-When scrolling once my finger hits that spot it stops.
-In notes I can't click on the third note down. (I'll never know what I wanted to remember on Fed 5th)
...on & on & on...
It is only an issue when the click-able icon is in this 'exact' spot, a little up & a little down & I'm fine.
on another note: Interesting how some one received a free replacement when music couldn't be purchased from itunes (above post), and someone else was told to buy a new phone when they couldn't power down... not fair.

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