“ Originally Posted by Sangano 
”
Well I also got a Touch on December 29th and it does the same thing. I dont think its an early release, I got in at the sprint store. So far the only thing I have been able to do it disable the sleep feature but I dont know if that will affect the screen since its always on. I love this phone and I dont want to get rid of it but i have 30 days to return or exchange the phone do you suggest i exchange it for a new one?
yes i would try to get a different one. even though it is in store that you got it theres still a chance that it could be the original release version