Thanks for the replies above.

Nope ... can't throw the thing in the nearest Klong ... It's my partners lifeline (her phone) and my pastime while I sit on the shitter and play Sudoku.

Oh ... Her's ... it's a Samsung Galaxy A or E or something.

Mine is some cheap Chinese Appo phone or something. Lasted a year ... and now the screen has 'dead spots' ... as in I can't 'touch screen' and do stuff.


Cabling... humm ... yes, we have now come to Thailand. Thought I was using the same cable as back in the wild West ... but could be wrong.

Damm ... there are soooooooooo many cables!

Could be a hardware issue, and, if so ... great, so much easier to fix.

Thanks for the replies.