I just tried it on mine and i could also see the letters and numbers typed. it went down to the next line and the display stayed with the blinking cursor. maybe you need a little reboot. just hold the power button down until you see the turn off slider at the top. slide that and then the phone will shut down completely. Give that about 30 seconds and then hold the power button down again and the phone should boot right back up. sometimes the phones just need a little kick in the **** sometimes.