IPhone 3GS 2 yrs old - info gone?

When I go to my main screen - the time, Wi-Fi etc information disappears. When I'm in safari or messages the info comes back. Why is this?

Throw it away

The phone may have software problems maybe you coud do a full restore? This may sort your problem out? But before you do this have you tried a soft reset? Try holding down the lock button and the home button for ten seconds until the apple logo appears then release.
This may be all you have to do to get the phone working again, but if all these things fail then i would suggest a trip to the apple store who i'm pretty sure will be able to fix the problems for you.

Try to reboot your phone and see if it goes away?

If you haven't upgraded your iOS, try to upgrade it to the latest iOS 6 (which supports iPhone 3GS). The problem should go away I believe.

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