Nokia 3589i / 3587i

I love my 3589i but there's one problem: if the display is not lit, it's very difficult to read. Unfortunately, there's no "light" key to turn the light on. If I hit the end key and there was something on the screen (like a message telling me about missed calls or voice mail waiting), the message disappears. If I hit the send key, the phone brings up the recently dialed call list. There is no way to adjust the contrast for the display when it is NOT lit (I know there's one which adjusts the contrast when the phone is lit). I've never seen a phone with a display that is so hard to read without the light.

Am I missing something here? Please advise. Thanks a lot!

Josh