Phone + water = unhappy bird
30 January 2008, 02:41 PM
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Phone + water = unhappy bird
Our lass dropped her phone down the bog last nite, Tut!
Any ideas wot breaks when this happens and is there any point gettin it fixed or just buy a new one? pink LG chocolate btw
Any ideas wot breaks when this happens and is there any point gettin it fixed or just buy a new one? pink LG chocolate btw
30 January 2008, 02:45 PM
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There was a trial on the gadget show about this last year.
They recommended taking out the battery and sim card, open it up as much as possible to get water out, and let it dry somewhere warm for a few days.
All the phones they tried this with, worked again fine.
Good luck.
They recommended taking out the battery and sim card, open it up as much as possible to get water out, and let it dry somewhere warm for a few days.
All the phones they tried this with, worked again fine.
Good luck.
30 January 2008, 02:50 PM
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My lovely daughter did this with my motorola a few years back. No matter the amount of drying, it never worked again. It was on at the time and got left in there for a good 10 minutes before i realised.
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I have done this on more than one occasion. Just stick it in an airing cupboard for a day or so and it *should* be fine.
Just be thankful it wasn't a wifi phone you dropped down the toilet, or someone could easily have logged onto it.
Just be thankful it wasn't a wifi phone you dropped down the toilet, or someone could easily have logged onto it.
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30 January 2008, 02:59 PM
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Thanks for the replys evry1, its bin on the radiator all day so all giv it a go in a few days. Ive never managed to break one this way before but this is the third phone shes killed with water
30 January 2008, 04:17 PM
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The missus did this and it didn't work right even after the 'take it apart and put it in the airing cupboard' trick. Took it into Vodafone and they swapped it on the spot (still under the free insurance). Even let me keep the cover and battery so now we have spares.
He did say that often it may seem to work right but that there may be some moisture there that attacks the circuits later on. Seemed plausible and we weren't going to argue with a free phone. he also said the same about the battery though which I did disagree with .....
Yours insured? If it is then get rid.
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He did say that often it may seem to work right but that there may be some moisture there that attacks the circuits later on. Seemed plausible and we weren't going to argue with a free phone. he also said the same about the battery though which I did disagree with .....
Yours insured? If it is then get rid.
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30 January 2008, 05:13 PM
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Yep we had the inlaws round last summer for a bbq, and the father inlaw fell in the kids paddling pool them ones which are 6ft and 3ft high, nokia 7610 took it straight off him and took it apart and stuck the hair dryer on it, 20min later it was all working fine
30 January 2008, 05:16 PM
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How the **** do women keep doing this?? I was only having this discussion the other night about how many girlfriends I've had and how many girls I know that have dropped their phone down the toliet and normally more than once!! Whats the story?????
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Make sure to disinfect it before you put it up against your ear again
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i am an advocate of the "wash out in distilled water" then try to dry trick
most of the problem is not the fact that it has got wet but that the water contains salts which when dried out leave a deposit that is conductive. The distilled water wash should help prevent this before drying. (worth a try ands works about 75% of the time in my experience - you have nothing to loose really in giving it a try)
most of the problem is not the fact that it has got wet but that the water contains salts which when dried out leave a deposit that is conductive. The distilled water wash should help prevent this before drying. (worth a try ands works about 75% of the time in my experience - you have nothing to loose really in giving it a try)
31 January 2008, 02:09 PM
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i am an advocate of the "wash out in distilled water" then try to dry trick
most of the problem is not the fact that it has got wet but that the water contains salts which when dried out leave a deposit that is conductive. The distilled water wash should help prevent this before drying. (worth a try ands works about 75% of the time in my experience - you have nothing to loose really in giving it a try)
most of the problem is not the fact that it has got wet but that the water contains salts which when dried out leave a deposit that is conductive. The distilled water wash should help prevent this before drying. (worth a try ands works about 75% of the time in my experience - you have nothing to loose really in giving it a try)
Dreamweaver - try to keep up Si
31 January 2008, 04:24 PM
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aye i noticed after i posted that the timing was a little off - still it might help someone else in the future
shower head cleaner would not be my first choice of distillate though unless you know more than me on the beneficial effects of a strong acid on a dead mobile !!!
shower head cleaner would not be my first choice of distillate though unless you know more than me on the beneficial effects of a strong acid on a dead mobile !!!
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