I just dropped my cell phone in water

[1hottcamaro]

Okay so I just dropped my cell phone in a cup of water, someone help me! give me some tips or something!! I will die without my phone!

[Bad LT1]

Okay so I just dropped my cell phone in a cup of water, someone help me! give me some tips or something!! I will die without my phone!

take it all apart and put it in rice!!!! i am sooooo serious it will suck the water from the inside...

if you dont got any rice take it all apart as much as you can and get a blow dryer after it!!!!! dont try to turn it on at all for 1 to 2 days cause if you do, if there is any water inside it will fry the circuit board!!!!!

PATIENCE IS KEY!!!!!!!

let us know how it goes goodluck!!!!

[97lt1camaro]

take it all apart and put it in rice!!!! i am sooooo serious it will suck the water from the inside...

if you dont got any rice taje it all apart as much as you can and get a blow dryer after it!!!!! dont try to turn it on at all for 1 to 2 days cause if you do, if there is any water inside it wil fry the circuit board!!!!!

PATIENCE IS KEY!!!!!!!

let us know how it goes goodluck!!!!


Do this.

i once dropped my phone in my rum and coke at a party, it stayed in there for almost a minute and even vibrated in my cup before i noticed it. :laugh:

Took it out, ripped the battery out right away, and threw it in rice over night and it was fine the next day. Been working fine ever since and that was last year!

[1hottcamaro]

okay thanks guys I am really going to do this!!

[proace4]

who is your service provider? If you have one that uses GSM(AT&T, T-Mobile for ex.) technology. You can get a cheap phone off ebay or other internet stores. If you have one that uses CDMA (Sprint, Verizon, Alltel for ex.) you might be able to get a refurbished phone. although it wont be cheap... its an option to get you back in with the wireless world. hope that helps... if you have any questions, just ask. I'm a cell phone tech for AT&T.

[1hottcamaro]

take it all apart and put it in rice!!!! i am sooooo serious it will suck the water from the inside...

if you dont got any rice take it all apart as much as you can and get a blow dryer after it!!!!! dont try to turn it on at all for 1 to 2 days cause if you do, if there is any water inside it will fry the circuit board!!!!!

PATIENCE IS KEY!!!!!!!

let us know how it goes goodluck!!!!


when u say take it all apart, do u mean the whole thing? or can i just take the battery off and soak it in the rice?

[proace4]

haha the methods stated above can work... although its not always a sure thing. I've seen most will recieve but not send out. and like stated, do not try to turn it back on for at least a few days.

[97lt1camaro]

when u say take it all apart, do u mean the whole thing? or can i just take the battery off and soak it in the rice?


I actually just took my battery out and threw it all in rice. Mine was only in there for maybe 6 hours and it was fine the next day. Id probably wait a full day though just to make sure :P

I was completely hammered when this happened and even tried to turn it on a few times and was getting angry that it was making weird pictures and stuff on the screen.

So i imagine you should be fine haha

[1hottcamaro]

who is your service provider? If you have one that uses GSM(AT&T, T-Mobile for ex.) technology. You can get a cheap phone off ebay or other internet stores. If you have one that uses CDMA (Sprint, Verizon, Alltel for ex.) you might be able to get a refurbished phone. although it wont be cheap... its an option to get you back in with the wireless world. hope that helps... if you have any questions, just ask. I'm a cell phone tech for AT&T.


I have alltel... It has the little sticker under the battery so the people will know it has been wet... so last time I had water damage I went there and said I lost the phone so that I could get another one.. it sucks i still have to pay $50.00 tho! it sucks for some reason insurance doesnt cover water damage!!

[Bad LT1]

when u say take it all apart, do u mean the whole thing? or can i just take the battery off and soak it in the rice?

take the battery out and the sim card if you got one. let it sit for 1-2 days and it should be good. this method doesnt always work but at least you are trying:claps:

[mpe331lx]

DUMB ASSSSSSSSSSS

[1hottcamaro]

DUMB ASSSSSSSSSSS

:rolleyes: if I wanted to hear from YOU i would ask, otherwise stfu

[mpe331lx]

:rolleyes: if I wanted to hear from YOU i would ask, otherwise stfu

How do you like your cell phone, shaken or stirred?:jest:

[1hottcamaro]

How do you like your cell phone, shaken or stirred?:jest:


okay GTFO of my thread. Im dead serious.

[Fastbird]

How do you like your cell phone, shaken or stirred?:jest:

:jest::jest::jest::jest::jest::jest::shiner:

Good one!

[MeanGreen94Z]

steph you dont have allhell anymore, were all on Verizon now ;) there is NO LONGER a deductible on insurance claims and they instated a "new every 2" so, go get you a new phone but get yours working so you can get the numbers off it.

[1hottcamaro]

steph you dont have allhell anymore, were all on Verizon now ;) there is NO LONGER a deductible on insurance claims and they instated a "new every 2" so, go get you a new phone but get yours working so you can get the numbers off it.


so every 2 phones I get one free??? and I knew alltel was turning into verizon, but I didnt know when it would that would start?

[MeanGreen94Z]

new phone every 2 years, sorry :), as of May 31st Alltel ceased to exist ;) (something i had been wishing for years)

[1hottcamaro]

new phone every 2 years, sorry :), as of May 31st Alltel ceased to exist ;) (something i had been wishing for years)

ohh ok thanks for the info... I used to love alltel... but for the past like 6 months i have been havin nothin but trouble with them!! im glad they are gone.

[mpe331lx]

okay GTFO of my thread. Im dead serious.
:heart:

[bitchinbird99lt1]

when u say take it all apart, do u mean the whole thing? or can i just take the battery off and soak it in the rice?


Just take off the battery. I have dropped PLENTY:cool: of phones in water.. I never tried the whole rice thing..but I did blow dry them....lol I worked for a few of them...lol i hope it works...cause i am going to be so bored at work tomorrow if you don't have a phone!! You are like the only person that txts me as fast as i txt them...haha!!!

Let me know how it goes.

BTW GREAT JOB :claps:

[1hottcamaro]

Just take off the battery. I have dropped PLENTY:cool: of phones in water.. I never tried the whole rice thing..but I did blow dry them....lol I worked for a few of them...lol i hope it works...cause i am going to be so bored at work tomorrow if you don't have a phone!! You are like the only person that txts me as fast as i txt them...haha!!!

Let me know how it goes.

BTW GREAT JOB :claps:


LOL! I know right! Thanks for the rice btw... I can now say I have went to someones house at 11:15 at night to borrow a bag of white rice. LOL...

[bluebird94]

How'd you drop it in a cup of water? Not even a body of water or a full sink? That's talent right there :D


Good luck on fixing it, don't stress too much about it :)

[1hottcamaro]

How'd you drop it in a cup of water? Not even a body of water or a full sink? That's talent right there :D


Good luck on fixing it, don't stress too much about it :)

lol.. I was holding a cup of water, my phone and my kids toothbrush, and next thing I knew I think I almost dropped the cup of water, and my phone just dropped right in lol

[bitchinbird99lt1]

steph you dont have allhell anymore, were all on Verizon now ;) there is NO LONGER a deductible on insurance claims and they instated a "new every 2" so, go get you a new phone but get yours working so you can get the numbers off it.


Verizon still has the insurrance plan(and i live by it, id die without it) you can't get the "new every two" unless your phone is eligable for an upgrade(it really sucks) i had to add a new phone on my line because i couldn't afford a phone at full retail price...you gotta read between the lines with phone companies. They really screw you over. Insurance should cover water damage i have always had to pay $50 no matter what happend to the phone...

GOOD LUCK!!
Yes but please don't pay me back with rice, we don't like "rice"
you don't need to pay us back really!!

[bitchinbird99lt1]

oh at least you didn't FLUSH your phone down a toilet!! YES A TOILET AND YES FLUSHED ALL GONE...So if you are at the movies and your butt vibrates that is why...lol

for the record it was not me, it was a friend of mine..

[Bad LT1]

LOL! I know right! Thanks for the rice btw... I can now say I have went to someones house at 11:15 at night to borrow a bag of white rice. LOL...

LMAO same here. lol

and NP btw

[95formula383lt1]

i think every phone should jus be waterproof.
edit:Mainly the ones in florida, ive been through alotta damn phones.

[bluebird94]

i think every phone should jus be waterproof, mainly the phones that are in florida.


Because there's a higher risk of dropping your phone in a cup of water in FL?

:laugh:

[1hottcamaro]

i think every phone should jus be waterproof, mainly the phones that are in florida.

edit:Mainly the ones in florida, ive been through alotta damn phones.


true! I have got thrown in the beachwater with my phone in my pocket.. us florida people are by pools alot, at the beach alot, on boats alot, we are around water alot. .. we need waterproof phones!

[95formula383lt1]

Because there's a higher risk of dropping your phone in a cup of water in FL?

:laugh:

GOOD ONE!!!!:claps:

[Camaro_94]

I've sent about 3 different phones in the washing machine, 1 in a pool, and 1 in a snow bank... Me and cell phones dont get along at all.

I never really had any tricks.. I would take the battery out and let it dry... If it worked, I would keep on using it. If not, I'd pay for a new one from the insurance company. 2 of the phones that went through the washing machine still worked fine for me, which I was kinda suprised about.

I'd try what they have to say. What would you lose? I havent ever heard about it before, but its worth a shot. Let us know how it goes. If you dont have any luck with that, try looking on ebay or get a replacement phone from the insurance company if you have insurance on it.

[bitchinbird99lt1]

Steph,

You just need to keep your phone in a zip-lock... lol i gave you one at 11:15pm. Your's also needs to be baby proof as well so your daughter doesn't call random people while she is playing with it because she doesn't want the non-working phone(humm wonder why they don't work...)... lol

[1hottcamaro]

I'd try what they have to say. What would you lose? .


I am tryn what they have to say. its sittin in rice right now as we speak ;)

[mpe331lx]

Steph,

You just need to keep your phone in a zip-lock... lol i gave you one at 11:15pm. Your's also needs to be baby proof as well so your daughter doesn't call random people while she is playing with it because she doesn't want the non-working phone(humm wonder why they don't work...)... lol

Val has already dropped one of my phones right in a glass of water that was sitting on the table. :laugh:

[Camaro_94]

I am tryn what they have to say. its sittin in rice right now as we speak ;)

gotcha. What model phone was it?

[95formula383lt1]

ok so parents need water proof phones along with the floridians.

[1hottcamaro]

gotcha. What model phone was it?

Lg Scoop

http://blogcellphones.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/171583.jpg

I dont even like it at all.. I just want my pictures and phone numbers!

[1hottcamaro]

I just want to let every1 know, the rice worked!! thanks everyone!!

[bluebird94]

Good deal. I wouldn't have thought of rice... good to know :)

[GreenZ96]

Ive dropped countless phones in a cup, specially while driving. I usually put my phone in the cup holder and well sometimes it takes a bath

[Bad LT1]

So did you ever get it working????:hmm:

[Tarheel'Z']

as of May 31st Alltel ceased to exist ;) (something i had been wishing for years)

i wonder why they are still running new commercials?

[1hottcamaro]

So did you ever get it working????:hmm:


yep! soaked it in the rice and now it works!! thanks!!

[Bad LT1]

yep! soaked it in the rice and now it works!! thanks!!

No Problem anytime.... now you know what to do/ what to tell people next time this event comes up!!!

:claps:

[bricez28]

im sure this wont work for an iphone :(

[YZF]

LELEL

Good work Steph.

[Bad LT1]

im sure this wont work for an iphone :(
yes it will
TRUST ME lol:jest:

[1994Sleeper]

Sounds like you guys should look into purchasing a Casio Boulder. They are waterproof and are damn near indestructible. I sometimes drop my phone in my glass when I'm out at the bar, picnics, etc. just to see people's reactions.

http://www.casiogzone.com/boulder/

[Bad LT1]

Sounds like you guys should look into purchasing a Casio Boulder. They are waterproof and are damn near indestructible. I sometimes drop my phone in my glass when I'm out at the bar, picnics, etc. just to see people's reactions.

http://www.casiogzone.com/boulder/


thats prett sweet and i bet a pretty penny... i will be sticking to my rice method:D