y phone fell into a pail with water it was in there about 5 to 10 seconds. i pulled the battery out and used a blow dryer and put the battery back in and the flash came on. is that a good sign? dont know what else to do. did i screw things up by trying to turn it on without letting it dry out all night? i had this happen once before but never saw the flash come on as soon as the battery was put back in. im hoping for some good news because im not paying assurion 100 bucks, ill just upgrade but i still love my epic. thanks guys
I would've left the phone off for a day or so. I dropped mine in the sink once and after a day of waiting and blow drying I powered it up and the soft buttons were blinking and not responding but it eventually cleared itself up. It was weird.
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Will if the samsung epic is anything like the samsung moment you should be alright, I dropped that in the toilet twice lol you might have to still wait a few days..
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Confucius say... Phone fall in toilet, dump in bowl of rice.
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Will if the samsung epic is anything like the samsung moment you should be alright, I dropped that in the toilet twice lol you might have to still wait a few days..
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This is why you don't borrow peoples phones.lol...might as well put his turd on your face!
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thanks guys. i woke up this morning and it is still doing the same thing. i can go get a loaner but if ive ttied it a few times have i done alot of damage by putting the battery back in a few times? thats my concern that every time i put the battery in im short circuiting it more and now its toast
You'd be surprised how durable these phones are. I witnessed my friend drop his in a 10 foot swimming pool. It was in there for atleast 15-20 seconds and it works perfect still. We need someone in the community to conduct water testing along with .... "will it blend?"
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This is why you don't borrow peoples phones.lol...might as well put his turd on your face!
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There was nothing in the toilet i swears happened to flush right before it dropped both tiems
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gorelow said:
thanks guys. i woke up this morning and it is still doing the same thing. i can go get a loaner but if ive ttied it a few times have i done alot of damage by putting the battery back in a few times? thats my concern that every time i put the battery in im short circuiting it more and now its toast
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Sorry for the double post, your best bet is to leave it alone n get a loaner, i did the same thing, i left it for a week or two, thought it was toast then randomly pressed the power button and it turned on lol
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Confusious is right.. Remove battery and any protective shell, fill a mayo jar or large McDonalds cup or whatever you have that is larger than your phone with dry rice, then stick your phone in then fill the rest of the way with rice. Let set for like 24 hrs. The rice will absorb ALL the moisture. And then you should be golden.
FYI... You should never turn on an electric devise before it is completely dried out first. And never use hot air on an electronic device. I just assumed those were common sense.
My 1.5 year old stuck my epic in the aquarium it was completely under for at least 1 full min. Before I saw it. And the rice trick worked for mine. Left it in the rice for like 2 days though for good measure.
Hope this helps others in the future.
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Put your phone inside rice leave it there for a couple hours the rice helps to absorb the excess liquid it worked for me couple times good luck with your phone
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I used silica gel cat litter on my daughter's phone after it spent a few seconds in a warm bubble bath.
Three days later, it worked a ok. Silica gel is that dessicant inside little white bags labelled 'DO NOT EAT'.
Same idea as rice. We had some of the silica gel cat litter on hand, unused of course, so it seemed like a good option.
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ok whatever you use dont be an idiot like me and turn on your phone 3 or 4 times to see if its dry yet. my phone died. (funeral thursday). im getting another phone today from assurion. can i have some suggestions about what to put on a brand new phone. i was thinking of odining a el22 tar and leaving it there but thought id see if anyone has a fav rom for the epic that is drama free. whenever i go for the bells and whistles it always seems to give me problems on my epic. maybe it was just the previous phone. thanks for any input
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ok whatever you use dont be an idiot like me and turn on your phone 3 or 4 times to see if its dry yet. my phone died. (funeral thursday). im getting another phone today from assurion. can i have some suggestions about what to put on a brand new phone. i was thinking of odining a el22 tar and leaving it there but thought id see if anyone has a fav rom for the epic that is drama free. whenever i go for the bells and whistles it always seems to give me problems on my epic. maybe it was just the previous phone. thanks for any input
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Mine came with fricking ecalir when Froyo was official and GB was only 2 months or so away haha. So you might get GB El30 pre with it
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Drama free? Well Viper rom is nice, as far as a good touchwiz and im sure marcusants is very good as well, im loving AOKP milestone 4 port with amazing battery life, and theres always cleangb
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Epic got a little drizzle lastnight. Noticed this am that power button is unresponsive. Moisture indicator on Batt is def red.
Everything else works fine. Think it will come around soon? It has worked a few times today.
I did get insurance last time around. Is that a pretty easy swap?
Stick with Epic or go for something newer? Thanks...
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Epic got a little drizzle lastnight. Noticed this am that power button is unresponsive. Moisture indicator on Batt is def red.
Everything else works fine. Think it will come around soon? It has worked a few times today.
I did get insurance last time around. Is that a pretty easy swap?
Stick with Epic or go for something newer? Thanks...
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You might get lucky if you take out the battery and let it dry out overnight. How long ago did you add the insurance? Has it been 30 days? I am not sure if the $100 deductable applies to moisture damage or not.
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Keep it in a bowl of rice to dry it out. Try it again after a few hours. If not, you will have to pay the $100 if they can't fix it.
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You might get lucky if you take out the battery and let it dry out overnight. How long ago did you add the insurance? Has it been 30 days? I am not sure if the $100 deductable applies to moisture damage or not.
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Tried that initially, then worried I couldn't turn it on! After a wait I did get it to turn on.
Tried quick boot and still no work. But that will give me a chance to reboot recovery for nandroid.
Also using screen off and lock from market to turn off (remap long press search to power off). Sliding open keyboard to turn on.
Yeah... it's been a long time since I got insurance.
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Keep it in a bowl of rice to dry it out. Try it again after a few hours. If not, you will have to pay the $100 if they can't fix it.
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Tried that trick with my old Treo 800wx.... that's how I ended up with the moment!
Flying all day today... maybe some dry air will help.
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Seems to be working better than half the time now. Wasn't looking forward to the $100 water fee. Also noticed a hairline crack on lower right side of display housing...looks like maybe a stress area from the underside hinge slots.
So is there another water detector? I only see the one on battery. Seems like maybe I could get an extra batt b4 this thing gets swapped out.... is behold comming?!
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Update...
Seems to be working better than half the time now. Wasn't looking forward to the $100 water fee. Also noticed a hairline crack on lower right side of display housing...looks like maybe a stress area from the underside hinge slots.
So is there another water detector? I only see the one on battery. Seems like maybe I could get an extra batt b4 this thing gets swapped out.... is behold comming?!
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Oh man, the plastic around your screen is your accelerometer according to what a Sprint tech told me. I have had insurance since day 1. My touchscreen went bad and at first they weren't going to fix mine at all because I had a crack in that plastic around my screen. I had to do some smooth talking and finally he replaced my screen and some other things as well
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So I got my epic 4g, flashed it to hell and back, and somewhere along the line my usb port shorted so I couldn't Odin back to stock. Brought it back and they said that even though it was rooted, they would order me a replacement, if I told him how to root his E4GT. cool and everything, but...
Well, then came the day I was going in to exchange it...I was skating there and I hit a rock and my phone flew about 20 feet away. The screen was DESTROYED. Brought it back to the sprint store hoping for the best...handed it to the tech and she looked at me like I was insane, then handed me my new phone. Then she asked if I was on xda and smiled and said hell yes:3 I then ran out of the store before someone came and took it back xP So thank you sprint techs that are awesome and root their phones and stuff, you saved my ass.
Lol
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We are not all bad.
WAs she hot
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WAs she hot
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^^^ thissss. I want to know now! Pic please
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deziking said:
^^^ thissss. I want to know now! Pic please
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;p I'd also like to know. Rofl.
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Buy a tpu case. It is like 9.99 on Amazon and has saved my phone a number of times. Once my headphone cord got hooked on a door and caused me to throw my phone to the floor (not drop, throw lol). Picked it up and the phone was fine.
You will have to cut the volume rocker out of the case. It is insanely hard to press for some reason. I used a knife and scissors to cut the volume rocker out of the case, was easy to do, once you get the hole you can almost finish by hand just by tearing it.
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Buy a tpu case. It is like 9.99 on Amazon and has saved my phone a number of times. Once my headphone cord got hooked on a door and caused me to throw my phone to the floor (not drop, throw lol). Picked it up and the phone was fine.
You will have to cut the volume rocker out of the case. It is insanely hard to press for some reason. I used a knife and scissors to cut the volume rocker out of the case, was easy to do, once you get the hole you can almost finish by hand just by tearing it.
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I stopped using my TPU case because the volume buttons were too hard to press... never though of cutting them out! DERP!
Thanked!
chunology said:
I stopped using my TPU case because the volume buttons were too hard to press... never though of cutting them out! DERP!
Thanked!
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ditto. now I've gotta find the damn thing again, lol.
I think you ran out of the store cause she made you nervous. The conversation starts off about xda but who knows what nerd talk like that would've led too
Mandado from my E4GT
as of right now, sprint really doesn't have a policy about phones that are rooted other than putting it back to stock. If the problem is still there after the stock rom is on the phone, then it is still covered. tell you the truth if your nice to the techs and let them know its rooted they most likey won't care... atleast i wouldn't
Stop playing basketball with your phone! and congrats they helped ya in the pinch
Seriously guys almost all of us (techs at sprint) are rooted and rommed and could care less if you are, but there really are times when it can help us get things taken care of faster if you just say it and don't try to deny it. We still cover all the same stuff we would if you weren't rooted. Plus its cool to see some of the stuff people have running on their phones
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I just had an interview for one of three tech positions available in my area. Wish me luck!
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I just had an interview for one of three tech positions available in my area. Wish me luck!
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Good luck it's a great job. Could pay better, but free cell phone bill, decent benefits package, plenty of opportunities to get free phones, being around technology all the time...I love it. Plus it's easy as cake, so long as you have customer service and/or inventory experience. (Being tech oriented, of course, is an assumption lol)
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I definitely fit the requirements, and I was offered a better wage than what I make now. I'm glad to see so many techs sound off. How are the other perks?
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Speaking from personal experience, if you are honest about a situation (regardless of the product or company), you are more likely to be taken care of.
Heck yea!! When you are straight up with people it's amazing how well things can go. But I do have one question.. You said you Ran out of there.. I thought you skated down there??? Did you leave the skates behind?? LOL Congrats on them being understanding!! You should buy that tech lunch for covering your A$$...
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So I got my epic 4g, flashed it to hell and back, and somewhere along the line my usb port shorted so I couldn't Odin back to stock. Brought it back and they said that even though it was rooted, they would order me a replacement, if I told him how to root his E4GT. cool and everything, but...
Well, then came the day I was going in to exchange it...I was skating there and I hit a rock and my phone flew about 20 feet away. The screen was DESTROYED. Brought it back to the sprint store hoping for the best...handed it to the tech and she looked at me like I was insane, then handed me my new phone. Then she asked if I was on xda and smiled and said hell yes:3 I then ran out of the store before someone came and took it back xP So thank you sprint techs that are awesome and root their phones and stuff, you saved my ass.
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No offense but are you a teenager or something..? That was funny.
LordLugard said:
No offense but are you a teenager or something..? That was funny.
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He is. In the age thread I think he said he was 16.
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Its on the top left of the device. Just curious because i always forget about this "digital by Qualcomm" sticker until sometimes months of having a device. I just removed it and now i have a matted spot i can't get to shine! Ahhh! Lol I'm sure it'll work itself out tho.
So who likes it, who hates it and who could give a rats a**?
#boredonthetrainridehome
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Its on the top left of the device. Just curious because i always forget about this "digital by Qualcomm" sticker until sometimes months of having a device. I just removed it and now i have a matted spot i can't get to shine! Ahhh! Lol I'm sure it'll work itself out tho.
So who likes it, who hates it and who could give a rats a**?
#boredonthetrainridehome
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That's funny I must've removed mine too (I usually do on all my phones) but don't remember doing it and don't have any matte, sticky spots on the casing.
I noticed it the day I got my device and removed it
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Oh, that thing died long ago...
Esoteric68 said:
That's funny I must've removed mine too (I usually do on all my phones) but don't remember doing it and don't have any matte, sticky spots on the casing.
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Did i wait too long???? Ill surely find out....
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Did i wait too long???? Ill surely find out....
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Yeah I typically remove mine the minute they show any lift from the casing, which is usually pretty early on. The few times I waited longer to remove them I did end up with a sticky spot, drove me insane.
Lol I just took mine off last night. I removed my tpu case and saw it starting to pull up so I just took it off. Had the phone since November
Just rubbed vigorously against my polo shirt and poof! Spit-shine perfect! Phew..
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I took it off before they sold me the phone..
They were showing it to me as well as the Iphone 4s and i hate stickers on technology so I took them off both phones...haha!!
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I removed mine. Stickers annoy me. Just rub the residue off if any is left behind, and you're good to go!
Of course I remove all stickers, for this exact reason, that in a few months down the road, it will look stupid when you remove it.
My phone has lived in various cases since day 1, never noticed it
a little off-topic, but my wifes aunt and uncle always leave the stickers on all there new appliances. They recently bought a couple new flatscreens and refuse to take the stickers off the screens and base of the tvs and it annoys the piss out of me.
I forgot it was even there... Lol
I don't see any sticker at all so I must have taken it off when I got my E4GT in back October.
First thing I did when I got the phone.
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Wow can;t say I even remeber one being there. Must have removed it the first day when I got this phone. Bye Bye stickers.
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a little off-topic, but my wifes aunt and uncle always leave the stickers on all there new appliances. They recently bought a couple new flatscreens and refuse to take the stickers off the screens and base of the tvs and it annoys the piss out of me.
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Lol that's so annoying. I hate that so much.
Mine is still on there. No signs of lift or anything. I'm sure it will be gone the second I see it coming off.
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graphic1982 said:
a little off-topic, but my wifes aunt and uncle always leave the stickers on all there new appliances. They recently bought a couple new flatscreens and refuse to take the stickers off the screens and base of the tvs and it annoys the piss out of me.
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I mean, technically if something goes wrong they could always call the store and say "i bought this TV on sale and just took it out the box and the darn thing don't work!"
#evilnshadyyetGENIUS
(my gf just got twitter, im not on board yet, and she is all about this hashtag thing... Its kinda fun actually lol)
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Before I put the battery in.
Pp.
" His personality is so magnetic, he cannot carry credit cards. "
Guess ?
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Phone was fully submerged in water for about a second. Quickly pulled battery and dried it off. surprisingly the water damage sticker is still white. Turned it back on after about 10 minutes. i was experiencing issues with the speakers while talking and playing music from the phone. rebooted a few times and hopped in my car to try the phone out on the Bluetooth and everything was fine. i even plugged the auxiliary cord into the phone and music playing normally. its been about 5 hours and everything seems to be working again. has anyone ever experienced something similar to this??
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Do you mean bath? I don't know why you'd shower with your phone..
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why were you in the shower with your phone?
i take a 10minute mini bath before i shower to read emails, tweets, etc then i switch it up to shower. it dropped out of my hands at that point.
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mikeyubuee said:
i take a 10minute mini bath before i shower to read emails, tweets, etc then i switch it up to shower. it dropped out of my hands at that point.
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that is a seriously stupid idea, just pointing that out. it was inevitable that you dropped it.
secondly your speakers and mic need to dry out properly, out it in a bowl of white rice and leave it for a few days.
if you don't let the speakers dry out it can tear the membrane that is made out of a paper fibre material.
mikeyubuee said:
i take a 10minute mini bath before i shower to read emails, tweets, etc then i switch it up to shower. it dropped out of my hands at that point.
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LOL.
Don't you think it would've been a little safer if you just did all that before the mini bath/shower?
mikeyubuee said:
i take a 10minute mini bath before i shower to read emails, tweets, etc then i switch it up to shower. it dropped out of my hands at that point.
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Phone was fully submerged in water for about a second. Quickly pulled battery and dried it off. surprisingly the water damage sticker is still white. Turned it back on after about 10 minutes. i was experiencing issues with the speakers while talking and playing music from the phone. rebooted a few times and hopped in my car to try the phone out on the Bluetooth and everything was fine. i even plugged the auxiliary cord into the phone and music playing normally. its been about 5 hours and everything seems to be working again. has anyone ever experienced something similar to this??
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Cool story bro.
Maybe you should have bought the Samsung Rugby Smart instead of this phone.
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You should always wait a good long time before powering up after the phone takes a swim
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secondly your speakers and mic need to dry out properly, out it in a bowl of white rice and leave it for a few days.
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This is the best advice for any device dropped in water. I tell this to people at work that get their personal phones wet and I always get a befuddled reaction. The truth is that it absolutely works 99% of the time. The dry rice sucks the moisture right out.
Justananomaly said:
This is the best advice for any device dropped in water. I tell this to people at work that get their personal phones wet and I always get a befuddled reaction. The truth is that it absolutely works 99% of the time. The dry rice sucks the moisture right out.
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it works great, the trick is to leave it alone for 3-5 days. most people cannot.
mikeyubuee said:
i take a 10minute mini bath before i shower to read emails, tweets, etc then i switch it up to shower. it dropped out of my hands at that point.
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Sounds like a rediculous waste of water to me
I'm resisting a "do you know how i know your gay" joke btw.
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Dude that is Hilarious! Thank you I had a real crappy day and this just cracked me up! ROTFLMAO!
I would have said I dropped my phone in the toilet before I said I dropped it in my mini bath checking my tweets LMAO!
Thanks again TOOOO Much
Whats even more funny is Mr. X isn't even effected by this calm cool and collective still spitting out solid helpful information. Thanks X!
rice
mikeyubuee said:
Phone was fully submerged in water for about a second. Quickly pulled battery and dried it off. surprisingly the water damage sticker is still white. Turned it back on after about 10 minutes. i was experiencing issues with the speakers while talking and playing music from the phone. rebooted a few times and hopped in my car to try the phone out on the Bluetooth and everything was fine. i even plugged the auxiliary cord into the phone and music playing normally. its been about 5 hours and everything seems to be working again. has anyone ever experienced something similar to this??
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put your phone under your rice box or basin, need to stay at least an hour or await the day..rice is type of desiccant..it can help to suck moisture.
Spray isopropyl alcohol, to push the water out since it displaces water...throw in [email protected] 175* for 45 min....profit! Worked for me!
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Spray isopropyl alcohol, to push the water out since it displaces water...throw in [email protected] 175* for 45 min....profit! Worked for me!
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Did you also drop it in your mini bath? checking your tweets?
mikeyubuee said:
i take a 10minute mini bath before i shower to read emails, tweets, etc then i switch it up to shower. it dropped out of my hands at that point.
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I take a 30 min dump to do all that stuff before I shower,
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elflip88 said:
I take a 30 min dump to do all that stuff before I shower,
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That's exactly my schedule. Wifey always asking...WTF you doing in there LoL!
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I take a 30 min dump to do all that stuff before I shower,
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That's how men do things. My wife still asks how I poop for so long.
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I gotta ask....wtf is a mini bath? Ive even Googled "mini bath" and came up with nothing. I even asked a gay guy I know and even he looked at me funny and asked "do u mean two guys filling up the tub for a quickie?". Lmao. I'll tell that to my wife next time I go to the bathroom. Not flaming but a mini bath? Lol
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Left phone outside last night and woke up with it pouring rain. Needless to say water got in the phone. Both camera are water logged now and the usb port is acting up saying its on charger when its not. Anybody have any ideas to maybe get the water out quicker besides rice in a bowl trick. Thanks
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On top of the fridge.
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On top of the fridge?
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Ouch dude. I'm sorry that happened...I would be crying if that happened to me. It sounds like a lot of water is inside the phone and would take quiet a while for the rice to do its job. Make sure to not keep the device powered on. Remove the battery ASAP and then toss the phone in a bag of rice and let it sit for a few days. You could try setting it in front of a fan too for a few hours/days. I'm surprised the phone didn't short out yet.
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Front camera is still shot and usb port damaged i guess it charges but even when i unplug it it still says its charging but battery level keeps going lower not higher. I guess i will give it a few more days then get it repaired if needed. Tried to open the phone myself and got every screw out but the one on the side and just my luck it stripped so needless to say I couldn't get the back off without breaking it...go figure!!!!
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I wouldn't even turn it on for at least 3 days
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Sounds good but my backup phone is even worse because my little boy slammed it. So it only works half the time and cuts off by itself
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richardlibeau said:
Sounds good but my backup phone is even worse because my little boy slammed it. So it only works half the time and cuts off by itself
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Maybe, but I guarentee your main phoen won't work at all or ever if you turn it on today.
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Front camera is still shot and usb port damaged i guess it charges but even when i unplug it it still says its charging but battery level keeps going lower not higher. I guess i will give it a few more days then get it repaired if needed. Tried to open the phone myself and got every screw out but the one on the side and just my luck it stripped so needless to say I couldn't get the back off without breaking it...go figure!!!!
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Keeping the phone powered on and trying to charge it was by far the worst thing to do. You should have removed the battery right when you got it from outside and put it into rice or let it air-dry for a long time. Obviously it's too late now but for the future just remember that for any of your electronics.
Sucks about the stripped screw. Been there done that lots of times. Those kinds of screws require a really good screwdriver.
brian117 said:
Keeping the phone powered on and trying to charge it was by far the worst thing to do. You should have removed the battery right when you got it from outside and put it into rice or let it air-dry for a long time. Obviously it's too late now but for the future just remember that for any of your electronics.
Sucks about the stripped screw. Been there done that lots of times. Those kinds of screws require a really good screwdriver.
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Yeah, probably wasn"t the smartest thing to do after it was in the rain all night.A bonehead move on my part for sure. Guess that's what happens when drink too much watching the super bowl!!!