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I love sprint techs :P

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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paniro187 said:
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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kingsway8605 said:
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!
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chunology said:
I stopped using my TPU case because the volume buttons were too hard to press... never though of cutting them out! DERP!
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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$$...

Gomenkiyo said:
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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Ruined phone?

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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Fire n mage said:
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?"

xjayman said:
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

gorelow said:
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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Who removed their "Digital by Qualcomm" sticker

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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itsallsubliminal said:
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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My upgrade is Next Month

Geez, I'm really conflicted now because Moto finally got unlocked. However, I can get the SGS III for $20 on amazon wireless. I just hope it will still be available because I believe the SGS 4 will be out mid May. I can't upgrade till the 17, I just want to figure out what my best option is. I want to get the best phone for the cheapest price and really the SGS III seems to be it. Anyone have any other opinions? My only worry is the phone may be a little to big.

Maybe the s3 will become free after s4 is out

Mine is this month, I must keep my unlimited data on Verizon so I been scouring e-bay myself.
I hope I can by an unlocked sgs III
for cheap, but I wonder if Verizon will make me buy off contract from them?
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Galaxy s3 is absolutely amazing. I love it. Takes a bit to get used to coming from the dinc2, but I've fallen in love.
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Originally, i was thinking about the dna. However, i don't see a huge Dev support. Sgs III does seem to the best bang for my buck. Anyone have issues with the size? I'm 5'3 & have small hands
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sjpritch25 said:
Originally, i was thinking about the dna. However, i don't see a huge Dev support. Sgs III does seem to the best bang for my buck. Anyone have issues with the size? I'm 5'3 & have small hands
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Not in the least. I think you'd be fine. Its got great support and its super smooth.
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Originally, i was thinking about the dna. However, i don't see a huge Dev support. Sgs III does seem to the best bang for my buck. Anyone have issues with the size? I'm 5'3 & have small hands
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I debated the DNA as well, but went with the Galaxy S3 when it was cheap. I probably have average size hands, and I definitely have had to adjust to using a bigger phone, but I don't think it's so much the size as the fact that Samsung phones are so slick. My inc2 never slipped in my hands, but I have to be very careful with the GS3 since it is so slick. I don't like cases so I'm trying to figure out a non-redneck way of making it more grippy.

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I debated the DNA as well, but went with the Galaxy S3 when it was cheap. I probably have average size hands, and I definitely have had to adjust to using a bigger phone, but I don't think it's so much the size as the fact that Samsung phones are so slick. My inc2 never slipped in my hands, but I have to be very careful with the GS3 since it is so slick. I don't like cases so I'm trying to figure out a non-redneck way of making it more grippy.
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Well since u pur non redneck in there duct tape is out. There went all my suggestions.
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Liquid Tape
gtdtm said:
I debated the DNA as well, but went with the Galaxy S3 when it was cheap. I probably have average size hands, and I definitely have had to adjust to using a bigger phone, but I don't think it's so much the size as the fact that Samsung phones are so slick. My inc2 never slipped in my hands, but I have to be very careful with the GS3 since it is so slick. I don't like cases so I'm trying to figure out a non-redneck way of making it more grippy.
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I took some Scotch bright and scuffed up the back of my LG Spectrum and applied Liquid Tape.

FordNate said:
Well since u pur non redneck in there duct tape is out. There went all my suggestions.
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Yeah, some camo duct tape would probably do the trick if I wasn't so picky. Or maybe Hello Kitty. I'm sure they have that by now.

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Yeah, some camo duct tape would probably do the trick if I wasn't so picky. Or maybe Hello Kitty. I'm sure they have that by now.
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I count stuff for a living (well not really a living just money ) they have beiber duct tape out. N remember silence is golden duct tape is silver.
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FordNate said:
I count stuff for a living (well not really a living just money ) they have beiber duct tape out. N remember silence is golden duct tape is silver.
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I guess the Beiber duct tape would also act as an anti-theft procedure.

gtdtm said:
Yeah, some camo duct tape would probably do the trick if I wasn't so picky. Or maybe Hello Kitty. I'm sure they have that by now.
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Oh hell yes they do: http://www.amazon.com/Duck-280831-Printed-1-88-Inch-Single/dp/B007V4YAOK

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Oh hell yes they do: http://www.amazon.com/Duck-280831-Printed-1-88-Inch-Single/dp/B007V4YAOK
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Lol...I hope you have daughters, so you just happened to know that exists and didn't go looking for it.

A few guys here mentioned getting the galaxy s3 of places like eBay, to avoid losing their unlimited data plans, which is the same boat I'm in.
Is there anything specific I should look for and make sure when buying a phone off places like eBay? I seem to see a lot being listed at ~$300
So far my only experience has been getting the phones through "upgrade" with Verizon. Buy I haven't had the need to worry about data plans before my Inc2, so this is kind of new for me.
Thanks.
I'm so ready to get a phone that is actually supported well, officially.

I was thinking about buying one off contract, but its still pricey. I'm probably going to go with 4gb of data because I use a lot of wifi. I just want my bill to be below $100
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Water in Cameras and USB port!!!

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.

richardlibeau said:
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!!!