Hi!
I dropped my phone a bucket of water today. Got it up quite quickly and dryed it with compressed air. It turned it self on and off during a period, but now it seems to work fine. But now I have moist behind the camera lens. Any tips for removing moist there?
Leave the phone (Switched off) in a container full of uncooked rice in a warm area. Should do the trick.
mbergan84 said:
Hi!
I dropped my phone a bucket of water today. Got it up quite quickly and dryed it with compressed air. It turned it self on and off during a period, but now it seems to work fine. But now I have moist behind the camera lens. Any tips for removing moist there?
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Turn the phone off completely from fastboot and put it in a bag of rice, sealed up for 3 days. Do not turn it back on until 3 days have past or you will further damage your phone.
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I have the same problem,but worse. I dropped my OneX in a stream of heavy rain water by the road and its been in the water for about 10 minutes while i was searching for it all over. I was glad I found it and in the haste and panic because its just a couple of weeks old,i pressed the power button,to find it working alright,then the signal reception cut off,i unlocked the screen,turned the airplane mode on. I could do all this and then it went off. I took the Sim out,rushed home, immersed it in a bowl of rice. Would that do? Please help
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I have the same problem,but worse. I dropped my OneX in a stream of heavy rain water by the road and its been in the water for about 10 minutes while i was searching for it all over. I was glad I found it and in the haste and panic because its just a couple of weeks old,i pressed the power button,to find it working alright,then the signal reception cut off,i unlocked the screen,turned the airplane mode on. I could do all this and then it went off. I took the Sim out,rushed home, immersed it in a bowl of rice. Would that do? Please help
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The most important thing is to NOT power it on again, not for atleast 3-5 days, i'd let it be off for 5 days, in a bag of rice standing on an element(the heat stuff you have in every room). If you turn on the phone before it's all dryed, you will probably damage the internal hardware, you know electric stuff doesn't like water that much.
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The most important thing is to NOT power it on again, not for atleast 3-5 days, i'd let it be off for 5 days, in a bag of rice standing on an element(the heat stuff you have in every room). If you turn on the phone before it's all dryed, you will probably damage the internal hardware, you know electric stuff doesn't like water that much.
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Yes i got that. But i was thinking if going up to the HTC service center would help. Wouldnt they disemble and dry it up? I dont mind being charged but i just want it to work
balaram19 said:
But i was thinking if going up to the HTC service center would help.
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They won't want to touch it with a barge pole.
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They won't want to touch it with a barge pole.
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Well Ive called up the HTC support and they asked me to go to the center where they will diagnose it and tell me whats what.
All i can hope now is that they dont reject for service on my face
The problem esp. with the HOX is that since the battery is sealed in the unit, its not easy to disconnect when needed. So by the time one realises that its been under water, damage might have already been done as the circuits still get a charge from the battery. So like others said, its better to leave it alone in a bowl of rice for a day or so and pray.
Lets hope HTC do the needful and fix your phone...
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The problem esp. with the HOX is that since the battery is sealed in the unit, its not easy to disconnect when needed. So by the time one realises that its been under water, damage might have already been done as the circuits still get a charge from the battery. So like others said, its better to leave it alone in a bowl of rice for a day or so and pray.
Lets hope HTC do the needful and fix your phone...
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Exactly. The thing i admired when i bought is what turned to be a disadvantage. The concealed nature of the phone left me worried sick.
Its been in rice for 16 hrs now and Im praying every minute. Hope HTC does whats needed. Il keep you posted. Thanks for all the help!
Hello! I went to the HTC service center after having the OneX in rice for 36hrs. The guy said they cant open it here and so it has to go to the headquarters of India for service and said he'll get back to me in a week or so. Upon asking he told me that a smiliar water damage issue came up to them and when they sent it to the Headquarters,the Head sent a new phone altogether to the guy. Now I have a bit of hope. Do you think i can?
They might send you a new phone. You will probably need to pay for it.
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They might send you a new phone. You will probably need to pay for it.
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You were right. HTC called up and told me that the repair cost would be about 400$ and i bought it for 630$.Theyve told me that the battery,touch screen,the motherboard are all gone. Guess its just hard luck :crying:.
Thanks for the help everyone.
balaram19 said:
You were right. HTC called up and told me that the repair cost would be about 400$ and i bought it for 630$.Theyve told me that the battery,touch screen,the motherboard are all gone. Guess its just hard luck :crying:.
Thanks for the help everyone.
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One last thing. HTC said that the battery,main board, the lcd,the touchscreen are all gone so all will be replace but at the cost i mentioned before. Do you think its worth going for? Considering it will became as good as a new one..?
400 is steep you might be better selling it as damaged and buying a new one
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Thats unfortunate. I remember having a nokia (when color screen was pretty new) go in the washing machine. When is started it up afterward only 1/3 of the screen were visible. In due time function by function returned when the phone dried out and after ~3 days it was back to perfect state
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400 is steep you might be better selling it as damaged and buying a new one
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Yes sir,i thought so too,and i contacted HTC and told them im a student who wouldn't be able to afford such a pricey repair and they have actually took it into consideration and the lady told me to wait a couple of days to confirm with her head/country manager for a 50% off on the repair. If that happens,will it be worth it?
Can use silica gel dry up?
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My missus dropped her iPhone in a bucket of bleach, so it was found 3 hrs later, had to rinse it with water, strip it down, get a tub of rice and put the parts stripped down into tub, the rice draws all the moisture out of the parts. Put it back together after 48 hours and after 1 week everything on screen was A okay, good as new. Always worth doing this yourself to save Money, and insurance claim rise.
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Yes sir,i thought so too,and i contacted HTC and told them im a student who wouldn't be able to afford such a pricey repair and they have actually took it into consideration and the lady told me to wait a couple of days to confirm with her head/country manager for a 50% off on the repair. If that happens,will it be worth it?
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Yer I guess keep us informed
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What's up guys, I recently dropped my G2 in a puddle of water,
I was wondering if it was a good idea to get it fixed by HTC or if you guys have any other recommendations of G2 repair companies?
You should have taken the battery out ASAP and then just leave it out and unplugged overnight. It will be fine.
I did take the battery out, but the LCD has a greenish hue, the wifi is unresponsive, and the haptic feedback is off. Does this mean I need to get all of these components in order for it to work?
Take the battery out and put it in a tub of rice.
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If it was already submerged completely and the tub of rice doesn't work, one more last ditch thing you can try is to submerge and rinse it out in a bucket of CLEAN (ideally distilled, at a minimum filtered) water.
If there were minerals (or other contaminants) in the water/liquid it was submerged in they could still be on the circuit board, the clean water might just clean it off.
Of course after you try this you need to let it dry for at least 24 hours then submerge it in rice for another 24 hours.
(The rice will absorb the water)
My boss once dropped his blackberry in a toilet and used this method, he did not use rice though, tried it after a day of drying and it didn't work, tried it again 24 hours later and it still didn't work but on the 3rd day the device came back to life so he called it the "JesusBerry" for the next ~year until he upgraded.
BTW you are probably screwed, so don't get your hopes up.
Yeah, ideally you should let that thing dry out for more than 3 days. I know we all "need" our phones, but if you want it to work properly, you're just going to have to wait. I dropped my BB in the toilet, took the battery out, rinsed it, and let it sit. I was impatient and tried to use it the next day - it was all messed up. Three days later, it started to function, but there were a lot of glitches - and I mean a lot. Not until a couple of weeks was it functioning as it should. If you are under warrantee from HTC or have phone insurance, I suggest you just send it in.
You should have left the bb in the toilet where it belongs.
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You should have left the bb in the toilet where it belongs.
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Hey now, that was a low blow =P Former Berry Addict myself turned Android Addict =D
Like others have said, patience is key. The last thing you want to do with a wet device is try to run power through it. Take the battery out, let it sit in a warm, dry place for a day or two, then transfer into some rice and see what happens on day 3 or 4. You may still be out of luck, but worth a try.
I had an old Sony Ericcson dumb-phone years ago that I took on a long bike ride on a hot summer day in my rear jersey pocket. After 4 hours of riding and soaking in my sweat it was toast. Used that method and in 3 days it was alive and kicking again =D
Good luck! Maybe you'll end up with a Jesus-Z =P
Me too.
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Hey now, that was a low blow =P Former Berry Addict myself turned Android Addict =D
Like others have said, patience is key. The last thing you want to do with a wet device is try to run power through it. Take the battery out, let it sit in a warm, dry place for a day or two, then transfer into some rice and see what happens on day 3 or 4. You may still be out of luck, but worth a try.
I had an old Sony Ericcson dumb-phone years ago that I took on a long bike ride on a hot summer day in my rear jersey pocket. After 4 hours of riding and soaking in my sweat it was toast. Used that method and in 3 days it was alive and kicking again =D
Good luck! Maybe you'll end up with a Jesus-Z =P
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I'm also coming from a bb phone. That thing was a pain in my balls. Constantly freezing up,not enough memory,took centuries for the thing to boot up & the list goes on & on. Not that I'm bitter about it or anything,just saying.It had it's problems. Sorry if I offended anyone.
Everyone can hate on blackberries but one thing is for sure: they have kick ass battery life.
And that's the only reason why I would get a blackberry. Especially for those camping trips without electricity..
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If it was already submerged completely and the tub of rice doesn't work, one more last ditch thing you can try is to submerge and rinse it out in a bucket of CLEAN (ideally distilled, at a minimum filtered) water.
If there were minerals (or other contaminants) in the water/liquid it was submerged in they could still be on the circuit board, the clean water might just clean it off.
Of course after you try this you need to let it dry for at least 24 hours then submerge it in rice for another 24 hours.
(The rice will absorb the water)
My boss once dropped his blackberry in a toilet and used this method, he did not use rice though, tried it after a day of drying and it didn't work, tried it again 24 hours later and it still didn't work but on the 3rd day the device came back to life so he called it the "JesusBerry" for the next ~year until he upgraded.
BTW you are probably screwed, so don't get your hopes up.
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Yeah I do see myself paying money (smh) in the near future to get this phone fixed, I guess my best bet is to find a bricked G2 and use it for its parts.
Yeah the methods worked but I am still having problems with the wifi and the screen is ugly. The LCD is green but as a phone it works, I might have to buy a bricked G2. Anybody knows who have a bricked G2?
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You should have left the bb in the toilet where it belongs.
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Well this was ~10 years ago and at the time a BlackBerry (957) was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
this is a horrible day for g2 users....R.I.P lmao
Yeah, the BB was a pain in my ass too, but whoever said the battery life was awesome is right. I didnt have a data plan with it, so I never used it to its capacity. Also, If you'd like your personal info synced to your computer only and not Google, then the BB is where it's at. But anyways, did this guy ever ay what he did with the phone?
I resently had my phone dropped in water. My screen seemed a bit off in color. I removed the battery and placed the phone on top if my cable box for a day and it was fine after that.
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Ugh, sorry to resurrect this thread, but did that fix it for you? My g2 decided to take a bath in the toilet and the very first thing I did was take the battery out, dry it off with toilet paper as thoroughly as possible (including the sim card, memory and headphone jack slots) prop it with with the keyboard apart and on its side to maximize airflow in front of a fan. I'm going to go to sleep with it like this and hopefully it will turn on tomorrow....
Aha... After my first phone fell in some water, I never ever brought it near anything that could be damaged by water. Lol an advice, don't ever bring your phone when your using the bathroom... leave it on the bed. So yea I paid a lot for my G2 and don't want it f**ked up you know.
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Aha... After my first phone fell in some water, I never ever brought it near anything that could be damaged by water. Lol an advice, don't ever bring your phone when your using the bathroom... leave it on the bed. So yea I paid a lot for my G2 and don't want it f**ked up you know.
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Geez, that do you do with your time when you're sitting on the toilet?
Okay so my daughter grabbed my phone and threw it in the toilet. I had an Otter Box on it and it boots up fine and goes to sense. It's rooted. The problem is when it loads up sense it automatically loads up Car Home. I can close that and everything seems to work fine. Whem I power down the device I click "Power Down" and it shuts off and automatically reboots. I cant get it to just power down and stay off. Can somebody please help me?
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Okay so my daughter grabbed my phone and threw it in the toilet. I had an Otter Box on it and it boots up fine and goes to sense. It's rooted. The problem is when it loads up sense it automatically loads up Car Home. I can close that and everything seems to work fine. Whem I power down the device I click "Power Down" and it shuts off and automatically reboots. I cant get it to just power down and stay off. Can somebody please help me?
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Yikes thats no good. I would immediately take the battery out. Put the phone in a ziploc bag with dry white rice. Leave it in there for a day or so, I would say. The rice will absorb some moisture. You want to get it dried out as much sa possible before you try powering it on again. You'r sd card might have been damaged too. If the phone still doesn't work right after thoroughly drying it out, you may be SOL. The water damage indicators are now activated, and the warranty will be voided. If you have insurance, it will cost you a hundred bucks, for the deductible.
The most important thing now is to stop trying to power it on until the phone is dried out. Things will short out.
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Yikes thats no good. I would immediately take the battery out. Put the phone in a ziploc bag with dry white rice. Leave it in there for a day or so, I would say. The rice will absorb some moisture. You want to get it dried out as much sa possible before you try powering it on again. You'r sd card might have been damaged too. If the phone still doesn't work right after thoroughly drying it out, you may be SOL. The water damage indicators are now activated, and the warranty will be voided. If you have insurance, it will cost you a hundred bucks, for the deductible.
The most important thing now is to stop trying to power it on until the phone is dried out. Things will short out.
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Alright well I dont have rice. And my girlfriend has the car. I will try to go to the sprint store and see what I can do about replacing it. I need my EVO!! Oh and the cameras dont work now either. FML. I just got this phone about 3 weeks ago.
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Alright well I dont have rice. And my girlfriend has the car. I will try to go to the sprint store and see what I can do about replacing it. I need my EVO!!
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Yea, i hear ya. Who wants to keep their evo in a bag of rice overnight?! Just a warning though. There is a water damage indicator strip on the phone and the battery. That changes color when it gets wet, and thus that voids the warranty. I wouldn't expect Sprint to replace it for you, unless you have insurance, but then it'll cost a 100 dollar deductible. Good luck man, hopefully your sprint store has some cool employees.
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Alright well I dont have rice. And my girlfriend has the car. I will try to go to the sprint store and see what I can do about replacing it. I need my EVO!! Oh and the cameras dont work now either. FML. I just got this phone about 3 weeks ago.
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like kbuckly says.
and if you take it in rooted, they may not honor the warr, as well as the water indicator. eeek. seriously, try the rice trick. ive saved several of my daughters phones that way (I also dont buy her nice phones anymore. )
Yeah, Sprint will still look at it to determine if water damage was indeed the result of the phone acting up, even if the water markers show water contact. IF you can find rice, try that. If not, let it dry and / or take it in and hope for the best. Sorry to hear about it.
Number one rule when your phone gets wet: DO NOT TRY TO TURN IT ON!!! There is obviously water inside the phone. If you try to turn it on when its still wet, you will fry the boards. You needed to COMPLETELY dry the phone for at least 2 days, if not more, then try it.
Unfortunately since you tried to turn it on, you probably fried something on the board. Unless you have insurance, sprint wont fix a water damaged phone. And yes, they can tell it was water damaged.
Well It was on when she dropped it in the toilet So that alone probably fried it... so far everything has worked on it except the cameras and the fact that it reboots rather than shutting down.. Im not sure if I have insurance or not I have to check. But I dont want this phone if I can't use one of it's key features, It's camera's. I also don't want a phone that wont turn off. How much would it cost me to just buy another one out rite from the store without a contract, Because I already have a contract.
This really sucks because I just bought the thing like I said three weeks ago. And now it's ruined. Anyways I just have to accept it hang my head. Thanks for the advice but Im pretty sure there is no salvation for this phone. Which is sad because It was my buddy. Went everywhere with me. Now it's just spare parts. Poor Evo. RIP
I found out that I have to file a claim affidavit and include a copy of my ID and fax it to "phoneclaim". What a bunch of B.S. I dont see why they make you go through so much **** just to use a service that YOU pay for. It's so ridiculous. FML
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I found out that I have to file a claim affidavit and include a copy of my ID and fax it to "phoneclaim". What a bunch of B.S. I dont see why they make you go through so much **** just to use a service that YOU pay for. It's so ridiculous. FML
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Yea, water damage sucks man. Not a lot you can do. You may find a reasonably priced Evo in your area on craigslist perhaps.
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Yea, water damage sucks man. Not a lot you can do. You may find a reasonably priced Evo in your area on craigslist perhaps.
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yea, they are actually cheap, if you can be patient. I got a used one little less than a month ago (got it used instead of new for a very specific reason), paid 225 for it. if you can wait 'til the end of the month, lots of people that need cash for rent will be getting rid of them. (just be carefull about ESN, of course)
Im just gonna see how the Claim works out for me. need my Evo Back :'(
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I found out that I have to file a claim affidavit and include a copy of my ID and fax it to "phoneclaim". What a bunch of B.S. I dont see why they make you go through so much **** just to use a service that YOU pay for. It's so ridiculous. FML
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I had to do the same thing. It took me a week and a half to get a replacement for a line on my account.
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So yesterday me and my friends went near a lake and had a little bit of alcohol,so i fell into the water with the phone in my pocket turned of.
But later when the phone dried,i turned it on and it was all working but the screen brightnes is not adjustable,now can anibody advise me what to do
First of all that's funny! Silly things happen when we are drunk.
I suggest you fully dry your phone out put it in a sack of rice for a few days then see what happens.
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First of all that's funny! Silly things happen when we are drunk.
I suggest you fully dry your phone out put it in a sack of rice for a few days then see what happens.
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he sa
I already opened up the phone and dried it,but still the same problem
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I already opened up the phone and dried it,but still the same problem
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It's highly unlikely you managed to get it completely dry in 1 day.
Stick it in a bag of rice for 24 hours and hope for the best.
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Stick it in a bag of rice for 24 hours and hope for the best.
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I did that and almost everything working properly,only the screen brightnes is still not working,help please?
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I did that and almost everything working properly,only the screen brightnes is still not working,help please?
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You could try a factory reset, but strange things happen from water damage.
My old Sony Ericsson worked fine, except for the fact (after I dropped it in a pan of gravy) that the gsm aerial only had a weak signal. Everything else was normal..
Could try silica gel, but there could be corrosion (you can't always even see the corrosion) from minerals/deposits in the water, which is causing a short circuit somewhere, causing the problem.
Unfortunately any water damage automatically (to the repair centers at least) means it's BER (beyond economical repair) so if you can't fix it from it drying out (ideally give it at least 3 days or even more in the rice or silica gel) the only option really is to buy a new one, or claim on insurance if you have cover.
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You could try a factory reset, but strange things happen from water damage.
My old Sony Ericsson worked fine, except for the fact (after I dropped it in a pan of gravy) that the gsm aerial only had a weak signal. Everything else was normal..
Could try silica gel, but there could be corrosion (you can't always even see the corrosion) from minerals/deposits in the water, which is causing a short circuit somewhere, causing the problem.
Unfortunately any water damage automatically (to the repair centers at least) means it's BER (beyond economical repair) so if you can't fix it from it drying out (ideally give it at least 3 days or even more in the rice or silica gel) the only option really is to buy a new one, or claim on insurance if you have cover.
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THx for the answer,but unfortunately this phone dosent have a warranty,i think im just gonna buy the screen and then im gonna send it to my nearest reapir center,and yes i can see dried up water under the screen.
i know the feeling! my dhd got wet yesterday in the rain argh! even the battery indicator shows no water damage (to that at least) yet the screen is buggered lol. looks like its been smashed in a way. got it in a tub of rice currently.. hoping it might dry out.
glad it wasnt my hox it happened to anyway
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i know the feeling! my dhd got wet yesterday in the rain argh! even the battery indicator shows no water damage (to that at least) yet the screen is buggered lol. looks like its been smashed in a way. got it in a tub of rice currently.. hoping it might dry out.
glad it wasnt my hox it happened to anyway
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Argh sry to hear you about you too,best lucks and hopes that your dhd dries and work fine
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Argh sry to hear you about you too,best lucks and hopes that your dhd dries and work fine
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Is this a original screen that i can replace on my phone http://www.amazon.co.uk/Display-Scr...NMKS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1348642366&sr=8-3 ?
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Is this a original screen that i can replace on my phone http://www.amazon.co.uk/Display-Scr...NMKS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1348642366&sr=8-3 ?
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the review says its not original. i'd steer clear personally.
okay so i was playing football and suddenly it started to rain heavily (very) but i managed to get into shade (small) which was also dripping with water so the phone was not 100% safe there either. anyways i wrapped the phone with my hands and put the phone in plastic bag. when i got home and removed the back cover of the phone it was filled with water(somewhat) . anwyays, i put the phone in a bag of rice after that for past 24 hours. should i turn it on now?
should i try to dissamble the phone to dry it. ?
my touchscreen is a bit off the case. .. its not fixed. there are some opening on sides. so as long as mother board is dry? can i still turn on the phone (just to see if the phones working)
you better take it to a service ,that's my advice
From my experience you should not charge it, turn it on try to dry it with hairdryer or something of that kind, put it in uncooked rice for a few hours and pray...
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alright so ill now keep it in rice for 2 days. should i try to turn on then? or is there still some risk?
2 days? Wow mate that's alot of time haha, I think you can
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it seems that my brother tried to turn on the phone before i put it in rice. i went to repair the phone the phone only to hear that the motherboard is shot-ed . he said he "could" make it work. so is there any possible way he could repair it . can we repair the short circuited motherboard?
I doubt motherboard can be repaired most of the time they simply change it, Even if they repair it it would cost you too much, better sell it off(if possible) n buy another one
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alrighty, i gave it to a local phone repairer and he apparently repaired the mobo. he said he changed power ic mic and network related thing and now the phone is working just fine. it costed me like 1800 rs (30 $) . i still havent paid him (hes a known person and i said ill pay him tomorrow) .
but theres something bugging me, what if the phone's motherboard wasnt damaged at all in the first place? i mean, after the rain incidient i didnt try to switch on the phone (98% sure... maybe my bro tried,...dunno. but anyways, the phones battery was dead). i immediately kept in rice for like 1 and half days. and even when giving him the phone i didnt try to turn on the phone (foolish of me) . so the question is, can he really replace (repair) those parts i mentioned? can the motherboard be really repaired after being shotted by water? or am i just being fooled ?
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alrighty, i gave it to a local phone repairer and he apparently repaired the mobo. he said he changed power ic mic and network related thing and now the phone is working just fine. it costed me like 1800 rs (30 $) . i still havent paid him (hes a known person and i said ill pay him tomorrow) .
but theres something bugging me, what if the phone's motherboard wasnt damaged at all in the first place? i mean, after the rain incidient i didnt try to switch on the phone (98% sure... maybe my bro tried,...dunno. but anyways, the phones battery was dead). i immediately kept in rice for like 1 and half days. and even when giving him the phone i didnt try to turn on the phone (foolish of me) . so the question is, can he really replace (repair) those parts i mentioned? can the motherboard be really repaired after being shotted by water? or am i just being fooled ?
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Well my opinion : repairing a mobo.....he could have asked hell of a lot more then 30,- ! Its not that much to fall over about. If he replaced it or not.
I fell over in a muddy puddle whilst camping, and my wife checked my shorts pockets before washing them under a field tap. Sadly she checked the same pocket twice, so didn't find my brand new One X
After letting the water drip out (!) I took the mini sim out, then left in it the warm, in rice, and with a couple of gel moisture absorber packets. I'd heard not to use a hairdryer as this might force water deeper in. After 4 days it turned on when I tried, but very black screen. This cleared almost completely over a few weeks, months to almost go, and now a year later down to a small brown streak
So I think that if you are sure it's completely dried out, it is ok to turn on, not if it might still be wet
Hello guys.
Today I'm on XDA to make a fool of myself (sort of) because my HTC One V is now water damaged. If you want to know what happened (lol), I went on the lake yesterday to do some wakeboard and I forgot my beloved phone (I am an idiot) in my "swimming pants" --> I don't know how to translate that in English.
Here's what I did so far:
-Immediately after coming back from my fail trip, I tried to power it on with no luck. Therefore, I dried it with a hairdryer for maybe 5 minutes. Still no luck.
-I put it in a small container filled with rice and left it on a shelf for the night. Tried to power it on this morning but no living sign.
-Dried it again with a hairdryer but this time for 10 minutes with the engine set to "warm" instead of "light warm". I put it back in the small rice container and I plan to keep it there for maybe a week.
Was my procedure correct? Is there any chance to play with my One V some day? I want your advices and opinion.
Thank you very much everyone.
alpha8768 said:
Hello guys.
Today I'm on XDA to make a fool of myself (sort of) because my HTC One V is now water damaged. If you want to know what happened (lol), I went on the lake yesterday to do some wakeboard and I forgot my beloved phone (I am an idiot) in my "swimming pants" --> I don't know how to translate that in English.
Here's what I did so far:
-Immediately after coming back from my fail trip, I tried to power it on with no luck. Therefore, I dried it with a hairdryer for maybe 5 minutes. Still no luck.
-I put it in a small container filled with rice and left it on a shelf for the night. Tried to power it on this morning but no living sign.
-Dried it again with a hairdryer but this time for 10 minutes with the engine set to "warm" instead of "light warm". I put it back in the small rice container and I plan to keep it there for maybe a week.
Was my procedure correct? Is there any chance to play with my One V some day? I want your advices and opinion.
Thank you very much everyone.
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the procedure is correct but no any living sign?
try to plug in the charger to see if the "red led" is on
Sadly, not yet
alpha8768 said:
Sadly, not yet
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D: take it to the HTC center is your last choice
danishaznita said:
D: take it to the HTC center is your last choice
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Oh yeah what a nightmare it might be! However, I just saw a video of a guy who, before putting his one v into rice, submerged it in 99% alochol to clean all the corrosion as well as drying water quite well. I'll give it a try and then put it back in rice for 2 days.
If you have the tools you may want to take all the cover off and dry it well in rice. You can find 2 disassembly videos on YouTube
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mr_nooby said:
If you have the tools you may want to take all the cover off and dry it well in rice. You can find 2 disassembly videos on YouTube
Sent from my HTC One V using xda app-developers app
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And that
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Well I tried everything, from Alcohol 100% (took from an hospital's laboratory) to my car's dash under very warm sun, nothing worked. I think it's safe to say that my One V is dead.
So I think that it is still under warranty (although I'm not sure) and I want to use my last resort: send it to HTC. You guys previously done this? How does it work?
EDIT: water damage is not covered by any warranty. I will have to buy a new phone. This is very frustrating but the only one to blame here is me. As a college student, I do not have much money for that kind of stuff :S I'll take a look at the Lumia 520 from Nokia WP8, which is not very expensive (150$) and excellent for it's price. Windows Phone 8 is, by experience, 6x less laggy than Android and still delivers a better look with lots of functionalities.
alpha8768 said:
Well I tried everything, from Alcohol 100% (took from an hospital's laboratory) to my car's dash under very warm sun, nothing worked. I think it's safe to say that my One V is dead.
So I think that it is still under warranty (although I'm not sure) and I want to use my last resort: send it to HTC. You guys previously done this? How does it work?
EDIT: water damage is not covered by any warranty. I will have to buy a new phone. This is very frustrating but the only one to blame here is me. As a college student, I do not have much money for that kind of stuff :S I'll take a look at the Lumia 520 from Nokia WP8, which is not very expensive (150$) and excellent for it's price. Windows Phone 8 is, by experience, 6x less laggy than Android and still delivers a better look with lots of functionalities.
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You could get a nexus 4..? TELUS has some decent plans for the Nexus 4.
MameTozhio said:
You could get a nexus 4..? TELUS has some decent plans for the Nexus 4.
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Nexus 4 is an awesome phone, from the design to the functionalities. It's still Android, but with its hardware capabilities I'm pretty sure it's a good phone. Will look at the price, it's the most important matter in my case.
alpha8768 said:
Hello guys.
Today I'm on XDA to make a fool of myself (sort of) because my HTC One V is now water damaged. If you want to know what happened (lol), I went on the lake yesterday to do some wakeboard and I forgot my beloved phone (I am an idiot) in my "swimming pants" --> I don't know how to translate that in English.
Here's what I did so far:
-Immediately after coming back from my fail trip, I tried to power it on with no luck. Therefore, I dried it with a hairdryer for maybe 5 minutes. Still no luck.
-I put it in a small container filled with rice and left it on a shelf for the night. Tried to power it on this morning but no living sign.
-Dried it again with a hairdryer but this time for 10 minutes with the engine set to "warm" instead of "light warm". I put it back in the small rice container and I plan to keep it there for maybe a week.
Was my procedure correct? Is there any chance to play with my One V some day? I want your advices and opinion.
Thank you very much everyone.
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Even if there was a slim chance of getting it back alive the dampness you've made inside the phone by using the hairdryer might have finished the phone off.Get started on looking for a new phone.Don't get fooled by the Nexus 4.Go ahead and grab the one mini or s4 mini, both are pretty good and mini isn't that mini.Or if you're into Windows Phone, I strongly suggest Lumia 620 as the cheapest yet good WP phone, or 920 if you have the money.If you don't like Nokia, HTC 8S is a pretty solid phone for it's money.And if you're an avid music listener, you're gonna love it as its output is pretty loud and clear.
Try this baby.....
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-z-ultra/
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