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Friday night...out drinking with the lads in London.
It was about 1am, me and my friend were talking. He wanted to have a quick look at my phone, so i passed it too him. Somehow...between me putting it into his hands and he grasping it. The phone slipped away....straight into a full pint of Stella.
We paused for about 3 seconds...just looking at it (we were quite drunk), I saw he screen go off so straight away i just sighed and thought ''he better buy me a new one''.
Anyway once i realised what'd happened, i grabbed the phone out of the glass (without spilling any beer), quickly took the battery, sim car and sd card out. places all components into pocket and continued the night...wasn't too bothered as my friend knew it was his fault and told me that if it didn't work, he'll get me a new one.
Hot back home a few hours later, remembered what'd happened...straight to the bathroom...got the hair dryer and started drying....5 minutes later...moment of truth.
WOHOO everything was fine.
I was kind of hoping it was broken, because i've already dropped it on the floor numerous amounts of times and it has a small crack in the screen bottom right.
But alas, everything was fine...
so....HTC Desire...is actually stella-proof as well.....They should stick that on the box!
Even after dropping it in a pint...the battery still hasn't improved though. Can't get a day out of the battery yet. needed to get a battery pack for the damn thing..
roll on Iphone 4 with that great looking battery life
F*cking awesome
Great to hear, now I am not that scared if I drop it into something
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F*cking awesome
Great to hear, now I am not that scared if I drop it into something
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You better be
You should tell your mate its ****ed anyway. You'll have now warranty on it now, the water damage stickers will have change colour!
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I'm due an upgrade in August, so not too bothered about the Warranty. It should last until then. I don't expect any phone to last over 9 months these days.
All the stories I read about people dropping their phones on the ground and in drinks... I even know at least three people who've dropped their phones in the toilet.
I don't get it, even when I had a ****ty Nokia 5100 I don't think I even once dropped it!
Although I did drop-kick it across a garden once to test the shock-absorbent cover. Held up pretty well!
i treated my desire like royalty
i made extra sure never to drop it, scratch it, throw it etc
i put my phone in my pocket with my keys for literally half a minute and the screen is covered in scratches, unbelievable
Desire is almost Tia Maria and coke proof. Managed to fix it all but about 2 months later my trackpad has died. Otherwise all good.
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Desire is almost Tia Maria and coke proof. Managed to fix it all but about 2 months later my trackpad has died. Otherwise all good.
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you mean you actually use the trackpad?
I don't think i've used it once since i got it in April. It's pointless, the screen does everything that's needed
Barff1984 said:
you mean you actually use the trackpad?
I don't think i've used it once since i got it in April. It's pointless, the screen does everything that's needed
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Recovery menus...
Im scared ropping it on the floor as this big screen and build quality doesnt seems so good. Even in my full body silicone cases where only the screen is free. I even protected the keys lol.
Yoir friend must have been really drunk to offer to buy you a new phone. Sounded like it was your fault to me.
What's the worst damage anyone here has done to there phone? I want to feel better about the dirty great scratch on top of my phone.
I dropped mine from a metre up onto a wooden floor and smashed the screen. £130 to fix it and they still havent returned it to me and thats nearly 2 weeks ago
Contemplating getting a iPhone 4 as i am severely pissed off with HTC's slowness and the build quality of the phone ...
mercianary said:
Yoir friend must have been really drunk to offer to buy you a new phone. Sounded like it was your fault to me.
What's the worst damage anyone here has done to there phone? I want to feel better about the dirty great scratch on top of my phone.
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I was thinking this!! LOL! dammed if I would be buying a mate a new phone after he was passing it to me drunk in a pub! I though only iPhone users got their phones out in pubs?
Desire has been in silicone case and screen protector since new... I kicked a Nokia down the road after it kept dropping calls... that was pretty much its life over... hundreds of bits. My Touch HD was key chipped but the paint was a problem on them.
congrats on getting the phone out the glass, without spilling any beer
I've dropped mine loads of times, got a nice scratch going down the centre of the screen due to keys in the pocket. lots of scratches on the paint work on the sides. a lovely big scuff on the back corner, a 10mm crack, bottom right side of screen.
And it wasn't my fault, he wanted to see it, took hold of it, i let go, he had it for a second, then it dropped in his pint.
The phones only £380, why wouldn't he have bought me a new one.
Only £380?
Thats a lot of money... for most people.
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Only £380?
Thats a lot of money... for most people.
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No...the new iphone 4g simfree is a lot of money.....on contract is even more
Still getting one though. They look great
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No...the new iphone 4g simfree is a lot of money.....on contract is even more
Still getting one though. They look great
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No - they dont
Wet Legend
My 15yo son managed to submerge his 3 week old Legend in a river - allegedly it was in his pal's backpack that was knocked into the water! He switched it on to see if it still worked before I had chance to dry it. Anyway it's part of my account and the phone is knacked luckily house contents covered it or he wasn't getting a new one.
Moral = Legends don't like rivers and being switched on before drying
(I know there is some topics here in similar subject, but I'm having desire z with lid structure and the phone was in the water only for a short time)
I know it's not smart to take expensive smart phone to toilet with you, especially when the phone is on your hand. Well, I wen't to take a leak and the phone slipped off my left hand and dropped straight to the dirty water in the toilet seat. Picked it up immediately, it was in the water about 1-3 seconds.
The screen was on before getting wet and turned immediately off, the lights on front flashed couple of seconds and I took battery and simcard out immediately. Shaked it a bit and tried to dry it with paper and left it on the towel which was on the warm radiator.
I have googled now a long time and got very different solutions... I'm not going to try any of them since some of the solutions are clearly by trolls. I'm not going to put my phone to the water or sack of rice, I'm not going to use hair dryer since I don't have one. I don't think I have rice either...
What is to be done here? Is my phone dead and gone... ? I had it about a month and I'm scared if it doesn't work any more. I use it both in work and home and this is really bad situation for me.
I made first mistake and tried turn the phone on too soon, about under an hour since the accident. As soon as I put the battery on I got the dim orange led light, the screen was black. When pressed the power button it vibrated three (3) times and nothing happened. I then took the battery and SIM off again and put it back on the radiator. Now I'm going to have it there until tomorrow morning I go to work. If it's still not working, I have to use my Nokia E90 since I get it fixed or.... I have to buy the new phone... damn it.
While waiting, any solutions available? Warranty is not covering this for sure.
And please, do not start conversation about "why phone in the toilet?" or things like that. The accident already happened and there is no point thinking "why"? I learned my lesson and this is the first time in my gadget history when something dumb like this happens... I feel like I have won in the lottery, same chances...
I had rooted Virtuous and I'm from Finland if it counts something...
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I have googled now a long time and got very different solutions... I'm not going to try any of them since some of the solutions are clearly by trolls.
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What makes you so sure? Don't knock the bag of rice trick. A ton of people on here have advocated its use, and swear by it. Its supposedly a natural desiccant. Rice is cheap, and it really can't hurt at this point, can it?
The "dirty water" might contain salt... if so the salt will short out the components ... I had a old WM 6 phone that dropped in to the ocean.
The keypad for it stopped working had to take it apart and clean off the salt from the ribbons and components, you can clean with a Q-tip and some rubbing alcohol (worked fine after that).
Whatever you do don't use a blow dryer it will melt the components in your phone.
Try letting it dry naturally. or the Rice Idea.
The rice is not a trick -- it really works for getting the moisture out.
luckye Smartphones are not so expensive these days.
If I dropped my phone in the toilet I would get a new phone for exsmpe a HTC Sensation 1.2GHz dual-core, qHD display, and Sense 3.0 or evo 3D
Thanks for the comments! @redpoint73, Some of the tips sounded really bizarre to me, like dropping the phone again to full bowl or glass of water or even alcohol, letting it fully drown to water and alcohol and leave it there for certain amount of time...? or put it in the freezer for hours? or in the oven for too long time? what??
Now when I think of it, the white rice sounds ok. But I still don't feel that easy to use the tip even if I could borrow the neighbour's.
I decided from the start I let it dry naturally. It seems very dry from outside, not much water came out from the start and it was "under water" (I don't think it fully drowned even yet) only 1-3 secs like I said, that's why I tried it on in the first place... my mistake.
I hope I have not bricked the phone. I will keep you posted.
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Now when I think of it, the white rice sounds ok. But I still don't feel that easy to use the tip even if I could borrow the neighbour's.
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Let me ask you this: is it easier than buying a new phone???
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Let me ask you this: is it easier than buying a new phone???
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Nice question, got me thinking. I meant there is just too much those answers around "just let it dry naturally" and because this is new situation for me I try to avoid damaging it more, which I've may have already done by trying to start it again, but anyways, doh...
Anyways, I found basmati/eastern white rice and put it to rice bag on the rice. I'm afraid it might get inside the phone. The phone will now be on the rice overnight.
enp82003 said:
The "dirty water" might contain salt... if so the salt will short out the components ...
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If there were piss or similar, it contains sulfuric acid and other mild acids. That might not have very good effect to htc desire z electronics...
stian230 said:
luckye Smartphones are not so expensive these days.
If I dropped my phone in the toilet I would get a new phone for exsmpe a HTC Sensation 1.2GHz dual-core, qHD display, and Sense 3.0 or evo 3D
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What toilet did you drop your G2 in? *grabs gloves*
if you saw $100 in a toilet would you pull it out?
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Nice question, got me thinking. I meant there is just too much those answers around "just let it dry naturally" and because this is new situation for me I try to avoid damaging it more, which I've may have already done by trying to start it again, but anyways, doh...
Anyways, I found basmati/eastern white rice and put it to rice bag on the rice. I'm afraid it might get inside the phone. The phone will now be on the rice overnight.
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yeah trying to power it on prob wasn't the best idea... sorry for the generic trying to let it dry naturally if you don't have rice. I am just going by my own experiences with cell phones the last 10 years since back when Nokia Candy bar style phone were the norm. If you just let it naturally dry for a day with the battery out and then try turning it back there is a 70% chance it might turn back on.
"60% of the time it works every time "
I would take the battery out, then leave the phone in a bowl of pure alcohol
After a couple of minutes swishing it around I would leave it in a bowl of rice to get ALL of the moisture out
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if you saw $100 in a toilet would you pull it out?
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I see the workings of a new candid camera or punked or some sort of tv show with this idea... XD
But that sucks, man. Good luck. I hope the phone doesn't smell after this.
Soaking it in isopropyl alcohol 99% will clean all of the electronics and draw out the water and piss.
Then bury it in a bag of white rice for 24 hours, alcohol evaporates extremly fast, but after 24 she should be clean and dry.
I say this because I am an electronic tech by trade and have used this method successfully numerous times. The even better thing to do is to completly disemble the phone, clean with alcohol and dry but most people find it easier to just drop it in a bowl then a bag of rice.
Good luck dude
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Okay, it has been in the rice now overnight and everything works except the touch screen. I put it back to rice and let it be there for a days or so, in the mean time I think I will call my local store and ask what to do. And tell my boss (I use this phone as work as well). I have to use my old Nokia while gettin the solution...
Thanks for the precious tips!
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Soaking it in isopropyl alcohol 99% will clean all of the electronics and draw out the water and piss.
Then bury it in a bag of white rice for 24 hours, alcohol evaporates extremly fast, but after 24 she should be clean and dry.
I say this because I am an electronic tech by trade and have used this method successfully numerous times. The even better thing to do is to completly disemble the phone, clean with alcohol and dry but most people find it easier to just drop it in a bowl then a bag of rice.
Good luck dude
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Sorry had to ask ever since i heard this idea... submerging it in a bowl with alcohol.... wouldn't that kill the screen? since the screen it's liquid crystals? Sorry ahead of time for not understanding...
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... submerging it in a bowl with alcohol.... wouldn't that kill the screen?
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I was thinking exactly the same, but was too afraid to ask it
Screen should be sealed..
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Wow, my first post here gets to be about dropping my G1 in the toilet.
Except my G1 sat in the bottom of the toilet for a good 2 hours. Let me tell you, that was quite the shocking discovery when I went back in the bathroom to take a leak! Well after 2 hours of sitting in water I wrote it off and headed straight out and got my G2. I did immediately pull the battery out and rinsed it off under fresh water and wiped it down with disinfectant. When I got back from purchasing the G2 I put the G1 in a bowl of rice and it sat there for at least 3 days before I thought to try turning it on. And of course it works flawlessly now.
The key I thing is that I didn't even bother trying to see if it still worked by powering it on after a few hours. Made that mistake with prior phones, and that is probably what kills most phones that have been submerged. So resist the temptation to check and see if it still works and just let it sit in a covered bowl of rice for a few days.
My 8 year old now plays with the G1 which she calls the "toilet phone". :d
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Screen should be sealed..
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You have to know exactly what you're doing before trying it... for me it sounds too dangerous.
I have decided to let my phone be in rice bag until Thursday morning, if it does not work by then I will boot it to recovery mode and nandroid backup all my data and then take it to repair service... I hope it works and it does not cost much...
Thanks for hanging with me.
Yesterday (2/11/2011) my defy passed away at around 3PM because of this stupid sea water...
-I went in the sea unconscious that my Defy was in my pocket, when I realised, I immediately got out of the water to check it. It was not powering on!! So I dried it, open the rear case and removed everything from it.
Then when I returned home I put it in uncooked rice, and desiccant, but in vain.
-My phone is not really dead, it's in an eternal coma, the phone boots up! That said, I see the blue/green LEDS when I power it on. It even vibrates when booting, but unfortunately the display and the softkeys remain black :'(
(No haptic feedback,no sound, etc)
Update: Haptic feedback works and so do the loudspeaker!
So this is my Defy's story, which lived ~275 days, lol
I wonder how to revive it... If it's possible.
Right now I don't know what phone to buy really... I'm thinking of an LG Optimus Black, dual-core phones are too costly haha.
To not make this thread useless, user are welcomed to post how their defy passed away, and what will be your next phone,etc...
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Yesterday (2/11/2011) my defy passed away at around 3PM because of this stupid sea water...
-I went in the sea unconscious that my Defy was in my pocket, when I realised, I immediately got out of the water to check it. It was not powering on!! So I dried it, open the rear case and removed everything from it.
Then when I returned home I put it in uncooked rice, and desiccant, but in vain.
-My phone is not really dead, it's in an eternal coma, the phone boots up! That said, I see the blue/green LEDS when I power it on. It even vibrates when booting, but unfortunately the display and the softkeys remain black :'(
(No haptic feedback,no sound, etc)
So this is my Defy's story, which lived ~275 days, lol
I wonder how to revive it... If it's possible.
Right now I don't know what phone to buy really... I'm thinking of an LG Optimus Black, dual-core phones are too costly haha.
To not make this thread useless, user are welcomed to post how their defy passed away, and what will be your next phone,etc...
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Unlucky mate. My defy ended up bricked somehow so I took it back and said it just broke and got a refund :L
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I really don't think this thread should be in the development-section.
First off, this sould indeed not be in the development section.
Second off your Defy has a 2 year warranty so you can still claim it on warranty, your phone should be able to resist a short time in water. It didnt, so send it to a Motorola cerified repair center and claim you warranty.
Greetings and good luck!
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First off, this sould indeed not be in the development section.
Second off your Defy has a 2 year warranty so you can still claim it on warranty, your phone should be able to resist a short time in water. It didnt, so send it to a Motorola cerified repair center and claim you warranty.
Greetings and good luck!
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Hmm I bought it in HK, and I don't know if it's possible to get warranty where I live.. There is no Motorola Mobility in Mauritius (where I live).
Ad yes sorry it should be here :S should be in Defy General
Read the leaflet that came with the phone, in the uk it is 12 months only........
RIP... May the Defy soul in heaven with god now...
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Just look for paid repair service. Your Defy doesn't look so broken, it boots after all. Might be just screen/digitizer which is not that hard to fix.
R.I.P MB525
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R.I.P MB525
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Haha thank you! I'm getting better right now... Btw, for the time being I'm using a Nokia 6280 (prehistoric age haha)
Personally I wouldn't give up on it until a week has gone by. I know smartphones are more complex but old Nokias that got wet could take up to a week to dry out fully and then power on.
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Yesterday (2/11/2011) my defy passed away at around 3PM because of this stupid sea water...
-I went in the sea unconscious that my Defy was in my pocket, when I realised, I immediately got out of the water to check it. It was not powering on!! So I dried it, open the rear case and removed everything from it.
Then when I returned home I put it in uncooked rice, and desiccant, but in vain.
-My phone is not really dead, it's in an eternal coma, the phone boots up! That said, I see the blue/green LEDS when I power it on. It even vibrates when booting, but unfortunately the display and the softkeys remain black :'(
(No haptic feedback,no sound, etc)
So this is my Defy's story, which lived ~275 days, lol
I wonder how to revive it... If it's possible.
Right now I don't know what phone to buy really... I'm thinking of an LG Optimus Black, dual-core phones are too costly haha.
To not make this thread useless, user are welcomed to post how their defy passed away, and what will be your next phone,etc...
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Haha exact the same thing happend to me. For 25 euros u get a lcd replacement kit on ebay
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mpiekp said:
Read the leaflet that came with the phone, in the uk it is 12 months only........
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Every electronic device sold in the EU must have 2 years Warranty MINIMUM, and there are a few extra things in the UK, if an item gets repaired 2 times, the customer can ask and must receive if asked a new Product if it breaks a third time.
Regarding salty water, even if you manage to make it work its gonna die shortly, the salt destroys everything inside the phone its the worst think that can happen to any electronic device.
And motorola doesnt cover Water Damage, the phone is Water Resistant not Water Proof. I think you cant find any item nowadays in the market labeled and sold as Water Proof
really crappy that it happened
strange how people tend to kill their defys, mine had been underwater a lot (really, taking pictures, going swimming, listening to music in the shower, etc.), and the only problem i got is that water got inside, turned both water damage indicators red (one on the phone just above the motherboard, and one on the battery near the pins), but the only thing that changed is that my battery drains faster.
We all know that there are two kinds of waters that dangerous to electronics: Rains and Sea Salt water.
But I'm thinking. The Defy has at least 12 months of warranty - 365 days, and you use it for over 200 days and give up ? Why not going to the warranty ?
Last, hope you has a better replacement.
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We all know that there are two kinds of waters that dangerous to electronics: Rains and Sea Salt water.
But I'm thinking. The Defy has at least 12 months of warranty - 365 days, and you use it for over 200 days and give up ? Why not going to the warranty ?
Last, hope you has a better replacement.
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There are a few water indicators in the Defy, outside and inside it. If any of these indicators are red (meaning water got inside) you void your warranty.
The phone is water resistant, not water proof. There is a HUGE difference between both terms, hence all the electronic devices for the past 10 years or more, that can handle water, are labeled as Water Resistant. Not Proof.
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strange how people tend to kill their defys, mine had been underwater a lot (really, taking pictures, going swimming, listening to music in the shower, etc.), and the only problem i got is that water got inside, turned both water damage indicators red (one on the phone just above the motherboard, and one on the battery near the pins), but the only thing that changed is that my battery drains faster.
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My phone has also been under water a lot, I took it to a water park not long ago and got into some of those highspeed super awesome Water Slides with it
The problem you are facing is, that probably there is a small short in your battery, once the battery gets wet it tends to get sulfated and that causes the batt to discharge alone. You could just get a new batt
Thanks for all your replies haha.. I think that I'm gaining hope again and I'll try to see the Agency first. Then if it doesn't work eventually I'll visit a Motorola phone retailer (there's HOPEFULLY 1, only 1 in my country haha)
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There are a few water indicators in the Defy, outside and inside it. If any of these indicators are red (meaning water got inside) you void your warranty.
The phone is water resistant, not water proof. There is a HUGE difference between both terms, hence all the electronic devices for the past 10 years or more, that can handle water, are labeled as Water Resistant. Not Proof.
My phone has also been under water a lot, I took it to a water park not long ago and got into some of those highspeed super awesome Water Slides with it
The problem you are facing is, that probably there is a small short in your battery, once the battery gets wet it tends to get sulfated and that causes the batt to discharge alone. You could just get a new batt
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i already ordered a 2300mah battery (slim, not extended), will test it tomorrow
sent from my cm7.1 defy...
IMHO if I got the same problem, I will buy a temporary phone, use it and wait until another rugged smartphone not. Maybe it will be the DEFY 2 (Just imagine) with ARMv8 and Lotus Glass (even better than Gorilla Glass)
search xda and youtube on how to open up your defy, its bloody easy, then spray WD40 or isopropyle alcohol to clean the PCB board where rust or water damage is visible, then leave outside to dry for a day.
If the battery did not fry the circuits, then it should still work fine.
worth a try if you cant claim warranty, good luck.
While my brother was up north with his friends, he ended up going tubing with his phone in his pocket. He fell off into the lake 4 times. He did not do anything (didn't open it up to dry, just left it in his pocket) until he got home 6 hours later. I took it and put it in rice for a couple of hours and it would turn on and either boot loop or go really really slow. He was going to pay TEP $100, but I odined it to see if the flash memory got corrupted and then it worked fine!
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While my brother was up north with his friends, he ended up going tubing with his phone in his pocket. He fell off into the lake 4 times. He did not do anything (didn't open it up to dry, just left it in his pocket) until he got home 6 hours later. I took it and put it in rice for a couple of hours and it would turn on and either boot loop or go really really slow. He was going to pay TEP $100, but I odined it to see if the flash memory got corrupted and then it worked fine!
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Good things you didn't put it in the Microwave like someone i know. =)
and you guess it... KAABOOMM!!! lol
About how deep would you say the phone got in the water?
LIGHTSOUT225 said:
About how deep would you say the phone got in the water?
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It was still in his pocket... so not too deep... only like 1 foot or 2 since he was wearing a life jacket.
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LIGHTSOUT225 said:
About how deep would you say the phone got in the water?
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lol does it matter? it was in water
Amazing phone lol. Let us know how long it lasts.
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lol does it matter? it was in water
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Well the pressure of being deeper in the water could play as another factor.
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Well the pressure of being deeper in the water could play as another factor.
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LOL, no it doesn't. Pressure will only matter if the item is waterproof to begin with. Wet is wet in this case, simple as that. OP, prepare for a ton of corrosion in the next few weeks/months. Don't be surprised if it dies on him. OH, and call him an idiot for going in the water with his phone in the first place.
thats pretty wild..
i dropped my s2 in the toilet 6 months , left it in rice over night and now it works perfectly
Who the hell goes tubing with a phone in his pocket, nonetheless a 600$ phone.. Leave it in the boat!
Seriously.... I don't even take my phone to the pool with me because I'm afraid it will get splashed or something.. I leave it at home or in the carcar
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gaarry said:
Who the hell goes tubing with a phone in his pocket, nonetheless a 600$ phone.. Leave it in the boat!
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Obviously an accident
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gaarry said:
Who the hell goes tubing with a phone in his pocket, nonetheless a 600$ phone.. Leave it in the boat!
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If I'm going in the water, i'll just active my crappy Pantech P7040,and bring a dedicated camera with me. I'd rather destroy them both rather than destroy my precious pebble blue baby!.... seriously....
Damn. I was hoping you would have gotten the s3 Marcus. Loved all of your work for the epic plus us Michiganians need to stick together lol
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Can't wait for life proof to release the s3 case
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Some companies say your phone is relatively safe from submersion up to certain depths, given you don't just let it sit there and soak (you could drop it in accidentally and snatch it back up real quick). The depth most certainly matters.
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Some companies say your phone is relatively safe from submersion up to certain depths, given you don't just let it sit there and soak (you could drop it in accidentally and snatch it back up real quick). The depth most certainly matters.
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I agree with that. Another factor though the OP didn't bother removing the power asap can save parts from short circuiting. I had a previous phone survive a short submersion but I removed it asap and the the battery and dried it as much as possible. the screen was weird for few days but it dried out eventually and looked normal. The original poster was lucky. Removing power asap before worrying about removing moisture may be a good priority. Amazing feat for a phone in that boat ride.
I must confess I went wakeboarding with my old Sprint HTC Hero in my swimsuit pocket a few years ago. Yeah, just an absent minded dumb mistake. I tried the rice thing and it did kinda turn on but never worked right.
Obviously I didn't care about that phone like I do this one
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Good things you didn't put it in the Microwave like someone i know. =)
and you guess it... KAABOOMM!!! lol
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I wanted to return my Optimus V that i used as a donor phone to flash my GS2 to Virgin Mobile,so i put it in the microwave for about 4 seconds and it started to smoke a little.
So i thought that it was fried and tried to turn it on and to my surprise LG logo still came on but that was it.I took it back to the store that i got it from and said that its broken and got my money back.I broke it just to make sure ESN was fried.
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bohiti said:
I must confess I went wakeboarding with my old Sprint HTC Hero in my swimsuit pocket a few years ago. Yeah, just an absent minded dumb mistake. I tried the rice thing and it did kinda turn on but never worked right.
Obviously I didn't care about that phone like I do this one
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My gs2 was in the toilet for unknown amount of time,i took it apart,dried it baked it in oven and it still worked but i could only use the "Power" button once to turn on the phone and after that power button didnt work.
Check out what i did with my almost useless GS2 Epic Touch http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29176196#post29176196 .
Okay so yesterday I laid my One X on the edge of the washing machine which is next to the toilet, and of course I managed to push it down there by accident. Really stupid of me I know.
After a few seconds I collected my thoughts and realized what the f just happened and put my hand down there, which was kind of disgusting. Luckily for me and my phone there were no nasty stuff there.
I immediately wiped it off and put it in rice. It still worked fine, so I thought it was okay. After a few hours though I could hear it make a noise, and it was dead after that. No sign of life what so ever. I still left it in the rice until I went to bed, but it was still dead:crying: I was kinda worried what my boss might say, because my work paid for the phone.
Now here is the good stuff. This morning I thought I would check on it again, and by some miracle it worked! I have tested it throughout the day, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Pretty awesome eh?
**** - You know I always use my HOX on the loo at work and a few times, I have came close to dropping it in, much easier to do if you have no case as it can be slippy.
Yeah that makes sense it just wanted time to dry out ... Your a lucky man
cant u just put it in ur pocket? or are u wearing no pants
shiningarmor said:
cant u just put it in ur pocket? or are u wearing no pants
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The real reason lol
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Awesome lucky guy
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Mine fell in toilet when it was first launched. Still going fine now with a cracked screen its took some stick for sure
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toilet
very lucky could have been a lot worse, ha ha
This is one of the reasons why I keep a lanyard with all my phones, you just have to get used to it. Trust me, it has saved my HOX many times. The phone may fall but u still have a line to catch, just need the reflexes . Sadly HOX has no slot for it but you can get a case.
shiningarmor said:
cant u just put it in ur pocket? or are u wearing no pants
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Bingo. I don't wear pants at home if I can avoid it
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This has to be the funniest thread I have come across in a while!
I don't wear pants, but my undies have pockets. :what:
Pp.:thumbup::beer:
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What a sad story. I would recommend do getting a J Butterfly. That phone supposed to be waterproof.
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My phone went for a swim.
Pulled it apart and dried in rice next to a fireplace.
It worked flawlessly.
For 4 months.
Then things like touchscreen started to fail.
Good luck mate.
Happened to me with my HTC Diamond. Whilst having a leak, clip on cover, slipped off my waistband and fell in my pee dried it worked flawlessly. Upgraded to Nokia n900 6 months later then eBayed it.
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xchasa said:
My phone went for a swim.
Pulled it apart and dried in rice next to a fireplace.
It worked flawlessly.
For 4 months.
Then things like touchscreen started to fail.
Good luck mate.
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touchscreen prob is known. mine just happened suddenly last month. its not about dropping it in toilet and survive. its a known hardware issue.
LuffyPSP said:
touchscreen prob is known. mine just happened suddenly last month. its not about dropping it in toilet and survive. its a known hardware issue.
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Thats good news for the op then.
My phone was underwater for at least 40 seconds and after drying it worked perfectly.
Only the touchscreen became an issue with the centre being unresponsive sometimes.
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Being serious its annoying all phones aren't ' waterproof'. It's not difficult particularly for the manufacturer I think.
I used to work in the automotive industry with a major chassis systems supplier and everything had a conformal coating on it. Really everyday stuff for everyday cars. The F1 power boat boys took our stuff and ran it fully submerged in salt water and it all worked flawlessly too I understand. No reason why phones shouldn't be so if made and tested right I think.
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Thats good news for the op then.
My phone was underwater for at least 40 seconds and after drying it worked perfectly.
Only the touchscreen became an issue with the centre being unresponsive sometimes.
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Yep in the center. Exactly what happened to me. But fully unresponsive.
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i heard a rumor that one x is kinda waterproof, thanks to the annoying unremovable back cover. How ever you are very lucky it didnt die, you should opened it and dried it before turning it on.
I still suggest sending it to a reputable service centre to dry it, if you can't do it yourself, there might be some water inside and the metal contacts will corrode slowly.
Note: if the back pogo pins start turning green-blueish(copper corrosion) this is an indication that there is still water inside.
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Mine once fell in sink full of dish washing water, so before going to bed I took out its battery and laid it on a sponge and then nest morning it started making bubbles (kidding), it did not work next morning but It started partially the other morning and now its working fine