I was at the bar on Monday night and dropped my phone into a pint of beer!
Bar tender very quickly gave me a bowl of rice to dry the phone out with. 2 days later and the phone still seems to be working fine.
so when I dump mine in water and it isn't waterproof are you going to pay me back?
Awesome!
My sister's iPhone 4 went for a drive and it most certainly isn't waterproof. It makes a sturdy paper weight now (not that it wasn't one before )
lasersocks said:
I was at the bar on Monday night and dropped my phone into a pint of beer!
Bar tender very quickly gave me a bowl of rice to dry the phone out with. 2 days later and the phone still seems to be working fine.
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That is not waterproof -_-;;; The submerge your phone in rice is simply a trick to dry the phone.
The beer did not penetrate because the barley and hops were repelled by the locked bootloader.
I really hope so!
I dropped mine in the toliet last night and have had it sitting in a bag of rice all night. Fingers crossed!
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The beer did not penetrate because the barley and hops were repelled by the locked bootloader.
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hahaha that made me lol...kinda sucks no one can hack that **** i want custom kerns
thatoneguy247 said:
Awesome!
My sister's iPhone 4 went for a drive and it most certainly isn't waterproof. It makes a sturdy paper weight now (not that it wasn't one before )
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Why would it be waterproof? It went for a drive... Apparently it can't handle the speed, huh?
Fuuuuck...Just tried to turn the phone on and got stuck at the Motorola Dual Core screen.And a messege saying:
Modem did not power up(1)
Starting RSD protocol support
Am i ****ed?
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Why would it be waterproof? It went for a drive... Apparently it can't handle the speed, huh?
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If he is driving under water his phone is the last thing he should be worrying about
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Why would it be waterproof? It went for a drive... Apparently it can't handle the speed, huh?
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I meant to say dive lol. That's what happens when you bounce between xda and autoblog.
It can handle the speed. My Atrix went for a drive after my iPhone and came back with a speeding ticket. Apparently the Atrix is capped on how fast it can go even though it uses the same roads as the iPhone.
lol, my friends berry sat in the lake for 20 minutes, totally submerged, we finally found it, he left it off for 72hours, turned it on and it still works to this day....
so i guess.....
Yea.... Generally there is absolutely no issue with an electronic device that isn't waterproof actually getting wet and still being functional. The key, and probably what Alex2x3 did wrong, is letting it dry long enough. The device getting wet is one thing. Something will initially short and the phone will shut off. If it's not entirely dry though, and you try to turn it on, then you're powering up a damp device, and that's a whole different ballgame. A friend of mine got shoved into the pool with his phone still in his pocket. Let it dry for a while and it still worked.
Unfortunately for Alex, i don't believe letting it dry overnight was quite long enough. Think it'd usually be best to wait 2-3 days before attempting to turn it on.... if not a little longer depending on the size of the device. All it takes is a little bit of water that wasn't able to quite work it's way out, and *poof*.
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I just dropped my nexus in the pool, and quickly got it out. Quickly took the battery out and am seeming to have no issues at all!!! Anyone else done the same thing?
Trackball is screwed... suprised that its working fine now
Lucky man. I'm also not about to test this theory haha
You should put wet electronics in a bag if rice to dry it out
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You should put wet electronics in a bag if rice to dry it out
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+1
happy to hear that it working
This is definitely one feature the Desire doesn't have.
It can take a while for water damage to rear its head but sometimes you get lucky. Lets hope for you its lucky time. Might be a good idea to pick up a few powerball tickets....
I figured instead of waiting for some day to loose functionality, I would stress test it. So all night I had it plugged in charging, while playing something off pandora using the 3.5mm headphone jack. Woke up right now, and its still working fine. My trackball is working better than before, I just can't scroll up. If I find the slightest thing wrong I'll do an insurance claim
Usually warranty doesn't include water damage.
Insurance covers anything, gotta pay a deductible but thats fine.
This is almost as fail-full as the 15 year old who ran over his N1 with a car.
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This is almost as fail-full as the 15 year old who ran over his N1 with a car.
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Its actually quite win, its still working great! I just thought I'd let the community know first hand that this thing 'handled' 4 feet of water for about 10 seconds.
EVERYBODY SHOULD GO TRY THIS!
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Its actually quite win, its still working great! I just thought I'd let the community know first hand that this thing 'handled' 4 feet of water for about 10 seconds.
EVERYBODY SHOULD GO TRY THIS!
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Funniest thing is I dove into the pool fully clothed
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Anyone else done the same thing?
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I'll try ...
Awesome, glad its working great for you..... :u
Hope if I ever drop in water it will still work.
Funniest thing is I dove into the pool fully clothed
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lmao!!!! that is awesome
wow that's good to know
only would have been more epic if you had managed to drop it into the pool whilst recording a video, and it landed on the pool bottom cam facing up, so we could have laughed at you fully clothed diving in after it.
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Funniest thing is I dove into the pool fully clothed
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I did that a long time ago with a nokia. It started working after a day of drying. A few weeks later I fell into a river and once again, it started working again after a day or two of drying. Even a third dunking wasn't enough to kill it; I still have it 9 years later, and a few months ago I happened to charge it up and power it on. It still works.
Hopefully your nexus will hang in there as well.
Nooo!!!!! I tried to put it in my bath for 10 Sec. It will now not power on. Why did I listen to you.
Thankfully it was a quick dip. Took it out and blow dried it. After some Initial problems everything seems to be working. Was doing some weird things at first. Think I can expect any issues down the road?
How long did you wait before you put the battery in? It may seem dry, but there may have been moisture on the inside..
Honestly I didn't wait too long because I was expecting a really important call and there was no moisture under the screen. I think the case helped protect it a bit. I'm replying to this thread with my phone so sofar so good. *fingers crossed*
Was there piss and poo in the toilet? That will corrode it. However, I do plan on throwing my Hero in the toilet as soon as the Nexus One comes out for Sprint
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Was there piss and poo in the toilet? That will corrode it. However, I do plan on throwing my Hero in the toilet as soon as the Nexus One comes out for Sprint
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Ill buy it for $50 or under..
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Ill buy it for $50 or under..
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Before or after its been thrown in the toilet?
No pee or poo. I have insurance, but it seems to be fine.
You probably need to wipe it or else it'll have really sh1tty performance.
my girl was "helping" by doing the laundry and my hero made it thru the washer and half way thru the dryer i dryed it out for a few days got stuck on the boot screen ,wiped and flashed a new rom to it and it works perfect this was last month and still no problems .... knock on wood
I did the EXACT same thing. Dropped in in the toilet, snapped it out really quickly and yanked the battery out and let it dry for about 24 hours. Plugged it in and turned it on and it worked perfectly.... for about 2 weeks. After a couple weeks, it wouldn't power on. All that it would do is the orange indicator light would come on when I plugged it in. The water indicator strip on the battery and the one underneath the battery weren't even red but when I took it to a sprint store that had a tech, they showed me that there was corrosion on part of the board when they took it apart and the indicator on the board was solid red. If you can, I would recommend taking it apart further and trying to dry it out even deeper. That's what caused the ultimate demise of mine.
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You probably need to wipe it or else it'll have really sh1tty performance.
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Quote of the day.
Ok, well the update is everything works except 5he phone no longer charges. What do I do? I'm rooted and the indicator shows water. The one on the battery doesn't because I was using an aftermarket battery at the time.
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Ok, well the update is everything works except 5he phone no longer charges. What do I do? I'm rooted and the indicator shows water. The one on the battery doesn't because I was using an aftermarket battery at the time.
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suck it up and pay the $100 to the insurance to get a refurb.
Yea, that's kinda what I was figuring, but do I need to put the dang thing back to stock?
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You probably need to wipe it or else it'll have really sh1tty performance.
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Oh I see what ya did there
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Yea, that's kinda what I was figuring, but do I need to put the dang thing back to stock?
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yes put it back stock before shipping.
Dude, I can't ship this thing off. It's my only phone and I have to have a phone. Can't I just take it to a corporate store?
oh shiit.. I would be pissed off..
diffinately do a anti bacteria wipe .. it will be on your face and near your mouth!!!
Rules for wet phone:
Pull Battery, don't even try turning it on (will fry components)
Put in bowl with dry rice for 24-48 hours
Take phone out and try the power
Cook/Eat rice
I really thought this was common knowledge by now...
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Rules for wet phone:
Pull Battery, don't even try turning it on (will fry components)
Put in bowl with dry rice for 24-48 hours
Take phone out and try the power
Cook/Eat rice
I really thought this was common knowledge by now...
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I would do this after completely dissasembling every layer of the phone and carefully drying it all out with a blow dryer.
All it takes is 1 drop of moisture, in one of the many layers of these complicated devices, to cause a short and cripple the phone.
i was at a bar i didn't even want to be at in a small town in colorado.
at first i just stared at it for 10 seconds thinking "at this point i should just leave it there because the damage is done"
then all of a sudden it started goign crazy with lights and "samsung vibrant" flashing everywhere on the screen, so i decided to dive in and save it. then i violently washed it with hotwater under the sink and only after washing my hands did i finally open it and take out the battery (at this point, the screen shown brightly with "samsung vibrant).
3 hours later, hoping it had dried completely, i put the battery in and again it came to life with the samsung vibrant text. i quickly took the battery out.
i jsut tried it again and it wont turn on at all. is it over?
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3 hours later, hoping it had dried completely, i put the battery in and again it came to life with the samsung vibrant text. i quickly took the battery out.
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You shouldn't have done that, the phone was still wet. When you did that you fried your phone. If you would have put your phone in a bag of rice or let it dry out for a few days then it might have been ok. Hope you have insurance.
Yeah, I always heard that half the time, if you power it off and let it dry, and make sure it's dry before trying to power it on again, you can luck out.
omg omg omg!!
when you responded, my heart dropped and then i ran over to see if it would start again one more time (i plugged it into the charger) and i pressed the on button and it showed it was charging. i'm goign to leave it alone now in a bag of rice like you said. but i dont know if i can wait 3 days.... i never learn my lesson
Hahaha I dropped a phone in the toilet once. Good luck
i know i'm getting ahead of myself, but just SAY that if i finally do get it to power on, but nothing shows up except a "samsung vibrant" screen, is there a way to reinstall the OS?
My son left his ipod nano in his pants pocket. It got washed. I dried it and did the rice thing for 2-3 days (can't remember how many). Charged it up. Just like new.
The moral of the story? If you can't wait 3 days to see if it has been salvaged, you don't deserve a new phone...
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My son left his ipod nano in his pants pocket. It got washed. I dried it and did the rice thing for 2-3 days (can't remember how many). Charged it up. Just like new.
The moral of the story? If you can't wait 3 days to see if it has been salvaged, you don't deserve a new phone...
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ugh. fine. i'll wait. but i dont know what i'l do with myself in the meantime.
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i know i'm getting ahead of myself, but just SAY that if i finally do get it to power on, but nothing shows up except a "samsung vibrant" screen, is there a way to reinstall the OS?
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Uh, dude, it would not be a software problem... If it doesn't boot up its a hardware problem.
Just make sure its sitting nicely covered in the dry rice....wait...you did use dry rice right? Not cooked rice??? lol kidding...
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Uh, dude, it would not be a software problem... If it doesn't boot up its a hardware problem.
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if you read my question, i asked what i could do if it DID power up but only with a generic screen
I wouldn't even bother trying... It's fried man...
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I wouldn't even bother trying... It's fried man...
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we'll see. the green charging light gives me hope. i will definitely not pay full price for a new one. this was $99 through costco-- which is what a phone should cost.
Don't over cook the rice. Stir-fry it with some egg, carrots, scallions, peas, and barbecued pork. Everything should be okay.
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we'll see. the green charging light gives me hope. i will definitely not pay full price for a new one. this was $99 through costco-- which is what a phone should cost.
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This is why the data is so expensive in America. The companies need to get back the money they lost on the phone.
The phone might be fried since you didn't wait to turn it off. I've read the bag of rice will work. Next time wait until you phone is dry and just reroute you calls with Google Voice. I'd still try the rice too.
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Did you say after you took it out the the toilet you then washed it under hot water? Seriously? You thought "oh, its wet, I shall now soak it some more?"
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Arghh..kill this nasty thread...lol
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To clarify a little... when you drop the phone in water, the FIRST thing you do is take out the battery and sim card. Then you let it dry COMPLETLY, this takes days, not hours. Like said above, rice does good, you put it in a zip lock, take out the air and seal it.. leave for AT LEAST 3 days so the rice can absorb the moisture, THEN you try to turn it on for the first time. If you try turning it on when there is moisture you will fry the phone, water conducts electricity and brings power where there is not supposed to be and burns circuits, so by putting the battery and attempt to turn it on prematurely, you are killing it causing short circuits internally.
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make sure you throw the rice away after you're done or better yet, feed it to some iphone fanboy
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To clarify a little... when you drop the phone in water, the FIRST thing you do is take out the battery and sim card. Then you let it dry COMPLETLY, this takes days, not hours. Like said above, rice does good, you put it in a zip lock, take out the air and seal it.. leave for AT LEAST 3 days so the rice can absorb the moisture, THEN you try to turn it on for the first time. If you try turning it on when there is moisture you will fry the phone, water conducts electricity and brings power where there is not supposed to be and burns circuits, so by putting the battery and attempt to turn it on prematurely, you are killing it causing short circuits internally.
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+1 and ty , I just read through this post and wondered when someone would point out the OP already turned it on to "check" it after being in the water.
Time to order a replacement, even if it does for some magical reason power on that phone is going to be issue city.
Went to fix the boiler yesterday, thought best take my Galaxy S out my shirt pocket in case it falls in the toilet.
You guessed it. As taking it out dropped it in the bloody toilet!
Its resting in rice at the moment but as it was turned on I am not holding out much hope.
3 months into a 24 monther!
Oh well looks like one of those Palm Pixies that O2 are knocking out cheap is on the cards.
Best dam phone I ever owned!
SS
I posted a HOWTO further down as I tackled a similar problem succesfully yesterday;-)
May the force be with you
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Went to fix the boiler yesterday, thought best take my Galaxy S out my shirt pocket in case it falls in the toilet.
You guessed it. As taking it out dropped it in the bloody toilet!
Its resting in rice at the moment but as it was turned on I am not holding out much hope.
3 months into a 24 monther!
Oh well looks like one of those Palm Pixies that O2 are knocking out cheap is on the cards.
Best dam phone I ever owned!
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Easy! This phone might not be dead (only in comma).
This same thing happened to my wife last week with an Omnia2 and it looked dead, but she proptly removed the battery and after drying it... It's alive and well again.
Just pray... and wait
You may want to wait a full day before you turn it on again. Please let us know
let it dry thoroughly
and you may want to try another battery
10 years ago i dropped a motorola startac in the loo as I was cleaning it
it still works on the charger!!!
just be patient and let it dry well (two days)
oh man that sucks, update us if it's still alive..
Went fishing last week and after a full day on the boat I realized my dad had put my bag (with ipod) in the live well instead of the dry area. The thing was DEAD for about 3 days and sitting in the rice jar for 48 hrs AMAZINGLY brought it back to life.
Ow and since I´m in Brazil an iPod here costs ARM+LEG so I´m a very happy camper now.
Wait and be happy!
Latest news after a few days drying.
Turns on but screen is grey. It used to show very faint lines. Like the screen matrix lines.
Now it turns on and screen is just grey.
Occasionally get flashes of the Samsung splash screen and I did try the 3 button recovery mode and once I saw a flash of green and the little robot.
Maybe all is not lost. Its back in the rice at the moment! Not sure what we are having with our sweet n sour tomorrow night though!
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Latest news after a few days drying.
Turns on but screen is grey. It used to show very faint lines. Like the screen matrix lines.
Now it turns on and screen is just grey.
Occasionally get flashes of the Samsung splash screen and I did try the 3 button recovery mode and once I saw a flash of green and the little robot.
Maybe all is not lost. Its back in the rice at the moment! Not sure what we are having with our sweet n sour tomorrow night though!
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i thought it got wet yesterday?
let it dry for a few days DO NOT use it before that
take the battery out!!!
Once I silly took my iPhone to the bathroom and drowned it. It took three days in rice for it to completely recover. So, don't lose you hope. We all support you
*If completely dead, I am ready to have a virtual beer for it to rest in peace*
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Once I silly took my iPhone to the bathroom and drowned it. It took three days in rice for it to completely recover. So, don't lose you hope. We all support you
*If completely dead, I am ready to have a virtual beer for it to rest in peace*
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Should we be drinking beer together so close to the Ashes and the Rugby? lol
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i thought it got wet yesterday?
let it dry for a few days DO NOT use it before that
take the battery out!!!
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No sorry was Saturday.
I keep the hope but have always fancied a play with a Palm WebOS.
Still I am missing the Galaxy S. I want it back! Live damn you live!!!
You never know, my son poured a glass of sticky fruit juice on my laptop. Came out of every hole. Turned it off quick. Stripped it down as much as possible, got to unlock all the ribbon connectors, water sits right in there. Soaked it in Isopropyl alcohol. Binds to the water and draws it out. Let it dry for a few days and it fired right up. Also had to strip my SGS, screen was messing about, found the main screen connector hanging off. Anyway comes apart quite easily, just a few small screws and some gently pulling on the bezel edge.
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Should we be drinking beer together so close to the Ashes and the Rugby? lol
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So what? We all are under the same Queen!
Still just the grey screen but it flashes the Galaxy S splash screen for a second now.
Been quoted £64 to fix it by a place in London
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Still just the grey screen but it flashes the Galaxy S splash screen for a second now.
Been quoted £64 to fix it by a place in London
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take it and get it fixed LOL
64 quid is better that whats its worth for the whole two year contract lol
Last time I drowned a phone i managed to rescue it by sticking it infront of a dehumidifier and max for a day. Also dont forget if u drown a phone take the battery out ASAP so not cause any further damage.
As soon as I saw the title of this thread, my heart sank. Hope it works but if not its definitely worth the Money to fix it
Put it on a hot place(not to hot)
That help it to dry.
You can also use a hairdryer over the backside. Do it gently and don't make the phone to hot.
When foe put it in the rise jar again for a day or two.
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Well guys it is at a Samsung service centre being looked at.
They give cause for hope and think up to £60 to fix it.
Should know if it is viable to fix by tomorrow afternoon.
Keep your fingers crossed!
Good luck with the repairs. Hopefully you get it working 100% without costing you too much.
One warning I have for people with regards to the alcohol bath. I spilled beer all over my old BlackBerry Storm and after I dried it out the buttons were all sticking but at least the phone worked. People kept suggesting to bath the phone in 99% alcohol. I decided to try it. Well it definitely cleaned out all the sticky beer but it also leeched in between the layers of the touchscreen and left some permanent clouds and wet spots under the screen. The phone worked fine but the display looked a bit messed up. I'm not sure if the Galaxy S could suffer from the same effects but I thought I would share this experience in case someone is thinking about trying it.
I am an experienced gadget user and still i have the one bad fault ,going to the toilet listening to music....because we all know it's boring.business finished flushed got up and somehow..somehow the phone fell into the toilet,2 seconds submerged.I immediately removed the cover battery and Microsd shook as much water out of the phone as i could,and it was surprising how much water gets into a phone in 2 seconds,turned on the ps3 and placed the S2 on top of the vents for 30mins or so, reassembled the S2 and booted...no Audio and it booted with a flickering screen,turn off and waited another 30mins after which it booted correctly ,after leaving it playing music with poweramp for 5mins the audio came back....Lesson learnt .
Damn you were lucky!
Must have been a ****ty experience.
*grabs coat >>>
And youre still using it?
do what i do
bring a laptop with me to the toilet
watch fringe , aqua team hunger force or sponge bob square pants etc
Next time take a motorola defy in the toilet
lick it lick it
the exact same thing happened to my Aino but it didn't survive
dude if i were you id get that phone sterilized... man i hope no one borrows your phone.
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dude if i were you id get that phone sterilized... man i hope no one burrows your phone.
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Or it never comes up for sale or trade in marketplace. I would say something!!
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do what i do
bring a laptop with me to the toilet
watch fringe , aqua team hunger force or sponge bob square pants etc
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WTH! How long do you sit on the thrown for bro?
I bring mine with me as well. About half the arguments me and the wife get into are for my extended time in my "office"
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WTH! How long do you sit on the thrown for bro?
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What are you smoking, I never go to the can without some sort of digital media.
Am I the only one that laughed at the fact the OP used a PS3 to dry off his phone? I thought the PS3's heating feature was used only for sandwich making
I can already see
co-worker: Your phone is the ****!!!
pdawhore: You wouldn't believe....
This is why I dump within 1 minute.
Yes the phone works,only think i have noticed is that the volume buttons are a little hard to press,and i am not sure but holding the headset button no longer controls the volume in poweramp
My son dropped my partners x10 down the toilet, she got it out pretty fast. I took out the battery and placed it in a bowl of rice for 3 days and it's working happily now
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Hehe.
Ill tell you my counter story.
3 years ago i bought a nokia n95.
2 days after i received it, i went to the toilet with it. When it was time to clean up, i put it on the paper stand. When i got up the paper stand opened up, tossing the phone right into the filthy toilet.
Luckily it only went 70% in.
I took it out very fast popped the battery sim sdcard, and cleaned everything for 2 hours. Also put it near nvidia gpu vent.
In the end, everything worked perfect. That phone never needed any type of repairs.
Today i still take gadgets to the toilet. Including s2 and laptop.
Posted from Galaxy S II
All I'm thinking is, THANK god that hasn't happened to me yet.
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