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Drowned my Iphone!!!!

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  1. 2BlackNines 2BlackNines is offline

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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 8:25pm)

    For about 20 mins while swimming before i noticed it!

    It was'nt in salt water luckily which i heard was a lot worse.

    It does'nt turn on or anything.

    I just started to try and dry it out with a hairdryer and it got the fog out of the camera lens so i guess that it is helping.

    Any suggestions on fixing this or am i fucked here?
  2. wantagolf wantagolf is online now Moderator

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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 8:29pm) in reply to 2BlackNines

    Hope you have the insurance. Just take it and tell them it aint working, once you dry it out.
     
  3. cdmalgee cdmalgee is online now

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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 8:29pm) in reply to wantagolf

    if you keep the heat from the hair dryer on it you can burn up certain elements of it - get a bag of uncooked rice (battery out, obv) and leave it buried in there overnight.
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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 8:33pm) in reply to cdmalgee

     
    Originally Posted by cdmalgee View Post

    if you keep the heat from the hair dryer on it you can burn up certain elements of it - get a bag of uncooked rice (battery out, obv) and leave it buried in there overnight.

    how do you take a battery out of an Iphone?
  5. R_U_Nuts R_U_Nuts is offline

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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 8:33pm) in reply to wantagolf

    Uncooked white rice in a zip lock bag for 24-36 hours. Good luck

     
    Originally Posted by OldGrowth View Post

    how do you take a battery out of an Iphone?

    you dont
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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 8:34pm) in reply to 2BlackNines

    take the battery out and ya put it in a bag of rice for a day or 2... and no not cooked rice
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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 8:34pm) in reply to R_U_Nuts

    lifejacket app ftw
     
  8. TC_Clueless TC_Clueless is offline

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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 8:39pm) in reply to jeppg1111

    20 minutes?? haha come on man. the rice trick is for when you drop it and instantly recover it. I think the next step of the grieving process is acceptance. these phones have a water damage indicator so I wouldn't count on the replacement either. sorry bro
     
  9. 2BlackNines 2BlackNines is offline

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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 9:06pm) in reply to TC_Clueless

    Ya i was just told too, that one you get it wet, if you try to turn it on you will fry the motherboard or w/e....which i've done. So acceptance is absolutely the next step
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  10. theredbaron theredbaron is offline

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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 9:17pm) in reply to 2BlackNines

    I recently recovered my shitty motorola phone that was submerged in a pond for about a minute. It didnt seemt to be functioning but after a day of drying it out, the screen was a bit fucked but the phone was working although a bit glitchy. After 2 days the phone worked fine but the screen was still a bit messed up which it still is 2 weeks later. At least the phone still works though.

    I wouldnt give up hope and I wouldnt be too worried about using a hair dryer to dry it either just dont use the high heat setting.
     
  11. dolphin13 dolphin13 is offline OT Vice MVP

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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 9:22pm) in reply to theredbaron

    1. throw out phone

    2. iphone 4 comes out in two weeks

    3 get an asian massage

    4. profit to the amount of - $359 + tip for happy ending
  12. cchan cchan is offline

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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 10:02pm) in reply to dolphin13

    my roommate put his iphone through a wash cycle.

    after it dried, it worked normally.
  13. PoWdA PoWdA is offline Waco nuthugger

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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 10:19pm) in reply to cchan

    You are not fucked. Perfect opportunity to get a sick droid imo.

    WIN

    (honestly bro, dont even waste your time trying to revive the thing, it is dead. Bury it and get something new. Anyone who thinks you can save this phone is dreaming/clueless/being sarcastic.)
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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 10:34pm) in reply to PoWdA

    You are screwed, I fell in the pool last year while shit faced and my iphone was in my pocket. They have sensor on them that they will see at the apple store when you take it in to be checked out that indicates water damage. My phone never worked again. You can get a refurbished Iphone for $200.
    Edited By: ugain2004 Jun 11th, 2010 at 10:35 PM
  15. xxbossmanxx xxbossmanxx is offline Plays poker like a X-Boxxx

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    Jun 11th, 2010 (6/11/2010 10:36pm) in reply to ugain2004

    It's not a total loss. You can still get like 50 bux for it on ebay listed as water damaged.
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