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Offline Getback

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Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« on: May 02, 2009, 12:26:38 AM »
Was painting the baseboard in my bedroom and accidently put my pant leg on the paint lid. In my hurry to get my pants off before I smeared paint everywhere I through them in the washer. Doh!!

Now I need a new cell phone. Any suggestions for a good inexpensive phone?
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Offline gpwurzel

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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2009, 12:28:13 AM »
Leave it to dry out GB, you never know with cell phones mate.......

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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2009, 12:34:31 AM »
Im on Verizon dont know what pos I've got. :aok
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2009, 12:37:06 AM »
Quote from: gpwurzel on May 02, 2009, 12:28:13 AM
Leave it to dry out GB, you never know with cell phones mate.......

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Yes, I will see what tomorrow brings. Dead right now. Took the batter and memory out.
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2009, 12:44:49 AM »
Throw it in a bag of rice.  If it was off when it went through the wash, there is a very small chance it may still work.  If not, who is your carrier?
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2009, 12:46:14 AM »
Quote from: druski85 on May 02, 2009, 12:44:49 AM
Throw it in a bag of rice.  If it was off when it went through the wash, there is a very small chance it may still work.  If not, who is your carrier?
AT&T and it was on. Don't have any rice. Like the idea though.
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2009, 02:09:16 AM »
Quote from: Getback on May 02, 2009, 12:46:14 AM
AT&T and it was on. Don't have any rice. Like the idea though.


Try opening it up, grab an old toothbrush and some rubbing alcohol.  Remove any visible water damage.  Wait a few minutes before putting it back together.  Worth a try as it's worked a few times for me with electronic devices.


Good luck.
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2009, 09:37:19 AM »
Remove the battery and put it on a cookie sheet in your oven on the absolute lowest setting for four hours.
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2009, 09:45:17 AM »
Rice and putting it in the oven for 4 hours?


Steamed phone rice ball :)



Actually only one I heard was to open it up and let it air dry
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2009, 10:02:06 AM »
When I first bought my boat my family and I went out to the river and the boat stalled out and would not restart. When it started to hit the rocks on the shore I quickly jumped in forgetting that my cell was in my back pocket. I was in the water for about 20-30 minutes walking the boat up the shore to the launch. The phone was so full of water that the display had an air pocket in it the size of a pin head. That's right the entire display was full of water except for that one pocket of air.

I took the battery out and placed the phone over the pilot light on my stove, staddling it across the burners to keep it from getting too hot. I left it there for a couple of days before trying it again.

My point don't give up on it yet and you might want to give it a couple of days before even trying it.

BTW I am still using my to this day with no signs of any problems from my phone or the swim it took with me.
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2009, 10:08:22 AM »
Mine went to the bottom of a swimming pool.
I think txdad just opened the whole thing, took out battery & sim card. Then once they dried out completely it worked again.

Then another time something else happened (maybe washing machine that time), took the sim card out & stuck that into in a $10.00 go phone & was all set.
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2009, 10:15:10 AM »
Anything from Samsung.  Mine went through the wash and still worked after I let it dry out for a couple days.  My wife has had the same Samsung for years.  Their stuff just seems to be built tough.

I'm not into super fancy stuff.  To me a phone is for making phone calls.
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2009, 02:43:13 PM »
Quote from: sluggish on May 02, 2009, 09:37:19 AM
Remove the battery and put it on a cookie sheet in your oven on the absolute lowest setting for four hours.

Okay, went with this and and and It's working. Whew!!! Felt naked.
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2009, 02:52:35 PM »
This works for all AT&T phones. I jump in the pool alot with my clothes on and never take my cell phone out. I came up with a inexpensive way to keep replacing my phone. I have AT&T thankfully I can switch my sim card out into other AT&T phones. I just go buy a go phone and put my sim card in it and they work fine. The good thing in doing that is it doesn't act like a go phone. I have my monthly service the only thing that changes is the phone. So far I have been through 4 phones within the past two months LMAO one day I will learn.
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Re: Darn me, Washed Cell phone
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2009, 02:55:18 PM »
Quote from: LCCajun on May 02, 2009, 02:52:35 PM
Well being I jump in the pool alot with my clothes on and never take my cell phone out. I came up with a inexpensive way to keep replacing my phone. I have AT&T thankfully I can switch my sim card out into other AT&T phones. I just go buy a go phone and put my sim card in it and they work fine. The good thing in doing that is it doesn't act like a go phone. I have my monthly service the only thing that changes is the phone.

Oh, that is cool!
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