whats chances of survival it was submerged overnite
Posted by Tony Vickio (Member # 2265) on :
Fatal!
Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :
I've run over, buried, smashed and drowned as many cell phones as anybody alive.
A few I've dunked and then tried to revive... and in my experience its not worth the aggrvation or trouble. While you may get it working again it will never be reliable and an unreliable phone is a worse aggrivation than one that is dead.
Cell phones are cheap these days and time is money!
My two cents from Yarrow...
-grampa dan
-grampa dan
Posted by Frank Smith (Member # 146) on :
There's a nearby student bar where many get flushed alive in the ladies room. We're trying to trying to think of a sign that can help with the situation because the tavern owner frequently has to remove the toilet to retrieve the drowned phones. Talk about aggravation! Oh yeah, to answer the question, they never survive.
[ October 16, 2008, 06:02 PM: Message edited by: Frank Smith ]
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
Oh thanks Frank! I have several irrational fears
1. Grating (Always been afraid to walk on it)
2. birds (watched The Birds when I was 5)
3. Dropping my cell phone in a porta-john.
Thanks for rationalizing that last one!!! not
Posted by Bob Moroney (Member # 9498) on :
Tipped over while Kayaking, moments after my son warned me to be careful and I asked him if thought I was a rookie. Everything I owned was in a waterproof bag,except, you guessed it, the cell phone. Instant junk. Dropped one in the snow once, instant junk.
Posted by stein Saether (Member # 430) on :
take it apart in so many pieces you can, let it dry, iy be fine
Posted by Frank Smith (Member # 146) on :
Chris, we went to a Boy Scout Camporee three weekends ago and believe me ALL fears of porta-johns are rational!
Posted by Curtis hammond (Member # 2170) on :
no problem.. take out battery, Open all covers possible.. LEt it dry.. 24 hours blow it out with soft air jet.. let it dry a few more hours.. Done.. replace battery and test. It should run fine
Posted by Joe Golden (Member # 6870) on :
Melt it with a torch, then call your local paper and tell them it ignited all on its own. Not only will you get a new phone, but will become a rich celebrity from the news stories.
Posted by Gary Boros (Member # 8487) on :
Don't forget that there are water indicators on the phone and on the battery and the equipment is not covered by warranty if it was exposed to water. Those are the little green crosshatch decals that turn red when wet. (keyword: decal, sign people!)
I had the good fortune to receive a phone call about 6 weeks ago while in my pool for the first time in 3 years. I heard ringgg...zzzzzch.....and that was the last dying cry from the phone in my pocket. I tried taking it apart, blowing it out with compressed air, hair drying it, but alas it was not to be...good thing I had that warranty!
Posted by Carl Wood (Member # 1223) on :
What Curtis said. . . plus, put everything in uncooked rice for a couple days to draw out the moisture. . .worth a shot. . .rice is cheep
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
my last phone is at the bottom of the Pacific. I took my Multicam tech surfing before day 3 of training, and since it was a work day, I had the phone conveniently in my surf shorts for the drive over... forgot to take it out...
Thankfully I had insurance too, and even with no proof, they gave me another $200 phone, minus the $50 deductable!
Posted by Bec Bermudez (Member # 8219) on :
I dropped mine in the horse water-trough... when I really needed to phone someone as my mare was in labour! It got ignored for a while and then when I had a minute I took it apart and let it dry until the next day. It kind of worked after that, but people had to talk really loud to me and the camera part was dead. Ended up getting a new one as soon as I could.
Posted by Santo (Member # 411) on :
You remind me of my son. HE got pushed into the pool with a 1 month old cell phone. When he got out he took it out of his pocket and threw it on a nearby pool chair. The webbing of the chair acted like a trampoline and sent it back into the pool.
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Put it in the microwave on high to dry it out!
Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
I have killed two: One was in a plastic bag but did not survive a dunk in the Allegheny. (damn generic bags!) The other fell into the pan of turkey grease on Thanksgiving. I'd say it's a done deal. Love....Jill
Posted by Terry Baird (Member # 3495) on :
Mike, Sue says that as with keyboards, cellphones just don't hold up well to a good drenching...lol
Posted by Harris Kohen (Member # 2139) on :
Send it to me, I can ressurect keyboards, maybe I can resurrect a cell phone, who knows.
Actually, back prior to the days of everyone having a cell phone I had a beeper/pager. Working on firetrucks, you would know I work around water most of the time. I had many incidents where my pager would get flooded for one reason or another. The cure all for that was to place the pager in a freezer when I got home from work and let it stay there for a few hours. Eventually by putting the pager in the freezer and taking it out for a few hours and putting it in a warm place a few times the darn thing would come back to life. This worked for a few years like that. Come to think of it, I still have the pager, but the service has been off for over 10 years now. Anyone have use for outdated technology?
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
I hope it was wearing a thong!
Posted by stein Saether (Member # 430) on :
lost one in the paint can once, pick it up, wiped paint off and it was fine
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Mikey!
And Whitey said: "Good MOOOOOOOO've!"
So UPDATE:
Did'ja try all the advice on allowing it to dry out?
DOES IT STILL WORK . . .?
.
[ October 17, 2008, 07:09 PM: Message edited by: Sheila Ferrell ]
Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :
it works fine Sheila.,.except the panel doesnt light up any more,I cant call or receive calls and the menus are all non-functional
Posted by Donald Miner (Member # 6472) on :
I lost my cell while mowing the lawn. It was in a heavy duty case, landed face down, was rained on for a day and a half, before I found it. Took it inside, said a prayer, removed it from the case, let it dry out, it's been fine ever since. Luck of the Irish?
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
Sounds like the kind of cell phone I'd like Michael. Those other ones are far to intrusive! Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :
update... believe it or not...after a few nights on the fireplace mantle above a roaring fire....the ole cell phone is coming back to life... I pulled off all the covers and rested it in a warm nest....theres a little steam on the display window..but its firin up like a champ... not bad for a $29.95 tracfone.....
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