iPhones and H20
05-29-2012 | 11:52 AM
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I had to do the rice trick last year. Left the phone on top of a jeep i was working on.... it started raining, and I forgot it there.
Turned the phone off, and covered it in rice for a day.
Worked fine afterwards!
Turned the phone off, and covered it in rice for a day.
Worked fine afterwards!
05-29-2012 | 11:53 AM
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From: Mine Hill, NJ/Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Had my iPhone 4s on the trailer in my bookbook case while I washed the boat. Friend noticed it after 15 minutes of water being dumped on it. Case is no where near water proof. Still works though
05-29-2012 | 07:37 PM
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I've gotten a few phones wet and all of them have been resurrected. I did the rice trick but what seemed to work quicker was a WARM oven. I would pull the battery and turn the oven on for a few minutes. Just let it get warm(90-100* or so) and put the phone in there for a few hours. Take the phone out and repeat.
The key thing is to pull the battery immediately!
The key thing is to pull the battery immediately!
05-29-2012 | 08:03 PM
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05-29-2012 | 09:33 PM
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True, but not something you could do quickly if out on the lake and you drop your phone in the water.... Back when I had a black berry, I jumped in numerous times with it. I was able to immediately pull the battery and it saved the device. With the iPhone, you can't immediately pull the battery.....
05-31-2012 | 07:26 PM
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$200.00 and Apple replaced my iPhone. I had backed it up to iCloud just a few days before and in 15 minutes I had all of my information and settings restored.
It is entirely possible that I suffered from the shock of being on a sailboat...hadn't factored that in... humm.
It is entirely possible that I suffered from the shock of being on a sailboat...hadn't factored that in... humm.
05-31-2012 | 07:47 PM
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Went to the Apple Store and they confirmed the phone is toast. I have an appointment Wednesday to have it replaced for $200.00 which I thought was a fair price. I did not have the tools to take it apart at the time. We put it in rice when we got home many hours later but it was too late... I ordered a waterproof case today!
