My cell phone got wet and appears to be dead. I took it apart, dried everything off, changed the battery - and nothing. Any suggestions? This is the only phone I have right now. I am expecting company later and asked her to call me before she got here to make sure I am home. She doesn't use her cell phone so I can't send a text message by computer, either.
My phone is brand new and expensive. I did not pay for extended warranty - I asked them to sell me one that works. Is this the moment I change to Verizon? I can't call and ask.
11 comments:
It may suddenly start working again after about a week. When it gets REALLY dry. That's the only hope I can give you.
Mrs. L
I read somewhere that you should bury it in a bag of rice...no joke!!
Not A Clue...sorry...Jae
I would think it might take a couple of days to really dry out before it starts to work again.
Missie
Oh me. That extended warrenty is an awesome thing
if you think to get it. Joycelin is awful with cell phones,
but the last one she got, I bought for her when we
signed up for our new two year contract with Verizon.
I didn't think to get her the warrenty. Of course the
phone bit the dust, and we had to pay full price for
a new one. 200 bucks!
Connie
I dropped my cell phone into our pool when I reached in to get the broken pool sweeper out (to add insult to injury!). I dried it all out, still nothing. So I gave it to my then cell-phone-desperate pre-teen daughter to use to impress her friends (LOL). Well, a year later, she comes to me and says, IT WORKS, Mom! Sure enough, it finally dried out and turned on and off (of course, there was no service to it anymore, but it probably could still be used! Who knew?!).
Anyway, now that both of my teenagers have cell phones, we went ahead and spent the $6/month for insurance for each of their phones. Good thing, too, because a couple of weeks after getting it, DD13's display broke somehow, rendering the phone useless. Sprint exchanged it for a new one for nada!
Good luck,
Carol
Take the battery out and drench it in rubbing alcohol. The alcohol displaces moisture. Let it dry overnight and replace the battery. Fire it up.
That'll be $25.00
I meant drench the PHONE (minus battery) in alcohol.
The author assumes no liability for damage caused by fire and smoke.
Now YOU owe ME $25 for a new battery - and a new desk and shirt....just a small error, right, Remo?
Luckily what I did was stick the phone, minus the battery and SIM in the fridge. It dehumidfies, right? Now the phone works but doesn't read the SIM. I may need a new SIM or need it reactivated. Whatever. I need Verizon is what I need!
xoxo
I always figured you were smoking hot, Suz. Shirt? I gotta remember that one.
I'm here late....but both my daughter and my sister have "repaired" thier cell phones by putting them through the dryer. My sister most recently dropped hers in the dog dish. So, she wrapped it up in a couple of socks, and put it in the dryer with a bunch of (dry towels). When it came out, she chargedd up the battery and ...voila!
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