[Darren O]

Cleaning windows today dropped phone in my bucket does anybody no if it will be ok when it dries out ive got another 6 month left on contract before iam due an upgrade and i dont think i took insurance with the phone so iam hoping i dont have to buy a new one tomorow.

[richy27]

i think you will find it will be knackered. take the sim out take battery out and leave all pieces in airing cupboard worth a go. dropped mine in the bog few years ago and could revive it.

[Darren O]

Thats what i thought mate think i will be buying a new one tomorow just hope the sim card is ok.

[clinton]

Maybe try and use a hairdryer to dry it out.

There again i had 2 go on me this year when running in the gym from the heat and sweat :

[gwrightson]

im not sure that insurance will cover water damadge

Having said that it will depend on your insurance, but i know someone recently couldnt claim for water damadge

GEOFF

[Matt Lindus]

No it will be ok. Strip it all down, and leave it in a warm dry place for about a week. In order to get it to work again the phone will need to be plugged into the charger when you turn it back on because it will have gone into emergency shut down.
Dropped mine in a river last year, left it for 2 weeks to dry out and it was fine.

Matt

[Robert Watson]

Hope it drys out OK Darren.

A few years ago I dropped a Nokia down a stair well, 2 flights.
I saw it hitting the deck with components parting company.
Gathered the bits and put it back together again, Worked fine.
Happened again a few weeks later (honest) Still worked.
Needless to say Nokia ever since.
Rab

[Darren O]

Iam a bit short on top so no hair dryer the ex wife had one but think she took in when she left 2 weeks is to long if its not working by the morning will have to buy a cheap one the phone is a Samsung.

[clinton]

You could get the samsung e 250 for 30 quid mate i buy a few at a time...

[Joe H]

You buy a few at a time..... what do you do with them Clinton?

It was about 8 years ago that I dropped a Phillips mobile into a bucket of water whilst I was cleaning a bathroom. Never worked again.

There are a few phones on the market that claim to be waterproof - just like you can get waterproof cameras.

[derek west]

 2 weeks ago, i bought the latest phone,

water proof
shock proof
drop proof
bomb proof
high voltage proof
kid proof
will even work under water
can be dropped in silage and still work
can drive over it with a truck and it will still work
fire proof
frost proof
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not got it anymore
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.
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.
.someone nicked it

derek

[suffolkclean]

very good derek!!

My contract phone ended up in the washing machine  - bought a pay as you go phone (one that uses the same network as your wet sim) & put simcard in & it worked fine.

[andrew christopher]

Done exactly the same, mine never worked again (screen went). Was covered with insurance provided by vodafone, got new one no trouble

[grant home clean]

done the same thing 2 weeks ago took battery and sim out let dry out for a day working fine now brand new phone so was lucky...

[ryan mca]

 Darren

  worked for mobile phone repair centre water damage knacks the phone 99.9%
mate dont use hair dryer let it dry at room temp if you need a new one carphone
warehouse payg phones are unlocked so buy with the cheapest sim then use your own but dont send it in under guarentee as water damage shows up and
you could get landed with the courier cost if youve got insurance could always lose it.

[Darren O]

Cheers mate.

[M.Acorn]

Dropped my old one down the bog when i was using it and having a wee at the sametime !
Left it in the oven over night on low,and it was fine the next day 

[Joe H]

Just because you have a new van, Mark, I can see we still going to get the good stories 

[richy27]

Dropped my old one down the bog when i was using it and having a wee at the sametime !
Left it in the oven over night on low,and it was fine the next day 

thats one way of making the phone go red hot


i crack myself up lol

[chosker]

happened to me this year - about a week after i got the new nokia on contract. dropped it in the bath - was in for only a second or two, took it apart, left it a day - it kinda worked but the screen was funny - left it another 2 days and after this it worked fine. nothing damaged, screen now perfect - phew!

Good luck with yours