https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:33:14 +0000 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:49:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=19433 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=449672&title=ahhhhh-feck#449672 Author: BaAsKa
Subject: 19433
Posted: 25 July 2008 at 6:49pm

well i did the rice thing and YAY! it lives!!!!! thanks for the advice ladies

I DID NOT want to have to buy a new phone seen as we are about to fork out for a new phone for DH because his now regularly says "you need to insert sim to use phone" even though the sim is in!! and the only way it comes right it throwing it at a wall!! ]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:49:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=449672&title=ahhhhh-feck#449672 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=449490&title=ahhhhh-feck#449490 Author: LittleBug
Subject: 19433
Posted: 25 July 2008 at 3:41pm

I managed to toss mine across the room and into a cup of water... don't know how I did that. But it didn't survive because I turned it on straight away, which I didn't know was a big no-no with a wet cell phone, so even though it turned on initially all the contacts got fried.

Hope you have better luck with your phone!]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:41:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=449490&title=ahhhhh-feck#449490 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=449288&title=ahhhhh-feck#449288 Author: yummymummy
Subject: 19433
Posted: 25 July 2008 at 11:32am

I dropped my phone once in a sink full of soapy water and it didn't survive.
Hope you managed to save it.]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:32:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=449288&title=ahhhhh-feck#449288 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=449284&title=ahhhhh-feck#449284 Author: NeoshasMummy
Subject: 19433
Posted: 25 July 2008 at 11:27am

I have dropped one in the water while kyaking (sorry I can't spell lol) and it was switched off and survived lol and it was submerged for ages because I dropped it in the water then made my THEN boyfriend jump out and get it lol. We put it in the hot water cupboard for a few days before attempting to turn it on.

My other phone got wet from the rain while I was txting walking home in a storm and it was going on and off and then just died. Hot water cupboard never worked.


I agree with the others... the key is to leave it off.
The first was telecom and the second was Vodafone.

My mum spilt wine all over her phone and yup dead straight away lol.]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:27:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=449284&title=ahhhhh-feck#449284 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448927&title=ahhhhh-feck#448927 Author: Maya
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 9:37pm

Mine survived a trip thru the washing machine, altho there was always a strange shadow on the screen afterwards. A techie friend told me it lived coz it was turned off when it went thru the wash, apparently if it's turned on when it gets wet it fries the battery. I have no idea. ]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:37:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448927&title=ahhhhh-feck#448927 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448863&title=ahhhhh-feck#448863 Author: busymum
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 8:55pm

Sorry I don't know - I put mine through the washing machine at the end of last year (or thereabouts) and it never lived again ]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:55:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448863&title=ahhhhh-feck#448863 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448179&title=ahhhhh-feck#448179 Author: kebakat
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 11:29am

I'd say its screwed since you turned it off and then on again. They can sometimes be saved if they are left off and then dried properly before turning them back on.]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:29:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448179&title=ahhhhh-feck#448179 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448161&title=ahhhhh-feck#448161 Author: ginger
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 11:14am

Ug! 'tis probably screwed, but worth a go drying it out - make sure you have it turned keys-down so any excess water that may be in there can come out.]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:14:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448161&title=ahhhhh-feck#448161 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448150&title=ahhhhh-feck#448150 Author: Redbedrock
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 10:59am

As a last resort try putting it in the deep freeze for a couple of days. I ressurected my phone which got soaked in OJ recently that way
A friends husband used to work for British Aerospace and this was there general reccomendation, works for most electronic things, but not all the time. If you have nothing else to lose try it. Mine works fine now, the keys are just a bit sticky thats all]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:59:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448150&title=ahhhhh-feck#448150 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448099&title=ahhhhh-feck#448099 Author: BaAsKa
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 10:13am

luckily all my contacts are on the memory card as well as the sim card and all my photos are on the mem card.

Iv never heard of the rice thing?? do i put it in a cup of rice or whats the deal??

Water was fresh and still in the process of being run - i bent over to check temp and phone feel out of my pocket ]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:13:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448099&title=ahhhhh-feck#448099 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448098&title=ahhhhh-feck#448098 Author: newmum
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 10:11am

mine broke when Joey dropped it in water but managed to salvage the sim card to get ny contacts off etc.]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:11:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448098&title=ahhhhh-feck#448098 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448081&title=ahhhhh-feck#448081 Author: BugTeeny
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 10:01am

Oh, and if you can, write down all your contacts before it dies!
]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:01:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448081&title=ahhhhh-feck#448081 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448079&title=ahhhhh-feck#448079 Author: BugTeeny
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 9:59am

Oh darn

I worked for Vodafone for 5 years, it wasn't very often we saw a wet phone continue to work
Some would go for a while, then just pack up. Some had a few issues (like you've described), some were bound for the trash
Was the bath water fresh? No suds?
It seems the fresher the water, the "better".

The rice in the hot water cupboard trick was my method of choice when it came to giving advice. It can't hurt ]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:59:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448079&title=ahhhhh-feck#448079 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448077&title=ahhhhh-feck#448077 Author: Andie
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 9:56am

Argh noooo!!! It might, just might survive. But if it happens again, don't turn it on whatever you do, just rip the battery out and stick it straight in the hot water cupboard until it's bone dry, then try it. A techie friend has put his through the washing machine a few times by accident, and told me that it's not the water that usually kills them, it's that the connections get fried the moment you turn it on while it's still wet. Worked for Ella's glow-e bear! I hope your phone works for ya. ]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:56:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448077&title=ahhhhh-feck#448077 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448074&title=ahhhhh-feck#448074 Author: rachndean
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 9:54am

Put it in some rice in the hot water cupboard. My little brother does that ALOT, and it always seems to work.
Good luck!!!! ]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:54:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448074&title=ahhhhh-feck#448074 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448064&title=ahhhhh-feck#448064 Author: CuriousG
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 9:39am

Stink. Not sure - its gong to be touch and go unfortunately ]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:39:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448064&title=ahhhhh-feck#448064 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448060&title=ahhhhh-feck#448060 Author: BaAsKa
Subject: 19433
Posted: 24 July 2008 at 9:32am

I just dropped my new (ish) phone in the bath!!!!!! ....

I pulled it out straight away and it appeared to be fine then checked a bit later and it was turned off so put it on charge and it came on fine but showed fully charged then speakers didnt work then came right then the buttons wouldnt work!! then it turned off again and wouldnt turn back on!

I put it in hotwater cupboard - do you think itl come right??? has this happened to anyone else??]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:32:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19433&PID=448060&title=ahhhhh-feck#448060