[Q] Dropped my phone in the toilet.

Mami24bratz · 15th July 2011, 04:39 AM

[Q] Dropped my phone in the toilet.

I dropped my Continuum in the toilet, was wondering if anyone knew of a way to get it working again????

Weudel · 15th July 2011, 11:01 AM

Pull the battery immediately.... put the phone in a bowl completely covered by uncooked rice, let it stay there overnight... If that doesn't bring it back, it's unlikely it'll ever work again...

torque240 · 15th July 2011, 05:58 PM

Umm...huh...i hope you had insurance for it

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sgtwebb1 · 15th July 2011, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weudel

Pull the battery immediately.... put the phone in a bowl completely covered by uncooked rice, let it stay there overnight... If that doesn't bring it back, it's unlikely it'll ever work again...

I've revived a phone by doing that, with one twist---

put the phone, completely covered in dry uncooked rice, with battery removed, in an oven set on the lowest setting--NO HIGHER THAN 200 degrees-- for about 20 minutes. Remove, let cool for an hour, repeat.
Let sit overnight, replace battery, and see what happens.

((((disclaimer--try this at your own risk--has worked for me a couple times))))

trailblazer101 · 16th July 2011, 03:11 AM

Something about putting my baby, broken or otherwise, into the oven just seems.... So wrong :P lol

I don't doubt your methods though, I bet it works great

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lincoln3823 · 16th July 2011, 07:34 AM

The best thing you could do with this pos

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ExNukeSquid · 19th July 2011, 04:41 AM

I have heard this happen so many times, and each time it boggles my mind. Were you talking while doing your business? If I found someone was talking to me with their [insert your terminology here] in their hand or taking the Browns to the superbowl, I would hang up immediately. There are some places you just don't need to be on the phone...

If that wasn't the case, I am still curious how one does this...