wet mobile phones...

rumpelstiltskin

anyone have any tips on getting a mobile phone to work again after it gets wet?
i put it in some wet grass the other day and now the buttons dont work.
i know someone who spilt beer on his and the same thing happened. but he hit his off the wall until it worked again.
Anyone have any other tips (hitting off the wall doesnt seem to work)

Kali

take it apart.
get some kitchen towel if theres any wet patchs and dry them up.
if there isnt any just leave the bits in the sun or something... should be ok after an hour or two.

probably just bit of damp underneath the key contacts or something

El Marco

Well my freind dropped her phone in a river. She left it for bout a week and then it worked fine.

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Puck

Well if it's just water the old hair dryer might work. Stand it upright and allow the air to blow up into it.

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deRanged

take it apart - as much as you can without using a screwdriver and put it somewhere warm for a few days. when mine got dumped in a pint of larger I left it on the radiator for 3 days and it started working again.

TinCool

Yep, I'm a big believer in opening electrical products up and leaving to dry out. I accidentally tipped a huge vase of flowers filled with water down the back of a TV. Lets just say everything got a good soaking. I opened it up, left it to dry, with a bit of help from Mr Hairdryer, after a few days it was working again. Happy days. This TV has since been replaced with a nice Sony 32" Wide Screen and DVD player

Discoballpaul

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by WhiteWashMan:
does it matter? or is there a special 'this phone will work 3 hours after a good beer soakage' features phone?</font>

Yup, I work for Ericsson and some phones are designed with better seams which minimise water damage. e.g. splash a Nokia 3310 with water and you're buying a new phone however splash a 5110 and you're laughing

WhiteWashMan

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Discoballpaul:
Yup, I work for Ericsson and some phones are designed with better seams which minimise water damage. e.g. splash a Nokia 3310 with water and you're buying a new phone however splash a 5110 and you're laughing</font>

i think we can safely say that he got his phone wet.
not may have got wet. he wouldnt put up a post that said, 'i might have got my phone wet, but im not sure, how did you get your phone dry after it got wet, just in case i did get it wet, which of course im not sure'

no....
i think it got wet....

MiCr0

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Discoballpaul:
Yup, I work for Ericsson </font>

where do u work?
i work for them too

Shiminay

You could of course be like me and get a waterproof phone...
WAN DA ERICSSON R310s!!!

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Victor

Points to ponder:

Do you have phone insurance (it's OK I'm not selling)?

Professional repairs can be costly £20+.

Un-Professional repairs can short out your circuit board.

Get a case (it will also protect the button and screen from wear and tear).

Of course the concept of designed obselesence (designing a product to have a limited working life) comes to mind.

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Discoballpaul

What type of phone?

WhiteWashMan

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Discoballpaul:
What type of phone?</font>

does it matter? or is there a special 'this phone will work 3 hours after a good beer soakage' features phone?

Lump

LOL WWM, Same thing happened to my phone, pint of water got poured on it, left it dry out and it worked fine (siemens C25 for those that care)

John

rumpelstiltskin

cheers for the info lads, i'll give it a shot.
and anyway, its a siemens c35

/me begins to pull phone apart...

D-Generate

My siemens M35 can get fairly wet

androphobic

ok here's what you do..

bring it back to the shop.. let it dry out a bit first and stuff.
tell them you left it on your windowsill for a few days and you've no idea why it won't work.

mine was left out in the rain all night and they said there must have been moisture on the window i left it beside (ahem) so they replaced it for free.

MiCr0

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Discoballpaul:
What up Micro
I work in Beech Hill in Dublin
But with any luck i'll get the sack soon</font>

have a look @ http://erichat.etm.ericsson.se

Puck

My M35 was supposed to be shock and water proof. I have hit that phone so hard off the wall that paint cam off on it but one day it just rolled off the bed and fell at most 3 feet and the screen broke! Story o' my life!
It'll cost me 60 quid to get it fixed!

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irishguy

put it in a microwave AND RUN!!!!!

azezil

my m35i seems fairly resistant, i droped it, thrown it! and even droped it in the bath once n it still works fine!

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Victor

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by irishguy:
put it in a microwave AND RUN!!!!! </font>

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!

Microwave chips just ain't the same as the real ones.

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Gerry

I thought my siemens c25 was quite invincible. It was a football at witness for a while, then ended up in a pint of guinness. It still worked, although it did switch off a bit. This eventually sorted itself out, then one night I went to hit the buttons, and broke the screen instead. Hmm...

androphobic

Hope no-one minds if I change the subject slightly but while we're on the topic of phones, maybe someone can help..

I have an ericsson t10 at the moment and the problem with it is that lately I can barely hear whoever's on the other end of the line. I can't find an option to turn the volume up.. maybe there's none.

Damn annoying.

Swifty

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">My siemens M35 can get fairly wet</font>

Oh can it now? And how did you experiment how much wetness your phone can handle?

Cake Fiend

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Kharn:
You could of course be like me and get a waterproof phone...
WAN DA ERICSSON R310s!!!

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Can also be used as a spreading device

Puck

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by androphobic:
Hope no-one minds if I change the subject slightly but while we're on the topic of phones, maybe someone can help..

I have an ericsson t10 at the moment and the problem with it is that lately I can barely hear whoever's on the other end of the line. I can't find an option to turn the volume up.. maybe there's none.

Damn annoying. </font>

I thought there was two little buttons on the side of T10s that can control the volume.

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rosie posie

leave it on a radiator with a towel under it this worked for me!

Victor

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by D-Generate:
My siemens M35 can get fairly wet</font>

Just watch out for scratching the screen - it is too soft for my liking. I now use the case from my old phone on it.

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[This message has been edited by Victor (edited 23-06-2001).]