iphone found in Wicklow

Wicklowrider · 18-03-2013 12:30pm #1

As title, I found an iphone while cycling in Wicklow this morning. Despite finding it in a puddle of water it seems fine. It needs to be charged so I can't say if I can contact owner until I can get a charge.If its yours or anyone you know please contact me. I'll be looking for proof of ownership so no chancers

please

TheBlaaMan · 18-03-2013 12:38pm

I'd advise that you try to dry it out completely (in a cooling over, perhaps) before you apply a charger to it.....

AverageJoe82 · 18-03-2013 1:10pm

dont put it in a oven anyway, put it in a bowl of rice and leave in the hotpress

Arthurdaly · 18-03-2013 1:15pm

Agreed, had a toilet incident recently with my iphone. Switched it off immediately and stuck it into a bowel of rice for at least 24 hrs.

The sound was gone and there was some moisture on the screen but that eventually subsided and within 48 hrs was phone was like new.

Wicklowrider · 18-03-2013 1:28pm

Thanks lads, I work with electronics so I won't do anything stupid

Edit: Owner contacted. A.O.K

feck sake lads · 18-03-2013 8:56pm

a gentleman fair play to you.;)

J Madone · 18-03-2013 9:05pm

Arthurdaly wrote: »

Agreed, had a toilet incident recently with my iphone. Switched it off immediately and stuck it into a bowel of rice for at least 24 hrs.

The sound was gone and there was some moisture on the screen but that eventually subsided and within 48 hrs was phone was like new.

Bowel of rice?

cdaly_ · 19-03-2013 11:21am

J Madone wrote: »

Bowel of rice?

Gotta get your carbs somehow...

And on vibrate...

19-03-2013 11:25am

J Madone wrote: »

Bowel of rice?

Yeah, you know that feeling after a dirty great Chinese (meal)?!

Seaneh · 19-03-2013 11:39am

J Madone wrote: »

Bowel of rice?

Uncooked rice is dry, it draws the water from the phone.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 19-03-2013 12:31pm

Seaneh wrote: »

Uncooked rice is dry, it draws the water from the phone.

A bowel would tend to be wet and quite an unsavory place for both the owner of the bowel and the iPhone itself

kingoffifa · 19-03-2013 12:49pm

fair play to OP!

shaka · 19-03-2013 1:18pm

May only be placed in bowel in prison

monkeypants · 19-03-2013 1:24pm

Kate Raspy Mandolin wrote: »

A bowel would tend to be wet and quite an unsavory place for both the owner of the bowel and the iPhone itself

And then there's the exit process...

NeedMoreGears · 19-03-2013 2:17pm

How did you manage to contact the owner - 'thought these were password protected. just curious as I found one once and ended up handing it into local garda station.

shaka · 19-03-2013 2:35pm

Would you be able to track customer down through imei number ?

Wicklowrider · 19-03-2013 2:41pm

NeedMoreGears wrote: »

How did you manage to contact the owner - 'thought these were password protected. just curious as I found one once and ended up handing it into local garda station.

This one wasn't password protected, that is optional. Once I had it charged I could access his phonebook and there were several people with same surname. I guessed these would be family. I ph'd first one and he answered himself.

NeedMoreGears · 19-03-2013 5:22pm

Aha! I was afraid my tech abilities had gone from poor to completely useless!

J Madone · 19-03-2013 9:37pm

Wicklowrider wrote: »

This one wasn't password protected, that is optional. Once I had it charged I could access his phonebook and there were several people with same surname. I guessed these would be family. I ph'd first one and he answered himself.

Well done and fair play for being so honest,
That was a very lucky owner on 2 counts
1 that you found it and went looking for him and 2 that it still worked after being wet.
Hope he's not some ungrateful so and so

TheBlaaMan · 19-03-2013 9:54pm

Well done Wicklowrider! I'm a believer in the concept of karma, so I hope that good deed is returned to you 10-fold in due course.

eveffla otoole · 11-11-2013 1:24am

Wicklowrider wrote: »

As title, I found an iphone while cycling in Wicklow this morning. Despite finding it in a puddle of water it seems fine. It needs to be charged so I can't say if I can contact owner until I can get a charge.If its yours or anyone you know please contact me. I'll be looking for proof of ownership so no chancers please

hi has that fone a cover says covers on cracked screen mine was tackin from a hotel powers court hotel thanks