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september · ‎03-09-2010

@Snowpuppy wrote:
I did that with my BIL's cell phone.

He loved me all the more when I assured him it really was clean toilet water.

Lol! This happened with a clean bowl. I heard a clunk and thought I'd knocked something over in friend's bathroom. Then I saw my phone floating in the bowl!

september · ‎03-09-2010

@SXMGirl wrote:
@september, so sorry that happened. Doesn't Lori Greiner sell a product to take care of phones that have gotten wet? Also, I always keep those silicone packets that come in just about everything today. You might try packing your phone with them, if you have any, along with the rice.

I had some of those packets that came with Christmas gifts. Gone now. Keeping the phone in a bag of rice for as long as I can.

shoesnbags · ‎03-10-2010

My husband ruined his Iphone by dropping it into the toilet at the office a few years ago. By the time I googled what to do, he had already broken the cardinal rule: Don't turn the phone on! He had turned it on and left it on all day. Rice doesn't work if you've turned it on.

Then a year or so later, my Iphone fell out of my jacket pocket into a toilet. I immediately turned it off and dried it as best I could with the paper towels in the restroom. My friend kept urging me to turn it on to see if it still worked, but I resisted. It sat in my purse ( I know, yuck) wrapped in paper towels while I attended an all day event. When I got home I buried it in dry rice for 48 hours. Took it out and all was fine. That was about 18 months ago, so I can safely say it worked. Of course, newer model IPhones are water resistant, but ours were the last model that wasn't.

BTW I wiped that sucker down with lots and lots of Lysol wipes, lol.

"Breathe in, breathe out, move on." Jimmy Buffett

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

One day while I was sitting in a food court, I noticed this lady's nipple area was blinking white.

Curosity got the best of me, so I got up, went to the table she was sitting at & asked her why her nipple was blinking.

She was mortified!!!!! She dipped in her bra & pulled out her cell phone. She had accidently set her phone to flash light instead of buzz to alert her to calls.

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

@september-

I hate it when that happens!

It did happen to me once and just like others said, I kept it in a lot of rice for a few days and it was ok! So maybe just keep trying and keep in in there (I mean the rice!)for a day or 2 longer.

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

@september, at least if you do have to buy a new one, they are water-resistant these days, even iPhones.

The rice might well do it (does for many people) but it can take 2-3 days to dry out all the way (or as much as it’s going to). Good luck!

Life without Mexican food is no life at all

september · ‎03-09-2010

@shoesnbags wrote:
My husband ruined his Iphone by dropping it into the toilet at the office a few years ago. By the time I googled what to do, he had already broken the cardinal rule: Don't turn the phone on! He had turned it on and left it on all day. Rice doesn't work if you've turned it on.

Then a year or so later, my Iphone fell out of my jacket pocket into a toilet. I immediately turned it off and dried it as best I could with the paper towels in the restroom. My friend kept urging me to turn it on to see if it still worked, but I resisted. It sat in my purse ( I know, yuck) wrapped in paper towels while I attended an all day event. When I got home I buried it in dry rice for 48 hours. Took it out and all was fine. That was about 18 months ago, so I can safely say it worked. Of course, newer model IPhones are water resistant, but ours were the last model that wasn't.

BTW I wiped that sucker down with lots and lots of Lysol wipes, lol.

Mine was already turned on...I've been afarid to turn it off, in case it never comes back to life again keeping it in the rice until morning.

september · ‎03-09-2010

@Moonchilde wrote:
@september, at least if you do have to buy a new one, they are water-resistant these days, even iPhones.

The rice might well do it (does for many people) but it can take 2-3 days to dry out all the way (or as much as it’s going to). Good luck!

Yes, my son has a galaxy that he just washes off after the kids get it yucky.

Is it the iPhone 8 that is water resistant? Not sure I want wireless charging and earbuds. I have the iPhone 6 plus now. Didn't think I'd need a new phone for a while so I'm not familiar with the later models.

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

@september wrote:
@Moonchilde wrote:
@september, at least if you do have to buy a new one, they are water-resistant these days, even iPhones.

The rice might well do it (does for many people) but it can take 2-3 days to dry out all the way (or as much as it’s going to). Good luck!
Yes, my son has a galaxy that he just washes off after the kids get it yucky.

Is it the iPhone 8 that is water resistant? Not sure I want wireless charging and earbuds. I have the iPhone 6 plus now. Didn't think I'd need a new phone for a while so I'm not familiar with the later models.

@september When I googled, the 7 models are also resistant, though the 8 models may be more resistant, not sure. So you could buy a 7 if you didn’t want to buy new.

Life without Mexican food is no life at all

september · ‎03-09-2010

@Moonchilde. I think I'd be fine with the 7 if it would save me money that I wasn't planning to spend! Water resistence would be an added advantage, although I've never cared about that until today. Live and learn...