Always amazes me when people have mobiles near water

Try sticking a couple of.those.silica gel beads that you get in new shoes in a box with the rice

 

Whenever I've done this (NOT the bath but my old E71 managed to drop itself into a cup of coffee I was carrying .... ) I've immediately take the whole thing apart, used kitchen towel to get as much liquid off as possible and then used a hair dryer to dry it off thoroughly. The E71 is still going now apart from a duff camera which "may" not be related. But the thing is to dry it off as thoroughly as possible.

Good luck!

Dave

 

Lucky boy hehe. Nice recovery

 

Wow.

 

I had this happen to my W960i before, left it an airing cupboard dipped into rice for 3 days and my phone worked.

 

I heard its not good to try turn it on after dropping it in water as well? anyone know the reason?

 

By turning it on, you're passing current through the components. With the water there, you can short-circuit the components. Hence you remove the battery to ensure there's no power there, and make sure all the water is gone before turning it back on. The rice absorbs the water.

 

Thanks, i'll bare that in mind if that happens to me.

 

Lucky dude!!!

 

You missed a punning opportunity there.

 

I never thought I'd drop a mobile in water either, but I did, about 6 months ago! My Sony Ericsson W995 had a hinge on it, so I had it propped up on a shelf, listening to audio books in the bath. Then I heard a "plop".

Took it apart, put it in a jar with dry rice (wrapped up in a furry hat, against a radiator) for two days, then gently used a vacuum cleaner (not touching the phone) and all back to normal.

Unfortunately problems came a few months down the line. The earpiece became muffled, had to replace that, and the camera slowly but surely got foggy. So your mileage may vary.

Obviously can't get the manufacturer to fix it under warranty, as there's a water damage indicator strip inside all mobiles which turns red

 

My Desire went down the toilet for 20 seconds,when I picked it out I saw it fill up as bubbles came from it! It didn't work for ages after 3 days drying off but slowly came back,I gave it to someone who says its perfect now!

 

clean your phone with towel or handkerchief. Remove all the possible parts. Keep it for dry or use some hair dryer wait for half n hr or an hour and then try to use it..