Try putting it in a bowl of rice, i've heard of multiple phones being fixed this way. Take the battery out and leave it in for hours or possibly a whole day, but dont apply direct heat. I saw one post where a woman had dropped her X in a mop bucket and left it outside in the rain for three days and it survived. So if those stories are true yours should easily be salvageable.

 

Yes, the $89 deductible and giving you a refurbished phone is legit-as crappy as it is.

Never turn on a electronic device dropped in water until you are sure the moisture is gone. Put it in ziplock bag with uncooked rice with battery out-cover off and put it in a warm location-window sill, etc. for at least 24 hours-rice will expand. Then try to boot it. Asurion stinks, but I guess a $89 refurb is better than a $550 new X.

 

Why is it crappy? The phone wasn't brand new when it got wet, so why should someone expect to get a brand new phone in return? Now I would expect a refurbished phone to have been gone through thoroughly and to be in excellent condition.

Do you get a brand new car if you have an accident? No, either you get money to repair the car, or the value of the car when it was wrecked. But in either case, you are not getting the value of the car when you purchased it new.

 

What's crappy is the refurbs are notorious for having problems. This must be because of the limited testing done when a phone is sent back. So, paying $89 for a buggy/broken phone is crappy. I don't have a problem with getting a refurbed phone-if it was thoroughly gone through.

 

It's possible the bootloader problem could be fixed for free by flashing with RSD Lite.

Regarding the crappy refurbs, my original x had a defective, loose usb connector so I had trouble charging. The replacement I got is great.

 

I'll let you know how my replacement goes. Something has just gone wrong with my headphone connector and I cannot plug my headphone jack in anymore. It only goes in about 1/2 doesn't work. But this should be a warranty replacement, not an insurance replacement. I just haven't had time to go to the store yet.

 

refurbished phones arent bad if they are thoroughly checked out but thats not the case with insurance phones as so many of us have found out. and most of the time they work for 31 days before they mess up, just long enough to get passed the 30 day warranty from asurion. then they say, "we're sorry but your past your warranty date". maybe if they would give us a 60 day warranty or even a 45 day warranty it would be better. i know someone's going to say "if they did that then we would want a longer warranty", so before you go there no i wouldnt. if it doesnt mess up within 45 days then its probably a descent phone. but if they keep the 30 day warranty then at least do a complete refurb on the phone not just a quick glance.

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Got my replacement phone yesterday and everything seems to be fine. Certainly the phone "looks" brand new. So far I cannot find any reason to complain about the quality of the phone or its operation. But I'll wait a few more days before I send back my original phone. I have 10 days to return it.

However, this phone was replaced by Verizon/Motorola as a warranty replacement. It was not handled by Assurance. So the refurbished phone quality might be different between the different companies.

 

6 x 20 months of contract = $120
Deductible $90
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Avg used price $300

Might save you some money IF it happens, but at the same time, I'd rather take the gamble to save $210 guaranteed over the unlikeliness of spending ~$300 (or less).

 

Was it in a new box?

How can you tell if it's refurbished? Is there a sticker in the battery compartment stating this?

 

They're really good about the tracking, it's a 2day return label and you'll get a txt message about 24 hrs after they receive it.

I'd go through and test EVERYTHING, even the headphone jack. Test for dead pixels, you name it. I went through 4 Droid 2s, it was a nightmare.