Would you pay to waterproof your phone?

[funkylogik]

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/122389-waterproof-your-iphone-or-samsung-galaxy-s

Its cheaper than insurance and liquid damage is probably the main phone insurance claim. I think its cool

 

[gtbarry]

No. Two things:

1) If it waterproofs, logically it would also prevent heat from escaping also - thus your phone would possibly run hotter.
2) I saw a local tech journalist use Liquipel live on a webcast and his phone died on air (the screen worked and nothing else did - then nothing worked). But it was an apple phone, so what do I care?

 

[dustwun77]

That IS interesting!

i saw an ad that Otterbox had put out regarding some sort of waterproof case, but it was just for Iphones, i think, and quite expensive.

 

[Rxpert83]

It may waterproof it, but i feel like shattered screens are more common than water damage. That would still warrant an insurance claim, and then you lose the waterproofed phone.

Not worth it for me.

 

[rich2626]

Good idea! I have dropped a few phones into the water,and they didn't survive!!!


So it will keep water out,but it must then allow heat too escape?

It doesn't say anything in the article..

 

[psionandy]

yes. i would howver there could well be warranty issues after getting that done...

 

[SiempreTuna]

If it worked - so didn't cause overheating, warranty issues etc - I probably would.

Have to say, though that I would be kinda ticked off having to do it as its absolutely insane that devices specifically meant to be used outdoors aren't mandated to be water resistant to a couple of metres in the first place.

I can't understand how there hasn't been a class action in the US about this - the US is famously crazy litigious, how come they haven't sued about this?!

 

[mikedt]

I'm sure Leo Laporte from TWiT tried this fairly recently with a Samsung Galaxy something. Submerged the phone, it didn't work.

 

[sfbloodbrother]

My sisters friend got a waterproof iPhone case. Don't know if they have them for android phones too.

 

[gtbarry]

I can't understand how there hasn't been a class action in the US about this - the US is famously crazy litigious, how come they haven't sued about this?!

I'm going to sue you for saying that about us!

 

[gtbarry]

I'm sure Leo Laporte from TWiT tried this fairly recently with a Samsung Galaxy something. Submerged the phone, it didn't work.

Leo is the "tech journalist" I referenced in the second post that lost an apple phone to Liquipel. Live on Twit even!

 

[rabidhunter]

A long time ago I saw on a news show that a company called HzO was going to do this. On the show, it said that you could mail your phone to them and they would coat it in their stuff. When I checked their website; however, it was a different story. They were working with OEM's instead.

 

[SiempreTuna]

I'm going to sue you for saying that about us!

D'you know, I might just, possibly win that one

A long time ago I saw on a news show that a company called HzO was going to do this. On the show, it said that you could mail your phone to them and they would coat it in their stuff. When I checked their website; however, it was a different story. They were working with OEM's instead.

Yeah - I saw that! Got all excited .. then, like you, saw that was for application during manufacture