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SassyPants · Jul 5, 2005, 10:20 AM

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*sigh*...my cell phone was my life...
i had all my numbers there...

wahhhhh
i feel so lost without it now :-(

Mastrap · Jul 5, 2005, 10:23 AM

take it apart, dry it carefully and see what happens. Mine got submerged once and is working fine to this day.

TETENAL · Jul 5, 2005, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by SassyPants

*sigh*...my cell phone was my life...
i had all my numbers there...

Get a Mac. Sync your cellphone with Address Book. Never lose your numbers again.

wdlove · Jul 5, 2005, 10:38 AM

I wish you luck with the above suggestions SassyPants. Such a terrible thing to have happen.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jul 5, 2005, 10:43 AM

if you don't try to turn it on when it is still wet you might be ok if you let it dry out fully.

PacHead · Jul 5, 2005, 11:04 AM

Your phone is probably dead, nothing you can do about it.

The same exact thing happened to me. I was intoxicated, and I jumped in a swimming pool with my clothes on, and also my phone a while back.

The phone was 100% dead, and continued to be dead even days after it dried.

The solution was to buy a new phone.

SimpleLife · Jul 5, 2005, 11:04 AM

Took my shower with it once (please don't ask).

It recovered fully 12 hours later.

tpicco · Jul 5, 2005, 11:09 AM

I tripped and fell on a pier and watched my cell phone skitter across the dock and go "bloop" into the East River...

replaced it... had phone insurance.

mitchell_pgh · Jul 5, 2005, 11:10 AM

What model do/did you have?

I know Moto. phones have a "water indicator" under the battery that is normally white... but if it comes in contact with water, it turns red. So you can't take it in and say "I don't know what happened to it?"

SassyPants · Jul 5, 2005, 11:11 AM

you can do that? you can sync your address book with your cell?

now i'm REALLY glad i'm getting a PB

but yeah...it looks like my phone is done. i tried to dry it with a hair dryer...
and...part of hte plastic melted...

who knew hair dryers coudl get so hot...:-\

but...how do you sync it? how does the phoen connect with teh computer? is it with bluetooth or something?

TETENAL · Jul 5, 2005, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by SassyPants

you can do that? you can sync your address book with your cell?

now i'm REALLY glad i'm getting a PB

Make sure your new phone is iSync compatible:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/devices.html

Syncing makes switching a phone (whether you just get a new one or whether it is lost, stolen or damaged) a no issue since you have all the numbers on your Mac.

ManOfSteal · Jul 5, 2005, 11:41 AM

RAILhead · Jul 5, 2005, 01:25 PM

I dropped some kids off at the pool.

Athens · Jul 5, 2005, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by TETENAL

Get a Mac. Sync your cellphone with Address Book. Never lose your numbers again.

or get a SIM based phone. SIM cards are tough and easy to clean after getting wet. Only thing I hate about CDMA phones is the lack of a SIM card.

Athens · Jul 5, 2005, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by SimpleLife

Took my shower with it once (please don't ask).

It recovered fully 12 hours later.

I thought about getting a water case for my laptop to take it in the bath with me, dont ask.

Hugi · 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by SimpleLife

Took my shower with it once (please don't ask).

It recovered fully 12 hours later.

Don't feel bad, that happens to all of us at some point.

jcadam · Jul 5, 2005, 02:12 PM

happened to me. My 18 month old had a fascination with throwing objects into the toilet. Including my cell phone. And my digital camera.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jul 5, 2005, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Athens

or get a SIM based phone. SIM cards are tough and easy to clean after getting wet. Only thing I hate about CDMA phones is the lack of a SIM card.

And its battery sucking abilities.

AKcrab · Jul 5, 2005, 04:15 PM

My cell went through a full wash cycle. I took it apart (as much as I could without tools), placed said parts on a forced air vent, and gave it a couple days.

Put it back together, turned it on.. No issues. Didn't even lose my numbers.

Yose · Jul 5, 2005, 04:19 PM

Couple years ago I got "drunk" and thought it would be a good idea to wash my Samsung phone.

Was screwed for a couple days but still works when I bother pulling it out (got a new one since).

iREZ · Jul 5, 2005, 04:47 PM

i dropped mine in the toilet once...thank goodness it wasn't filled with stuff...and it worked the next day like a charm. good luck dude.

Big Mac · Jul 5, 2005, 05:32 PM

My mother just deposited her phone into the pool, too. She took it (and the replacement cost) better than I would have if the same thing were to happen to me. Of course, we all occasionally do things to our possessions that we wish could undo immediately thereafter.

budster101 · Jul 5, 2005, 05:47 PM

Where does he state he didn't have a simm based phone? Just drop it in a new phone and you have all your numbers again...

TETENAL · Jul 5, 2005, 06:39 PM

While SIM cards can store phone numbers, this is almost not used any more these days.

rozwado1 · Jul 5, 2005, 08:17 PM

Per his second post, I doubt he had the extensive knowledge required to know how to backup his numbers on the SIM card.

Also, I'm guessing he uses CDMA; my guess is Verizon.

broxy5 · Jul 5, 2005, 08:52 PM

Swam with mine once. Took it apart, dried it off, and it worked 90%. The 1,4, and 7 buttons take a little extra oooph to get them to work. I also assumed, after finding it in my pocket, that it was dead and threw it 20 feet onto a concrete deck, where it blew up. It survived that too no probs as well.

Superchicken · Jul 5, 2005, 09:24 PM

Reminds me of getting pushed into my pool with my digital camera a few years back. That said iSync makes things good

doucy2 · Jul 5, 2005, 10:11 PM

just the other night my friend dropped hers in coke wow that was a sticky mess
but we took it apart and let it dry and it worked fine (functional normally) the next day

ManOfSteal · Jul 5, 2005, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by doucy2

just the other night my friend dropped hers in coke wow that was a sticky mess
but we took it apart and let it dry and it worked fine (functional normally) the next day

[Game Off]

Your sig is WAY over the 'NN guidelines.

[/Game On]

doucy2 · Jul 5, 2005, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by ManOfSteal

[Game Off]

Your sig is WAY over the 'NN guidelines.

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is my sig better now??

budster101 · Jul 5, 2005, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by doucy2

just the other night my friend dropped hers in coke wow that was a sticky mess
but we took it apart and let it dry and it worked fine (functional normally) the next day

How does one do that by the way? It sounds difficult?

Oh, and here is your sig pic that comes within the guidlines of the forums:

Sorry about the bite mark, I got hungry.

doucy2 · Jul 5, 2005, 10:22 PM

yea i resized it already also thanks though

about the phone
lets just say she isn't the brightest person

Montezuma58 · Jul 5, 2005, 10:26 PM

I've left my cell phone in front pocket while riding for half a day on my motorcycle in the rain. I went to the local service center and played innocent. They sent the phone off for repair under warranty.

doucy2 · Jul 5, 2005, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Montezuma58

I've left my cell phone in front pocket while riding for half a day on my motorcycle in the rain. I went to the local service center and played innocent. They sent the phone off for repair under warranty.

well arent you lucky
i should have gotten insurance on my phone
it has 15-25 gouges on just the front cover

budster101 · Jul 5, 2005, 10:31 PM

No problem. I was just having a bit of fun. 162 posts...

Anyway: Nice lineup in the sig... What size powerbook you getting 15", 12", or 17"?
You can max it out to 2 gigs of ram, but I'd suggest at least 1 gig.

doucy2 · Jul 5, 2005, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by budster101

No problem. I was just having a bit of fun. 162 posts...

Anyway: Nice lineup in the sig... What size powerbook you getting 15", 12", or 17"?
You can max it out to 2 gigs of ram, but I'd suggest at least 1 gig.

15" powerbook i probally wont upgrade the ram because i really want a 12" pb
or do you think it is not worth getting a 12" and just keeping the 15"

budster101 · 11:02 AM

It depends on what you are going to use it for. 12" powerbook is great for a lot of things, and is quite portable. If you are getting an educational discount, you can get some good money off of the 15" ultra powerbook. 100gb hard drive and 1 gb ram. It's sweet.

doucy2 · Jul 5, 2005, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by budster101

It depends on what you are going to use it for. 12" powerbook is great for a lot of things, and is quite portable. If you are getting an educational discount, you can get some good money off of the 15" ultra powerbook. 100gb hard drive and 1 gb ram. It's sweet.

Last I checked you could get about $235 off of that model...

thanks for the great sugestions
i think i'll probally upgrade to 1.5gb ram in the 15" that i have
and just wait until apple releases some new pbks, then i'll upgrade to a new one

budster101 · Jul 5, 2005, 10:52 PM

I didn't understand. You don't show owning a 15" powerbook, only an iBook.
If this is the case, then yeah, up it to 1.5 gb of ram to hold you over. You can't tell though when anything new is coming out, so if you need a new computer, just get it. I've got a 17" 1ghz Powerbook and it should last me at least another year or two.

Glad to help.

JoshuaZ · Jul 5, 2005, 11:34 PM

Nothing says fun like some fish making 900 calls from your phone. Poor guy.

SassyPants · Jul 6, 2005, 12:03 AM

i tried to hairdry my phone dry...

and teh hairdryer is apparently so powerful and hot, that it melted part of hte plastic

bye bye phone...it was nice knowin ya...
and NO, i don't have a SIM card...-_-

looks like i have to get those 300 numbers back...teh long, hard way :-\

budster101 · Jul 6, 2005, 12:05 AM

300 numbers and you didn't sync it? Ouch.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Jul 6, 2005, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by SassyPants

i tried to hairdry my phone dry...

and teh hairdryer is apparently so powerful and hot, that it melted part of hte plastic
\

You ain't the sharpest tool in the shed are you.

SassyPants · Jul 6, 2005, 10:48 AM

*sigh*...no...
my dad called in from Europe cuz he's on a trip, and when i todl him, he just laughed, then told my mom, who laughed too. then they were like..."well, now you learned a lesson"

anyways, about syncing your cell to your addressbook...
is it ONLY those phones listed that can do that?
i can't find any of those phones available in the US, or through Verizon...
*cries*