Water damage (electronic, cover, quote, expensive, cheap)

1337 Sam · 07-17-2005, 10:29 AM

I've knacked my mobile phone by dropping it in the pool, now i tried drying it out (with a hair dryer) and some of the keys dont work. The fone also isn't covered for thaty kind of damage, what can i do?

ArtistInTheAmbulance · 07-17-2005, 12:09 PM

Buy a new one. Or take it in to be fixed. Either way you gotta pay money..

See, this is why I like my phone. Doesnt really do much, tis only a brick, but it doesnt ever break

blackTshirt · 07-17-2005, 12:41 PM

gee, my phone is damaged, what should i do? oh, i know, make a thread about it on MB

Stu · 07-17-2005, 12:50 PM

now now blackT. lets face it, this thread is a lot more constructive then threads about lets say "kicking the biggest animals you can to death", and its a lot more constructive then 100% of the natter you embark upon in proper music threads

now, answering the thread, if i was you id simply buy a super cheap replacement. who gives a rats arse whether a mobile phone has bluetooth and a camera.

blackTshirt · 07-17-2005, 01:09 PM

now now, stu, we don't need to be rude... i mean we do

07-17-2005, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blackTshirt

now now, stew, we don't need to be rude... i mean we do

no but seriously, my friend did that and he tried to dry it out but it didnt work... fixing it would probably cost more than getting a new one so id say just get a really cheap one like stu suggested.....

phoenixflames · 07-17-2005, 10:21 PM

Get a new one and keep it away from water of any kind. Thats about all you can do. Fixing electronics is almost always more expensive than buying new. At least in this day and age...

IamAlejo · 07-18-2005, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by 1337 Sam

I've knacked my mobile phone by dropping it in the pool, now i tried drying it out (with a hair dryer) and some of the keys dont work. The fone also isn't covered for thaty kind of damage, what can i do?

Find a friend who has the same phone, get them to switch batteries with you (battery has no effect on the phone but normally has a dot on the back which when it becomes wet turns to a fully red color...if it's never gotten wet should be white with tiny red dots)

After switching batteries, take it to wherever you bought it and say your phone doesn't work. Don't talk about the pool, just say it's jacked up and you want a replacement. Normally you don't even need insurance and can get away with it.

Or, ask to upgrade to a better phone (give them the old phone with the new battery). Probably cheaper than buying a brand new phone, and you get a better one out of the situation.

1337 Sam · 07-18-2005, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by IamAlejo

(battery has no effect on the phone but normally has a dot on the back which when it becomes wet turns to a fully red color...if it's never gotten wet should be white with tiny red dots)

Mine still has just tiny red dots, so i should just be able to take it back?

EDIT; I have taken it back, they're sending it off for repairs

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07-17-2005, 12:09 PM
ArtistInTheAmbulance enchanted. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: cornwailles, angleterre. Posts: 2,599	Buy a new one. Or take it in to be fixed. Either way you gotta pay money.. See, this is why I like my phone. Doesnt really do much, tis only a brick, but it doesnt ever break __________________ shake your wings like theyre laced with sound!

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07-17-2005, 12:50 PM
Stu Be like a squirrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 3,134	now now blackT. lets face it, this thread is a lot more constructive then threads about lets say "kicking the biggest animals you can to death", and its a lot more constructive then 100% of the natter you embark upon in proper music threads now, answering the thread, if i was you id simply buy a super cheap replacement. who gives a rats arse whether a mobile phone has bluetooth and a camera. __________________ This is me. http://www.myspace.com/limbodwelling Good evening i unzipped my skin thankfully unscrewed my head exactly as i always do when i prepare myself for bed and while i slept this co-co came as naked as could be he put on the skin and screwed on the head that once belonged to me

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07-17-2005, 10:21 PM
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