oh shite

[budge]

last night i was cleaning the kitchen and just happened to notice my mobile phone floating in the kitchen sink.
I took the battery out and dried it best i could and stuck it in the airing cupboard over night to dry out. This morning i checked to see if it worked but it doesn't.

has anyone had any experience with this sort of thing? Im not sure how long the phone had been in there (it had slipped in off some place mats)
so im not sure how much damage was done.

its insured but i can't be doing with al the hassle of stopping in for a new one. if i can get it working i would rather... any tips

 

[Kylie1007]

My husband's family were forever dropping their mobiles in the canal and they sometimes worked after drying them out thoroughly!

 

[budge]

yeah i hope so. its back in the airing cupboard now. ill give it till monday then ill take a trip to orange and see if they can give me a new one (well reconditioned one)

 

[Kylie1007]

They might send it away to try and fix it and if it doesn't work you might end up with a new one anyway. My bro had just taken his back to Vodafone and they sent it away and gave him a replacement for the time being. they couldn't get it working so they got him a new one - unfortunately they'd given him the battery and battery cover back so he has a brand new phone with a rubbishy battery and scratched back cover!!!

 

[budge]

its so crap. you pay £5 insurance a mnoth just to get a reconditioned phone if yours breaks etc. And like you said you have to use the same battery.
Im due a renewal on my contract in december and im not going to pay for the insurance again. its just not worth iot.

 

[enn]

does it open?

cause u could use a hairdryer on it

 

[budge]

i was going to try that - should i? it does open.

 

[fran_23]

i spilt half a bottle of wine on my phone once, it didnt work after
drying it out, but i tried it again out of interest a few months
later and it worked again...might need some more drying!
but then again i got thrown in a swimming pool with another phone
in my pocket..never worked again!

 

[budge]

i spilt half a bottle of wine on my phone once, it didnt work after
drying it out, but i tried it again out of interest a few months
later and it worked again...might need some more drying!
but then again i got thrown in a swimming pool with another phone
in my pocket..never worked again!

well half of your post seemed really promising then my bubble was burst at the end. thanks fran

 

[missac]

you don't need to go in, just give orange a phone and they should send you a new one, I am a firm beleiver in doing these things on the phone so that I don't have to leave the comfort of my sofa!!

 

[fran_23]

yeh sorry about that..i just remembered the other phone
that was dead forever i loved that phone!

i'm sure it will work again..i will pray for you

xx

 

[budge]

you don't need to go in, just give orange a phone and they should send you a new one, I am a firm beleiver in doing these things on the phone so that I don't have to leave the comfort of my sofa!!

you're right by golly you are!!!

ill phonethem monday if i can't get it to work then

 

[missac]

phone them now, then you get a brand spanking new phone! Plus, I hate to say that if it isn't working now, it may never work again

 

[budge]

phone them now, then you get a brand spanking new phone! Plus, I hate to say that if it isn't working now, it may never work again

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[missac]

phone them now, then you get a brand spanking new phone! Plus, I hate to say that if it isn't working now, it may never work again

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

aw

 

[Babylicious]

it should dry out ok - just don't use a hairdryer

 

[enn]

i spilt half a bottle of wine on my phone once, it didnt work after
drying it out, but i tried it again out of interest a few months
later and it worked again...might need some more drying!
but then again i got thrown in a swimming pool with another phone
in my pocket..never worked again!

well half of your post seemed really promising then my bubble was burst at the end. thanks fran

i thought that lol that be good for budge like good news then read the rest cheered me up tho

 

[enn]

phone them now, then you get a brand spanking new phone! Plus, I hate to say that if it isn't working now, it may never work again

she wont get it delivered quick tho if rm got anything to do with it

think we all should protest we dont pay bills

 

[budge]

i phonedthem and they are coming tomorrow to deliver a new phone! then my contract is due to run out in novemeber. so illh vae a new phone and a new spare one too!!!

 

[missac]

yay!! See I told you and you didn't even have to leave the house!!!