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... Never drop your Captivate in the toilet. Things don't work afterwards

steelechamp said:
... Never drop your Captivate in the toilet. Things don't work afterwards
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My girlfriend dropped her vibrant into the toilet, tripped all visible water sensors, had the battery put back in it after an hour (emergency situation needed her phone). Battery was left out for another 5-6 hours, phone glitched around and did crazy **** for another day. Battery put back in following day and it worked fine like nothing ever happened.

Did you try holding VOL UP/DOWN and Power? ....JK that sucks though

shaolin95 said:
Did you try holding VOL UP/DOWN and Power? ....JK that sucks though
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dude, the water got the volume buttons They couldnt even work to force it into download mode

Bowl of rice 1 week

ninjuh said:
Bowl of rice 1 week
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It was in the water for a second, completely dry now. It boots perfectly. Gets receptions great. Works fine. Except the touchscreen is busted and the volume buttons are wrecked.

ninjuh said:
Bowl of rice 1 week
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If he was quick to remove battery in 3 seconds, otherwise even 2 weeks wont help.
Besides, it went into a toilet.
Time to get the SGS2.

bbgt2 said:
If he was quick to remove battery in 3 seconds, otherwise even 2 weeks wont help.
Besides, it went into a toilet.
Time to get the SGS2.
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Hahah I dont know about getting the SGS2, I have so much stuff I was developing for the Captivate that I never released

steelechamp said:
Hahah I dont know about getting the SGS2, I have so much stuff I was developing for the Captivate that I never released
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Ahhh, didnt know that.
Well then nothing like a brand spanking new SGS or Cappy. (AT&T will never have me buying "their" version of something again")

bbgt2 said:
Ahhh, didnt know that.
Well then nothing like a brand spanking new SGS or Cappy. (AT&T will never have me buying "their" version of something again")
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Well hey, the Cappy was never a bad phone! I just think I will go with a contract unlocked phone that preferably doesnt have all of their bloatware

Well, never use your cellphone in the toilet then.
Get the SGS2 man.
The Cappy is awesome. (after a you toss in a custom ROM)

41LY45 said:
Well, never use your cellphone in the toilet then.
Get the SGS2 man.
The Cappy is awesome. (after a you toss in a custom ROM)
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The worst part is, my phone was in my pocket XD

Sister dropped hers whilr dropin a duece hahah ****ty situation...but everything works fine
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dirtbagg said:
Sister dropped hers whilr dropin a duece hahah ****ty situation...but everything works fine
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I see what you did there....
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just in case anyone asks, bowl of rice for 1 week won't do anything to clean the turds off
edit: just a thought, a jig might work (it looks like it can scrape well with the usb plug end of it)

The circuit board must have been shorted, thats why the buttons or the screen dont work. Jig cant help.

malbolgias said:
The circuit board must have been shorted, thats why the buttons or the screen dont work. Jig cant help.
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I was obviously joking

Fun fact: Last I checked (about four years ago), toilet incursion was the number one cause of premature phone death.

My MT4G went swimming :(

Must have had a few too many beers but came out of the pool with my phone in my pocket. Idiot. Anyways, it's toast. I'll have a Sensation this Friday (already sitting on my desk, out of town for work) so I wont be looking to replace it. I was even lucky enough to have a good LCD, oh well, it's been a fun ride!

I thought waterproof was a supported feature? Ohh well. Enjoy your new htc beastly phone!
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setzer715 said:
Must have had a few too many beers but came out of the pool with my phone in my pocket. Idiot. Anyways, it's toast. I'll have a Sensation this Friday (already sitting on my desk, out of town for work) so I wont be looking to replace it. I was even lucky enough to have a good LCD, oh well, it's been a fun ride!
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are you for certain that its toast? I ran a test when I first got my first mytouch and had it in a sinkful of water for 45 mins. gave it a good shake to get most of the water out, then I just let it sit on my desk for about 2-3 days. after the 3rd day, I went to put my battery back in and it booted right up, no lag or loss in performance, no water under the screen. everything worked fine...dont give up hope yet!

clarknick27 said:
are you for certain that its toast? I ran a test when I first got my first mytouch and had it in a sinkful of water for 45 mins. gave it a good shake to get most of the water out, then I just let it sit on my desk for about 2-3 days. after the 3rd day, I went to put my battery back in and it booted right up, no lag or loss in performance, no water under the screen. everything worked fine...dont give up hope yet!
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Thanks for the notice! 24hrs after I put the battery in and the Camera flash lit up for a couple seconds. I could power it on and it would vibrate but the LCD had nothing. I've been out of town for the week so I will give it a try when i get home.

setzer715 said:
Thanks for the notice! 24hrs after I put the battery in and the Camera flash lit up for a couple seconds. I could power it on and it would vibrate but the LCD had nothing. I've been out of town for the week so I will give it a try when i get home.
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u shouldve put it in rice. i had a atnt 8125 (wizard) and it went swimming as well. i took out the battery right away, took out the water (TRIED), and covered it in a bucket of rice for 3 days. worked afterwards :]

setzer715 said:
Must have had a few too many beers but came out of the pool with my phone in my pocket. Idiot. Anyways, it's toast. I'll have a Sensation this Friday (already sitting on my desk, out of town for work) so I wont be looking to replace it. I was even lucky enough to have a good LCD, oh well, it's been a fun ride!
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If you ever decide to throw it away.. I'm the garbage bin

bstylz911 said:
u shouldve put it in rice. i had a atnt 8125 (wizard) and it went swimming as well. i took out the battery right away, took out the water (TRIED), and covered it in a bucket of rice for 3 days. worked afterwards :]
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It was in rice for 24hrs. After that just figured its done.

GazaIan said:
If you ever decide to throw it away.. I'm the garbage bin
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If it doesn't power on tomorrow when I get home I'll give it away for the cost of shipping. Probably $5 states side.

Similar experience. However, it was an incredible and after 1 week in rice would not boot. Then, the phone was worth a ton just as a wifi browser/app device. So, I took it apart completely, removing the heat spreader metal plates and all. After sitting on my desk dismantled for about 2 weeks, I had it up and running apps, wifi, web, 3d games. It let me play on a device so I didn't use my actual phone's battery so much.
I've done this with a couple different smart phones (chocolate 2, iPhone). It seems to me, water doesn't pose a serious threat to these devices. If you can get the water out without electrically shorting the device in a damaging way, it's going to be usable eventually... I mean the Incredible didn't just go swimming, it was submerged in a glass of pop and went unnoticed until someone called and it rang quite bizarrely and then shut off. I call them Comaphones.

Well, after sitting for a week, same thing. Put the battery in and the Camera LED flashes for a second. Press the power butting and it vibrates like it's booting up but nothing on the display. I'll leave it in rice for another week.
In the mean time I'm enjoying my new Sensation. Very nice and sleek. Just need root now!

Poor MT4G, its a great phone. Enjoy your new Sensation, I have mixed feelings about mine.

Did it sink or float?
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TangBaby said:
Did it sink or float?
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It was in my pocket, in the pool, for about 20 min. So submerged.

Oh ok...you drowned it you you phone murderer you. RIP. Lol. Just kidding my wife dropped he galaxy s 4g in our pool....suprisingly its 100% funcational. Thank god...i was pissed.
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[Q] Random Shut Downs, Only when plugged in

i have been getting some random shut downs but only when plugged in to a wall charger. at first i figured it was due to heat while being charged. but the phone could shut down while plugged into the wall at any given time no matter how much charge there is or how long it's been plugged. Last night I plugged it in before bed at 30% and today I woke up at 44% with the phone off. Sometimes it's minutes until it shuts down and sometimes it's hours. It's the same on any Rom/Kernel I tried. Thinking it may be a hardware issue. Any ideas? Thanks.
Currently Trigger2X 14 - Faux SV 3.5

Happens to me too... I'm on stock though.
And is it me or does charging the phone off seem to be ineffective?
techboydino said:
i have been getting some random shut downs but only when plugged in to a wall charger. at first i figured it was due to heat while being charged. but the phone could shut down while plugged into the wall at any given time no matter how much charge there is or how long it's been plugged. Last night I plugged it in before bed at 30% and today I woke up at 44% with the phone off. Sometimes it's minutes until it shuts down and sometimes it's hours. It's the same on any Rom/Kernel I tried. Thinking it may be a hardware issue. Any ideas? Thanks.
Currently Trigger2X 14 - Faux SV 3.5
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enoch861 said:
Happens to me too... I'm on stock though.
And is it me or does charging the phone off seem to be ineffective?
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which makes me believe this is strictly hardware. its not really like the software related reboots of the past. too bad i can't get it to go while plugged into pc, otherwise i could check logs to see what was up. let me know if you can recreate like clockwork. thx

Its hardware trust me. I've had in total like 6 g2xs and this is the first I've had with the issue.. I also have another now.. Both have the same rom, baseband, kernel and apps. Yet my new one shuts down on the charger.... Its hardware for sure and a replacement is in route. No point trouble shooting its a bad phone.. Threes many good ones just be patient... Now to wait for replacement...

If your on your 6th G2x, did you have to pay the 20 dollar exchange fee or whatever it's called? It would get pretty expensive after your 3rd or so G2x.
smashpunks said:
Its hardware trust me. I've had in total like 6 g2xs and this is the first I've had with the issue.. I also have another now.. Both have the same rom, baseband, kernel and apps. Yet my new one shuts down on the charger.... Its hardware for sure and a replacement is in route. No point trouble shooting its a bad phone.. Threes many good ones just be patient... Now to wait for replacement...
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enoch861 said:
If your on your 6th G2x, did you have to pay the 20 dollar exchange fee or whatever it's called? It would get pretty expensive after your 3rd or so G2x.
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no. Bought first one full price it had no issues but dust, return no fee, then I exchanged again from pixel, no fee. Thats 3. Then I sold it for a sensation. Had bad luck with the sensation so I sold traded it on CL for a G2x and cash. Well that g2x was awesome too. so thats 4. I then dropped that ***** hard and had to exchange for another no fee again because I paid 130 through asurion. Thats 5. that g2x is awesome too. Now on a new line of service I got a free g2x with a online deal, so theres 6. Thats the one Im on now and it sucks donkey doooo.
but ive had enough to know there are good ones with no issues. I knew this one was gonna have issues cause of the ratio of no issues vs hearing issues here. LoL time to hunt for the good one again. LOL then after this I got to get the other g2x replaced again cause it was dropped again, and I cant have that. So Asurion that will be.....

Wow. Asurion must love you! LOL!
Last time I gave T-Mobile support a call, they wanted 20 bucks.
But that's a lot of G2x's my friend. And how much cash did you add on top to get the Sensation?
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no. Bought first one full price it had no issues but dust, return no fee, then I exchanged again from pixel, no fee. Thats 3. Then I sold it for a sensation. Had bad luck with the sensation so I sold traded it on CL for a G2x and cash. Well that g2x was awesome too. so thats 4. I then dropped that ***** hard and had to exchange for another no fee again because I paid 130 through asurion. Thats 5. that g2x is awesome too. Now on a new line of service I got a free g2x with a online deal, so theres 6. Thats the one Im on now and it sucks donkey doooo.
but ive had enough to know there are good ones with no issues. I knew this one was gonna have issues cause of the ratio of no issues vs hearing issues here. LoL time to hunt for the good one again. LOL then after this I got to get the other g2x replaced again cause it was dropped again, and I cant have that. So Asurion that will be.....
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enoch861 said:
Wow. Asurion must love you! LOL!
Last time I gave T-Mobile support a call, they wanted 20 bucks.
But that's a lot of G2x's my friend. And how much cash did you add on top to get the Sensation?
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trust me. I get mine back from asurion. they dont get a phone back
Oh and only 270 for sensation used upgrade.

This sounds like a defective battery. If your phone was plugged in at 30%, then you slept all night and woke up to a 44% charge with the phone powered down, that means that the battery was not taking any incoming charge for the vast majority of the night, nor does it seem that the battery was powering the phone for the majority of the night. Charging from 30->100% should only take 2.5 hours or so - maybe 3.
It could be that when you plug it in, it heats up - and thus expands. This could cause a loose connection to the battery somewhere (maybe something as simple as the physical contacts for the battery, or could be something more intricate inside the phone).
As much as you don't want to hear it, i'd say you'll probably need to take it to a store or send it in for replacement.

propain4444 said:
It could be that when you plug it in, it heats up - and thus expands. This could cause a loose connection to the battery somewhere (maybe something as simple as the physical contacts for the battery, or could be something more intricate inside the phone).
As much as you don't want to hear it, i'd say you'll probably need to take it to a store or send it in for replacement.
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Thats my thought. It's still plugged in but does not charge. Forgot to mention that it requires a battery pull to restart. So possibly the phone is not really off, just in a non responsive idle state. Im going back to stock for now to see if that changes anything. I know they will ask if I got the update so I might as well. Thanks for the info.

techboydino said:
Thats my thought. It's still plugged in but does not charge. Forgot to mention that it requires a battery pull to restart. So possibly the phone is not really off, just in a non responsive idle state. Im going back to stock for now to see if that changes anything. I know they will ask if I got the update so I might as well. Thanks for the info.
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Half the time its off, and half in a non responsive idle state. Cause sometimes you can turn the phone on, and sometimes you need a battery pull and the ***** is hhhhhhoooottt.
I doubt theres a loose connection when it expands as the copper connections in the corner are pretty lines up and expanding would only make em touch more you would think.

Sensation went for a swim! Now it thinks its charging

Ok so my Sensation went for a bit of a swim yesterday at around 10am. So I put the phone in rice imediatly (after pulling the battery ect) and left it in the rice till a bout an hour ago. The phone turns on works great can call text surf the web the whole nine yards. BUUT it thinks its charging...24/7!!! Weirdest part is it'll go up in battery life!!!! It's gone from 93 to 99% already.
I tried a different battery and that worked for like 5 minutes before it started to act dumb again thinking its charging. Is there anything I can do for this? Tried whiping battery stats no luck with that. Other then that I'm outta ideas!

Haha! That's great. Never need a charger again! But is there any downsides to it thinking its charging like battery dying fast or anything?
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Wow great news, you have a mutant sensation.
Get in touch with Xavier about this in sure he will be able to help you out.
Watch out for for Magnito as we wouldn't want that super phone falling into the wrong hands...
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Indeed, great news! Sounds like a plan for me..

Is it also getting very hot? My friends G1 went for a dip in the hot tub and his thought it was charging....for about a week then it turned off and i had to replace the charger port circuit board.

dcwiker05 said:
Ok so my Sensation went for a bit of a swim yesterday at around 10am. So I put the phone in rice imediatly
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Yoy should disassembly the phone and wash it all with isopropyl alcohol.
Mike

I would stop using device in that condition. You HAVE to wash device and dry it well. Even for day or two. If state is continued as described, go to service.
Hope it all goes back as before.
Cheers

Yeah it is dieing faster, it lost about 10% in 30 minutes. I put it back in rice but I am contimplaiting the while taking it apart and cleaning it thing. Though considering I work for T-Mobile I'm elidgable for a discount on a new phone and I'm thinking about an amaze. But I feel like if I buy an Amaze there is going to be something new in a few months so idk. Plus there is no Core Droid on the Amaze :/ What do you think guys?

I think you should just wash it properly. If u need to get a new phone,wait for the Nexus Prime
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Jerald2 said:
Wow great news, you have a mutant sensation.
Get in touch with Xavier about this in sure he will be able to help you out.
Watch out for for Magnito as we wouldn't want that super phone falling into the wrong hands...
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Lol..you just make me laugh!!
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KlashbeN said:
I think you should just wash it properly. If u need to get a new phone,wait for the Nexus Prime
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I reaaaaaaaaally don't like samsung phones lol. Just dont care for them at all really. I like the Prime cuz of ICS but thats the only draw. Plus the Nexus line isn't a phone that T-Mobile sells at retail locations so I wouldn't be able to use my employee discount on it :/
I put it in rice again and it seems to have made things worse. I now have weird marks under the screen that look like powdery, guessing rice dust. And it still thinks its charging. Thinking of investing in one of those 20 dollar CPR kits from radioshack that say they are able to fix any wet phone. But I doubt itll pull out those marks from the dust.
Should I dip it in alcohol then throw it in one of those?

[Q] Charger Noise

I leave my charger plugged in to the wall, even when not in use, out of laziness. While my phone is connected, it's silent. But as soon as I disconnect my phone, it makes a barely perceptible, high-pitched whining noise.
Does anyone else experience this? Is it a sign of potential danger? Is it wasting much electricity?

I've most definitely noticed, drives me crazy that I'm the only one in my house that can hear it.
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I've had that problem also with my charger, actually just recently went into the at&t store and they replaced it without a problem, no questions asked
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ughhhh, I hate when you guys find stuff that I never noticed. Now I'm gonna be hearing that too, probably.

charger is dying, unplug when not in use and get a new one asap

I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.

kwoodyusa said:
I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.
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Me too.
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Yup, mine randomly kicked in with the sound one day. Paused my TV and turned off the ceiling fan like 5 times before I tracked it down.

kwoodyusa said:
I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.
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Anytime! They didn't give me the same one though, kinda sad because I liked the square copy-off-apple look of it, plus its tiny size but the new one isn't so much larger. Gets the job done that's all that matters I suppose
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rccar said:
Anytime! They didn't give me the same one though, kinda sad because I liked the square copy-off-apple look of it, plus its tiny size but the new one isn't so much larger. Gets the job done that's all that matters I suppose
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as long as its 1A, anything less and they jipped u bro

Wait it's not supposed to make that noise?

nope, means charger is faulty

May just be my imagination but seems to take forever to get a full charge also.
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bacheezy said:
May just be my imagination but seems to take forever to get a full charge also.
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Mine takes about 2.5 hours from completely dead to 100%

xcrazydx said:
Mine takes about 2.5 hours from completely dead to 100%
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I'd say mine took at least that long...before today at least...
Just left att store with a new zero charger and new cable as well. I'll see if anything changes and report.

my charger does this also! Maybe that's why my phone acts screwy half the time while it's charging at home? My car charger it's always fine