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Captivate drowned in toilet

My Captivate fell off into the toilet for 2 seconds It was playing music and continued doing so after I took it out. I immediately took the battery out and dried it. I waited for the next day to try it again, just to make sure it dried completely. It seemed to work fine for a while, then I noticed I wasn't able to make calls all the time and it took the sim card some time to get recognized. (Sim card works fine on another phone)
The battery is dying faster, but that's not a big deal, I can replace it. Also I've noticed I can't boot the phone anymore without a battery.. I thought this was possible before. right?
Not sure what to do now. I'm using another backup phone for calls, and the captivate for everything else.

How did you dry it? Did you drop it in rice? I hear that's the best way.

You need to have the battery to boot the phone up...

I hear that if your phone does get wet what your suppose to do is put your phone in a bag of rice it is suppose to dry it out
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Rice it up. With battery. All moisture needs to go bye bye. Though its probably to late, you should have left it off until you were 100% sure it was dry. Doesn't hurt to keep trying.
Edit: To anyone that hasn't done this yet. Unless you make enough money to wipe you [email protected] with $100 bills, don't take a [email protected] with phone in your hands.

yeah ill only take a [email protected] with my phone because i "have alot in the way".
pee hell no.. butter fingers!

If there was pee in the toilet you might get corrosion issues soon... if it was just water than drying it out should be fine.

I dried it with some toilet paper, and then used some alcohol to clean it up. Luckily the toilet was clean (only water). I also used a hair dryer (which I later read was a bad idea because heat might damage it).
I didn't use rice, but I was almost pretty sure it dried the next day.
BTW, I was listening to music while taking a shower... it's just that the bathroom is small and I was carrying some other stuff. unlucky...
Now it's showing the At&t sign and a couple of signal bars but still not making calls. I'll try to flash a new ROM, just in case..

buy a replacement OEM battery off ebay or amazon for $20.
then send the phone back for warranty!
the water damage sticker is on the battery, dumb asses!!! (samsung not you)

ONLY WATER EH LOL SURE. jj hope it works out for you try the battery thing that would be awesome if they gave you a new one under your warranty
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sorry to hear it went swimming, I had phone go swimming it toilet once it didn't survive

Trusselo said:
buy a replacement OEM battery off ebay or amazon for $20.
then send the phone back for warranty!
the water damage sticker is on the battery, dumb asses!!! (samsung not you)
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ONLY WATER EH LOL SURE. jj hope it works out for you try the battery thing that would be awesome if they gave you a new one under your warranty
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Yes I was thinking of doing exactly the same thing. The water damage label on the battery is red already so that need to be replaced but I see another one on the phone, which is still white.
BTW, I was able to make a call now! we'll see how it goes.
Honestly, I'm impressed by the build quality. The speakers still work great and the screen is perfect.

Trusselo said:
buy a replacement OEM battery off ebay or amazon for $20.
then send the phone back for warranty!
the water damage sticker is on the battery, dumb asses!!! (samsung not you)
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Actually there are two -- one on battery, and one on the phone itself beside the connectors.

EVERY time I take my phone in there I think it is going to happen to me because my bathroom is tiny and for some reason I have a habit of carrying my phone directly over the toilet haha. Sorry to hear that though, try the rice in a bag trick. That should soak up most of the moisture

l3lu said:
EVERY time I take my phone in there I think it is going to happen to me because my bathroom is tiny and for some reason I have a habit of carrying my phone directly over the toilet haha. Sorry to hear that though, try the rice in a bag trick. That should soak up most of the moisture
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Lol I think the same thing and start to panic a bit. Almost did it too one time...
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since you let it sit over night you may have a permanant problem. next time though use the rice trick, or better yet, dismantle it imediately! and dry it with a hair dryer, but watch the heat levels! the cappy has convertional phillips screws and is rugged and easy to disassemble without breaking anything. one reason i love it. i appreciate the design.

We've used the rice method a couple times,(teenagers) with perfect results. Too late now I think tho. We've done rice AND some desicant packs, make sure you throw out the rice!! Make sure the unit and battery is completely submerged in the rice, cover and leave it for a couple days. Good luck.

Rice works all the time saved 1 ipod put in to a washing machine. 1 iphone dropped in toilet thanks the wife. When you do the rice put it in a bag the longer you leave it in the better.
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try drying with rice or silica pellets. its a good way to remove moisture.

PearsonDKA said:
Lol I think the same thing and start to panic a bit. Almost did it too one time...
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Haha. I think it's about time we invest in a few pounds of rice . . . just in case

Went swimming with my phone

So I just decided to go swimming with my phone for about 5 minutes before I realized. so i'm wondering if there is anyway it can be fixed, I do not have a warranty. There is a business by me that has a sign out that says "electronic repair" I stopped in and he said he could take it apart, dry it out, and see what's wrong with it and if it can be fixed for $25.
My question is. Is it worth the $25. Or is it pretty much guaranteed to be garbage? Thank you all for Amy help you can give me!!! The phone is an sgs4g
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Considering the replacement cost, $25 sounds like a heck of a bargain!
I do know waiting will only make it worse
Side note**
Warranty doesn't cover water damage
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I have a horror story for you...
One dark and rainy night... riding shotgun down dark, dangerous slippery roads... we stopped.
I got out of the car, in the rain, forgetting my phone was in my lap. It was not in a case, nor did it have a screen protector... My phone fell, face down, onto the wet concrete, then, proceeded to SLIDE down a small slope, into a 4 inch puddle. The phone was completely submereged for about a full second, before i snatched it up.
I was so upset! I went into the house, and took the battery cover off the phone. Then I took the battery out. There was a little moisture in the phone, in the form of a few droplets BEHIND the battery. The water-damage sticker did not change colors, or get wet. There was definately a little water in the phone.
I let the phone sit for about an hour, believing I had ruined it, after only having it for three days. I got up the courage (or stupidity) to mess with it, and see what damage had been done. I put the phone back together, and held the power button... AND IT TURNED RIGHT ON! I looked over the screen, and there wasn't a single scratch! My phone was still perfect! It was dropped face down on concrete, and submerged in fast-moving water, but came out totally fine! Still works perfectly!
Sorry for your loss, OP!

yeah I was literally wearing my phone on my side for about 5 minutes fully in the water before I noticed, I know 25 dollars is a good deal but is it worth it or is it actually junk.
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I think it's worth it considering that the worst that could happen is that you have to get a new phone. You could also try the fridge or a bowl of rice. I dropped my phone in the sink under running water and it did no damage.
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Okay I got it to turn on now But all it does is go to the first galaxy s screen and then it restart so its stuck in a boot loop. anyone have any ideas how to get it to actually boot up.
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mustang1182 said:
Okay I got it to turn on now But all it does is go to the first galaxy s screen and then it restart so its stuck in a boot loop. anyone have any ideas how to get it to actually boot up.
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Try bhunds one click and try to flash it
-sent from my POS i897
no camera, no power button but at least I got miui lol

Put in rice my help dry it out, take out bat
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Ok they said the mother board is all corroded on both sides, they tried cleaning it and couldn't get anything to work. They said its garbage.
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mustang1182 said:
Ok they said the mother board is all corroded on both sides, they tried cleaning it and couldn't get anything to work. They said its garbage.
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Were you swimming in salt water?

No just a pool with the usual chlorine.
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I did try plugging it in to my computer and getting Odin to recognize it, but the same as its in a boot loop when trying to turn it on it does the same thing on the computer, I.e. when you plug the phone in to the computer, then you go into my computer you can watch the removable harddrive show up for a couple seconds then goes away and comes back and continues that loop.
Guess i'm just s.o.l.
Does anyone have
An old phone that is a Droid they would sell?
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I have a vibrant. Cracked screen, but works perfectly. Rooted, ics, bla bla, bla. If you want it you can have it.
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HB66 said:
Put in rice my help dry it out, take out bat
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Listen to that man right there.. Or for anyone who drops there phone in water.. Immediately when you drop your phone in water. First thing you want to do is take the battery out so you don't short the motherboard then drop it in rice for at least 24hours to get the moisture out.. Take my advice I deal with this most of my days working for a repair company for electronics
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Where are you from? I would be interested. I am in Indiana, I would pay for the shipping and such. Let me know.
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Happened to me many times. I went swimming at the beach for like 2 hours in. I was hanging out with some friends then I was like "Oh, I need to call my mom..." so while in the water I took my phone out from my pocket and everyone laughed. It was a Razor and of course it couldn't be repaired.
Another anecdote... I was in a beach resort with my family. I was resting, I said no beach for me so when I woke up everyone was down at the beach but me. I decided to put on some short jeans, nice shirt, shoes... I was dressed up not for the beach with my phone and wallet in my pockets. I went there, sat down with my mom and a friend of her when suddenly they start screaming that there was a little kid drowning. I started running toward the beach looking for the kid and I just went into the water, swam, got the kid, pushed his stomach to get him to puke the water and returned him to his parents. Just so you know, I received no thanks from them. Nothing. Believe me. When I sat down, my family and friends and random people were coming by me to say that I was a hero and thanks and congrats and stuff like that. Everyone seemed glad but me. I realized I got my phone and again it got f'ed up. Next week, dad got me the SGS4G phone and still rocking it for 16 months.
I fear summer is coming and beach is there waiting for my phone. LOL So maybe in June or July I will get a newer phone. LOL
Anyway, you should give the 25$ to the repair store. The worst that could happen is that you need to buy another phone. So take the risk. Also, follow the tips you have gotten from here. Put in on rice, some minutes in the sun, your mom, sister or gf's blower and you may have a functional phone soon. Hope you do. Only thing I have noticed is that you haven't mention which type of water were you swiming in? Pool with Clorox or something... and beach are no good but regular water I think it's no big deal. You just need it to be dry.
Good luck. Hope you had a laugh at me to ease the pain.

The Longest Fall

Ok sit back and grab a beer folks. I have a story to tell. So ever since I got a newer phone a few months back I've been using my 4g as an MP3 player. For that it is truly one of the best phones around. It sounds way better than that newer phone I have. Add some Raver magic, some voodoo, some jetAudio, and a great pair of earbuds and you have just setup the perfect audiophile device. If I told you I listen to music a lot it would be an understatement. I listen to music most of my waking hours. With my old Ipod I was lucky to get 12 hours of tunage before it needed a recharge. With my current setup I can listen to tunes for damn near 24 hours before the battery needs some love. Now I can already see a lot of you are thinking "Who gives a crap!" Well this background will help better understand the events that occurred today.
This morning I headed out of the house to do some climbing. I always climb with one earbud in and my 4g in my back right pocket. I've done this literally thousands of times and never had an issue. Well today that all changed. As I got about 80 feet up a little Slayer came on. Sweet. The timing was perfect. I was about to do the hardest section of the climb and "Dead Skin Mask" was just the psyche I needed. I launched into the crux and at about 90 feet realized I didn't have it. Crap. I'm about to take a fall. I make one last ditch effort to find the right hold but it's too late. I'm too tired and the holds are just too small. So a falling I go. Something else that I've done quite a lot of. After about ten feet every thing pulls tight. Just as that's happening I notice my music isn't playing and my back pocket feels a little lighter. I look down just in time to see the reliable 4g slam into the ground. **** that's not good I thought. But I'm hanging 80 feet up in the air so I'll deal with it later. After a brief rest I send the rest of the climb and clip the anchors to be lowered. As I walk over to the patch of dirt the 4g hit I'm already saying goodbye to a trusted friend in my mind. Picking it up I realize the glass is still intact. What? How is that possible? The case is split open about half an inch. I snap it back together and it stays. Crazy! This phone should be in at least ten pieces. The ground it hit is pretty hard. I press the power button my home screen greets me. NO F'ING WAY!! It lived. After a few minutes of playing with it I verify that it is indeed fully functional. So 80+ feet of free fall and a working phone. Anyone ever heard of such a thing?? I think it might be a record.

hechoen said:
Ok sit back and grab a beer folks. I have a story to tell. So ever since I got a newer phone a few months back I've been using my 4g as an MP3 player. For that it is truly one of the best phones around. It sounds way better than that newer phone I have. Add some Raver magic, some voodoo, some jetAudio, and a great pair of earbuds and you have just setup the perfect audiophile device. If I told you I listen to music a lot it would be an understatement. I listen to music most of my waking hours. With my old Ipod I was lucky to get 12 hours of tunage before it needed a recharge. With my current setup I can listen to tunes for damn near 24 hours before the battery needs some love. Now I can already see a lot of you are thinking "Who gives a crap!" Well this background will help better understand the events that occurred today.
This morning I headed out of the house to do some climbing. I always climb with one earbud in and my 4g in my back right pocket. I've done this literally thousands of times and never had an issue. Well today that all changed. As I got about 80 feet up a little Slayer came on. Sweet. The timing was perfect. I was about to do the hardest section of the climb and "Dead Skin Mask" was just the psyche I needed. I launched into the crux and at about 90 feet realized I didn't have it. Crap. I'm about to take a fall. I make one last ditch effort to find the right hold but it's too late. I'm too tired and the holds are just too small. So a falling I go. Something else that I've done quite a lot of. After about ten feet every thing pulls tight. Just as that's happening I notice my music isn't playing and my back pocket feels a little lighter. I look down just in time to see the reliable 4g slam into the ground. **** that's not good I thought. But I'm hanging 80 feet up in the air so I'll deal with it later. After a brief rest I send the rest of the climb and clip the anchors to be lowered. As I walk over to the patch of dirt the 4g hit I'm already saying goodbye to a trusted friend in my mind. Picking it up I realize the glass is still intact. What? How is that possible? The case is split open about half an inch. I snap it back together and it stays. Crazy! This phone should be in at least ten pieces. The ground it hit is pretty hard. I press the power button my home screen greets me. NO F'ING WAY!! It lived. After a few minutes of playing with it I verify that it is indeed fully functional. So 80+ feet of free fall and a working phone. Anyone ever heard of such a thing?? I think it might be a record.
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Yep, it think you beat the record lol. I remember the first day I had the phone, one of my Asian friends kicked it out of my hand about 10 feet into the air, and at the time I didn't have a case. It was the longest second of my life man, it bounced twice and landed face down on gravel. I picked it up and it only had a scuff on the top left corner of the chrome thing. I think I shat myself lmao

Yeah. No case for this guy either. Just the phone and some free fall. I wonder what terminal velocity is for this phone?

Nice story, the original sgs is great at taking abuse, its plastic is good for absorbing the shock from falls, and its chrome coating along the screen has helped prevent the screen from shattering many times for me

Never had a case on mine either, once I dropped it on my gravel driveway and it definitely hit face down...... still nothing, not a scratch on the screen, I enjoyed the story thanks for the share
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Wow. Glad the phone is OK. I just hope this doesn't happen to me, because with my luck...

Beats mine.. 40 mph bounce on pavement while riding motorcycle. I looked down after feeling tug on earbuds. Phone had slipped off seat while hugging a turn. Watched it bounced on pavement. Headphones stayed plugged in and I was able to safely pull back phone, but battery cover/battery stayed down. Phone has small scratches on bezel, but no damage. I did a U-turn, just in time to watch gramma run over cover (missed battery, thank God). I mumble that she must have aimed at it. But, still, went to pick it up. It wasn't all bustedup. It still works! 1 small crack by head phone Jack, but I was able to put phone back together, restart Metallica channel on Pandora and scoot down road...
Bullet proof.. and Yeap, I believe, your 80 ft drop cause I watched a 40 mph skip.

Great story, glad you didn't hurt yourself. The flip side is that these phones, like any, can crack with minimal fall height if they hit the ground "just right". I cracked the screen on mine with a less than 3 foot fall off my lap onto a tile floor. Definitely recommend a case.
Couldn't agree more about the audio quality on these phones. The Wolfson DAC's with Voodoo Sound are sick....main reason I still have the phone.
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htaak said:
Great story, glad you didn't hurt yourself. The flip side is that these phones, like any, can crack with minimal fall height if they hit the ground "just right". I cracked the screen on mine with a less than 3 foot fall off my lap onto a tile floor. Definitely recommend a case.
Couldn't agree more about the audio quality on these phones. The Wolfson DAC's with Voodoo Sound are sick....main reason I still have the phone.
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Thanks but climbing is actually pretty safe. lol And yeah my other phone fell out of my front pocket, landed on pavement and cracked the glass. Judging by all the scratches on the case it looks like the 4g hit on it's right side. Still amazed it lived though.

Not as cool, but first week I got this phone, I was listening to music while in the car when my friend slammed the brakes on us and from the back seat my phone flew out of my hand and smashed into the back mirror and broke it off. My phone didn't have a case at the time so I was kind of surprised that one, it could even do that, and two, that it was still running. Made our day.
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You wouldn't believe how many phones I've broken in the past I'm also a climber except I do it for a living(tree climber) i stopped carrying my stuff up with me but reading this story i might just start taking my sgs with me more often I have dropped it quit a few times on cement floor face down never a scratch tough little phone I also have an hd 2 an believe it or not that is pretty tough sucker to but I'm sure it's not as tough as the sgs I would never take up its so heavy a fall like yours would probably destroy it completely cool story man
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rush420 said:
You wouldn't believe how many phones I've broken in the past I'm also a climber except I do it for a living(tree climber) i stopped carrying my stuff up with me but reading this story i might just start taking my sgs with me more often I have dropped it quit a few times on cement floor face down never a scratch tough little phone I also have an hd 2 an believe it or not that is pretty tough sucker to but I'm sure it's not as tough as the sgs I would never take up its so heavy a fall like yours would probably destroy it completely cool story man
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I think I found a way to not drop it again. I found an old carrying bag that's a little bigger than the phone. It has a draw string enclosure. I pulled the old shoelace draw string out and replaced it with 4mm purlon that's about a foot longer than needed. Phone goes in pouch. Pouch gets pulled tight and tied off with a square knot. The pouch goes in back pocket. Extra cord goes around harness and gets clipped off with a carabiner. Know way I can see for the phone to take another fall. Maybe I'll start marketing it soon. LLOL

hechoen,
Great story! Looking around, it's good to know I'm not the only one that abuses his devices. I'm a little more on the "less mistake" side of device abuse though
When I've totally given up on a phone, I use it as a tool or give it the classic "Touch Down Dance". Next time I do this, I'll record it, so you know when I've had it.
I gave my blackberry pearl the TDD just before I got my htc dream. Then it got ran over by the S.L.U.T.
I got really mad at the dream one time and used it to shut a door from across the room. Never did any damage to it at all. Not even a scratch.
Now I have the SGS4G, AT&T Note, and still use my dream as a media player. I've tried REALLY hard to not just TDD the sgs4g. I think about all the time I've invested on this thing. Literally blood, sweat, and tears. If I were climbing and listening to music, I might option to use my dream as to not risk the sgs4g... but you and I both know that a time will come when all has been done with the SGS4G, and it will have to go back to it's creator... I will definitely share that experience with you guys. Some day.

@Bhundven
But... but... The HTC Dream doesn't have a headphone jack!

Terminal velocity is about 95 mph if it falls thin edge down but since it would tumble it would be more like 60 mph or so
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hechoen said:
I think I found a way to not drop it again. I found an old carrying bag that's a little bigger than the phone. It has a draw string enclosure. I pulled the old shoelace draw string out and replaced it with 4mm purlon that's about a foot longer than needed. Phone goes in pouch. Pouch gets pulled tight and tied off with a square knot. The pouch goes in back pocket. Extra cord goes around harness and gets clipped off with a carabiner. Know way I can see for the phone to take another fall. Maybe I'll start marketing it soon. LLOL
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The problem with it going in the pocket is that I have to sit in a saddle what I need is a good secure case that can be attached somewhere on the back side of my saddle away from my tools i just haven't found anything that suits as of yet...good idea though
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Terminal velocity is about 95 mph if it falls thin edge down but since it would tumble it would be more like 60 mph or so
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Yea but heavier it is the harder the fall...that's probably what saved it, is the fact that its so lite an a lotta luck its not the fall that hurts but sudden stop he he.
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Oh definitely i also worked the equation a few other ways its possible terminal velocity is really only 26 miles per hour and at 80 feet probably didnt reach that
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ericmpanda said:
Oh definitely i also worked the equation a few other ways its possible terminal velocity is really only 26 miles per hour and at 80 feet probably didnt reach that
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What are you using for Drag Coefficient in you calculations? I'm assuming the from impact marks that the phone fell long side facing down and it landed on edge. From that I calculate the the cross sectional area to be 1.879 square inches. Mass is 4.16 ounces. Air density at 4000ft on a 75 degree day is 1.4kg/m3. DC for a human is 1. So using 1 which I think is super high we get 121 FPS. If we bring the DC down to .3 which is the DC for a car and a bullet we get 221 FPS or 150 MPH. This is all assuming I straight fall in that orientation. From looking down at the phone before impact it appeared to be falling without any wobbling or flipping. I tested this by dropping the phone from 8 feet up onto my couch and in that distance it remains stable in free fall. So it fell from about 90 feet up. At 32feet per second squared it would have been in freefall for almost 2 seconds and reached a speed of nearly 64FPS or 43MPH. Someone wanna check these to make sure I'd love to have it verified or not.

Now do it using the metric system. Slugs and foot pounds make me sad

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@Bhundven
But... but... The HTC Dream doesn't have a headphone jack!
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Yea, you have to connect that silly usb->3.5" jack cable.

[Q] Phone swam, how long do I leave it in rice?

I accidentaly dropped my one x on a bucket full of water and it was in it for around 2 seconds (it took me that long to realize what had happened and snap out of shock). Luckily it had an aftermarket dual layer case that protects the usb port and headphone jack. I quickly pulled it out but noticed it was still on and touchscreen worked fine. I then proceeded to remove the case, dry it with my shirt, turn it off and burry it in a bag full of rice. Its been in it for about 7 hours now, and as I read around the internet all I found was ppl whose electronics (mostly ipods) had been underwater for waaaaay longer, so I dont have like an exact time to wait cuz I dont know how long I should leave it there. This is the first time ever I have dropped a phone (or any electronic besides headphones) on water so Im kinda unclear about things here, so any suggestion is appreciated! Thanks in advanced!

Unless u find moisture beneath the screen, no water has seeped through and you are good to go. U needen't have put it in water either..
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When I got mine wet (got caught in a storm when out running) I left it in the bag of rice on a radiator for 24 hours. It was perfect when it came out, but I was probably just being paranoid.

Well my main reason for putting it in rice was cause I was worried about the headphone jack, usb/charging port, mic and speakers. I know the last thing I should do is put it to charge after its been drowned in water and my battery was low so I said what the hell n put it in the rice. So by now would it be dry enough to put it to charge and test mic, speakers and headphone jack? Or should I leave it a bit longer? Btw thanks for ur quick replies!

I'd leave it overnight.
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It can't hurt o leave it longer, it CAN hurt to take it out too soon, so.... I'd certainly err on the side of caution....

Rusty! said:
When I got mine wet (got caught in a storm when out running) I left it in the bag of rice on a radiator for 24 hours. It was perfect when it came out, but I was probably just being paranoid.
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This is what I've heard. 24 hours. Better safe than sorry.

thanks for all the replies everyone! the phone fell in the water around 9pm so im gonna give it till 12 midnight today just to be safe, 27 hours should be enough lol... hopefully everything is still working fine!!

Luisit0 said:
thanks for all the replies everyone! the phone fell in the water around 9pm so im gonna give it till 12 midnight today just to be safe, 27 hours should be enough lol... hopefully everything is still working fine!!
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Good luck, your case probably saved you a replacement!

absolutelygrim said:
Good luck, your case probably saved you a replacement!
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if it did im never taking it off again!! who wouldve thought an $8 dollar dual layer case would save my phone from drowning to death :highfive:

Update us on its health
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hell i thought i had posted its alive!!!! the first few hours the housing made some wierd sounds whenever i held it tight and let it go and the power button had to be pressed on the edges cause on the middle it didnt work, so it was kinda hard to press.. but today it seemed to fix itself as its not making anymore sounds and the power button is completely functional! i wanna thank everyone for replying and caring about my phone's water lessons gone wrong xD and yeeeyaaah i get to enjoy jb for a bit longer

Luisit0 said:
hell i thought i had posted its alive!!!! the first few hours the housing made some wierd sounds whenever i held it tight and let it go and the power button had to be pressed on the edges cause on the middle it didnt work, so it was kinda hard to press.. but today it seemed to fix itself as its not making anymore sounds and the power button is completely functional! i wanna thank everyone for replying and caring about my phone's water lessons gone wrong xD and yeeeyaaah i get to enjoy jb for a bit longer
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Cheers! I watched a torture test for the one x, and it seemed to hold up pretty well in water. Apparently, that holds true! My gfs iPhone 4s took a swim and drowned. She said the phone hit the water and the screen turned off immediately, never to turn back on.
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nespid said:
Cheers! I watched a torture test for the one x, and it seemed to hold up pretty well in water. Apparently, that holds true! My gfs iPhone 4s took a swim and drowned. She said the phone hit the water and the screen turned off immediately, never to turn back on.
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damn, they seemed to fix that with the 5 though, a friend's iphone 5 fell on his fish tank for about 15 seconds (he said) and he didnt put it in rice or anything and it was working fine when i used it but as for my one x, im gonna keep it in the case just in case xD but i can sure confirm its resistant to water after the incident!

Yeah, if you watch, Always On with Molly Wood water torture test for the iPhone 4s or iPhone 5, they looked water proof enough to take pictures while scuba diving. However, back here in reality.....
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nespid said:
Cheers! I watched a torture test for the one x, and it seemed to hold up pretty well in water. Apparently, that holds true! My gfs iPhone 4s took a swim and drowned. She said the phone hit the water and the screen turned off immediately, never to turn back on.
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My HTC Aria took a tumble in a front loading washer for 45 minutes once. When I pulled it out the screen was still on. Granted, it died 5 minutes later...
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My HTC Aria took a tumble in a front loading washer for 45 minutes once. When I pulled it out the screen was still on. Granted, it died 5 minutes later...
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Hahahahahhaahah figures. A.friend did the same thing with iPhone 3. The screen continued to work, but the buttons didn't.
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I know its a moot point, and the OP is already using the phone again, but just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents for the benefit (or not) of others:
There doesn't seem to be a silver bullet to how long to dry the device, whether it will still work, etc. It all seems to be luck of the draw.
The fact the phone was only submerged a couple seconds likely is a big factor. Even though nearly all phones are not designed to be waterproof, they are closed up fairly tight. So it takes some time for water to penetrate the casing, and the more water that gets in, the more likely it will get in some area where it will cause a short. So the less time under water, the better.
If it were me, I'd leave the phone in rice for a couple days (I always have at least one older backup device for situations like this, or otherwise breaking or losing a phone). Particularly for devices that are difficult to open up, its going to take a long time for moisture to evaporate and be absorbed by the rice. Small amounts of water will evaporate pretty easily in a couple hours, if fully exposed to the air. But enclosed inside a plastic casing . . . not so much. Even surrounded by rice and with some mild heat, I'd still put the dry time in days, not hours.
And in the end, its really just a crap shoot on whether the device will even work or not (or work partially). My wife dropped her iPhone 5 in the toilet for just a second or 2, some time before Christmas. She did power it off, but did not put it in rice (was at work, and didn't really have access). She made an appointment with the Genius Bar at the local Apple store. They took the phone apart (didn't even know they did that there) and cleaned it up best they could. They told my wife there was no rhyme or reason on whether it will work, or for how long. But my wife powered the phone on that same day, and has been using it ever since, and it seems perfectly ok.

Dropped my opo... In the toilet

So my opo fell out my pocket while brushing my teeth, right on the toilet. Ewww.
Anyways, I shut out off, wiped it off as good as I could, took the back off, and put it in rice... Gonna give it a couple days. Anyone have a success story after drowning their beloved opo?
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It's iffy... I definitely would not try to turn it on for a week or so and make sure it's also in the fridge... change the rice out every day for next couple days. I'm still trying to imagine a scenario of someone brushing their teeth, but a phone somehow ends up in the toilet?
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Yeah, I was going to let it sit for another few days. The pockets of my shorts are really shallow, and it wasn't all the way in the pocket, and it just slipped out when I stood up (was sitting on the toilet). Why the fridge? Wouldn't that slow down the evaporation? I was thinking of putting it in front of the fan for a bit. Also heard putting it in the oven at like 100 degrees for 20-30 minutes could help. Not much different than a hot day, so I guess that could work.
And my OPT invite expired
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It's not about evaporation, but absorption. You want to account for humidity in the air. Refrigerator has a humidity controller. Obviously, lower the better.
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Holy Moses, it's alive!!! 2 days in rice, 1 day in front of the fan... And it seems to be right as reason! Phew, I feel so lucky