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See I plan my eventful night, then I had to go with my backup plan. I drank to much and instead going with my gut feeling. I threw up red g2 all over carpet, and my phone got wet. I am hoping my inspire didn't get wet inside, I took battery, sim and memory card out. Any other suggestions, it is just sitting and drying. And does anyone know how to clean g2 red out of carpet.
Thanks for reading and any suggestions will help
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rboone18 said:
See I plan my eventful night, then I had to go with my backup plan. I drank to much and instead going with my gut feeling. I threw up red g2 all over carpet, and my phone got wet. I am hoping my inspire didn't get wet inside, I took battery, sim and memory card out. Any other suggestions, it is just sitting and drying. And does anyone know how to clean g2 red out of carpet.
Thanks for reading and any suggestions will help
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You have some plain white uncooked rice? I hear it does wonders for drawing the moisture out. I would bury it in a bowl of rice and wait at LEAST 24 hours before turning it on, just to be sure.

Demented71 said:
You have some plain white uncooked rice? I hear it does wonders for drawing the moisture out. I would bury it in a bowl of rice and wait at LEAST 24 hours before turning it on, just to be sure.
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I can second the rice "theory". I've used it a couple times. Actually had my phone submerged. Left in rice for 3 days, still worked. I might add that I was told instant rice and not regular, and its better to seal it in a zip lock bag. Either way, I used instant and it has always worked. Good Luck!

Lol at this

I was always curious about this method... what about the leftover pieces in your phone and the residue it would leave behind?
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ThEiiNoCeNT said:
I was always curious about this method... what about the leftover pieces in your phone and the residue it would leave behind?
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Good point. Good luck on this endeavor. Should have bought insurance.
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Yep rice is a life saver. The wife washed her iPod nano. In water for 45 minutes. Put it in rice for 5 days. Works no problems.
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ThEiiNoCeNT said:
I was always curious about this method... what about the leftover pieces in your phone and the residue it would leave behind?
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I used canned air to blow any rice dust out when it happened to me
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[Q] Whats the longest youve been away from your infuse?

basically what the title says, whats the longest you've been away from your infuse?
for me...i haven't used my infuse in one week, school took it away last Wednesday, my parents picked it up last Friday only to have them decide to keep it because i had a bad grade in Spanish class...im hoping to get it back this Friday but who knows
so for me a week, how about you guys whats the longest you've been away?
BTW it is torture!!!!

Um about 8 hours or so lol and the first thing I do is check xda before I even get out of bed like my morning newspaper.
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About 10 hours today lol.... Didn't realize I had forgot it until I was getting out of the car at work.
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Bout 5 min...lol..attached to the hip...
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I'm going to second that. Mine doesn't leave my side.
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20 min.... I left it at my desk while in a meeting, but i will not have it for a whole week.... January i will be going over seas.
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Never.
I can't go anywhere without mine. makes me feel naked.

WOW,mom,dad should have gave you the sg2 and the car keys for a bad grade in Spanish!

This concept is unknown to me and therefore causes me to be angry at you for suggesting it.

For hours when my girlfriend decides she wants to play fruit ninja or angry birds.
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20 minutes each morning for my shower, otherwise, always in my pocket

Lol... when I used to get my phone taken away in school I would quickly take out my sim card if I was getting caught so I could just switch phones when I got caught and be like "IDC haha I'll pick it up whenever" and use a different phone. Same with when my parents took my phone. Buuuuut back on topic the longest I've been without a phone is probably when I lived in Michigan and didn't get service pretty much anywhere. xP

Two weeks plus. I hate it, but its a brick that can not be helped. Im getting the jtag service on it soon to save it. Then itll be alive woolhoooo. I hate using my ipod......

evilfuel99 said:
20 min.... I left it at my desk while in a meeting, but i will not have it for a whole week.... January i will be going over seas.
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that week without it will be torture! trust me, i know from experience...

For about 15 he's when I had to get a new one cause I screwed mines up bad
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Never, dosen't happen. I don' even know when the last time I turned mine off.
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Three loooooong days, when I dropped it and had to get a loaner (Sony Xperia) from Best Buy!

8 hours of sleep and it's right next to my head on my nightstand, minus the a upgrade snafu that we're dealing with, this is the best phone I've ever owned........
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Surgically implanted mine to hand...problem solved...lol...
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hahha mine is like an American Express card (that i don't have) "I don't leave home....or go anywhere without it" oh, maybe the bathroom hhaha

Is Liquipel any good?

Is it worth getting? Has anyone experienced it? A wealthy friend of mine has decided to buy it for me, and if it works well, he's going to get it for his Skyrocket/S3. I'm the Guinea pig.
I also have spare batteries, should I send those in as well? Do I need to send my case in too?
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kvswim said:
Is it worth getting? Has anyone experienced it? A wealthy friend of mine has decided to buy it for me, and if it works well, he's going to get it for his Skyrocket/S3. I'm the Guinea pig.
I also have spare batteries, should I send those in as well? Do I need to send my case in too?
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sounds like an insurance scam to me. for the same $60, you can buy the VZW insurance at $5/month for 12 months.

jco23 said:
sounds like an insurance scam to me. for the same $60, you can buy the VZW insurance at $5/month for 12 months.
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But you can use it in WAAATER. I'm not expecting any magical underwater capabilities but if I can use it in the shower (more specifically I don't have to be worried about getting wet on the pool deck) that would be cool.
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kvswim said:
But you can use it in WAAATER. I'm not expecting any magical underwater capabilities but if I can use it in the shower (more specifically I don't have to be worried about getting wet on the pool deck) that would be cool.
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meh. maybe if the phone cost you several hundred dollars and you plan on keeping it for another 2 years..... but not worth protecting the Charge IMHO.
i've never really been that hard pressed to use my phone in the shower. what concerns me is that they do NOT recommend that you test it but dunking it in water.... understandable, but still.

jco23 said:
meh. maybe if the phone cost you several hundred dollars and you plan on keeping it for another 2 years..... but not worth protecting the Charge IMHO.
i've never really been that hard pressed to use my phone in the shower. what concerns me is that they do NOT recommend that you test it but dunking it in water.... understandable, but still.
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If you could get it for free, would you?
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kvswim said:
If you could get it for free, would you?
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probably not - as it requires me to send my phone in to a company I don't know. despite their "tracking" system. even if I was there, I'm still not a fan of putting a foreign substance on my phone that could cause it to malfunction. basically, I do not see the reward outweighing the risk in this matter.

Well I just bought it. Rather, my friend did. I'm shipping it out later today. Wish me luck.
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Good luck....
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Leo Laporte tested in on the air on an iPhone and fried it.
Posted with mistakes from my phone.

MRNorby said:
Leo Laporte tested in on the air on an iPhone and fried it.
Posted with mistakes from my phone.
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Well that's comforting...it sucks not having a phone. I'm using my iPod touch to keep in contact with some of my friends (esp. my gf), most of which "luckily" have iPhones so i can use iMessage.
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Well, I get my Charge back tomorrow. Liquipel actually was done in 1-2 days, but FedEx apparently decided to test Tweaked 3.0 for themselves from Thursday-Monday in CA. I got word that its in the processing center in Fort Worth today, so, we'll see how this coating turns out.
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kvswim said:
Well, I get my Charge back tomorrow. Liquipel actually was done in 1-2 days, but FedEx apparently decided to test Tweaked 3.0 for themselves from Thursday-Monday in CA. I got word that its in the processing center in Fort Worth today, so, we'll see how this coating turns out.
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Funny thing about fedex. On their tracker it was in Fort Worth at noon one day and it got to my house in Wisconsin at like 6pm.

I just got it back. This is completely ridiculous. It actually works.
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kvswim said:
I just got it back. This is completely ridiculous. It actually works.
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Nice... is it basically like a razr now?

I "tested" by pouring a water bottle cap full into the battery compartment...continues to function normally so I guess it works. Too much of a pansy to test more than that though.
Weird thing is, it tripped the water detection paper when I checked it later, at the time that I did it, the label didn't turn pink.
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Pansy? Seems like you really want a new phone
Still Charged Up

IMO, I would use Liquipel as something of a prevention for one of those "oh ****" moments. I wouldn't go out of my way to test it out as I'm guessing that the extent of it's protection is mainly to keep water out long enough for you to retrieve your phone. For free, I would get it if I had another phone to use in the meantime, or if I could get it done locally. But, I probably wouldn't pay for it unless I was planning on keeping my phone for 2+ years.

imnuts said:
IMO, I would use Liquipel as something of a prevention for one of those "oh ****" moments. I wouldn't go out of my way to test it out as I'm guessing that the extent of it's protection is mainly to keep water out long enough for you to retrieve your phone. For free, I would get it if I had another phone to use in the meantime, or if I could get it done locally. But, I probably wouldn't pay for it unless I was planning on keeping my phone for 2+ years.
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Good thing I didn't pay for it it was extremely painful for me not to have a phone for just over a week. I'm a bit traumatized. My upgrade is this summer.
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kvswim said:
Good thing I didn't pay for it it was extremely painful for me not to have a phone for just over a week. I'm a bit traumatized. My upgrade is this summer.
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Mine is too but I think im going to wait till winter to upgrade. Big mistake last year when I upgraded in august... missed bionic by 3 weeks and if i had waited i would have a razr/nexus/rezound. Charge->razr/nexus/rezound is a way bigger upgrade than razr/nexus/rezound->gs3 (summer) in my opinion. Same with like droid x/droid 2 /fascinate (or whatever was the best back then I dont really know) -> charge, tb, revolution. Just added 4g (similar internals though).

Yeah, I'll be looking at the expected phones when I get closer. Problem is, I probably won't be able to get a winter phone since I'll be in college.
I still think my Charge was the best choice at the time I had to upgrade. I didn't have any time to wait since they were ending unlimited data.
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great GS III story

The rent a car I was driving caught on fire, I stopped the car and ran out. I went to make a call but... my phone was still in the car on the charger. The car was on fire for roughly 5-7 minutes before the firemen came and drenched the car in water. I had a black phone from the smoke and it was wet. When the guy handed it to me I touched the screen and it came on. I made calls and it worked fine.
Really crazy but the phone is working fine. GS III tough phone!
Oh yeah PS I am fine

badbeats said:
The rent a car I was driving caught on fire, I stopped the car and ran out. I went to make a call but... my phone was still in the car on the charger. The car was on fire for roughly 5-7 minutes before the firemen came and drenched the car in water. I had a black phone from the smoke and it was wet. When the guy handed it to me I touched the screen and it came on. I made calls and it worked fine.
Really crazy but the phone is working fine. GS III tough phone!
Oh yeah PS I am fine
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Haha, of course you are fine, you took off and left your best buddy in the car! (GS3).
just kidding, glad you're OK, you sound like...it's funny but I bet you scared when this happened.

pics or it didnt happen.

I dropped mine in the sink with running water. Water went in but it still works just fine. I pulled the battery and dried it. I kept pulling the battery door every few hours to find more water drops. I also downloaded a movie on 4g to make it hot in a desperate attempt to evaporate any remaining water
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Put your device in a rice pot. Rice will sucks all the water out.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
pics or it didnt happen.
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why wouldn't it happen? haven't you seen a car on fire?

SamerBerjawi said:
why wouldn't it happen? haven't you seen a car on fire?
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:facepalm:

Don't care about you just glad the phone survived... lol jk great story
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TechSavvy2 said:
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Why's the facepalm? Its just so stupid that whenever every one says something on xda, some cool kids come out and say pics or it didnt happen. You people need some serious help
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SamerBerjawi said:
Why's the facepalm? Its just so stupid that whenever every one says something on xda, some cool kids come out and say pics or it didnt happen. You people need some serious help
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Ummm no not really nothing wrong with wanting to see a car on fire.
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SamerBerjawi said:
Why's the facepalm? Its just so stupid that whenever every one says something on xda, some cool kids come out and say pics or it didnt happen. You people need some serious help
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It's the vernacular now - dumb or not.
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On the other hand it would be cool to see pics of the after effects of the fire...
I thought I read somewhere that Samsung was going to start coating their phones with something to make them more resistant to water damage, maybe it was true.

That is awesome

Nice, Glad youre ok.

edthesped said:
On the other hand it would be cool to see pics of the after effects of the fire...
I thought I read somewhere that Samsung was going to start coating their phones with something to make them more resistant to water damage, maybe it was true.
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Thought they were using Liquipel (can't post link...too new to the forums).

good story! made smile as I told my girlfriend the story while she was holding her inferior iPhone

Galaxy S4 Screen Issues

Here are some pictures of my dads galaxy s4. The LCD is bleeding purple and blue dots and it gwtting worse every minuite. Thank god this hasnt happened to my S4 [yet]. Im making this post from the device support center. We are going to attempt to get this replaced. Ill keep yoi all updated.
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So I'm guessing pops accidentally sat on it after leaving it in his back pocket.

Thermalwolf said:
So I'm guessing pops accidentally sat on it after leaving it in his back pocket.
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Thats what I say or he dropped it on its side.

These pics makes my skin crawl. Sorry it has happen dude.

Ive been so cautious with my phone ever since I got it xD this is lile one of those worste nightmare situations.
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soulja4187 said:
Thats what I say or he dropped it on its side.
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When I saw that I asked him right away if he dropped it or if his pockets were tight. He responded no to both. I've never seen him drop it, in fact the phone is still flawless. Nevertheless, the ended up shipping out a new phone. AT&T has really good CS. I'll let you know when the phone gets here. Oh yea, almost forgot, his screen is turning yellow now too.
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Hey guys. Heres another update of the screen. When he woke up this morning he went to check his phone and found this. It got even worse. Whatever. We should be seeing a new one in 4 to 6 business days. Just a lil update.
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Wow that's ****ty. Glad they are replacing it. I would of made a huge stink if they tried saying that was due to wear and tear.
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how hard did he press on the screen? it looks like its been pressed VERY hard.

Slade8525 said:
how hard did he press on the screen? it looks like its been pressed VERY hard.
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Yea after seeing the updated photo there's no doubt that was caused by pressure. Sat on old phone before by accident and the screen did the EXACT same thing.
I wouldn't say this is a screen issue, just a damaged phone by accident :*(

Hopefully cs doesnt consider that physical damage and charge full retail price after they get it..
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