If you're phone has been damaged by water, or you accidentally dropped it somewhere, here's a tutorial to fix your water-damaged phone without running to a repair shop or the manufacturer:
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How to fix a water-damaged phone
on May 28th, 2008 GMT +2
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i'm soaking my LG chocolate in rice now! just got it wet yesterday. well, the boyfriend did. just a little sweat from a waterbottle. who knew such little amount of water can cause good amount of damage?! we'll see if this theory works. i'll post again tomorrow and let you know (:
looking forward to see what happens.
good luck!
i'm soaking my LG chocolate in rice now! just got it wet yesterday. well, the boyfriend did. just a little sweat from a waterbottle. who knew such little amount of water can cause good amount of damage?! we'll see if this theory works. i'll post again tomorrow and let you know (:
looking forward to see what happens.
good luck!
I dropped my phone in a puddle outside. It works perfectly but the screen is black. You can talk or do anything, but you can't see it!!! HELP!!
i did the exact same thing as her….dropped it in a puddle and the screen is black….what do i do?
id see if there are any fast ways to get it done quick!!
but that happened to me n my nokia5600 but without the water.. n after a while it works fine!
I got mine waterdamaged AGAIN tho.. so it'll need to be checked anyway.
OH MY GOD THANK YOU THIS WORK VERY WELL!!!! I AM GLAD YOU SAVED ME FROM SPENDING ANOTHER 150 TO GET ANOTHER CELL PHONE THIS HAS HAPPEND TO ME TWICE LOL N I WISH I DID THIS THE FIRST TIME BUT U LIVE N LEARN LOL THANK YOU AGAIN!
i was pushed into a pool yesterday ad my brand new htc touch diamond was in my pocket..its shut off right awy so ..i tried this soaking in rice myth its seem to almost work ..like my phone turns on but i cant see anything on the screen it turn a blackish blue colour…i think its the touch screen that got damaged ..any ideas on how to fix it or how much it will run me to get it repaired ??????? help!
same happend to me today i fell in a river and it wouldnt turn on i put the rice method didnt work i also tried blow drying it it turned on for about 5 min then turned off and no luck now
i dropped my phone down the toilet on thursday night and on friday i tried blow drying it. it didnt work
im now trying the rice thing but its a good few days later.. does anyone think it will work? its a samsung u600 btw. not the best phone but i loved it lol
I had the same experience. My N96 was soak in water. I had it fixed at the service center. After they had it cleaned still it won’t power up. After reading the experiences from the readers. By soaking it in an uncooked rice overnight. It power ups already. But only the master or center button lighted. The screed is black and the rest of the keyboard buttons doesn’t light. Please, help solve my problem. thanks.
I am trying the rice right now I dropped my brand new 2 day old Motorola Cliq in the toilet please tell me this rice will work
Hello! Jennifer, as long as you have not put “on” your Motorola after soaking in water, you have 80% of cellphone recovery. Remove the battery and air-blow your cellphone. Soak it overnight in a sealed “Tupperware” with rice. Your phone is still under warranty you bring it immediately to the service center. But, it you had it put “on” after soaking, you can say good bye to your unit. Because it shorts circuits the IC’s components. I hope this help you.
hola, I bought a used Nokia N95-3 off a local used items website. When I checked the phone out before paying the guy everything worked fine. But after a week the screen went completely white. The phone still works and I can call out and receive calls and texts with the white screen (but obviously can’t read the texts). After blow drying it for a lengthy period of time the display worked again. But every damp and cold day the display dies again. I believe the contacts on the slide screen are the problem. Is it worth taking this to a repair shop? Is it possible to fix this somehow? Can I fix it? I love the phone and it’s features but they’re useless at the moment.
i dropped my nokia 6700in the toilet yesterday and i dried it with a towel and then turned it on. it turned on for two mins and then went off. i have tried blow drying it and it is still not coming on. i want to try the rice method today for 24 hours and see if it will work. but pls help me if there is anything else i can do to gat it work?