Comments on: Your iPhone doesn’t want to get wet http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:01:30 -0500 hourly 1 By: dave http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-1059517 dave Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:49:14 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-1059517 IT GOT WET! it's a design defect that the phones electronics aren't water proof? Honestly, do you believe that? If you placed your laptop in a puddle and it broke is that a defect or just your fault? IT GOT WET! it’s a design defect that the phones electronics aren’t water proof? Honestly, do you believe that? If you placed your laptop in a puddle and it broke is that a defect or just your fault?

]]> By: dave http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-1059516 dave Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:44:38 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-1059516 "maybe they better put warning stickers on the iphone that any moisture contact may break your phone" ... wow. Hammers also hurt the phone, should they put a warning on it for that? Use commen sense! It's litmus paper.. it turns red when it's wet. thats not my opinion thats a fact. grow up. Take ownership for the fact that YOU got it wet. “maybe they better put warning stickers on the iphone that any moisture contact may break your phone” … wow. Hammers also hurt the phone, should they put a warning on it for that? Use commen sense! It’s litmus paper.. it turns red when it’s wet. thats not my opinion thats a fact. grow up. Take ownership for the fact that YOU got it wet.

]]> By: melissa http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-1051498 melissa Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:46:35 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-1051498 I fewll in a river with my i-phone in my pocket,i stood up and took it out right away.We talked to the man at the AT&T store,and he said to take it to the Apple Store and don't tell them that anything happened. Is it me,or does anyone else think that guy didn't work there? Now i have a white screen with vertical gray and colored lines on the phone. I fewll in a river with my i-phone in my pocket,i stood up and took it out right away.We talked to the man at the AT&T store,and he said to take it to the Apple Store and don’t tell them that anything happened. Is it me,or does anyone else think that guy didn’t work there? Now i have a white screen with vertical gray and colored lines on the phone.

]]> By: amy http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-1017265 amy Fri, 08 May 2009 00:45:32 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-1017265 i don't understand, what turn white ? i don’t understand, what turn white ?

]]> By: David http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-995762 David Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:32:34 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-995762 Thinking about taking them to small claims also. Let me know how court went. Thinking about taking them to small claims also. Let me know how court went.

]]> By: David http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-995760 David Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:30:53 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-995760 How did court GO? I currently have the same problem. Never been wet but had it in the bathroom on the counter while I was in the shower. The condensation seems to have tripped it. 25% of my calls have been droping for some time now and they will not take it back. How did court GO? I currently have the same problem. Never been wet but had it in the bathroom on the counter while I was in the shower. The condensation seems to have tripped it. 25% of my calls have been droping for some time now and they will not take it back.

]]> By: Irfan Qamar http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-995206 Irfan Qamar Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:05:59 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-995206 I dropped my 3g in a glass of coke. Pulled it out within 2 secs and probably the wisest thing i ever did in my life was shut it off immediately. Those 5 secs you have to wait after u press the power button and the power off slider comes on seemed like eternity. You do'nt want the motherboard circuit live with water inside. I immediately dried it , took sim out (which btw had coke traces showing coke managed to squeeze in), and placed the phone in laundry room with a dehumidifier on full blast to suck all moisture out. After two days continous running, i turned the phone on and thank God it behaved like normal. Now its been running for two weeks so I think i`m good. I dropped my 3g in a glass of coke. Pulled it out within 2 secs and probably the wisest thing i ever did in my life was shut it off immediately. Those 5 secs you have to wait after u press the power button and the power off slider comes on seemed like eternity. You do’nt want the motherboard circuit live with water inside. I immediately dried it , took sim out (which btw had coke traces showing coke managed to squeeze in), and placed the phone in laundry room with a dehumidifier on full blast to suck all moisture out. After two days continous running, i turned the phone on and thank God it behaved like normal. Now its been running for two weeks so I think i`m good.

]]> By: noggin http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-994136 noggin Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:37:11 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-994136 Just recovered my Iphone!! dropped it down the toilet, out in couple of secs, shook it, and then managed to get it off. Put it over a heater in a towel for a couple of hours, then put it in a sealed container with warmed silica gel (A lot of it!!) After two days of drying it was working but screen was foggy, but a further 6 hours and Wahay!! it cleared and seems to be working great!! Got it in again while at work, will take it home soon!! Just recovered my Iphone!! dropped it down the toilet, out in couple of secs, shook it, and then managed to get it off. Put it over a heater in a towel for a couple of hours, then put it in a sealed container with warmed silica gel (A lot of it!!)
After two days of drying it was working but screen was foggy, but a further 6 hours and Wahay!! it cleared and seems to be working great!!
Got it in again while at work, will take it home soon!!

]]> By: Ninja girl16 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-989700 Ninja girl16 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:16:07 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-989700 okay, my iphone fell in the toilet a couple of weeks ago. i panicked and i pulled it out within 2 seconds. i called my dad and he said to put it in front of the fan. he came by later and took it to my grandparents house and blew it out with some air thingy. so i tryed to turn it back on and it was a faded ad it said it needed to be charged. i put it on the charger and it was very bright and the apple came on. my sisters boyfriend tryed to restore it but nothing happened. they took it to apple and apple said they cant do anything about it! I am so PISSED right now. okay, my iphone fell in the toilet a couple of weeks ago. i panicked and i pulled it out within 2 seconds. i called my dad and he said to put it in front of the fan. he came by later and took it to my grandparents house and blew it out with some air thingy. so i tryed to turn it back on and it was a faded ad it said it needed to be charged. i put it on the charger and it was very bright and the apple came on. my sisters boyfriend tryed to restore it but nothing happened. they took it to apple and apple said they cant do anything about it! I am so PISSED right now.

]]> By: krusier http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-983706 krusier Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:07:11 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-983706 My phone stupidly went thro the washing machine and dryer. I only noticed the next day when i couldn't find my phone after an hour i checked the shorts in the dryer i was wearing the day before. I left it in my window for 2 days and then tried to turn it on and nothing, i then put it on my logitech speakers i have for my iphone which also recharges it and 2 seconds after that the phone turned back on and started to work. The only problem with it is the screen has gone a lil cloudy, i have turned it back off and put it in with some rice to try and get rid of anymore mostiure wich i hope will fix the screen, but i'm just happy it's working at all. My phone stupidly went thro the washing machine and dryer. I only noticed the next day when i couldn’t find my phone after an hour i checked the shorts in the dryer i was wearing the day before. I left it in my window for 2 days and then tried to turn it on and nothing, i then put it on my logitech speakers i have for my iphone which also recharges it and 2 seconds after that the phone turned back on and started to work. The only problem with it is the screen has gone a lil cloudy, i have turned it back off and put it in with some rice to try and get rid of anymore mostiure wich i hope will fix the screen, but i’m just happy it’s working at all.

]]> By: Justine http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-982757 Justine Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:15:16 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-982757 spilled pineapple juice on my iphone(yes...pineapple juice) i sprinted to the bathroom and wipped the juice off and it still works perfectly fine, but the juice only spilled on the screen. spilled pineapple juice on my iphone(yes…pineapple juice)
i sprinted to the bathroom and wipped the juice off and it still works perfectly fine, but the juice only spilled on the screen.

]]> By: h00d http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-970871 h00d Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:15:06 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-970871 moral of this storey dont use phone when your piss1n and sh1tin dumb m0ther f00ks moral of this storey dont use phone when your piss1n and sh1tin dumb m0ther f00ks

]]> By: SamiJay http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-940854 SamiJay Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:02:30 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-940854 I was messing and play fighting with my boyfriend. He stole my iPhone and then dropped it in my cup of tea. I have tried leaving it on the windowsill to see if it will work, i have left it in a sock on the radiator. I can feel the iPhone vibrating but the screen is just black. I want to know if anyone has a clue what i can do to potentially fix the problem of the screen. I am mega annoyed at this. It was a birthday present. I looked at the indicator in the jack socket and it is half red half white which means it isnt totally without loss. I will try it in rice but if anyone has an amazing idea how to fix it please be sure to let me know! I was messing and play fighting with my boyfriend. He stole my iPhone and then dropped it in my cup of tea. I have tried leaving it on the windowsill to see if it will work, i have left it in a sock on the radiator. I can feel the iPhone vibrating but the screen is just black. I want to know if anyone has a clue what i can do to potentially fix the problem of the screen. I am mega annoyed at this. It was a birthday present. I looked at the indicator in the jack socket and it is half red half white which means it isnt totally without loss. I will try it in rice but if anyone has an amazing idea how to fix it please be sure to let me know!

]]> By: rocksee http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-939486 rocksee Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:25:09 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-939486 i just dropped my fone in a cup of pepsi next to my bed... huh i guess ur thinkin how is that possible!!!! the alarm was ringing. i got up so quick!! i kep tap in the fone down thinkin mayb the water can get out through the hole!;took out the sim card the screens light didnt work u can hear me when i can someone. and i dont know what to do! im soooo pissed. all ive done is put it in a bag of uncooked rice.. ;;man i just hope i dont lose it; It the best thing ive ever had! i just dropped my fone in a cup of pepsi next to my bed… huh i guess ur thinkin how is that possible!!!! the alarm was ringing. i got up so quick!! i kep tap in the fone down thinkin mayb the water can get out through the hole!;took out the sim card the screens light didnt work u can hear me when i can someone. and i dont know what to do! im soooo pissed. all ive done is put it in a bag of uncooked rice.. ;;man i just hope i dont lose it; It the best thing ive ever had!

]]> By: Nick http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-939437 Nick Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:41:41 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-939437 This is unbelievable. I went in to the Apple Store to replace the phone because of a hairline fracture, and they tell me they can't because the liquid damage indicator has been "triggered." I have NEVER dropped my phone in water. Maybe it was a raindrop or something. This is INFURIATING! I am a battered consumer. I am going to get a Blackberry Storm when they come out. I am so pissed at Apple right now. I hope their stock plummets even further. This is unbelievable. I went in to the Apple Store to replace the phone because of a hairline fracture, and they tell me they can’t because the liquid damage indicator has been “triggered.” I have NEVER dropped my phone in water. Maybe it was a raindrop or something. This is INFURIATING! I am a battered consumer.

I am going to get a Blackberry Storm when they come out. I am so pissed at Apple right now. I hope their stock plummets even further.

]]> By: Ger http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-936863 Ger Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:13:32 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-936863 My iphone went in the toilet. I took it out within 3s, then the screen is white and finally it turned off. I put it in uncooked rice now and waiting see if can fix. Anyone tried the rice method and get it working before? Thank you My iphone went in the toilet. I took it out within 3s, then the screen is white and finally it turned off. I put it in uncooked rice now and waiting see if can fix. Anyone tried the rice method and get it working before? Thank you

]]> By: mccayla http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-935461 mccayla Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:14:34 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-935461 I was waiting at the bus stop(not all to happy about that) when i got into a little arguement with some old guy friends of mine (real duch bag). the bus was late so i set down my backpack. dumbly i walked away from it and the duch bags took my fone out of my bag and put it in a puddle. i didn't notice it was gone until the end of the day. so i walked down to my stop to see if it was there. I was already in a panic because i couldnt find it but then the worst part came, i found my $500 brand new costome engraved iphone 3g in a puddle. i was crying hystericly and i thought all hope was lost. but little did i know there were ways to dry it out. now my iphone is sitting on rice and i am praying it will work!!!! wow i am pissed please help!!!!!!!!! I was waiting at the bus stop(not all to happy about that) when i got into a little arguement with some old guy friends of mine (real duch bag). the bus was late so i set down my backpack. dumbly i walked away from it and the duch bags took my fone out of my bag and put it in a puddle. i didn’t notice it was gone until the end of the day. so i walked down to my stop to see if it was there. I was already in a panic because i couldnt find it but then the worst part came, i found my $500 brand new costome engraved iphone 3g in a puddle. i was crying hystericly and i thought all hope was lost. but little did i know there were ways to dry it out. now my iphone is sitting on rice and i am praying it will work!!!! wow i am pissed please help!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: ty http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-920732 ty Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:22:52 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-920732 i found a great place that will repair water damaged or any other type of damage to the iPhone they work with AT&T and Apple with non warranty repairs you can mail it in or if you are in the San Francisco Bay area they are up 101 north of the Golden Gate www.northbayelectronics.com is the website i was in the bay area and just called and they fixed my phone the same day i found a great place that will repair water damaged or any other type of damage to the iPhone
they work with AT&T and Apple with non warranty repairs
you can mail it in or if you are in the San Francisco Bay area they are up 101 north of the Golden Gate

http://www.northbayelectronics.com is the website i was in the bay area and just called and they fixed my phone the same day

]]> By: kevin http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-919301 kevin Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:10:40 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-919301 How I fixed my iPhone after dropping in the river. It took a bit more than rice. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=416062563&blogID=435512784 How I fixed my iPhone after dropping in the river. It took a bit more than rice.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=416062563&blogID=435512784

]]> By: frances ward http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/comment-page-1/#comment-769876 frances ward Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:08:48 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-769876 four or five days ago my friend accidentally dropped my iPhone into a cup half filled with water also. i immediately took it out and took off the case and dried it with a towel. it wouldn't turn on unless i charged it and then it wouldn't go past the apple logo start- up screen. then after about an hour it would go to the "slide to unlock" screen and the whole night it kept flashing on and off, the same screen. i was on a trip during the whole time so i couldnt plug it in to the computer or see the apple store. later on in the next few days i noticed that only the top half of the screen responded to my touch and since the slide to unlock bar is at the <i>bottom</i>, there was no way i could unlock it. a girl who was on the trip with me turned it off and back on and it went straight to the home screen with the icons, however only the top 8 worked. luckily my phone icon was on the top but once i clicked the phone icon i couldnt switch it to "keypad" or "favorites" or "recents" etc.. i had to use the contact list to call ppl. when i took it to the apple store they said they would not repair/replace it because of water damage even though i played dumb about it. i definitely do not want to buy a new phone so i looked on the net of course. i found <a href="http://video.aol.com/video-detail/how-to-fix-a-ipod-touch-or-iphone-that-has-water-damage-poo/521986151" rel="nofollow">a video</a> of how to "fool" the apple store into thinking it wasnt damaged with liquid. if that doesnt work i will try the bag of rice thing it seems very interesting. i do not reccomend using the technique on the video, it is your decision to use it or not. if anyone has any advice or past experiences that will help me i would gladly appreciate them!! thanks all four or five days ago my friend accidentally dropped my iPhone into a cup half filled with water also. i immediately took it out and took off the case and dried it with a towel. it wouldn’t turn on unless i charged it and then it wouldn’t go past the apple logo start- up screen. then after about an hour it would go to the “slide to unlock” screen and the whole night it kept flashing on and off, the same screen. i was on a trip during the whole time so i couldnt plug it in to the computer or see the apple store. later on in the next few days i noticed that only the top half of the screen responded to my touch and since the slide to unlock bar is at the bottom, there was no way i could unlock it. a girl who was on the trip with me turned it off and back on and it went straight to the home screen with the icons, however only the top 8 worked. luckily my phone icon was on the top but once i clicked the phone icon i couldnt switch it to “keypad” or “favorites” or “recents” etc.. i had to use the contact list to call ppl. when i took it to the apple store they said they would not repair/replace it because of water damage even though i played dumb about it. i definitely do not want to buy a new phone so i looked on the net of course. i found a video of how to “fool” the apple store into thinking it wasnt damaged with liquid. if that doesnt work i will try the bag of rice thing it seems very interesting. i do not reccomend using the technique on the video, it is your decision to use it or not. if anyone has any advice or past experiences that will help me i would gladly appreciate them!! thanks all

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