i drop my blackberry in water help

wat do i do

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Originally Posted by reggi-BP

wat do i do

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take the battery out and put it in uncooked rice and pray. it might work again it might not but you want to get it dry quick and rice will draw it all out

You call your provider, set up an insurance plan for the phone, then sometime next week, submit a claim.

Good Luck!
Jim Smith

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Originally Posted by 771subliminal

take the battery out and put it in uncooked rice and pray. It might work again it might not but you want to get it dry quick and rice will draw it all out

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i did that the same second i learned about the rice its still in the rice lol i really wish it works but if it dont i get an upgrade in 2 months ugh but thanks

I can sent and receive calls but the screen come on ill use it till i upgrade thanks

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Originally Posted by j_h_smith

You call your provider, set up an insurance plan for the phone, then sometime next week, submit a claim.

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A) Usually you have to insure the phone within the first 30 days from purchase.
B) FRAUD! If you don't buy the insurance right off the bat then you should be prepared to pay (literally) the consequences.

reggi, hopefully it will dry a bit more and regain more functionality, sometimes they do. When you aren't it using take the battery out, really give it a good chance to thoroughly dry.

thanks for all your help but its back workin now everything is fine:)

[QUOTE=Clementine_3;1377915]FRAUD! If you don't buy the insurance right off the bat then you should be prepared to pay (literally) the consequences.
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Oh, I'm sure you never lied or did something to protect your interests.:gj:

Jim Smith

I did the samething......I took mine apart and set it on a towel and let it air dry...then took a blow dryer on low heat and got rid of any remaining moisture.


As for insurance...depends on who your company is...im with verizon and the insurance doesnt cover water damage....and they can tell cause there is a dot that turns a different color....i think its behind the battery. a couple of months after my water incident, I brought my phone in for another reason and because the dot was changed it was a no go.

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Originally Posted by Clementine_3

FRAUD! If you don't buy the insurance right off the bat then you should be prepared to pay (literally) the consequences.

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Oh, I'm sure you never lied or did something to protect your interests.:gj:

Jim Smith

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I never said I didn't, I was simply pointing out that that was fraud. That is something I wouldn't and haven't done...out and out fraud is wrong. I don't have insurance on my phone and when the day comes that something happens to it (outside of the warranty) I will pony up and pay for a new one. It's a decision I made years and years ago and it will suck if something does happen but I will not lie about it or try to scam my way into a new phone at Verizon's, and therefore, every subscriber's expense.

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Originally Posted by j_h_smith

Oh, I'm sure you never lied or did something to protect your interests.:gj:

Jim Smith

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Sometimes I can't believe people's lack of morals.. or at the very least the inability to adhere to this forums TOS.

Sure it's not exactly like you're suggesting something as obviously wrong as stealing from girl scouts, but insurance fraud is still a serious crime that is tantamount to larceny.

There are 'little white lies', like keeping a surprise party a secret from someone, and then there's STEALING a few hundred dollars.

my girl did the same thing but it was beer lol.

she put in rice for 2 days and now it works again.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

Sometimes I can't believe people's lack of morals.. or at the very least the inability to adhere to this forums TOS.

Sure it's not exactly like you're suggesting something as obviously wrong as stealing from girl scouts, but insurance fraud is still a serious crime that is tantamount to larceny.

There are 'little white lies', like keeping a surprise party a secret from someone, and then there's STEALING a few hundred dollars.

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Okay, but the only difference between me and you is I can admit to not being perfect. I didn't know I was in the presence of the almighty.

Jim Smith

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Originally Posted by j_h_smith

Okay, but the only difference between me and you is I can admit to not being perfect. I didn't know I was in the presence of the almighty.

Jim Smith

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The point isn't that your not perfect. The point is, on this site we do not promote illegal activity. You should try and be a good role model for our younger members.

Just because we do not promote illegal activities does not make us perfect.

Here's a reminder for our TOS for those who need a refresher:

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8. No posts promoting illegal behavior will be tolerated, including but not limited to warez/pirating of copyrighted material, illegal drug or alcohol usage, and illegal ownership or trafficking of species.

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Okay enough fighting about what he said.

I both agree and disagree with what he said because the cell phone companies are robbing us anyways.....

guess that will teach you to post a thread on dropping your cell in water.lol

I take back everything I said here. I would not ever want anyone to follow my directions.

Jim Smith