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    i drop my blackberry in water help

    wat do i do

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    Re: i drop my blackberry in water help

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    wat do i do
    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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    Re: i drop my blackberry in water help

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

    Good Luck!
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    Re: i drop my blackberry in water help

    Quote Originally Posted by 771subliminal View Post
    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
    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

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    Re: i drop my blackberry in water help

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

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    Re: i drop my blackberry in water help

    Quote Originally Posted by j_h_smith View Post
    You call your provider, set up an insurance plan for the phone, then sometime next week, submit a claim.
    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.

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    Re: i drop my blackberry in water help

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

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    Re: i drop my blackberry in water help

    [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.

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    Re: i drop my blackberry in water help

    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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    Re: i drop my blackberry in water help

    Quote Originally Posted by j_h_smith View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Clementine_3 View Post
    FRAUD! If you don't buy the insurance right off the bat then you should be prepared to pay (literally) the consequences.
    Oh, I'm sure you never lied or did something to protect your interests.

    Jim Smith
    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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