What not to do with your iPhone....

[remedy1]

Don't. Ever. Get. It. Wet.

Ever...never.

Trust me on this.

Really.

[Last Stand]

1. I will cross that off my "to do" list. Thanks for the advice. nt

[brooklynite]

2. If you're sitting in the tub with your iPhone and it drops in...

...just grab a hold of the electric hair dryer. That should solve all your problems.....

[remedy1]

11. Exactly the right thing to do.

Less painfull...

:banghead:

[MercutioATC]

3. I REALLY wanna hear the story behind this...

[remedy1]

9. No you don't ....LOL

Suffice to say, don't get in the spa with your iPhone in your pocket, even if you realize it within seconds of it being submerged, it's a goner...although it now makes a great paperweight.

You still at ZOB?

[MercutioATC]

12. I've done that...just not with my iPhone.

Yeah, still here.

Sorry, my memory is failing me...how do I know you?

[remedy1]

16. I used to post under a different name....

Sfecap.

[MercutioATC]

22. Ahhh! Good to see you again!

I'll be here for another 7 years...then, off to Costa Rica! I can already hear the surf and taste the margaritas :)

What have you been up to?

[remedy1]

25. Same 'ol stuff...

Gettin divorced, shedding assets, watching my 401 turn into a 201...typical pilot stuff. :-)

[MercutioATC]

27. I did the divorce thing 15 years ago...my sympathies.

Just another thing pilots and controllers have in common...

[remedy1]

30. I survived...

And I got the important stuff...my dog, the motorcycles, the guns.

Actually life is MUCH better...and I've got a great gig. (IATA5X)

The reason divorce is so expensive...it's worth it!

[MercutioATC]

32. With that gig, you'll bounce back fast.

..and you're right, life IS better...much better!

[remedy1]

33. I'm back already.

I just hope she rolled everything into Lehman Bros...

Take care, and always approve direct. :-)

[MercutioATC]

34. You too!

I do whenever I can :) Fly safe.

[notadmblnd]

4. You can get it wet, just remember to buy the insurance policy

limit two replacements. Although my son doesn't own the Iphone, he has jumped in the water more than once with his phone in his pocket.

[MercutioATC]

8. There's no insurance plan for the iPhone.

Best to just not get it wet.

[remedy1]

14. Liquid submersion not covered...

And they know if it has been wet...

There is a water detector at the bottom of the earphone jack. Gotta love Apple, they think of everything!

[QueenOfCalifornia]

38. the insurance coverage

does not cover getting in a spa with it in your pocket.

It also costs a hundred bucks - I figured I would take my chances and not buy the policy -

[librechik]

5. do your own colonoscopy AND read the films? (There's an app for that!) n/t

[Oregone]

6. Dont tweet that your ass is being comforted in a warm bath

No crap?

[AlCzervik]

7. using it on the throne were you?

[remedy1]

17. Noooooo!

LOL.

[AlCzervik]

20. Sure.

:D

[melm00se]

10. that applies to almost all electronics n/t

[SOS]

13. The iFart app does not make bubbles in the tub.

Do not attempt!

[AnnieBW]

41. Don't use the lighter app to light the iFart app, either

You'll have an iSplosion.

[MicaelS]

15. Well....

If you would stop talking on the damn thing long enough, you wouldn't have to worry about dropping it in the toilet, would you? :bounce: :hi: :hide:

[Stinky The Clown]

18. Wow, you said that JUST in time.

I was about to put it in the dishwasher to sanitize it.

[remedy1]

23. I just saved you $400!!

My (former) iPhone is baking in the oven at 300 deg.

Only 7 more hours to go...

[DS1]

19. Damn, I was just about to R Kelly mine

[Solly Mack]

21. There goes underwater text sex

[wavesofeuphoria]

24. True .. like we need more of those f'n gremlins around ...

[Pab Sungenis]

26. And whatever you do

DON'T FEED IT AFTER MIDNIGHT!

[NNN0LHI]

28. You could have saved it but you had to work fast

First thing is to get the battery out of the thing. After rinsing the phone with distilled water, remove as much water as possible then run ... don't walk ... to the nearest store and buy some of this stuff:

Pet Gold Crystals Premium Cat Litter



Fill a gallon sized zip lock bag with the cat litter and bury the phone in the cat litter for a day or two.

Put the battery back in and fire it up. Should be as good as new.

Don

[remedy1]

29. Thanks...

Did all that but buried it in rice. Still dead after 3 days...

I'm baking it now just for the hell of it.

The new one works fine...thank god for backups! :-)

[MercutioATC]

31. A guy at work just bought a Chinese knockoff iPhone for $100.

Has slots for 2 sim cards, so you can use it on 2 networks if you like. Uses an 8G flash memory card instead of a hard drive. Looks just like an iPhone.

If mine died, I might try a knockoff.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

40. Iphones

are made so you can't remove the battery. Oh, I'm sure that somehow you can get the thing apart but it is made to stay in one piece - which is not the best thing ever.

[Evoman]

42. Contrary to popular belief, it's not the water itself that does the damage.

Okay, yes it is, but as long as you don't turn it on once it has been submerged (i.e. fry it), a lot of electronic equipment is recoverable if you immediately take out the battery and let it dry. Rinsing with distilled or deionized water is not a bad idea as it makes sure that when the equipment drys off, no minerals or salts are left behind to fuck with your gizmo.

Good advice.

[Baikonour]

35. If you get your iPhone wet

Immediately turn it off, or if it's already off, leave it off. Then fill a zip-lock bag with dry white rice and let it sit in the sealed bag for about 24 hours. After that, it should work.

No joke, by the way. This worked for me. The rice absorbs all the water in the phone.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

36. Did you

drop in in the loo?

Hmmmmm?



Well?


'cause I almost dropped mine in the loo a couple of days ago.


I also suggest you don't get any electronics wet. Ever.

The good thing is, you can buy another iPhone and restore it from your computer... being out about $300 and a day with no phone sucks though.

[Fumesucker]

37. Eh, I used to put really dirty electronic circuitboards in the dishwasher..

Then rinse them thoroughly with distilled water afterward.

One they dried out they worked fine.

[southasiawatch]

39. On the other hand

It would be clean.