tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post6001746444619089650..comments2024-03-28T08:23:36.434-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: Cell Phone Soaked and Lost; "Battery Got Wet" Indicator Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-7574396948921964762014-10-18T17:11:58.538-05:002014-10-18T17:11:58.538-05:00Janie,
So, now you know how they can catch people ...Janie,<br />So, now you know how they can catch people lying. Plus, they don't have to try to fix a mechanical problem, just moisture. Thanks.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-58141980863106635892014-10-18T15:57:03.015-05:002014-10-18T15:57:03.015-05:00I've heard about using rice to dry cell phones...I've heard about using rice to dry cell phones and computers keyboards, but I've never needed to do it. I didn't know about the indicators that a phone has gotten wet. Good for you for resurrecting the cell phone.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-18250854856915022352014-10-18T02:57:26.109-05:002014-10-18T02:57:26.109-05:00You are lucky getting very nice hand-me-down phone...You are lucky getting very nice hand-me-down phones. That was such a catastrophic thing to happen and in a public bathroom. Yuck. I would probably have done the same thing--snatching it out of the commode. Hopefully, it will last until he gives you another one. <br /><br />Thanks for that story.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-20456385291623304572014-10-18T01:41:43.701-05:002014-10-18T01:41:43.701-05:00One time I spilled a glass of wine on a cell phone...One time I spilled a glass of wine on a cell phone. It killed it. I also spilled a glass of wine into my work computer. Fortunately it was the very same week we were handing the computers in for a new one.<br /><br />I have been using second hand iphones since the year after their introduction. My son in law has been kind enough to pass his old phone down to me. He is a super neat freak so the phones are next to perfect! <br /><br />About 2 months ago I had my first iphone accident. I had been using it in a thrift store and instead of zipping it into the pocket of my purse I had it tucked into my hip pocket. On my way home that afternoon I went into Fresh & Easy (a grocery store) to pick up a couple of items and went in to use the bathroom. You guessed it.... I pulled down my pants and heard a PLOP. I swear I turned and snatched it out of the water before it had sunk to the bottom. Like you, I shook it out. Then I checked out and when I got to the car I took the case off and went to town with the disinfectant wipes. I also turned it off overnight. It still works! !!! Well most features work. Now it doesn't always alert me when I receive a text and there is no volume on videos. Both are only minor irritations.<br /><br />Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024512934812657769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-79622537937878247042014-10-18T01:40:54.881-05:002014-10-18T01:40:54.881-05:00Jess,
I can see how you had nothing to lose. I sup...Jess,<br />I can see how you had nothing to lose. I suppose that proves cells might not be so fragile after all. Mine is built to military specs and is water resistant, so I suppose it should hold up to a spill. However, sugar from Coke would surely gum it up. <br /><br />I will remember the car dash for drying.<br /><br />Thanks for that information. Interesting.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-17132600605901410692014-10-17T22:52:36.101-05:002014-10-17T22:52:36.101-05:00I spilled coffee on my cell phone. I was on the jo...I spilled coffee on my cell phone. I was on the job, needed it, but I knew the sugar would gum up the keypad. <br /><br />With nothing else to lose, and out in the boonies, I took out the battery, and ran water on it from the water cooler on the job. After I was sure it was rinsed, I put it on the dash of my pickup, and left it there for a few hours in the dry winter air. <br /><br />I replaced the battery, turned it on, and used it for a few years after that. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.com