Wet Phone - when to try to turn back on??

[msorense]

I apologize as I know this is the millionth wet phone ask on the site....

My phone was in my backpack yesterday when my water bottle came un-capped.....it immediately stopped working. I read the posts and have had it in a ziplock bag full of rice since yesterday afternoon.

I tried to turn it on this morning and while the intro screnes (Motorola brand and droid brand) came on fine....when it was time to bring up the home page, all I got was a backlite black screen. I decided to quickly try to charge the battery....and again got the backlite black screen. So I unplugged and put it back in the rice bag.

How long before I give up the dream and have to buy a new phone. Is there any hope at this point?
Thanks!

 

[Irvgotti]

Did you take the battery out while it was in rice? I dropped my thunderbolt into a bowl of cereal. Immediately put it in rice for a few hrs.. it worked great after.

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[msorense]

Yea - I took the battery out.....still no luck

 

[Irvgotti]

Dang man. That's rough . Just keep it in rice. I've heard if you charge 2soon, you could damage your phone.

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[PvilleComp]

I had on come back to life like a week later. I'd keep it in rice for at least a few days.

 

[SlackBlade]

Had both of my son's take their batteries out and leave them in rice for 3 days and they both come back.

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[Trowis]

I dropped my transform in a toilet, immediately popped the battery and kept it under the blow dryer at work(no rice available). Left it off, riced it when I got home, worked fine the next day.

 

[Uglyfido]

I stand by the 3 day minimum in rice. On average, I have found that the minimum amount of time to dry and have a mostly functional phone is 3 days, and that a week is better. Of course, this all very un-scientific observation and YMMV.

 

[Devinator]

My phone was in my backpack yesterday when my water bottle came un-capped.....it immediately stopped working.

Thanks!

Did it trip the water sensor?

I dropped my thunderbolt into a bowl of cereal.

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Never heard that one before. I know it's not funny, but, it kinda is.