A Non-GB Related Post

[werkx]

Not that I'm happy with the GB hold up, but thought I post something different just for fun. Although, I am thrilled to see Jerry's latest info from his "Sprint ninja".

Okay, so just got back from a day of fishing in the mountains. What does that have to do with my Tech circle post? (Oh sorry, copied it from my Google+ post.) Well, in my excitement of hooking a very nice trout I forgot to zip up my pocket after the photo op. Uh-huh, you got it, PLOP, as I bent over to released him. My Samsung Epic 4G took a quick dip in a very cold stream.

What a terrible twist of emotion it was. Thank goodness the sun was out so I can dry the phone on the bank some. I scrambled to pulled out the battery and as I slid open the keyboard, I can hear the terrible scratching noises. Arg!! Sand within the slider mechanism. One good thing, the little slide cover for the micro-USB port was closed because it was caked with sand (thank you Samsung for that).

I spread out all the pieces in the car and fished the rest of the day. At the end of the day, I took it to the bathroom at the park under the hand dryer for a few. Prayed real hard as I put it together and turned it on.

Hallelujah!!!! Saved. (Now I gotta follow through with some promises to the Man upstairs.)

BTW, not a scratch on the screen at all either (no cover).

 

[Paul627g]

Nice... You had a horse shoe, lucky clover, something nearby? LOL...

 

[Skunkape60]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. My daughter was bombarded with water balloons at a party. We did the same as you. Even let it sit under a bed of rice for two days. It worked great for about two weeks. Then it did what it was supposed to do. Die... Lucky I had insurance as the circuit card was ate up with corrosion.

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[werkx]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. My daughter was bombarded with water balloons at a party. We did the same as you. Even let it sit under a bed of rice for two days. It worked great for about two weeks. Then it did what it was supposed to do. Die... Lucky I had insurance as the circuit card was ate up with corrosion.

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Noooooo...Was it an Epic? I've actually have done it before with my prior phone, Samsung Instinct, and it actually held up find months after. I really hope my Epic is fine. :-\

 

[michikade#AC]

One time my dishwasher broke and spewed water all over the kitchen floor. While cleaning it up, plop, crash, down drops my blackberry into my bucket I was wringing the water out in. (it was a dishwasher/sink plumbing disaster).

Rice treatment for 48 hours and the thing still runs, almost a year later.

Your mileage may vary. Sometimes they work fine after a swim, sometimes they fry. Just make sure it is completely dry before putting the battery in.

(and this is why I keep old phones and why I have insurance.)

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[slopra]

I once dropped my phone in the toilet (thankfully clean water) dried it out tried to turn it on and nothing. A week later my phone was sitting on my desk and just turned on...weird lol

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[Skunkape60]

Noooooo...Was it an Epic? I've actually have done it before with my prior phone, Samsung Instinct, and it actually held up find months after. I really hope my Epic is fine. :-\

Yes, it was an epic.

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[Devtodi]

Ever see dogs bark at nothing? (trying to get into the spirit of the non-GB thread).

 

[werkx]

Haha, Ted.