How to Save a Wet Cell Phone

Last week an article was posted about how to use prepaid phone cards to launder money, following that was an article on programming your calling card into your cellular phone. What if you program your calling card into your cell phone and then throw your cell into the laundry?

I am posting this article because last year I dropped my Motorola i830 into the toilet, it zip-lined down my belt and into the toilet. Good thing the phone was off, however I immediately wanted to see if it was working so I turned it on <>, stupid. Here's an article on how to do it properly.

The article was originally posted on WickiHow, but we have highlighted the finer points below:
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How to Save a Wet Cell Phone

The Drying Method
1. Get it out of the water as soon as possible.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Remove your SIM card.
4. Dry your phone.
5. Allow the phone to dry.
6. Heat your phone. (2-3 days)
7. Test your phone.


Alcohol Soak Method
Apparantly, soaking your phone in 95% alcohol will draw out water from your phone because alcohol is hydrophobic. Use this at your own risk, do it outside and remember to take out the battery.

Air Condition It
Air conditioners also remove moisture, so place your phone in front of an air conditioner to help remove the liquid from it.

Refrigerate It
A fridge will also remove moisture, so take off all of the plastic parts from the phone that you can and put it in the fridge, leave it open to the air. In the fridge the phone will stay dry (unless something is spilled on it), beware of condensation when you take the phone out. The recommended method by which you can prevent this is immediately wrap the phone in paper towel and zip-lock it when you take it out of the fridge.

Regards,

Tavis McKenzie
Phone Card Depot.com
"Your Path of Least Resistance to Long Distance"

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