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pig · 25 Apr 2005, 01:27

I got upgraded with Orange, to a super dooper deal, where I pay £25 a month, get 500 mins anytime/any network, and 100 txt messages, this all happened because I told them I was leaving them for another network, so they offered me a new deal, I then told them I wanted a new phone too, so she asked what phone I wanted. I told her I wanted a V3 razr (motorola) as found here. She told me that the particular phone I wanted would cost me £99.99 I told her I couldnt do that, she then said £49.99 once again I said no, she then said ok I can let you have it for £29.99 I told her I can get it for free on other networks. She said hold on a sec, disappeared came back and said she could do that. I aggreed, and so it was delivered last monday.

Friday I got really quite drunk, and woke up still pissed, I accidently knocked my phone off my bedside table into my pint of water on the floor.

It stopped working

I was shitting myself

I took off all the pieces of it, and then tried to get out any water I could, then proceeded to let it dry, tried working it last night, still didnt work, however I just tried it and it worked. PHEW

So im happy again

Chika · 25 Apr 2005, 01:33

Yeah, when your phone gets wet, just leave it alone for a few days and it will work again. For future reference, never open it, as that voids the warranty.

Marilyn Manson · 25 Apr 2005, 01:34

That was foolish. Don't do it again.

Yahwe · 25 Apr 2005, 01:39

i used to drop mine in the river while punting.

happy happy days.

JonnyBGood · 25 Apr 2005, 01:45

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Originally Posted by Chika

Yeah, when your phone gets wet, just leave it alone for a few days and it will work again. For future reference, never open it, as that voids the warranty.

That's not completely true. If it gets really wet obviously it stops working (speaking from experience of the time I was thrown into the jacuzzi at a nightclub fully dressed and my phone died). Don't tell the nice customer service people you got your phone wet either.

In future pig don't leave pints of water on the floor. I imagine your odds of getting up out of bed and stepping on top of the glass shattering it into a million pieces which embed themselves in your foot aren't exactly a mile and a half long.

JammyJim · 25 Apr 2005, 01:49

i hate my phone

noone ever buy an samsung e700.

the camera is ****ed
the screen goes white at random
the battery catch snapped off for no reasonwhatsoever meaning the battery is now selotaped to the phone.

it takes pictures when in my pocket sometimes because you cant 'lock' the camera button

its a piece of shit and i wish i had never ever bought it.

Chika · 25 Apr 2005, 01:49

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Originally Posted by JonnyBGood

That's not completely true. If it gets really wet obviously it stops working (speaking from experience of the time I was thrown into the jacuzzi at a nightclub fully dressed and my phone died). Don't tell the nice customer service people you got your phone wet either.

In future pig don't leave pints of water on the floor. I imagine your odds of getting up out of bed and stepping on top of the glass shattering it into a million pieces which embed themselves in your foot aren't exactly a mile and a half long.

Hmm, I have to agree. It depends on the quality of the phone I guess. While drunk, I pissed, dropped my phone in the bowl, flushed, and the phone slushed around, and I then took it out. It worked 2 days later, after i kept it on the window seal.

pig · 25 Apr 2005, 01:52

I had a e700 too, not the best phone I had, but was good at the time, i dropped that in the toilet just before I was about to take a piss, I really seem to have a knack for breaking things.

Freakozoid · 25 Apr 2005, 02:44

I have a T610 and it's shit.

Yahwe · 25 Apr 2005, 02:51

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Originally Posted by JonnyBGood

In future pig don't leave pints of water on the floor. I imagine your odds of getting up out of bed and stepping on top of the glass shattering it into a million pieces which embed themselves in your foot aren't exactly a mile and a half long.

the boy's got a point.

(course in rish that reads as 'the boy's got a pint'. i suspect both are true)

pig · 25 Apr 2005, 02:54

well its down by my bed and when i swing my feet around, they never touch it, but from now on ill carry on using a bottle of water, rather than a pint, but thankyou for your concerns!

djbass · 25 Apr 2005, 03:11

One of my older phone went through the washing machine twice before it finally died.

Oh, and yes there is usually some minor damage to a phone even after it dries out. Since most water contains minerals and salts of some variety you'll find little white deposits collect on the surface of the pcb in the phone. I imagine for warranty purposes the repair agent could probably pick this up.

Incidently, my 1GB flash drive went through the wash recently, I was estatic it is still working. Fortunately it looks to be a mostly sealed unit so I don't think much water got in if any.

Dead_Meat · 25 Apr 2005, 04:03

Flash drives are passive devices, so they're pretty tolerant to abuse.

A BIT LIKE DANTE REALLY

Stifler · 25 Apr 2005, 05:34

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Originally Posted by JonnyBGood

In future pig don't leave pints of water on the floor. I imagine your odds of getting up out of bed and stepping on top of the glass shattering it into a million pieces which embed themselves in your foot aren't exactly a mile and a half long.

That happened to me in halls, but wasnt by my bed...

Went to sit down at the table in the living room, and my flat mate had left a Stella pint glass there which I went and stood on. Gave me a 2.5" deep cut on the inside of my left foot that pissed with blood, ofc still have that scar today.

roadrunner_0 · 25 Apr 2005, 08:14

what phone did you get off them pig?

Madina · 25 Apr 2005, 09:45

This http://www.easymobile24.de/images/101299.gif

Phalon · 25 Apr 2005, 10:52

Reading this thread has brightened up my morning as i too have sent my phone for a dunk in the toilet bowl while pissed.

However, i failed to notice until after i flushed, whereupon i thought 'where's my phone? What was that splash?!'.

It was a Nokia 5100 so no real loss there.

Leshy · 25 Apr 2005, 17:51

I never get that good deals. The last time I threatened Orange to go to another network, they were just "We're sorry about that, have a nice day."

pig · 26 Apr 2005, 00:06

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Originally Posted by Leshy

I never get that good deals. The last time I threatened Orange to go to another network, they were just "We're sorry about that, have a nice day."

:/ :/ :/ how gay, keep trying :P

Demon Dave · 26 Apr 2005, 00:08

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Originally Posted by Leshy

I never get that good deals. The last time I threatened Orange to go to another network, they were just "We're sorry about that, have a nice day."

it's because you're Dutch

pig · 26 Apr 2005, 00:19

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Originally Posted by Demon Dave

it's because you're Dutch

probably that too...

BeeKiller · 26 Apr 2005, 00:22

damn you pig!!!!!
I have the same phone, but i'm with O2, i pay the same per month as you, but for only 100 free minutes and 100 free texts, and to top it off, i had to pay £49.99 for the phone!
bastard!
i got ripped off

pig · 26 Apr 2005, 00:41

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Originally Posted by BeeKiller

damn you pig!!!!!
I have the same phone, but i'm with O2, i pay the same per month as you, but for only 100 free minutes and 100 free texts, and to top it off, i had to pay £49.99 for the phone!
bastard!
i got ripped off

Orange FTW

zakoff · 26 Apr 2005, 01:45

i dropped my phone in a pint of beer once. It switched on ok but only half of the buttons would work

midge5 · 26 Apr 2005, 01:51

I've surprisingly never managed to drop my phone in any water though I have lost count of the number of times it has gone flying across the room as my coat pocket wasn't closed properly or been dropped on the pavement. This one seems to be coping okay so far but my old one give in after 2 years but only after I spent 2 weeks using it with the text both upside down and back to front heh.

Stifler · 26 Apr 2005, 02:14

A friend dropped his phone in a fire

When it was called to find it, it was still ringing in the fire so it worked, just very melted

Knight Theamion · 26 Apr 2005, 02:22

i once dropped my 8310 into the bath, it stopped working as it shortcircuited it

the fire story is ace btw stifler

roadrunner_0 · 26 Apr 2005, 10:01

you have to spend over a certain amount per month if you want to get anything out of them, they work on a points system, the more points you have, the more they will do for you

Blastoderm · 27 Apr 2005, 11:24

I look after my phones.

Intruder · 27 Apr 2005, 11:40

keep ur phone into ur pocket while drinkin ( i would suggest "stop drinking" but...)

pig · 27 Apr 2005, 11:58

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Originally Posted by roadrunner_0

you have to spend over a certain amount per month if you want to get anything out of them, they work on a points system, the more points you have, the more they will do for you

yes the girl mentioned I had a considerable amount of points, I guess five years with orange, two phones and bills of £100 a month builds up a fair few points, Plus my mothers bills, and my sisters bills (we are all regged at the same address and on the same account) god wonders how much we all spend on these damn phones a year :/

Blastoderm · 27 Apr 2005, 12:02

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Originally Posted by roadrunner_0

you have to spend over a certain amount per month if you want to get anything out of them, they work on a points system, the more points you have, the more they will do for you

O2 does that too I think.