Water damaged iPhone

Jumex

Evening all,

My OH accidentally dropped her iPhone 4 in water, I've been drying it for a few days but it doesn't look good, I've been drying it rice. However it happened whilst away for the weekend so I couldn't remove the battery and leave in rice until 36 hours after 'splash down'.

Chances are its had it. She is now with out a phone. My thoughts are such:

1. Order a new iPhone 5.
2. Continue to dry out until the weekend
3. If the phone repairs recycle via phone recycling for cash
4. If its damaged trade it as a damaged phone for less.

A few questions though:

Does anyone still buy out contracts? She has 4 months left on her current O2 deal.

Anyone traded in a water damaged phone before?

Thanks in advance.

diamonds

Them 36 hours prob have killed it, needs to be asap and people Cous cous (or similar) is more absorbent, cover inch of container/bowl place phone ontop & cover with lashings more, put said "meal" high up in airing/boiler cupboard for three/four days (heat rises afterall!) then try switch on.

Might cost more for a big bag than Value rice but its the better deal for those who stand to lose hundreds of pounds for anyone to note for the future Make sure use use loads of cous cous

The expensive alternative is the jelly crystals for plants that expand with moisture, you need a big tupperware box with lid with a few seperate box helpings of the crystals (dry out used ones while new ones are absorbing) keep repeating process till crystals in tub no longer absorb any moisture, same warm place applies as above with cous cous.

diamonds

Call o2 see if they will upgrade early, given its a i5 you want & they want you not to leave for another 24 months you might strike gold.

Otherwise, get a cheap payg phone for now, in 3 months give 30 days notice and request a PAC, use it on the day before it expire to another network and vote with your feet with one finger in the air

robbies_gal

dont think you'll get much from a recycle place phones4u buy out contracts in the last few months try them

jb66

A water damaged iphone will still get Over £100 on ebay

suki1964

if its still under warenty go back to apple genius and they will sell you a new one for around £90

Dropped mne in the loo :eek: Never keep it in back pocket now

diamonds

In last few months if o2 dont play ball reduce plan to minimum one !

gman955

Could try take it to genius bar and say it just stopped working & don't know why. Never know, they may replace- stranger things have happened

rjhammond91

They check if it's had any water damage.. if it does, they won't replace the phone