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mobile phone emergency

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bundle · 07/03/2006 15:08

I've dropped my nokia down the loo Blush and now it doesn't work. I've taken it to pieces and dried it out carefully, removed the battery, sim card and put it all back together but it won't even switch on. any hope? Sad
it did flicker a bit of light a few moments ago, but even that has subsided...

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Flossam · 07/03/2006 15:10

take battery off. place near radiator. give it a few days to recover. worked for me, an dp's when i insisted he tried. good luck!!

mewart · 07/03/2006 15:10

try leaving it in a warm place like an airing cupboard over night to dry out inside, worked for me

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bundle · 07/03/2006 15:10

Smile thanks

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Marina · 07/03/2006 15:12

I did that to my persona once. Never the same again. And that was supposed to be able to cope with urine! Bad luck bundy :(, hope a night in the airing cupboard cheers it up...

hoxtonchick · 07/03/2006 15:13

i've got an old nokia you can have if you'd like it sweetie. actually, i have a few.... the kids have played with them, but i reckon still ok.

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bundle · 07/03/2006 15:15

Blush Blush Blush Blush I feel such a twerp

hoxty I have a few at home too...the girls love them. presumably that would be ok if i just transfer the sim, i need it for train journey tomorrow.

marina Shock I'm sure there's a thread in the things we drop down the loo...Smile

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hoxtonchick · 07/03/2006 15:20

you can certinly move sims around

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bundle · 07/03/2006 15:24

thank god. all teh bits look fine i've just found the memory card and pampered that too..

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Marina · 07/03/2006 15:28

And which lucky person were you phoning while on the loo bundy, I think we should be told Grin

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bundle · 07/03/2006 15:31

oh gawd, no one, i was rushing to get my train tickets for tomorrow and wasn't paying attention. do people really phone from the loo? i might be tempted to answer, but not make a call Blush

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sparklymieow · 07/03/2006 15:40

I dropped my phone down the loo the other week, I took at all apart and left it in the airing cupboard, some of the numbers did stick for a while afterwards but its fine now

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bundle · 07/03/2006 15:49

girls, you are giving me hope, many thanks

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Flossam · 08/03/2006 20:26

How is the recovery going? Grin

beep · 08/03/2006 20:30

I washed dd's phone in the washing machine a few months ago, dried it out on the top of the boiler for two days and it was good as new but a little cleaner!! (it was asiemens by the way)

roisin · 08/03/2006 20:39

I've dropped two down the loo in the past!
One was completely dead and never recovered at all. The second did flicker a bit and I got a bit of sense out of it, but not a lot!

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news ... but lots of sympathy Blush

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