Water damaged - Nokia N95 !!!

[MustangLady]

Ok, I know I'm stupid but today my phone fell into bowl of water by accident now (obviously) it aint working at all. I retrieved it as quickly as possible once realised, but submerged for at least 10 secs. What are the chances it'll work once dried out or is it a gonna for good?! Will the memory card/sim be any good now it been wet or will that still be usable? I feel lost without it. Will the memory/sim card (used in N95) be usable in any other phone or only fit another N95? I'm sooo gutted, any suggestions?

[tiggerblue10]

The sim should be ok but I think the handset is pooped.

[bimbo123456]

I heard a rumour that if you put the phone in a bag of rice it will dry it out. Remove the battery and the sim and dry out completely before putting back together and putting in a bag of raw rice. No idea if it works...but worth a try.

[dot.hawkes]

do you not have insurance on it?

[Pigletion]

It might be fine, my bro left his in the kitchen sink overnight (don't ask!) and it recovered.

Take it all apart, i.e. battery out, simout, memory card out, anything else that readily detaches and put them by the radiator. Don't put them directly on the heat source, but under it (obviously above it is preferable, but not always practical!), or on a tea towel on top or something. Will take a few hours..

Once dried out, it may be ok if nothing shorted. A hairdryer can be brought in for the mike/speakers if necessary.

Good luck!

[DrFilth]

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[Maizy2008]

How did you get on with your phone? I dropped mine into the toilet bowl and it worked fine after it dried out. A friend of mine dropped hers in the sink and it was kaput! I think it all depends on how much water the casing takes in.

[MustangLady]

So far still not working, though apparantly I've to keep trying. Someone told me their phone worked after 4 wks of a soaking, once it completely dried out. I've managed to locate an 'old' phone, my Sim card works in it, though the memory card not compatible. Still got some hope for my N95. thanks for all replies. ML