wet phone...

[joko]

got my phone wet - not soaked but wetness got inside it. blackberry 8900

now it still comes on, the time changes, it charges and appears to be largely ok, except the keys are unresponsive...

i am trying to connect to the computer to retrieve stuff, but it tries to connect but then wants my password...which i cannot imput...

i have another similar phone (blackberry 8520) that id like to load with all the stuff off this one - any ideas how i can do this? or is it pretty hopeless?

can this be fixed? it seems that most of it is fine, except for the keys - can i just get a new keboard? (not just the plastic front bit)

cheers

[boxtops]

I think you have to take it to a phone shop, joko.

[tamborine]

get the hair dryer onto it

[vulcan]

I left my phone in a coat which then ended up in the washing machine. It was in there for about five minutes before I heard the clunk. I removed the surplus water and then left the phone in the airing cupboard for a week, it worked first time on removal.

[leanne_1987]

turn it right off, take it apart and put it in a bowl of rice in the airing cupboard for at least 4 days! the rice will soakthe moisture up and then it should work again, you shouldnt turn a phone on if its got a little wet, ive done it twice lol but putting it in rice really does work

[vodkancoke]

Do you have insurance on it? I did the same thing and they fixed it for £50

[Wak]

I read about wet phones the other day but can't find the site just now.
However, you remove the battery and sim card.
If the water was dirty or salty, rinse the phone in clean water to remove the salt.
Shake and dab to remove the excess water and then put the damp phone in a jar if dry rice for 24/48 hours which should absorb the remaining water.
Replace the sim card and battery and test.
Fingers crossed, it shuld now be OK.
In the meantime I shall carry on looking for the site.
Best of luck.

[nellypope]

Could try leaving phone in a Tupperware box/ bowl of dried rice. Apparently the rice acts as a desiccant and absorbs the water! It saved my iPhone!

[joko]

its dry now...this was about a week ago....i dismantled and left it to dry

any ideas?

[leanne_1987]

its prob damaged then, ive done it a few times thinking it would be ok, in the end mine have ust turned off and not been ble to turn it back on again