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FastDoc · 11-11-2010, 02:32 PM

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Dropped phone in the toilet. I thought stuff like this only happened to kids. I have about a zillion numbers and pictures in it, and hundreds of dollars of medical software.

It's sitting in front of a little space heater on low. I'm praying for the best. What a PIA.

FastDoc is a moron.

MICRider · 11-11-2010, 03:53 PM

I read on the net once that if you get the battery out right away and put it in a bowl of dry rice you can save them sometimes... Fingers crossed for you, I hope it dries out and works ok.

FastDoc · 11-11-2010, 06:44 PM

Its working but damaged. The external 'hard' buttons on the sides that control the volume and camera are inoperative. At least I have my data, best I can tell. Looks like I'll be out a couple hundred for a phone though. Could be worse.

frostbite · 11-11-2010, 07:53 PM

True Story:

My Uncle used to work for the Railroad as an accident claims inspector. As part of his job he carried a cellular phone everywhere. One day he was visiting the john for a #2. On completion he couldn't find his phone.

Take a guess where it was. There are worse things than getting your phone 'wet'. Since the phone wasn't his, and this was early in the cellular phone era so they were very pricey; throwing it out wasn't an option.

It 'survived' but let's just say he avoided long conversations via cell.

FastDoc · 11-11-2010, 08:02 PM

FWIW, I dropped it before any other event occured.

Replacement cost will be $300

Maybe I'll get lucky over next few days.

waynev · 11-11-2010, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Maybe I'll get lucky over next few days.

That's a man's motto isn't it??

SpudRider · 11-11-2010, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

:twisted:

Dropped phone in the toilet. I thought stuff like this only happened to kids. I have about a zillion numbers and pictures in it, and hundreds of dollars of medical software.

It's sitting in front of a little space heater on low. I'm praying for the best. What a PIA.

FastDoc is a moron.

Yikes! 8O Well, you know what they say; "stuff" happens!

I wish you good luck, Brother Bill.

Spud

SpudRider · 11-11-2010, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by frostbite

True Story:

My Uncle used to work for the Railroad as an accident claims inspector. As part of his job he carried a cellular phone everywhere. One day he was visiting the john for a #2. On completion he couldn't find his phone.

Take a guess where it was. There are worse things than getting your phone 'wet'. Since the phone wasn't his, and this was early in the cellular phone era so they were very pricey; throwing it out wasn't an option.

It 'survived' but let's just say he avoided long conversations via cell.

Spud

FastDoc · 11-11-2010, 10:55 PM

It would have been more convienent if I'd simply flushed 3 $100 bills instead.

Weldangrind · 11-12-2010, 02:33 AM

X2 on the rice trick, but I'd put it in a Ziploc bag.

TurboT · 11-12-2010, 04:20 AM

Bummer man. I've never done that before, but been close.

I'd keep trying to dry it out at different resting angles over the next few days too.. it might come back.

Not sure how it works with your plan operators down there, but up here, if you're into a certain period on your contract and wish to extend, they'll give you new hardware for extending your contract.

2LZ · 11-12-2010, 10:41 AM

That's a bummer Doc but it really could have been worse.

When I was working at a heating and air company, one of my new employees went to use the 'blue room' on a job site. He was just 'fresh, north of the border, greencarded' and didn't speak much english.
100' summer day, flies, blue room probably hadn't been serviced in a week, you get the idea. BLOOP! In went his big Nextel. :x
He rolled up his sleeve, fished it out, washed it off and brought it in to my office. He dropped it on my desk and in horrible broken english, explained what happened. 8O
I made him toss it over the fence and sanitize my desk with Clorox wipes.

FastDoc · 11-12-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TurboT

Bummer man. I've never done that before, but been close.

I'd keep trying to dry it out at different resting angles over the next few days too.. it might come back.

Not sure how it works with your plan operators down there, but up here, if you're into a certain period on your contract and wish to extend, they'll give you new hardware for extending your contract.

I'll look into that. This phone was only a month old. It mostly works but the volume is stuck on high and none of the outside extra buttons function. Sine this is my only phone, and I'm a doctor, I will pony up to get a new one. I'll need it to be reliable, and who knows what will go wrong down the road. Oh well. My fault. I'll get insurance from now on on the phones.

BillR · 11-13-2010, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

:twisted:
Dropped phone in the toilet. I thought stuff like this only happened to kids. I have about a zillion numbers and pictures in it, and hundreds of dollars of medical software.
FastDoc is a moron.

Hope it lets you get the data back.
Stoopie (that would be me) managed to flush a beeper down the toilet once. I had placed it on the paper holder to tie up the scrubs, it went off (on vibrate mode) and boogied right off into the bowl as I had just flushed 8O
Bill R

FastDoc · 11-13-2010, 12:00 PM

Yup.

Almost everyone I've told this tale to has had something similar happen, or knows of someone.

I have insurance on my new phone.

11-11-2010, 02:32 PM	#1
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	#$%@ :twisted: Dropped phone in the toilet. I thought stuff like this only happened to kids. I have about a zillion numbers and pictures in it, and hundreds of dollars of medical software. It's sitting in front of a little space heater on low. I'm praying for the best. What a PIA. FastDoc is a moron. __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-11-2010, 06:44 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Its working but damaged. The external 'hard' buttons on the sides that control the volume and camera are inoperative. At least I have my data, best I can tell. Looks like I'll be out a couple hundred for a phone though. Could be worse. __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-11-2010, 07:53 PM	#4
frostbite Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fredericton, NB, Canada Posts: 1,744	True Story: My Uncle used to work for the Railroad as an accident claims inspector. As part of his job he carried a cellular phone everywhere. One day he was visiting the john for a #2. On completion he couldn't find his phone. Take a guess where it was. There are worse things than getting your phone 'wet'. Since the phone wasn't his, and this was early in the cellular phone era so they were very pricey; throwing it out wasn't an option. It 'survived' but let's just say he avoided long conversations via cell. __________________ Frostbite "The beatings will continue until moral improves"
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11-11-2010, 08:02 PM	#5
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	FWIW, I dropped it before any other event occured. Replacement cost will be $300 Maybe I'll get lucky over next few days. __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-11-2010, 10:55 PM	#9
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	It would have been more convienent if I'd simply flushed 3 $100 bills instead. __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-11-2010, 03:53 PM	#2
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	I read on the net once that if you get the battery out right away and put it in a bowl of dry rice you can save them sometimes... Fingers crossed for you, I hope it dries out and works ok.
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11-12-2010, 02:33 AM	#10
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	X2 on the rice trick, but I'd put it in a Ziploc bag. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-12-2010, 04:20 AM	#11
TurboT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Posts: 2,185	Bummer man. I've never done that before, but been close. I'd keep trying to dry it out at different resting angles over the next few days too.. it might come back. Not sure how it works with your plan operators down there, but up here, if you're into a certain period on your contract and wish to extend, they'll give you new hardware for extending your contract.
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11-12-2010, 10:41 AM	#12
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,080	That's a bummer Doc but it really could have been worse. When I was working at a heating and air company, one of my new employees went to use the 'blue room' on a job site. He was just 'fresh, north of the border, greencarded' and didn't speak much english. 100' summer day, flies, blue room probably hadn't been serviced in a week, you get the idea. BLOOP! In went his big Nextel. :x He rolled up his sleeve, fished it out, washed it off and brought it in to my office. He dropped it on my desk and in horrible broken english, explained what happened. 8O I made him toss it over the fence and sanitize my desk with Clorox wipes. __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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11-13-2010, 12:00 PM	#15
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Yup. Almost everyone I've told this tale to has had something similar happen, or knows of someone. I have insurance on my new phone. __________________ Happy to serve.
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