You mean you can't swim with an Iphone?? | FerrariChat
Buy

You mean you can't swim with an Iphone??

Discussion in 'Technology' started by badges2, Jun 19, 2013.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. badges2

    badges2 Formula 3

    Nov 6, 2008
    1,652
    Geneva, IL
    Full Name:
    Neil
    #1 badges2, Jun 19, 2013
    We have had our Iphones for all of almost 3 weeks and my son dove into the pool today. Usually not an issue in June but he had his Iphone 5 in his pocket! He swears he did not try to turn it on or mess with it after the lightning storm in his brain reminded him of what he forgot! He was also sharp enough to haul ass home and stick the phone in a bag of rice.

    Obviously the Net is filled with do this and that's, but I was looking for some help from you guys. Anything I can do besides wait a week or so for some Iphone stirfry? We do have insurance on the phone but I'm sure it excludes water damage. I'm going to check with my credit card company also.

    Thanks for any help!
     
  2. Schimpf

    Schimpf Karting

    Jul 20, 2005
    137
    CO
    Full Name:
    Schimpf
    #2 Schimpf, Jun 19, 2013
    if it was powered off, leave a fan on it & then place in bag of rice. 3-4 days I'd think.
    Usually 24hrs is more than enough for a keyboard clean
     
  3. Jedi

    Jedi Moderator
    Moderator Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Mar 18, 2008
    32,272
    Seattle Area
    Full Name:
    Dave
    #3 Jedi, Jun 19, 2013
    Put my casio pocket camera through the wash and the drier a couple
    years ago - just did as above - took the battery out and sat it front of
    a fan for several days and it was just fine.

    Worth a try...

    Jedi
     
  4. plastique999

    plastique999 F1 Veteran
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Nov 9, 2008
    8,841
    SoCal
    Full Name:
    Edward
    #4 plastique999, Jun 19, 2013
    Same thing here - dove into a pool with the iPhone in my pocket. Tried all the tricks, but did not recover.
    Went to the Apple store and told them my sob story if losing all my kids photos. They said water damage is not covered but out of the blue, they replaced my phone for free.
    Sometimes Apple is awesome
     
  5. brownsgolf

    brownsgolf Formula Junior

    Dec 18, 2007
    931
    Western PA
    Full Name:
    Dan
    #5 brownsgolf, Jun 19, 2013
    Water damage is not covered under the warranty on the iPhone, but if you have AppleCare they will replace the phone if water damaged for $50. They only do this twice, I've had the displeasure of using it once already
     
  6. yoda

    yoda F1 Rookie

    Sep 27, 2004
    2,598
    UT
    #6 yoda, Jun 19, 2013
    Time for a waterproof Galaxy S4 :)
     
  7. Gran Drewismo

    Gran Drewismo F1 Rookie

    Jan 24, 2005
    3,778
    Idaho
    Full Name:
    Andrew
    #7 Gran Drewismo, Jun 19, 2013
    +1 to the bag of rice


    and +1 to the Galaxy S4 :)
     
  8. badges2

    badges2 Formula 3

    Nov 6, 2008
    1,652
    Geneva, IL
    Full Name:
    Neil
    #8 badges2, Jun 20, 2013
    We'll be waiting for the rice to do it's thing. I called Sprint and the phone is covered for water damage, but the deductible is $200! :( I'll be calling the credit card today and hoping for the best.........Thanks for the replies!
     
  9. IDriveM5

    IDriveM5 F1 Rookie

    Jul 2, 2012
    2,675
    Central Ohio
    Full Name:
    Raj
    #9 IDriveM5, Jun 20, 2013
    I did the same thing with my last iPhone, a 4S. It was in Florida, so I immediately drove to the nearest Apple store. I called their help line first, explained the situation honestly. They immediately set me up with an appointment at the store I was going to anyway. They told me they would replace the phone. Sweet! I can't be without my phone for days at a time, especially away from home where I have no backup device.

    They were very sympathetic and helpful. I think my deductible was $99, but I got a new, NEW UNUSED, phone on-the-spot, and they even installed my screen protector for me.

    I'll forever have Apple Care - it covered a swimming pool incident for me in the past, so I hope they keep that in their policy. I dunno if their policy has changed though.

    Good luck.
     
  10. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

    Sep 25, 2006
    23,397
    Campbell, CA
    Full Name:
    Ian Anderson
    #10 Fast_ian, Jun 20, 2013
    "Policy" wise I'm pretty sure you'd be out of luck. *However*, go in with the right attitude and they have lots of leeway to try and make you happy, regardless of warranty etc.

    I had a battery "expand" on a 5 year old laptop a while back. Was fully prepared to buy a new one, but they gave me a new one no Q's asked. :)

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
  11. CornersWell

    CornersWell F1 Rookie

    Nov 24, 2004
    4,896
    #11 CornersWell, Jun 20, 2013
  12. opencollector

    opencollector Formula Junior

    Feb 1, 2005
    424
    CA Central Coast
    Full Name:
    Thomas
    #12 opencollector, Jun 20, 2013
    I accidentally ran an iPhone 4 through the washing machine and an entire dry cycle. I _wondered_ what that clunking sound was coming from the dryer!

    I opened the case and unplugged the battery. The next morning I put it on the charger and fired it up. There was a moisture blotch on the screen, but that cleared up after a few days and it was good as new.
     
  13. badges2

    badges2 Formula 3

    Nov 6, 2008
    1,652
    Geneva, IL
    Full Name:
    Neil
    #13 badges2, Jun 23, 2013
    Unfortunately the rice (with a bag of Damp-X) did not work. We filed the insurance claim yesterday. It's going to be $200 for the deductible and he gets a new phone. He pays $100 and I don't have to mow the lawn for the rest of the year! ;)
     
  14. Zack

    Zack Formula 3

    Dec 18, 2003
    2,001
    Nicosia, Cyprus/Cali
    Full Name:
    Zacharias
    #14 Zack, Jun 23, 2013
    No mowing? Sounds like you came out ahead!
     
  15. badges2

    badges2 Formula 3

    Nov 6, 2008
    1,652
    Geneva, IL
    Full Name:
    Neil
    #15 badges2, Jun 23, 2013
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017

Share This Page