My T-mobile cell phone got wet and now it will not turn on what should I do ?

Question

cell phone
water
t-mobile

Answer 1

ok this happened to me three times already (once in a sink, once in toilet, once in puddle) and I was able to get it working all three times. hopefully you were able to grab it out of there fast enough so the water didn't soak into the circuit boards. ok, here are the magic steps to getting your phone to work again:

1) remove battery ASAP
2) dry off as much as possible using paper towel, let it drain out of there. dry battery too.
3) place in a warm spot (but don't cook it!) and definitely do NOT put it in the microwave oven -- it will burn it up! (microwaves and metal do not mix.)
4) wait ... could be a few days, could be a week.
5) put battery back in and power up

OK, if you don't want to do #4, then I have had good luck with the hair drier method. PUt the hair drier on warm or hot and blow over the phone, top and bottom, don't let it blow only in one place, but not too close, don't want to overheat it. This could take a while -- this method worked when I dropped the phone in the toilet. Strange though, nobody wanted to borrow my phone after that, I wonder why :-)

If nothing works and you've waited a week and it's still dead, then you have nothing to lose but to cook in the regular oven, lowest temp you can set, for 1/2 hour. You can try your service provider technician, but they are unlikely to help much; they're interested in selling phones. Ask about renewing your contract; they'll give you one for free or at reduced price. If not then look on ebay, I've had a lot of success buying phones there with no problems -- just be careful, make sure they aren't stolen phones. In the future, buying insurance might make sense for you .. for around $5 a month, you can get a plan with $50 deductible.. this helps when the phones these days retail for $150-250

P.S. I was standing in verizon today and a guy came in with a wet phone and the tech. said to blot it dry, open it up, remove battery, leave in a warm place, like in the sun, wait a few days.

Good luck.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Sorry to hear that..

I suggest you buy a used one in ebay for a cheap price..

Because Tmobile is not going to replace your phone unless its factory damage or if you have insurance on your phone.

There is only a 10% chance your phone might work again..

Let it dry and see.. If not.. follow what I told you!!

Answer 4

take off the returned conceal and battery, you will see a dot.. white ability it didnt get moist, purple ability it have been given moist this is how the business corporation tells if it has water injury or not i understand this works with t-cellular telephones, yet uncertain approximately others