W850i dropped down the toilet.
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I dropped my Sony Ericsson W850i down the toilet this morning. It was only down there about five seconds and when I got it out, the screen flashed and it turned itself off. I haven't been able to turn it on again since.
Do you reckon it's knackered? The things seem impossible to take apart also. Anybody else been able to take one apart?
Do you reckon it's knackered? The things seem impossible to take apart also. Anybody else been able to take one apart?
It's dead.
I dropped my first mobile, a Nokia 2110 (which looked svelte and tiny at the time!) in the bog back in 1995. I had to claim on my household insurance as it was £400 for a new one without a new contract in those days (and you couldn't cancel a running contract without paying the unexpired term).
I dropped my first mobile, a Nokia 2110 (which looked svelte and tiny at the time!) in the bog back in 1995. I had to claim on my household insurance as it was £400 for a new one without a new contract in those days (and you couldn't cancel a running contract without paying the unexpired term).
mattyb123 said:
Its probably too late but dont try to turn it back on until its completely dry. you will just fry the insides and it will be more than buggered then.
An electrical engineer told me that too, but the natural reaction, if you're not aware of this great advice, is to switch it on to confirm that you're now a phoneless plonker
So everyone make a mental note:
1. Don't put a cell phone in your jeans pocket before you enter the smallest room in the house
2. Don't switch on a wet phone
When you hear the splash, realise you forgot rule 1, but recall rule 2
dave_s13 said:
Could you get insurance retrospectively, wait a month (or whatever) then claim for a new one?
No you can't. The insurance company is wise to those tricks and will check the IMSI number or whatever it is called to see when the last calls were made. If there were no calls made for about a month it woudn't be too hard for them to work out something was not quite right and no doubt they'd not pay out.
SS HSV said:
dave_s13 said:
Could you get insurance retrospectively, wait a month (or whatever) then claim for a new one?
No you can't. The insurance company is wise to those tricks and will check the IMSI number or whatever it is called to see when the last calls were made. If there were no calls made for about a month it woudn't be too hard for them to work out something was not quite right and no doubt they'd not pay out.
rubbish. They didn't when I claimed (genuinely), twice infact, and each time was after at least 2 or 3 months of inactivity due to me working abroad and having a different phone for work. The phone is covered regardless of whether or not it is used, and regardless of their suspicions without any proof they can't make decisions upon it. It's a legally binding policy for both parties surely? and unless it's stipulated in the T&C's they wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
House insurance will probably cover it, failing that some credit cards and bank accounts automatically provide cover.
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