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   11/01/09

   PetLvr

   by the way .. this is what my phone looked like before the laundry this morning ..
   
   

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   11/01/09

   dbowles1017

   Maybe? Have you tried to turn it on? Is there still water in it?

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      11/01/09

      PetLvr

      it was in the dryer for about 40 minutes at least before we noticed it -and seemed completely dry.
      
      When I put it back together, it did not start ... I plugged it in and looked on the internet and saw a suggestion never to plug it in until it's completely dry, so it's unplugged and sitting in pieces right now. I will put it together later tonite or tomorrow - but, I think my glass is half empty at the moment.
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      11/01/09

      dbowles1017

      The battery may be destroyed, but the phone itself may still work. I left my phone outside in a rain storm once. Sat outside for about 12 hours before I noticed I had left it outside
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   11/01/09

   HollytheHousewife

   Well speaking from a women who goes thru a phone about every 2 months or so..mine has been dropped in the toilet(by my girls) and the bath tub (by my girls),also left on the hood(while I've buckled my girls in) I have learned a few tricks,but only temp fixes,and haven't washed my phone either(so not sure this will work...
   
   Take it apart,batt,sim card,and SD card. Turn it to where the screen side is down,take a blow dryer put it on low heat and dry it. It might take a couple of days to get it totally dry. If after 2 days or so there are stiill water droplets on the screen,pretty much lost cause...

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   11/01/09

   trailofpen

   Your phone was not only soaked and heated, but it was also cooked and bounced around for 40 minutes. I've dropped my phones a few times, and sometimes a drop is enought to KO it. Your phone just went through the drop cycle over 100 times and then pressure cooked on top of that. It just might be dead.

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      11/01/09

      PetLvr

      yeah .. not to mention that every cycle around inside the dryer, it was dropping 2ft probably too as it went around for 40 minutes.
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   11/01/09

   HollytheHousewife

   Oh yea if it's a lost cause you should definately upgrade to a 3g,with the android market....I have a g1 from tmobile...its AWESOME, also don't buy anything that's all touch screen bc the keyboard is way too small. Your thumbs never hits the right letters....
   
   PS DEFINATELY get the insurance. A warranty does not cover water damage

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   11/01/09

   DailyBeerReview

   I vote YES it will work again. I'm guessing that you're by now willing to accept the fact that it might not, but that your data might still be recovered. I'd bet even more on that with the right help. Sorry, I don't know who that is, though.

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      11/01/09

      PetLvr

      I like your answer the best
      
      Although, as dbowles mentioned above .. if something is cooked, I hope it's the battery. That's my first stop in the morning if it doesn't come back to life tonight or tomorrow - to see if a working battery will make the phone work or not.