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Phone in rice trick
This morning my phone got drenched. Now I cannot get a signal.
I took the SIM card out and currently have it sitting in a bucket of uncooked rice. From everyone I've spoke with this has a pretty good success rate.
I'm waiting a day and seeing if this works.
Has anyone NOT had it work?
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Re: Phone in rice trick
roommate spilled champagne on mine the other day, i rinsed it off and stuck it in rice... didn't really work until i put it in a tupperware container and sealed it for a few hours. it's working now though not perfectly but that might be an option?
it didn't work for my sister's macbook a few years back. but with cell phones as long as its immediate i'd say you're safe.
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Re: Phone in rice trick
Originally Posted by BuffaloBill
This usually works but I had a friend who dropped her phone in a sink full of water, and even after putting the phone in rice it didn't work. But for some reason she cooked the rice first before she put her phone in it.
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Nosetradamus
Re: Phone in rice trick
Originally Posted by hateraid
This morning my phone got drenched. Now I cannot get a signal.
I took the SIM card out and currently have it sitting in a bucket of uncooked rice. From everyone I've spoke with this has a pretty good success rate.
I'm waiting a day and seeing if this works.
Has anyone NOT had it work?
it works depending on how soaked your device got. remove the battery if you can. DO NOT try to turn it on until after it is fully dried out. also, if you have any of those silicone packets toss those in the bag as well, they work better then rice.
good luck
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Re: Phone in rice trick
Originally Posted by RidonKs
roommate spilled champagne on mine the other day, i rinsed it off and stuck it in rice... didn't really work until i put it in a tupperware container and sealed it for a few hours. it's working now though not perfectly but that might be an option?
it didn't work for my sister's macbook a few years back. but with cell phones as long as its immediate i'd say you're safe.
I can navigate my phone. I just can't get a signal. I actually waited until I got back from work before putting it in rice. Probably a few hours after I noticed I wasn't getting a signal? I can still get e-mails. I just can't go on internet, make calls or receive texts.
Think it's caputs?
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Re: Phone in rice trick
Originally Posted by BuffaloBill
This usually works but I had a friend who dropped her phone in a sink full of water, and even after putting the phone in rice it didn't work. But for some reason she cooked the rice first before she put her phone in it.
Haha! Are you Asian? You know we won't let rice go to waste!
BTW, I'm cooking the rice right after I'm done drying out my phone
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Re: Phone in rice trick
Originally Posted by rezznor
it works depending on how soaked your device got. remove the battery if you can. DO NOT try to turn it on until after it is fully dried out. also, if you have any of those silicone packets toss those in the bag as well, they work better then rice.
good luck
Bro, I've been navigating my phone all day. it's off now. Unfortunately I can't take out the battery. I have an HTC One.
Think it's done?
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Local High School Star
Re: Phone in rice trick
I do a lot of duckhunting, and I've probably dumped 6-7 phones in the water over the last 10 years. I carry a bag of rice in my truck for this exact purpose. Works about 50% of the time. I spilled an iPod 5 in the toilet 2 months ago. Immediately put it in a bag of rice for 12 hours. It acted funky at first but everything started working flawlessly after a while except for the WiFi. I can't get WiFi with it any longer, so I have to get a new one.
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Nosetradamus
Re: Phone in rice trick
Originally Posted by hateraid
Bro, I've been navigating my phone all day. it's off now. Unfortunately I can't take out the battery. I have an HTC One.
Think it's done?
the reason to not turn it on was to keep it from shorting out. since it's been working i'd say you are safe there. the problem that u have now is the risk of corrosion. i'd make sure it was entirely dry inside before using it again.
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Re: Phone in rice trick
Originally Posted by rezznor
the reason to not turn it on was to keep it from shorting out. since it's been working i'd say you are safe there. the problem that u have now is the risk of corrosion. i'd make sure it was entirely dry inside before using it again.
That's good news. You made my day sweetheart
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Re: Phone in rice trick
Originally Posted by hateraid
I can navigate my phone. I just can't get a signal. I actually waited until I got back from work before putting it in rice. Probably a few hours after I noticed I wasn't getting a signal? I can still get e-mails. I just can't go on internet, make calls or receive texts.
Think it's caputs?
huh... mine's still cutting out sporadically and the battery is f*cked. so i guess i keep losing my signal. but i'm getting texts. my phone doesn't have internet capabilities haha. i'm just gonna get a new one, if you're gonna keep urs best take it somewhere
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Re: Phone in rice trick
Originally Posted by BuffaloBill
This usually works but I had a friend who dropped her phone in a sink full of water, and even after putting the phone in rice it didn't work. But for some reason she cooked the rice first before she put her phone in it.
Lol so did it work
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King Heno
Re: Phone in rice trick
Originally Posted by hateraid
Haha! Are you Asian? You know we won't let rice go to waste!
BTW, I'm cooking the rice right after I'm done drying out my phone
They say the trick works because the rice will attract an Asian overnight that will fix your phone for you
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Nosetradamus
Re: Phone in rice trick
Originally Posted by RidonKs
huh... mine's still cutting out sporadically and the battery is f*cked. so i guess i keep losing my signal. but i'm getting texts. my phone doesn't have internet capabilities haha. i'm just gonna get a new one, if you're gonna keep urs best take it somewhere
probably because some parts are corroded
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Re: Phone in rice trick
Phone is fried
I bought a replacement. Same provider. It's getting delivered. Is all I have to do is switch the SIM card and the phone should start right up?
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