N95 water damaged?

[starbubble82]

Hey all my partner dropped her n95 into a bowl of water and obviously since it has not worked. Any ideas as to what i can do to try and fix it or what i will need to buy in order to repair it?

Thanks all

[dez_borders]

Originally Posted by starbubble82

Hey all my partner dropped her n95 into a bowl of water and obviously since it has not worked. Any ideas as to what i can do to try and fix it or what i will need to buy in order to repair it?

Thanks all

Take it to your local mobile shop, and ask for a quote to repair it.
It's unlikely you could fix it yourself, you would probably cause more damage.

[shug]

Often water damaged phones will eventually recover but have a shorter life due to circuit corrosion. Numerous drying out theories but the latest is to take off the back (it just peels off with a little effort and place the phone in a bag of rice!
Rice has exceptional absorbation properties and is often used to keep salt dry in damp climates. Just leave it for a few days and try from time to time. It's possible that the battery is fried though to which there is no cure. If you can try the battery in another phone.

[starbubble82]

Originally Posted by shug

Often water damaged phones will eventually recover but have a shorter life due to circuit corrosion. Numerous drying out theories but the latest is to take off the back (it just peels off with a little effort and place the phone in a bag of rice!
Rice has exceptional absorbation properties and is often used to keep salt dry in damp climates. Just leave it for a few days and try from time to time. It's possible that the battery is fried though to which there is no cure. If you can try the battery in another phone.

Hi there when you say 'take off the back' what do you mean take off the back of what?

[shug]

I mean the rubbery plastic backing which was plum or sand coloured on the original N95s. Just put your fingermails between this and the keypad and ease outwards and backwards. No screws and it's easy to put on again. Google N95 disassembly and you're bound to find a video

[starbubble82]

Sorted, turns out it was the damn bettery, tried another battery and it worked fine.

Thanks all for your help

[bunchasmiles]

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me with my problem. I dropped the phone in a small puddle today and it landed face down. I dried it completely but the sound quality is way off. I can barely hear a thing when I attempt to make a phone call through the handset but when I put it on speakerphone it is clear.