Hi,
I was out on a boat the other day, and my storm got the tiniest, and i mean tiniest splash of water on it, in fact i wasn't even sure if it got wet until i noticed the touch screen is only half responsive. Sometimes it will work, but never perfectly. I can't type out a full text message or even dial a full number. I let the blackberry sit out for a day or so and hairdryed it, but testing it now and no luck still. is there anything else i can do? I have the insurance, and I'm sure the water damage indicator did not go off, isthere anyway I can just get a replacmeent phone for free? I know verizon charges 50 bucks for a new phone after the insurance
Alright, i just took a look at the water indicators and none went off, definitely didn't get enough water in it. If this doesn't work, will the manufacturers warranty cover this as a defect? And would I get a refurbished or brand new phone ? (been over 30 days, bene about two months probably since i bought it from vzw)
I don't see how bread will work, if it's already moist.
This phone has had so many problems they might replace it as a defect (all of them are defective really) as long as the water marks haven't been affected.
@penguin15793: Can't help but think it has something 2 do w/ur username. Oh and u'd get refurb likely w/no problem as phone wasn't water-logged, even if u tell the truth! U know white water indicator only visible w/battery out? It's not red sticker over screw.
Last edited by Transfigured; 07-13-09 at 07:04 PM.
@Penguin15793: Can't help but think it has something 2 do w/ur username. Oh and u'd get refurb likely w/no problem as phone wasn't water-logged, even if u tell the truth! U know white water indicator only visible w/battery out? It's not red sticker over screw.
Yeah, I can see it, plain white little box. Definitely wouldn't get a new phone though? It'd have to be a refurb?
idk, left it in a sealed rice back for 48 hours, brought it out, didn'tw ork at first, went to verizon store, in the verizon store it started working perfectly, about 5 hours later stopped working again.
My Storm went to the bottom of the pool, pulled the battery out right away,
pulledthe sd card and let dry several hours, tomake a long story short the phone did come back on and worked very well =-like new but the battery draind prety quick and once it completely draind and the phone cut off it would not charge. I tried several charging metheds (wall, usb and car).
Nothing not even a red led the phone is totlely dead. Do you think its the charging port or is the battery gone. Do you know if you get a red led while on charger with bat. out?
This happened to my phone. I took it to Verizon and told them the screen just started freaking out and they gave me a new phone. As long as the water indicator is okay there is no problem.
Originally Posted by penguin15793
Hi,
I was out on a boat the other day, and my storm got the tiniest, and i mean tiniest splash of water on it, in fact i wasn't even sure if it got wet until i noticed the touch screen is only half responsive. Sometimes it will work, but never perfectly. I can't type out a full text message or even dial a full number. I let the blackberry sit out for a day or so and hairdryed it, but testing it now and no luck still. is there anything else i can do? I have the insurance, and I'm sure the water damage indicator did not go off, isthere anyway I can just get a replacmeent phone for free? I know verizon charges 50 bucks for a new phone after the insurance
Go w/replacement!