I dropped my phone into toilet last night but my cat jumped in and grabbed it for me. His name is Burla, he is very smart.

I keep seeing the same questions on from people who haven't read the above article.

I've dropped my Blackberry Pearl into water *twice* and it works perfectly. Here's what i do & some common *do's and don'ts*:

Do's:

If you get your phone wet *pull the battery out immediately!* And *don't* put it back in!

Disassemble it as much as you can. If you can pull it apart completely (to the circuit board) then *do it!*

Dry it as much as possible with cotton wool or cotton buds.

Leave it somewhere warm (*not* hot!!!) as drying is a gradual process & should be done over 2-3 days.

Don'ts:

*Do not put the battery back in!!* Dropping your phone is an awful feeling. But *never* get curious and put the battery back in early. Wait the 2/3 days till dry.

9/10 times it will short circuit the phone and it will be broken.

*Don't dry it with a hairdryer!* It won't evaporate the moisture, and will force the moisture deeper in.

*Don't try to heat it in any way!* I have to stress it needs to be dried *slowly*. Put it near a low heater, in hot water cupboard, near a dehumidifier, in uncooked rice or similar. If you try heating it, the moisture will be forced into somewhere hard to fix, ie, *in the screen.*

Follow these steps and it should be ok every time. As i said, i've dropped my Blackberry twice, and two other phones. It always works.

Hopefully this helps.

My little brother dropped his phone in the toilet earlier today. He took it out and turned it on..Numbers popped up on the screen and his phone was vibrating and would go to the verizon wireless thing when it turned on.. He took it out and tried drying it on his shirt for only a min..Freaked out and came to me...I had a similar situation. So I took the battery off, shook it and dried the batter and phone.. I vacuumed the battery and phone to try and suck any extra moisture. Now the batter and phone are sitting in two separate bowls of uncooked rice.. Do you have any other advice as far as what to do? I plan on leaving it in the rice for two days... Do you think his phone will be ok? thank you so much. I really hope I can save his phone.

i dropped my pantech slate into a puddle...it was in there for no more than 3 seconds but it was on and the fall caused the battery cover to fall off! i dried it off and my phones turns on and goes to the normal screen but none of the buttons work (except the button to turn it on but i cant even turn it back off with that..i have to pull out the battery).

I just went swimming a my sisters party and i just jumped in remembering to take off my glasses and my hairband but i forgot to get the phone out of my pocket so i jumped in and i totally forgot about it until i accidentally hit the part of my leg where the pocket was and i felt it and i'm like Uh oh so i gave it to my sister to put on the table. i had no idea that i was supposed to take out the battery and let it dry and i was swimming for a *long* long time in the pool with it in my pocket. I was at the pool for about an hour. I tried to turn it on, but it didn't and i put it on the charger and the lights were turning on really bright and then dimmed until it turned off and it kept doing that. Then i took it off of the charger and then i put it on again and the screen turned white then i had to turn it off. The phone is useless. Now unless you guys can help me it won't even turn on now.

omg i had my nokia xpressmusic and i was sitting down in the pool. i only got it a little bit wet and i think it must have been 45 seconds till i realized what happened. i turned it off and dried everything out. i vacuumed it then i put it in some rice. ok i am really scared cuz i love my phone to death and i cant live w/o it and i kno my parents will be rlly mad so can yall tell me wat to do from there?

Ok so i just thought i would tell you what happened to me... it was the last day of school (yesterday) and i got a text from my early bird friend, which woke me up. I read it and decided I had to go to the bathroom, so still half asleep i wandered toward the toilet. then, before i went to the bathroom, my mom called my name and i turned around which made my phone slip out of my hands and sent it flying into the toilet. It wasn't in there for more that 2 seconds, but it's old and cheap so the back popped off. I pulled it out and dried it off as well as i could, and let it sit the whole time i was at school.

Then when i came home i decided not to try it until later, but was really worried it might be permanently broken, and i am almost never home all summer so i was a little freaked. I went out on a bike ride with my friends from 5 until 10 and when i got home, i held my breath and hoped so hard... *and it turned on!* at first the 3 key wouldn't work but it's doing fine now, i'll write again if i find anything wrong with it.

I dropped my phone in water just now, and for the most part it works, but the front screen does not work, and it can't find service anywhere!!! I just got it like 3 or 4 weeks ago and I can't wait the full 72 hours. My dad is getting back from his trip tonight! What should I do?

So my LG Xenon was in my pocket, i sat down at the stairs of the pool and i just remembered my phone was in my back pocket of my shorts. My phone was in the water for no more than 3 seconds. I took my phone out of my pocket and it still worked regular but a few minutes after I took it out of the water my camera light came on and it started to vibrate. I took the battery out.

I just bought the phone like a week ago for like $314. I'm worried it might not work. It won't turn on and keeps vibrating and now the camera light wont go on anymore. *Anybody out there, please help me and tell me what to do!*

i dropped my phone in a large container of chicken and broc (yes the Chinese food) and i let it sit for about 10 seconds... i took it apart and put *every single* piece in cat litter and now it works fine (actually the touch screen works better lol) it was a samsung glyde...*let it sit in the cat litter for 2 days, people it works*...

i dropped my voyager in the bathtub today, my mom warmed rice up in a skillet and let it cool and then put it in a tuperware container and i dried it with a towel and now it is currently drying. don't use a blowdryer, that pushes water deeper and fries the battery!

I dropped my phone in sewer water and now the end button and clear button don't work.

I dropped my sony ericsson in the toilet two days ago. I immediately fished it out and turned it off, but I didn't try to dry it out until I got home. My best friend suggested putting the phone in the oven on the lowest possible setting for 5 min, but I blow-dried it and had it laying disassembled in front of a fan until now. I have tried the battery a couple of times and it vibrates and makes noise and that's all it does! Any help?

Believe it or not i dropped my phone in a large creek about 3 feet deep. I could not find my phone and didn't find it for at least fifteen minutes. I took out the battery and put the phone and battery on concrete directly in the sun in a see through tub to contain heat. I later took out the battery again let it sit for a day hair dried it with no battery and it now works. I prayed to god and it's a miracle.

My phone fell in a cup of water and I don't know how long it was in there. Is there anyway I can save this phone?

C.L.R. it!! Seriously, take the phone apart so all you have is the pcb (comp chip) and submerse it in CLR for like 3 days. My Blackberry Curve was screwed and even the dealer couldn't do anything so I said, why not? I tried the CLR under my sink and after I dried it out for almost 3 weeks, I put a new battery in it and it started up like it used to! Unfortunately, I already spent another $500 on a new one.

ok..i accidentally left my phone in my pocket and it went into the washing machine. i realised it only when the washing machine had stopped. so i tried to wipe it and stuff and my mum told me that I should let it charge for some time so that the heat will make the water evaporate. i did that for like 2 hours or so, but decided to stop. I tried to switch it on and it only worked once. at that time i tried pressing the call button and I heard it ringing which meant that the interior is working fine(i think) however, there is nothing on my display screen. my phone is a htc touch diamond. any suggestions pls? i got it just 4 months ago and it's so precious, everything is in there. help!!

Well I have a phone that I just dropped in the toilet. Immediately I took it out and tried to use it. Nothing was working at all then I hung up on my friend who I was talking to and went here. Then I took the battery out, dried it completely, let it sit for a few moments then turned it on in my living room and set it away from me. When it was back on it worked fine. Thanks a lot for this website !!! :D [my phone has 58 mp3 files on it also, would of been very sad if I lost them all]

My cellphone (a sony ericson [at&t]) fell into a glass filled with water just few minutes ago. I took it out as fast as I could. I turned it off and took out the battery. I dried it as much as i could and then let it dry under a light for a few minutes but my curiosity took over my sensible side and I tried to turn it on. The screen didn't work very well but it could vibrate and its sound was working fine.

Will my cell work ever? I need to know. I really don't want to buy another one....*please help*!!!

ok so i was at school and i dropped my brand new at&t quickfire in the toilet. i pulled it out as fast as i could. my mom was so mad and so now it's drying out. i was wondering if there was anything i could do? that phone was my life, though i only texted. so yea, well anyway, HELP ME! =(

I dropped my phone (behold) in the toilet and i quickly took off everything and dried it. I tried turning it on and it vibrated a little. So i took off the battery and i dried it with a fan for about 2days.

Do you think it will still work?

Ok I have a green LG rumor. I was texting while in the bathroom and it fell into the toilet. I screamed and then retrieved it. I turned it off immediately and took out the battery. I dried it off. I tried to blow dry it, but my uncle said it will fry the battery. I put the battery back in and turned it on.

The screen was gray and it would just vibrate. I took the battery out immediately and left it on the counter to dry.

Can I take it in and have the people not notice it was dropped in water or do I have to get a new phone? Or will it be fine?

Ok so i dropped my phone (Envy2) into the toilet like 15 mintues ago. I took the battery out and dried everything off and now it's just sitting out to dry.

Will it work again or do I have to get a new phone?

so i had my phone in my back pocket but it was sticking out and i didnt know and it fell in the toilet. my phone is a blackberry pearl and the rolling button is green instead of white what dos that mean right now it's sitting on a vent what should i do?

i was playing wii with my family. and i told them i was going to go wash my face. well i was cleaning out the sink. and it started to fill up with water. i took my phone (chocolate 2) it slipped out of my hand and fell into the water. i immediately took my phone out ran to the kitchen turned off my phone and dried it off. i took out the battery. and now im letting it dry over vents (not the battery) and blow drying it. im afraid to turn it on cause it gets all wierd. and its all screwed up. what should i do! PLEASE! reply back! im in desperate need! i need! my phone!

yesterday i had just got back from driving with my boyfriend and we came inside and my hands were full. so i set some things down and my blackberry just happened to fall in a glass of water that was next to me. i took it out as quickly as i could and took the battery out and dried enough of my phone as i could. then when i turned it on the screen went blank so i took the battery out again and set my blackberry and my battery up close to the fan for a few hours. put it all back together and everything works fine. even the buttons and the screen! :D

i just dropped my krazer in the toilet like five minutes ago.i retrieved it instantly (forgetting it was a toilet =P)and i had heard to put it immediately in a bag of rice or kitty litter. so now its sitting in kitty litter and i will leave it in there for about a day and i will post if it works!

I just dropped my phone in a bowl of water about an hour ago, its my brand new slider. Its Virgin Mobile, and was kinda expensive for my family. Any time i type on it it types 3 characters, currently i took out the battery opened the slide and laid it face down on top of my tv. Is there anything else i can do? Please help, this is a huge disappointment for me, and id really like to be able to still have my phone.

So I was really tired just laying down, then i decided i was really thirsty so I got up and got some orange juice, and went back to my bed to lay down (and I always have my phone by me), so i was basically half asleep, and I had the orange juice on my lap and i picked up my phone and it fell in the orange juice! So i took it out immediately and tried to dry it off. Nothing is working!!! Im going to be in SOOO much trouble if my parents find out. I just got the at&t quickfire ( like $250! ) For christmas, and its only been about a week! help me!!

i just want to tell my story. its summer and it 30 degrees and i went for a swim with my mate down river and i forgot to take my phone out of my pocket and i was swimming for about 20 ins then i realized my phone was in my pocket its a nokia e51 it cost me 250 bucks. lol i know its stuffed so yeah thought i share my story.

i dropped my cell phone in water. at 1st the 0 * # keys did not work then all of then did not work so i hit the power but now it will not come back on.

I dropped my Blackberry Curve in the toilet and for those of you that have had water damage to a Curve, if you dry it off and let it sit out for a couple days, it will turn on and be fine. I left mine drying for about 2 days and then I charged it and its been working just fine.

it was a (GLEAM) ok i know this will sound fun/weird ok i was moving the turkey of the counter to the stove top while i was moving it the turkey juice spilled all over my jeans (when my phone was in my right pocket) i took my phone out it was still working so i thought nothing was wrong with it until i try 2 text it did weird stuff so i turned it off and took the battery out then blowdried it off then put the battery back in it did the same i keep repeating that over and over. so that didnt i took the battery out and put the phone and battery in the freezer. took it out and it the screen didnt com on but the buttons did . So now its sitting on the charger 4 the past 3 days. So what should i do.

today, i didnt have any togs with me and all my friends were going for a swim, so i decided to go in my clothes. i was in probably for about 5 seconds until i realized my phone was in my pocket. i ran out, took out the battery and sim card and it is currently drying. i won't try and turn it on for a few days, but does anyone have any other suggestions?! someone told me the salt in the water will completely destroy it!! help!

ok so im just had my birthday and got a new slide fone. hadn't even had it for a week! then i went to the beach with some friends and dropped it in the water! it was only in there for about 1 to 2 seconds. so i got the battery out fast and put it in the hotwater cupboard to try and dry it out.

so after a week i took it out and tried putting my sim card in it and charger. it lit up but none of the buttons worked. Can someone please!!!!!!! help me im desperate. it was a $200 dollar fone.

so i dropped my glyde phone in the toilet but i took it out as quick as 2 seconds so i dont know if the touch screen i gonna work again?

please answers back

I dropped my phone in water and I thought I got it out fast enough, however I'm pretty sure it turned off in the water... I did above steps, air dried it then tried to charge it but nothing would turn it on. Is there anything else I can do, or do I need a new battery??

i got a blackberry curve about a month ago. while i was washing dishes, i had my phone on the counter that was about five inches above the sink that i was washing dishes in. my phone was set on vibrate, and it was buzzing right over the ledge of the counter. without enough time for reaction, it fell into the sink filled with soapy water. before my blackberry hit the very bottom of the sink, i caught it, and immediately took the battery, SIM card, and memory card right out of it. i'm not sure where the water sticker is located or what it looks like, but i need help because this phone was very expensive and i really don't want to tell my mom what happened to it.

i have an lg rumour that i JUST dropped into a glass of water. i got the phone a week from friday so i can still send it in i think...but i dried off as much of the water as i could then put the battery back in and turned it on.

it worked like normal. i even sent a text. but then i noticed the screen was going all weird so i took out the batter and saw that there must've been water int he phone. i wiped that off then put the battery back in again and it worked but some of the buttons did things that they were or werent supposed to do. took out the battery and got rid of all the moisture that had appeared once again. turned it back on and now more buttons werent doing their right functions. now it s sitting out in the sun opened with the battery beside it. is there anything else i can do?

well i just dropped my phone in fruit punch and then i took it right out and dried it off. i tried to turn the phone off but it wasnt working, so them i just took the battery out and dried that off to and now the screen isnt working and its all blurry...by the way i have a slide phone so its harder to get all the water out!!! right now its drying...will it work when i turn it back on???? I need some help! Please!!! I can't live w/o my phone!!!

I dropped my cell one razor in the toilet i retrieved it as soon as i realized what happened i took the battery out and dried with a towel (this all happened within 5 min) i then stuck my phone in a pair of panty hose and put it in a bag of rice (as did my friend when it happened to her) for 2 days!!! i then put the phone on the charger without turning it on...is there any hope???

I was drinking coca cola and my cell phone was on the couch. I was texting when I accidentally dropped my phone into the glass! I did try to turn it out again, but now I know that's what not to do. It's been a day and it still isn't working. Is there any hope for my cell phone?!

i left mine in my pocket and it went through the washing machine! it just finished and there it was! any hope?!?!?!?

So my son dropped my phone in the pool and I went to the bottom to get it and when i first looked at it there was nothing wrong with the screen or anything but i took the battery out and dried everything the best that I could and I put the battery back in and now it is saying emergency download mode does this mean that it is broken?

lol when that happened to me, i just removed the water sticker on the battery and brought it in, they looked there first and said come back in a hour, came back and had a new phone free of charge.

my sidekick slide fell into the toilet, i took it out as soon as it fell but i didnt take the battery out until the phone shut off. what should i do??? i know i have to leave it and not try to turn it on for a couple days

Well, I was at the ocean and we had to walk across a shallow part to this little island. So there was this big sand thing I had to go up and I slipped! It only got a little of my bag wet but of course the part that got wet was were my phone was! So it has been 2 days and it still doesn't work!

alright, well the other day it was storming out and i had just got home. As im rushing out of my car i dropped my phone without knowing! Since my phone is always in use, i started looking for it in my purse. couldnt find it at all! soo i looked outside. And there it was in a big puddle, with rain falling on top of it. so i took off to get it outside. Since then its been sitting out for about two n half days. i finally put it all together and the screen stays completely white, everything lights up when you close the phone. On the little screen it shows the battery amount, and then a little airplane and beside it says "airplane mode"!! i dont know how to get rid of it! Especially when the screen is totally blank! the sound still works and it vibrates. its just the screen. So i honestly dont know what to do with this situation. im as of right now using a really lame old cellphone from the past, its very old school and ive already had enough of it. So please, help me out, what do i doooo?!

the same goes for me, my phone wasn't completely underwater but it fell in the small drain space at the pool, you know the white space that's about 5 inches long?. I took it out no more then 2 seconds after but now the screens all weird. i can get some pictures but everything is in the negative colors. I can call and everything but as for saving it.. i dont think there's much else to do.

I was at a pool party and I brought my sony walkman slider there, so my dad could call me if he needed me. I didn't drop it in water, it just got wet. and the screen is all weird, you can see but its different colors and stuff..The rest of the phone works. How do you fix the screen? I tried a blow drier suggestion from a friend, it didn't work well..the party was yesterday, but it's still like it was before, what should I do?

i forgot my phone in my pocket of my swim suit and got into my pool at work. it was submerged for about 3-4 minutes... something tells me i am not going to save it. it was a brand new BlackBerry Curve (retails at over $400) please everyone, make sure your pockets are empty before entering a pool :(

i dropped mine in the toilet while i was using it and now im waiting for it to dry and the inside of the screen is wet, any help?

I dropped mine in the toilet and it kept working but now it's run out of battery and it won't turn on :(

don't blow dry it - the air forces water deeper into the phone

i left my phone out in the rain im trying to get it to work!

Okay...so i dropped my cell into water, and it'll only turn on when its hooked up to the charger, and after so long if its not used, it'll shut itself off, would you say thats the phone itself, or the battery?

I dropped my blackjack in the toilet!! I immediately took the battery out and it was dry. However I beat the _ _ ss out of it. 2 hours later I replaced the battery and it's working. Go figure.

i heard that you can put a damp cell phone in a bowl of rice and that helps absorb any residual moisture you can't get to with a towel. i've never had the opportunity to try this, but when you have a wet cell phone, you're probably desperate enough to try anything!

i dropped it in water and i was at a river about 6 blocks from my home and as soon as i got home i blow dryed it and now whenever i turn it on it goes to the starting screen than the buttons light up than it starts all over...what should i do?

I've dropped two cell phones in water and one worked after and one didn't. The trick was to turn it off immediately, dry off all parts of it, take the battery out and dry that off, and let it sit for about 48 hours. Then it worked!