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- 09-12-2004, 02:00 AM #1TomT610Guest
I've had a T610 for about two months now, and I also use it as my
alarm by leaving it on the floor by my bed so that the vibrating
causes a loud rattling noise which rouses me. However the other day
I also had a cup of water next to my bed and when I silenced the
alarm I accidently put it RIGHT IN THE CUP! I didn't notice it until
I woke up at some later point, it was in about an inch of water for
probably at least 15 minutes or a half hour.
When I tried to turn it on it just froze on the blue startup screen
and then turned off after a few minutes and hasn't turned on at all
since then.
I called T-mobile and said it "just stopped working" and they said
they would send me a new one and for me to send it back in the box
the new one comes in. They said they would check it for damage that
they wouldnt cover and if they found any signs (of water damage etc)
then i would be charged a replacement fee.
My question is about water damage indicators on the T610. How exactly
would they check for water damage? Is it a litmus test thats
guarenteed to show up as being water damaged? Or do they just check
for traces of moisture, and if so, can I just leave it in my car or
something to fully evaporate all of the traceable moisture? There is
a round rubber thing covering something on the back that I cant
remove without taking the phone apart, is that an irreversable water
damage indicator that they would know if I was to tamper with? Cuz
if it is then that part was definetly soaked in water for minutes, so
I'm screwed. Is there ANY way that I can conceal the signs of water
damage? Is there something that I can just switch with the new phone
they sent me?
Any help would be unendingly appreciated
Thank You
Tom
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- 09-12-2004, 02:26 AM #2John PhillipsGuest
Re: PLEASE HELP!!!! - T610 or anyone
On Sun, 12 Sep 2004, at 08:00:06 [GMT GMT] (18:00:06 Sunday, 12 September
2004 where I live) "TomT610" wrote:
> Any help would be unendingly appreciated
Honesty is the best policy! They would probably open the phone and see the
damage to the motherboard.
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- 09-12-2004, 04:08 AM #3OverallmanGuest
Re: PLEASE HELP!!!! - T610 or anyone
They'll discover it immediately.
Oxidation, water in the screen, water shortcircuits, ...
TomT610 wrote:
> I've had a T610 for about two months now, and I also use it as my
> alarm by leaving it on the floor by my bed so that the vibrating
> causes a loud rattling noise which rouses me. However the other day
> I also had a cup of water next to my bed and when I silenced the
> alarm I accidently put it RIGHT IN THE CUP! I didn't notice it until
> I woke up at some later point, it was in about an inch of water for
> probably at least 15 minutes or a half hour.
>
> When I tried to turn it on it just froze on the blue startup screen
> and then turned off after a few minutes and hasn't turned on at all
> since then.
>
> I called T-mobile and said it "just stopped working" and they said
> they would send me a new one and for me to send it back in the box
> the new one comes in. They said they would check it for damage that
> they wouldnt cover and if they found any signs (of water damage etc)
> then i would be charged a replacement fee.
>
> My question is about water damage indicators on the T610. How exactly
> would they check for water damage? Is it a litmus test thats
> guarenteed to show up as being water damaged? Or do they just check
> for traces of moisture, and if so, can I just leave it in my car or
> something to fully evaporate all of the traceable moisture? There is
> a round rubber thing covering something on the back that I cant
> remove without taking the phone apart, is that an irreversable water
> damage indicator that they would know if I was to tamper with? Cuz
> if it is then that part was definetly soaked in water for minutes, so
> I'm screwed. Is there ANY way that I can conceal the signs of water
> damage? Is there something that I can just switch with the new phone
> they sent me?
>
> Any help would be unendingly appreciated
>
> Thank You
> Tom
>
>
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- 09-12-2004, 04:44 AM #4michael turnerGuest
Re: PLEASE HELP!!!! - T610 or anyone
On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 08:00:06 +0000, TomT610 wrote:
> I've had a T610 for about two months now, and I also use it as my
> alarm by leaving it on the floor by my bed so that the vibrating
> causes a loud rattling noise which rouses me. However the other day
> I also had a cup of water next to my bed and when I silenced the
> alarm I accidently put it RIGHT IN THE CUP! I didn't notice it until
> I woke up at some later point, it was in about an inch of water for
> probably at least 15 minutes or a half hour.
>
> When I tried to turn it on it just froze on the blue startup screen
> and then turned off after a few minutes and hasn't turned on at all
> since then.
Well that's done it in for sure. If you'd let the phone dry out properly
before attempting to turn it on, you just might have been able to save it.
> I called T-mobile and said it "just stopped working" and they said they
> would send me a new one and for me to send it back in the box the new
> one comes in. They said they would check it for damage that they
> wouldnt cover and if they found any signs (of water damage etc) then i
> would be charged a replacement fee.
>
> My question is about water damage indicators on the T610. How exactly
> would they check for water damage? Is it a litmus test thats guarenteed
> to show up as being water damaged? Or do they just check for traces of
> moisture, and if so, can I just leave it in my car or something to fully
> evaporate all of the traceable moisture? There is a round rubber thing
> covering something on the back that I cant remove without taking the
> phone apart, is that an irreversable water damage indicator that they
> would know if I was to tamper with? Cuz if it is then that part was
> definetly soaked in water for minutes, so I'm screwed. Is there ANY way
> that I can conceal the signs of water damage? Is there something that I
> can just switch with the new phone they sent me?
Mainboard by now will be all corroded, and will be quite obvious to the
servicer.
> Any help would be unendingly appreciated
You do have contents insurance ?
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- 09-12-2004, 08:48 AM #5OverallmanGuest
Re: PLEASE HELP!!!! - T610 or anyone
In Belgium you can buy a T610 for 169 EUR.
Overallman wrote:
> They'll discover it immediately.
> Oxidation, water in the screen, water shortcircuits, ...
>
> TomT610 wrote:
>
>> I've had a T610 for about two months now, and I also use it as my
>> alarm by leaving it on the floor by my bed so that the vibrating
>> causes a loud rattling noise which rouses me. However the other day
>> I also had a cup of water next to my bed and when I silenced the
>> alarm I accidently put it RIGHT IN THE CUP! I didn't notice it until
>> I woke up at some later point, it was in about an inch of water for
>> probably at least 15 minutes or a half hour.
>>
>> When I tried to turn it on it just froze on the blue startup screen
>> and then turned off after a few minutes and hasn't turned on at all
>> since then.
>>
>> I called T-mobile and said it "just stopped working" and they said
>> they would send me a new one and for me to send it back in the box
>> the new one comes in. They said they would check it for damage that
>> they wouldnt cover and if they found any signs (of water damage etc)
>> then i would be charged a replacement fee.
>>
>> My question is about water damage indicators on the T610. How exactly
>> would they check for water damage? Is it a litmus test thats
>> guarenteed to show up as being water damaged? Or do they just check
>> for traces of moisture, and if so, can I just leave it in my car or
>> something to fully evaporate all of the traceable moisture? There is
>> a round rubber thing covering something on the back that I cant
>> remove without taking the phone apart, is that an irreversable water
>> damage indicator that they would know if I was to tamper with? Cuz
>> if it is then that part was definetly soaked in water for minutes, so
>> I'm screwed. Is there ANY way that I can conceal the signs of water
>> damage? Is there something that I can just switch with the new phone
>> they sent me?
>>
>> Any help would be unendingly appreciated
>>
>> Thank You
>> Tom
>>
>>
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