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No way...EVO Waterproof?
- Thread starter Crodley
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I dropped my phone in the toilet yesterday, but took it out fast(nothing was in the toilet but water....so far it's been working fine...cleaned up the Headphone jack with a Q-tip and the rest of the insides under tha hood with an air can..it's been working fine, but yesterday it was acting up...I can say for now it's waterproof, but time will tell
daniellejohnson4
Newbie
Mine is with geek squad. Definitely NOT waterproof. lol
heavychevy
Android Expert
There is never nothing in the toilet but water after about the first few dumps taken.
Food for thought.
whoodiestyle
Newbie
I had my phone in my pocket at work and dropped the hose sprayed my pocket good and I thought I ruined my phone it came out fine
SatelliteGuy
Member
I know this is kinda an old post but.... did NO ONE understand what the guy was doing?? Everyone says "oh that phone is TRASHED" and "But look, it wont boot" WELL DUH! That's why he did it!
He was messing with the software and bricked it. Since the insurance wont cover that, he was TRYING to water-damage it... WHICH THE INSURANCE WILL COVER!
They will charge him the $99 deductible instead of $500 to buy one outright. How did that get by everyone that posted on this?? I had EXACTLY the same plan. The guy in the Sprint store said "They wont cover it if you brick it" And my reply was "I ride a motorcycle. Ever seen what happens to a phone that falls outta ur pocket at 75mph?" He just smiled, and said "haha, you already know!"
If you screw the software in one, they wont replace it. BUT, if it's FUBAR and they cant get into it...well....
The guy in the video even said, "I'm gonna water-damage this because no one could help me fix it and I cant afford to pay that much for a new one"
He was messing with the software and bricked it. Since the insurance wont cover that, he was TRYING to water-damage it... WHICH THE INSURANCE WILL COVER!
They will charge him the $99 deductible instead of $500 to buy one outright. How did that get by everyone that posted on this?? I had EXACTLY the same plan. The guy in the Sprint store said "They wont cover it if you brick it" And my reply was "I ride a motorcycle. Ever seen what happens to a phone that falls outta ur pocket at 75mph?" He just smiled, and said "haha, you already know!"
If you screw the software in one, they wont replace it. BUT, if it's FUBAR and they cant get into it...well....
The guy in the video even said, "I'm gonna water-damage this because no one could help me fix it and I cant afford to pay that much for a new one"
lordofthereef
Android Expert
That's also insurance fraud. Just saying...
novox77
Leeeroy Jennnkinnns!
I never saw this the first time around. Pretty funny.
What he SHOULD have done was put some salt and some soap in the water. The soap softens the water and allows it to flow through thin cracks easier. The salt electrolyzes the water making it super-conductive. That enables the liquid to short-circuit the phone. Water without dissolved ions in it won't do squat to a circuit.
What he SHOULD have done was put some salt and some soap in the water. The soap softens the water and allows it to flow through thin cracks easier. The salt electrolyzes the water making it super-conductive. That enables the liquid to short-circuit the phone. Water without dissolved ions in it won't do squat to a circuit.
EPIC FAIL BRO you totally pointed out his EPIC FAILURE
jrstinkfish
Android Enthusiast
I dropped my Evo into my dog's water bowl last week, bent over and it fell right out of my shirt pocket. I snatched it out immediately, ripped the battery cover off and removed the battery. Dried it off as much as possible and let it sit for several hours. Put the battery back in, and it would boot and work, but weird things would happen, like the speaker phone coming on randomly, programs FC-ing, and notifications making no sound. So on a whim, I decided before I filed a claim, I'd wipe it completely, install a new ROM (VirusROM 2.3, very nice BTW), and see what happened.
Phone works great now. Something must've gotten scrambled in all that chaos. I was relieved, and saved $100
Phone works great now. Something must've gotten scrambled in all that chaos. I was relieved, and saved $100
I dropped my Evo into my dog's water bowl last week, bent over and it fell right out of my shirt pocket. I snatched it out immediately, ripped the battery cover off and removed the battery. Dried it off as much as possible and let it sit for several hours. Put the battery back in, and it would boot and work, but weird things would happen, like the speaker phone coming on randomly, programs FC-ing, and notifications making no sound. So on a whim, I decided before I filed a claim, I'd wipe it completely, install a new ROM (VirusROM 2.3, very nice BTW), and see what happened.
Phone works great now. Something must've gotten scrambled in all that chaos. I was relieved, and saved $100
there was a virus in the doggie bowl?
theamishninja
Lurker
I knocked my EVO off into a glass of water the first week I had it. I immediately did a battery pull and let it dry out over night and it was fine. Then about a month ago it fell out of my jacket pocket and lay in the pouring rain for over 20 minutes before I realized where it was. Again, battery pull, dry, and it's fine.
Is it waterproof? no.
Did my Otter Box help? unlikely, I work in a paper company and I use it mainly to keep paper dust out of the ports.
I think the phone is amazingly resilient, or maybe I'm just lucky, either way I'm very hard on phones and this is the same EVO I've had from the beginning and the only damage at all is a very tiny scratch on the screen... no loose USB port, no screen separation, no cracked camera lens, nothing.
Are people using their EVOs as hammers?
Is it waterproof? no.
Did my Otter Box help? unlikely, I work in a paper company and I use it mainly to keep paper dust out of the ports.
I think the phone is amazingly resilient, or maybe I'm just lucky, either way I'm very hard on phones and this is the same EVO I've had from the beginning and the only damage at all is a very tiny scratch on the screen... no loose USB port, no screen separation, no cracked camera lens, nothing.
Are people using their EVOs as hammers?
IMnobody
Newbie
I'd never try this, I know my luck is poor enough to have a Fried phone 100% of the time.
But, if you remember your High School Science classes, "Pure Water" (H2O) is considered a "non-conductor". At least it's not a conductor, until you add some other compound, like salt (Sodium Cloride).
So, in theory, the unit should work just fine, while immersed under water. At least until the chemicals on the board, mix with the water, to form some other conductive compound.
But, it's likely, its seal integrity is such, that there's enough of an air pockets to protect the phone, to prevent the water from getting to the main board. I notice he didn't flip the phone over while underwater.
potted circuits work better.
IM
But, if you remember your High School Science classes, "Pure Water" (H2O) is considered a "non-conductor". At least it's not a conductor, until you add some other compound, like salt (Sodium Cloride).
So, in theory, the unit should work just fine, while immersed under water. At least until the chemicals on the board, mix with the water, to form some other conductive compound.
But, it's likely, its seal integrity is such, that there's enough of an air pockets to protect the phone, to prevent the water from getting to the main board. I notice he didn't flip the phone over while underwater.
potted circuits work better.
IM
androidGT
Lurker
agree!
although the video is cool, but i still don't believe there is a phone which is really water-proof~
whoodiestyle
Newbie
So I dropped my phone in the toilet and it went into car panel mode and the screen stayed on the whole time and even when i pulled it of the water it still stayed on until i pulled the battery out. I poured the water out stuck the battery back in restart it works fine but touch screen wont work so then i hit it with the hair dryer and all is well now again.
esthernrob
Android Enthusiast
