My phone will not turn on. This is what happened. It was dropped into the river. Some say that it had water damage and is just plain broken, but i don't believe this. The battery that was in it at the time is definitely broken. I've put in a new one. When i do, the red light comes on for a few seconds, then turns off. If i wait for about 30 seconds, it will do 2 sets of vibration, and the multi light starts flashing and does not stop. It will not turn on. Ive tried all sorts of things. Taking the battery out and waiting a bit, then putting it back in. same thing happens every time. i've charged it many times. It will charge, but still won't turn on.

Anyone think they have a solution?

Its broken.

Just take it to you Carrier and say you don't know whats wrong.

You dropped it into a river? That's very unclean water. If it's still not working after a battery swap, then when it dried out it probably left particulate residue on the inside on the electronics and it's causing something to short circuit.

Something you could try is taking the battery off, removing the sim card and any SD/Micro SD cards you have in it, and rinsing it with distilled water. Distilled water is pure water, i.e. no particles in it like dirt or salt etc. After rinsing the phone for as long as you feel is necessary, shake it gently to dry it off, and use a towel or some other kind of cloth that doesn't leave residue (no paper towels!) to dry it off as best as you can. After that, shake it a little bit more, towel it down again, then let it sit around and dry off. Don't put a fan or any heat on it or anything, just let it sit for a while.

After that, put the sim/SD/Micro SD cards back in and reattach the battery, and hope for the best.

Good luck.



Phones have little stickers that change color when they get wet, so the carrier will probably know it was dropped in water, and that will usually void any warranty.


This post was edited by bentherdonethat on Jan 27 2011 12:08am

whatever u do dont do this.


if u dropped ur phone in the river its done bro. for future reference tho, next time u get a phone wet, dont turn it on, make sure its completely dry before u do. dont ever intentionally get technology wet. best way to dry is to put ur phone in a bowl of dry rice, let it sit and it should absorb any wetness.

what exactly is wrong with his solution? and you said "what ever u do dont do this." followed by "if u dropped ur phone in the river its done bro." i see that as contradictory... i mean if its done, what would it matter if he put it in distilled water? what more is gonna get broken on a "done phone?" most likely he will have to buy a new phone anyways so why not try fixing the problem. also, please note that it says distilled water. so when most people get their phones wet, its not from distilled water but perhaps tap water or w/e. tap water and etc is not = distilled.