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just washed my flagship android phone in the damn washing machine
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Prinz Eugn
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Probably at least 24 hours. But this is a fast moving forum so rounding to 24 minutes should be okay.
At least 24 hours in rice, along with a quick BJ (blowdry job).
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Samsung is diging their mobile grave. No waterproofing, no removable battery, microSD card support?
Why the hell would anyone ever want to buy an S6?
Why the hell would anyone ever want to buy an S6?
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
OP part of the deal is you have to eat the rice to rid your phone of the water demons. Cat litter is hardly edible.
neogaffer1
Banned
Jokes aside, if you washed the phone and it was soaked in water for a long amount of time (5 min+) then there's very little chance to salvage it. If you need a cheap replacement you could pick up a Zenfone 2 for $200 off contract. As someone who just dropped their phone on pavement a little while ago, I feel your pain.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VWKKF52/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Because it looks nice, and the competition has mostly got their head up their own ass. Sony and HTC both use a Snapdragon 810, and LG's phone is a plasticy thing with just as bad UI, if not worse, than Sammy's. The only real competition the S6 has for half of the year is the LG phone, and even that is debatable.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VWKKF52/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Because it looks nice, and the competition has mostly got their head up their own ass. Sony and HTC both use a Snapdragon 810, and LG's phone is a plasticy thing with just as bad UI, if not worse, than Sammy's. The only real competition the S6 has for half of the year is the LG phone, and even that is debatable.
blame space
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Did you try to turn it on before you dried it in the rice?
Tal Shiar Agent
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Also so you don't fuck up again, why not get a case like an Otterbox?
LostMyNarbles
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Square Trade costs $100 for two years of insurance with a $75 deductible. For insuring a $700+ flagship device that isn't a ripoff at all.
neogaffer1
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Sorry, I just had to
Mammoth Jones
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Sorry to hear that dude. But you don't check you pockets on your shorts/pants before you dump them into the washer? That's been my rule of thumb from the start. Thought everyone did it.
Mr. Enigma
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Veritigo_X
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The fact that you actually labeled the bag is hilarious to me.
neogaffer1
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It's a S6, you can't take it out
HoodWinked
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battery is non removable like all unibody phones.
PumpkinSpice
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You can buy really good phones these days for $175. The real ripoff was buying $700 phones, adding ridiculous insurance plans is just icing on the cake.
blame space
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Can't believe Samsung took out the features that I needed. I'm switching to iPhone.
neogaffer1
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But it's also plastic.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Oppo
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Holy shit.
Marty Chinn
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Because in general, the insurance is a rip off. The number of times you're going to use it relative to your out of pocket cost if you have to pay without insurance is going to be in your favor if you do not pay for it. So ya, he could have used it here, but in the long run, you come out ahead if you just deal with the costs rather than pay for the insurance.
MilkLizard
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Not too bad.
It's actually a good idea. What if mom suddenly has the hankering for some fried rice ? She opens the bag, dumps it into the fryer, boom fried S6.
Oh wait, just remembered it's a bag of cat litter. Yeah, that is pretty funny. Maybe he didn't think we would believe there was a phone in there unless the bag was properly labeled ?
bennywhatever
Member
The S5 Active isn't. It's arguably better than the S5, with its durability, real buttons, and an extra programmable button on the side that the standard S5 doesn't have.
S5 Active is boss.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
my condolenses
I dunno how you could possibly do this. Usually im on my phone while doing laundry. Plus those phones are huge as fuck to not notice in pockets.
I dunno how you could possibly do this. Usually im on my phone while doing laundry. Plus those phones are huge as fuck to not notice in pockets.
blame space
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Should I open up the bag every once in a while and vacuum the cat litter out of the holes? It's soaking up the water.
You should rinse out your phone in distilled water first, all the soaps and gunk from the wash will remain when the water evaporates, so you need to get them out of your phone.
The wash water was agitated into the phone, so maybe fill a blender with distilled water?
*I am not a scientician.
And for the love of god use rice. Craziness is in cat litter.
The wash water was agitated into the phone, so maybe fill a blender with distilled water?
*I am not a scientician.
And for the love of god use rice. Craziness is in cat litter.
You should throw the litter out and use some damn rice.
blame space
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If I'm going to get something it would be silica gel but I don't even have a damn cat and I was really excited to find a use for this cat litter. It's unscented.
Mikey Jr.
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I hear you op.
I remember hoping into an outdoor pool. Just swimming around when I got this sudden realisation that I may have had my phone in my pocket. I slowly reach down to feel it and I do.
My heart has never sunk so fucking low. My day was completely fucking ruined. Hundreds of dollars down the drain and it was my first smartphone too.
I just fucking ran home. I barely even enjoyed the pool...
I remember hoping into an outdoor pool. Just swimming around when I got this sudden realisation that I may have had my phone in my pocket. I slowly reach down to feel it and I do.
My heart has never sunk so fucking low. My day was completely fucking ruined. Hundreds of dollars down the drain and it was my first smartphone too.
I just fucking ran home. I barely even enjoyed the pool...
Exotoro
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Wait why do you have cat litter then
Alligatorjandro
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Does the flagship android phone work
blame space
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I want to turn it on so bad
I don't get it.
blame space
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Did she try to turn it on before it dried?
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