22-06-2005, 20:07
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Washed phone.
Is it possible to rescue a sim card from a mobile phone that has gone through a washing machine.The phone is screwed but IF I could save the sim and the account?
Oh BTW it wasn't my phone it was my son's.I never leave anything in my dirty washing.  Trouble is because I don't, I forget others may not remember to. 
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22-06-2005, 20:08
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Re: Washed phone.
sim card ought to be ok. Its only a piece of memory
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22-06-2005, 20:09
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Re: Washed phone.
I've accidentally washed a SIM in the past and it ended up working fine - yours should be fine.
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22-06-2005, 20:12
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Re: Washed phone.
leave them both in the airing cupboard for a few days. if you're lucky, they might both work 
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22-06-2005, 20:16
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Re: Washed phone.
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Originally Posted by bmxbandit
leave them both in the airing cupboard for a few days. if you're lucky, they might both work |
No the phone has gone!!! I'll try getting a cheap or second hand phone to try the sim if the advice is that the sim should be ok. 
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22-06-2005, 20:18
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Re: Washed phone.
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No the phone has gone!!! I'll try getting a cheap or second hand phone to try the sim if the advice is that the sim should be ok. |
you mean "gone" like the lost sock syndrome in the washer
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22-06-2005, 20:20
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Re: Washed phone.
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you mean "gone" like the lost sock syndrome in the washer
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No,gone as in completely dead as a parrot.
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22-06-2005, 20:21
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Re: Washed phone.
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No,gone as in completely dead as a parrot. |
humour me, try it. what have you got to lose?
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22-06-2005, 20:23
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Re: Washed phone.
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No,gone as in completely dead as a parrot. |
until its totally dried out you never know it might still be alive
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22-06-2005, 20:25
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Re: Washed phone.
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until its totally dried out you never know it might still be alive
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my thoughts exactly. however, if it were me, i might not want it to work (see it as being 'forced to upgrade'?  )
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22-06-2005, 20:25
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Re: Washed phone.
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humour me, try it. what have you got to lose? |
Oh come on I already dried it out,tried turning it on then tried to recharge it.Nothing,de nada,dead as the famous dead parrot in the MP dead Blue Parrot sketch.
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22-06-2005, 20:25
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Re: Washed phone.
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my thoughts exactly. however, if it were me, i might not want it to work (see it as being 'forced to upgrade'? ) |
insurance claim?
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22-06-2005, 20:26
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Re: Washed phone.
If you get another mobile it will need to be able to work with the sim so you will either need a new mobile that is on the same network or a mobile that is unlocked.
My old mobile went for a swim in our outdoor pond in Peterborough, 24 hours on a warm (not hot) radiator opened up with it's battery out and it was fine for about 6 months until I upgraded it.
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22-06-2005, 20:27
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Re: Washed phone.
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Oh come on I already dried it out,tried turning it on then tried to recharge it.Nothing,de nada,dead as the famous dead parrot in the MP dead Blue Parrot sketch. |
'look it moved!'
fair enough, i'll shut up now 
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22-06-2005, 20:28
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my thoughts exactly. however, if it were me, i might not want it to work (see it as being 'forced to upgrade'? ) |
Frankly he doesn't deserve an upgrade...anyway I'm the one that pays the bill for it so he gets what he gets...UNLESS he agrees to pay for a new one.
This is the second phone he has borked in two months BTW. 
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