my phone took a bath in the toilet. it's not yet working again. i shook it out,took off the covers and took out the battery. it's spent 2 days immersed in uncooked rice. i put it in the oven at 170degC for 4 hours last night. everything seems to work except the touchscreen layer. i'm assuming in day or two it will dry out. i've dropped 3 blackberries in water and they all recovered eventually. of course they were all very brief submerges - well less than 10 seconds. i dont buy insurance because it is a bad deal. it's expensive and the deductible is high.
i may try to return it under warranty since the water sensitive stickers did not get wet.
in the meantime i'm shopping for a backup phone. every girl needs a backup phone. i can get a samsung fascinate for around $200 on ebay. this model had issues with gps although you can find individuals who claim theirs works great. i really want the fascinate for the fantastic super amoled display. the latest samsung phone, the charge (verizon) / infuse (at&t), also appears to have gps issues according to the interwebs. the charge on verizon has BLAZING internet speeds (see post below). whereas my little 3.5G htc inspire gets maybe 3Mbps down and 1.3Mbps up. woo hoo!! (sarcasm on)
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