A few weeks ago my husband and I went for a walk. He has recovered from surgery so quickly that at 6-weeks post surgery, he is able to walk our normal 4-mile walk after a 6-month hiatus! Hooray!
It was raining when we went for our walk, normal weather for the rainy Pacific Northwest. When we got home, he stripped off his wet clothes and left them on the washing machine. Later that day, I just threw his pants into the wash along with the rest of the load of laundry.
When I started the dryer, there was a loud clanking noise. "What is that noise?" says my husband, who proceeds to open the dryer to find the source of the noise. Lo and behold, he pulls out a wet phone from his pants pocket. Oops.
I took the phone out of its carrying case, took off the cover, and took out the battery, and let the phone dry. Later that day, I put the battery back in. The phone actually turned on. But, it started making a hideous vibrating noise, and wouldn't stop. I took the battery out and let it sit overnight. The next day, the phone turned on and could actually make and receive calls....but continued to make the same hideous vibrating noise. I tried another battery (I have the same model of phone). Same hideous vibrating.
So, we took the phone to the local wireless carrier store. "I need a new phone," my husband announced. "I put it in the wash," I said. The salesman replied, "It makes a horrible vibrating noise, right?" "Apparently this isn't the first time you've seen this problem."
My husband likes his new phone.
It's clearly not a good idea to wash a mobile phone.
3 comments:
Too bad about the phone, but that's great that your husband is feeling better!
Glad your husband is feeling better.
Ah ... the wash. Fortunately dollar bills turn out clean and bright and don't disintegrate like my husband's driver's license did when I washed it once.
My sister-in-law washed her cell phone. Dried it out and it actually survived. Finally died of battery old age a few months ago.
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