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? asked in Consumer ElectronicsPDAs & Handhelds · 1 decade ago

How is my iPhone a goner?

Same song and dance, my iPhone 3gs went for a swim. I dried it out (at least I thought) completely. It sat in front of a fan for a total of 24 hours and air dried for another 14. Today, I plugged it in and it was taking a charge. Pretty soon, it was fully functional. I unplugged it, and in the minute that I unplugged it and sat down it seems to have died. Black screen, no response. It won't respond to my computer or wall charger. Did it short circuit? Is it definitely gone? ]

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Well if it came in contact wth a lot of water then I'm suprised it worked at all afterwards. You might be able to get it repaired...but from what you've said it sounds as though it's gone for good.

    If you're going to get a newer iPhone, I suggest you wait a couple of months for the iPhone 5 :)

  • matt m
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Probably. My daughter spilled milk on my MacBook Pro. Apple said it had "catastrophic damage" and shipped it back without fixing it. sounds like the same thing. Thing I learned about Apple products and liquids; Liquids win and Apple is happy to have you buying a replacement!

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