iPhone and Water

A suggestion would be to place the phone in a plastic baggy when you think you will be around moisture. You could still use the phone with a bluetooth headset.. I even read a post where someone took their iPhone to the beach and placed it in a Ziploc bag which they were able to hear through.

I wouldn't count on an iPhone floating and it certainly isn't waterproof.

I wouldn't be overly concerned about sweat but how often do you stand in the rain while talking on a cell phone?

If it is raining, hang up and put the phone up before going from point a to b while it is raining such as from your car to a building or vice-versa.

I just dropped my in water, and retrieved it quickly. It was in a cover, but I think the Sim card is ruined. So, I would say it is very sensitive to water.

how tolerant is the iPhone to water?

Until there is an iPhone case made by Depends, I like the plastic baggy trick best.

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After a day of drying out, my SIM card was fine. At first it worked sporadically, but now all seems fine. It is important to immediately take the SIM card out and dry it. Use a hair dryer, but not set to high. Then just let it continue drying out, but not in the phone.

Of coarse if your iPhone has lingured in water, not sure if this will work. Also, the salt in the ocean acts as a corrosive, so again not sure if the above will work.

I've had cell phones for more than 20 years!! My first was the size of a small suit case mounted in my truk!!

Anyway, since "pocket" phones came out, I would rarely get more than 1 year out of them before they quit. The problem is always moisture. Not from rain or carelessness, but from sweat. A phone in my pocket is a phone that will fail from moisture.

For now, I carry my iphone mostly and don't put in in m pocket unless i'm hanging out in the air conditioned office and not busting bum outside in the heat.

and I would not count on hearing with it in a plastic bag. You cant even hear without any obstruction!!

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my first one was ruined when i rode through thunderstorm on motorcyle -- iphone was in the jacket. it initially displayed horrible failure systems (bizarre screen patterns, etc.), then revived as it dried out over 24 hours, with only a few remaining minor glitches, but over the next week it went terminal and ultimately wouldn't power down or respond to commands. I now carry a waterproof bag on the bike. $600 of stupidity, although I may still try to throw more money at it and get it repaired.

This is why I have purchased insurance on my phone through State Farm. Accidents or situations deem it neccessary for such an expensive item that is used on an everyday in public basis. 37.00 per year is not to much for a 600.00 phone.

I was boating on 8/31 and accidentally entered the water with my iPhone in my pocket. I was in the water between 5 and 10 minutes. The phone was dead for approximately 48 hours. On 9/2 the phone began to show signs of life. Functionality was progressively restored over the next 24 hours. At the time of this email, the phone is functioning perfectly except for streaks underneath the screen. I removed the SIM card and let the phone dry in an air conditioned room for two days. I was very lucky and believe my case is probably rare for a phone that was submerged for up to 10 minutes.

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There isn't anywhere wetter than Seattle. I never answer my phone if I am outside and its raining. I will either wait till I get into my car, or it can wait till I,m in a covered space, I never want to risk anything.I am a little paranoid about my baby and wouldn't really trust any case to stop rain or water from getting to it.

All this talk about wet iPhones and iPhones taking dives....! It's making me "CRINGE"... I try to protect my phone so bad that a hint of a "sneeze" coming along.. it's hide cellie....! 🙂

I wanted to see if anyone had any ideas for ad hoc protection from the rain. I'm a cyclist, and typically carry my iPhone on the bike. I like to use it for moblogging, but mostly carry it for safety (nice to be able to call for help when there is a problem). Typically, the phone goes in a one gallon ziplock bag, along with a bandana (extra protection for the phone, plus a million and one uses in its own right), and occasionally a map. That is carried in a cycling jersey pocket (three pockets along the lower back of the shirt (i.e. up top)). This does a good job of protecting it from sweat, and I imagine the odd drizzle.

However, the ride I've been looking foward to all year is this weekend, and there is a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. It's not going to be submurged, but it may be exposed to an hour or two of riding in the rain. I want to protect it as best I can. I was thinking of double-bagging (putting the phone in a sandwich sized ziplock, and that into the above configuration (perhaps getting a fresh gallon ziplock)).

I don't intend to take it out in the rain unless there is an actual probelm.

Does anyone have any thoughts as to whether that would be adeqaute?

thanks,
Charles

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True story... my friend's one year old threw his in the toilet. He estimates that it was in the toilet for over thirty minutes. He didn't mess with it for two days. Just before he sent it into apple, he plugged it in and fired it up. Everything worked fine except for some condensation under the screen.

In sweaty environments (e.g. Manhattan in the summer), I put my iphone in a small zipper polyurethane bag, in particular the "CVS Zipper Seal Snack Bag" #966499. Same as ziplocks but cheaper ($2.69 for box of 50 bags). The "snack bag" is smaller than the "sandwich bag" and measures 6.5 x 3.25 inches.

The touch screen works perfectly through the thin poly and the phone sound carries through pretty well too. I was stuck outdoors in the tornado/downpour that hit Brooklyn/Manhattan this summer and used the phone to call several cab companies with zero moisture seepage.

For days at the beach (where sand would rip up the poly bag), I recommend Aquapac's Mini Phone/GPS case:

http://www.thewaterproofstore.com/miniphonecase.html ; the one i have/barely floats in salt water

http://www.thewaterproofstore.com/smallphonecase.html ; taller/more air for flotation