Death Of A Palm Centro?
Last year, my older sister spent months learning about smart phones with the idea that we could get mom one to help with losing things and paper clutter, and that she and I would also get one so that we can help mom use it. We went with the Palm Centro for various reasons (namely, that it didn’t require the $35 a month data plan) and I’ve spent several hours over the phone guiding my mom through its many uses (as well as helping her move from a PC to her new MacBook). She is finally coming around to liking it - it is not the simplest phone to use - but it has great capabilities.
Last night on my way to bed, my phone slid off the couch into a tall glass of water! It was very surreal. I had felt something slide of the couch when I was getting up, and heard a strange noise, so I turned around to see my phone completely submerged in a tall, wide Collins glass full to the brim with water. I actually heard it go GLUG! GLUG! GLUG! before I got my brain to tell my hand to fish it out and begin frantically wiping it dry. I so badly wanted to take a picture for my blog (!) but I knew I had to hurry. I tore of the back and left the pieces lying out to dry. This morning I realized that I hadn’t removed the SIM card, but it seems to be okay, as I put it in my ancient, primitive, Cingular phone that I used up until I got this one.
Then today, when I finally got a hold of all my loved ones through Gmail and Facebook, I learned that the thing to do is to put it in a bowl of rice to draw out the moisture. I hope it works.
Picture via popularmechanics.com. Click on photo to learn how it works.
I would have taken a picture of my own phone, but I left my camera battery charger at mom’s house in California when I was there over Christmas and haven’t gotten it back yet. It’s always something.
I hope this works. I’ll let you all know.
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Tags: Cell Phones, Life, Palm Centro, Water Damage
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Experiments, Why I'm a Failure
Joyful!? I intended for this part of the title to come off as ironic to those who know me well. I’m highly particular and resistant to change in most things. I switch my socks back and forth several times every single morning before I’m satisfied with their fit.
As for the Housewife part, I’m hopeless, just hopeless when it comes to keeping house. So the tagline which follows the title is quite apt: Domestic Bliss, Eventually. I hope to live up to this manifesto as I post to this blog in the days ahead. I suffer from Chronic Disorganization Syndrome, so this should be interesting.
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:53 pm
Funny, I just switched my Mom over to a Mac from a PC this past fall. The best part is being able to show her how to do things by sharing the screen in iChat since we live hundreds of kilometres apart. She made the switch relatively easily, I hope your Mom’s switch goes as smoothly.
My fingers are crossed for your phone…..
Cheers,
Paige
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:46 pm
I am death for cell phones. I kill them at a rate of about one a year. Despite this horrible track record, I just got an iPhone the other day. I’m seriously tempting fate.
I hope the rice works!!
February 8th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
I couldn’t find an email for you…
We’d like to feature you on Blogtrotting next Monday? Can you have a post ready?
February 14th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Hi Joyful Housewife — MEP from Blogtrotting here, just confirming that you are on for tomorrow (sorry, couldn’t find your email address). I’ll schedule your intro to publish around midnight. You can schedule your post for thew wee hours or post for you turn in for the night. Thanks again for being a tour guide!
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:35 pm
P.S. It appears to have worked! Remember that when your phone falls into water, the first thing to do is take it apart. If it is indeed wet inside - which is easy to tell, because they place a sticker inside that permanently changes color when this happens - stick the pieces in a bowl of rice. Leave it for 24-48 hours and it should be dried out.