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04-19-2007, 10:56 AM
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Hot tubs and Black Pearls
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About a month ago my 8100 fell into the hot tub. Since then I've taken it a part let it dry for about 2 weeks but it still won't work. A red LED flashes and does not stop until the batt dies out. Is there anything else I can do?
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04-19-2007, 10:58 AM
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Did you get the insurance plan (Assurion I think) with TMO?
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04-19-2007, 11:00 AM
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I did, but I have a $100 detuctible. I'd like to see if I can fix it myself before I have to claim it.
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04-19-2007, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Valenzuelans
I did, but I have a $100 detuctible. I'd like to see if I can fix it myself before I have to claim it.
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On the back of the phone, there should be a circular white sticker, pinkish now if it got wet, make sure you replace that with another sticker of another phone, I'm not sure if your insurance covers water damage. |
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04-19-2007, 11:20 AM
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You know I took out my battery and I dont have this white sticker lol
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04-19-2007, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by coldconfession13
You know I took out my battery and I dont have this white sticker lol
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04-19-2007, 11:40 AM
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yup took out my battery and don't have a white dot. where should it be located and should i be worried?
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04-19-2007, 11:44 AM
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On mine it's on the upper left corner, on the side-just above the SDcard slot. You can see it with the battery in. At least that's where it is on mine. They stick them anywhere, though.
Have you tried wiping the phone with JL_Cmder?
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04-19-2007, 12:38 PM
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You can also look at your actual battery. near the brass contacts there should be another one of those stickers.
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04-19-2007, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Valenzuelans
I don't think I have it either
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If you don't have it then just return it.  |
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04-19-2007, 06:15 PM
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So anyone have any ideas or have heard of anything that would work?
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04-19-2007, 06:18 PM
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try a wipe of the device as previously stated. If no white sticker Insurance will be your only route. If white sticker is not there it is automatically considered water damage and voids Warranty
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04-19-2007, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ezrunner
try a wipe of the device as previously stated. If no white sticker Insurance will be your only route. If white sticker is not there it is automatically considered water damage and voids Warranty
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I find that water damage is the largest accident i find people have with their phones. Convenient how insurance almost never covers it. |
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04-19-2007, 07:33 PM
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why not claim it lost??
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04-19-2007, 07:56 PM
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I know, I know, I'm probably sounding like a wet blanket, but...
"just claim it lost" "put another sticker in it"
Besides being insurance fraud, stuff like this is also one of the reasons why insurance companies stop covering certain losses and certain products.
Cingular is not insuring the 8100s in part because of the tendency of "lost" or "stolen" phones to wind up as "NIB" auction items on Ebay.
Not trying to be preachy, sorry, I'll go back to surfing the forums now...
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04-19-2007, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by LaTuFu
I know, I know, I'm probably sounding like a wet blanket, but...
"just claim it lost" "put another sticker in it"
Besides being insurance fraud, stuff like this is also one of the reasons why insurance companies stop covering certain losses and certain products.
Cingular is not insuring the 8100s in part because of the tendency of "lost" or "stolen" phones to wind up as "NIB" auction items on Ebay.
Not trying to be preachy, sorry, I'll go back to surfing the forums now...
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04-19-2007, 08:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by karaokesuperstar
On the back of the phone, there should be a circular white sticker, pinkish now if it got wet, make sure you replace that with another sticker of another phone, I'm not sure if your insurance covers water damage.
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That's not right. If I knew who you were, and I knew you did something like that, I'd report it as a fraud.
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04-19-2007, 09:35 PM
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have u tried reloading software on it by any chance?
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04-19-2007, 09:41 PM
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my battery has a little white sticker on the bottom with a red line....is my blackberry pregnant?
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04-20-2007, 12:46 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Impaler80s
That's not right. If I knew who you were, and I knew you did something like that, I'd report it as a fraud.
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LMAO @ Impaler80s, wow, are you actually trying to come across as a never done anything wrong/by accident type of guy? the guy dropped his phone by accident on the tub, he is not trying to sell it on ebay to another person, obviously he tried to use the same phone, waited 2 weeks to dry it off and still doesn't work, the phone insurance does not cover water damage, I'm simply trying to help this guy out. Stop trolling around like you are a saint, by the way, what would you tell this guy? life sucks? |
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