My waterproof iPhone rocks

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

This sucker went in the washer last night at 9. Thought it was a goner. 8 am this morning it fired right up

[Lee]

Is there an ap for that? :)

[Northwoods]

Is it intentionally waterproof, or did you just get lucky?

I ask because I've been considering the Casio g'Zone Commando from Verizon when I finally get a phone that's more than the basic "free" ones.  If there's a legitimately waterproof i-Phone I'd be interested in checking that out as an alternative.

[dogmush]

Is it intentionally waterproof, or did you just get lucky?

I ask because I've been considering the Casio g'Zone Commando from Verizon when I finally get a phone that's more than the basic "free" ones.  If there's a legitimately waterproof i-Phone I'd be interested in checking that out as an alternative.

Not waterproof phones, but Waterproof cases for them

I rock an Otterbox for my RAZR, but if I had an iPhone, Lifeproof would be the way to go.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

not really waterproof.  got lucky.  have some experience drowning phones.  well more than some

the secret is in the rice

[41magsnub]

A buddy last weekend dropped his phone in a bucket of water.  He dried it out in some rice, he got 2 calls out of it before I guess a drop of water still inside moved just right to short it out.

[zahc]

I was just reading in Wired magazine that there is some company you can send your iPhone to and they use some kind of vapor-deposition technique to coat it in a very thin hydrophobic layer that supposedly makes it waterproof, to the point that you can use it in the shower and dunk it with no problem. I don't understand how they manage the headphone jack, but they claimed it worked.

[roo_ster]

I have had great luck with food dehydrators & dunked electronics.  Roughly 75%.

[MillCreek]

I have had great luck with food dehydrators & dunked electronics.  Roughly 75%.

True dat.  The dehydrator has worked better for me than the uncooked rice.  I keep hoping that I will also get some delicious smartphone fruit leather out of the deal, but so far no go.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

i use rice with a 40 watt bulb for a lil heat.  the iphone i used a vacuum to pull air out through charging port for several mins first

[Sawdust]

I was just reading in Wired magazine that there is some company you can send your iPhone to and they use some kind of vapor-deposition technique to coat it in a very thin hydrophobic layer that supposedly makes it waterproof, to the point that you can use it in the shower and dunk it with no problem. I don't understand how they manage the headphone jack, but they claimed it worked.

Liquipel (in Southern California).

Sawdust

[Fly320s]

My wife dropped her phone in water. Tried the rice trick. Didn't work.

[Tallpine]

Our fire chief dropped a $2500 county owned BK portable down a well 

It's still there, along with at least one dead animal.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

My wife dropped her phone in water. Tried the rice trick. Didn't work.

bummer  i wasn't counting on this one making it  new one is probably in the mailbox

[Sergeant Bob]

This sucker went in the washer last night at 9. Thought it was a goner. 8 am this morning it fired right up

What really impresses me is the fact it even does caps!

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

Touche'!  and I give you a capital letter as tribute!

[brimic]

Whats with dropping electronics down wells and into buckets of water? Doesn't anyone here drop them into toilets like normal people?

[Tallpine]

Whats with dropping electronics down wells and into buckets of water? Doesn't anyone here drop them into toilets like normal people?

This was an old railroad well on a ranch where we sometimes fill our fire engines.

The Great Flood of 2011 messed it up pretty badly.

When carrying a radio in a chest pack and leaning over looking into wells, one should make sure the retaining straps are tight.

I'm just glad that it wasn't me