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Cell phones are tougher than they look. Although most mobile phone manufacturers don’t claim that their phones are water-resistant, many phones can undergo a quick dunk. “The key is to minimize the time the phone is wet and the time the battery is on the phone while it is wet,” says John Wernecke, spokesperson for Motorola. “Remove the battery. Give it time to dry before replacing the battery. Some have reported that wrapping the phone in a thick towel to absorb liquid works very well.”
In our own experience, we’ve found that phones often need as much as 48 hours to completely dry. Once you’ve dried and then reassembled the phone, power it on and place a test call to make sure the phone works properly. If your phone displays problems (or doesn’t power on at all), it’s probably time to find a new phone.
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