Drowned iPhone 6

[Anonymous]

My 16 year old daughter managed to drop her three month old iPhone 6 in the loo at a party last night (gah!!!).

She says it worked initially then the screen went zigzaggy & died. I've removed the sim (which was damp) and am drying the phone on a very low heat in my vegetable dessicator (I googled, better than the rice trick apparently).

I suspect the electricky bits are fried but is there any hope of repair?

Alternatively, she still has her old iPhone 5 - can her current account be transferred back to her old phone, will she need another sim?

Many thanks,

Exasperated Mother

[jonsie]

It's kaput. Apple I believe do an exchange for around £150.

You can go into an o2 store if the sim is damaged too. They will give you a new one free and transfer the number and tariff. You can use the sim in any o2 or unlocked phone. 

[MI5]

It's unlikely to ever work again I'm afraid. Just get a sim swap and revert back to the old phone.

[jonsie]

Why why why do our children insist on taking their phones everywhere. Mind you it could just be a female trait...my wife takes her iphone absolutely everywhere. .....loo, shower etc....

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

Why why why do our children insist on taking their phones everywhere. Mind you it could just be a female trait...my wife takes her iphone absolutely everywhere. .....loo, shower etc....

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They would feel naked without them, I remember a time when I had no such luxuries. It was called my childhood & the 80's when most of these new tech weren't even an imagination 

[gindygoo]

That's a rubbish bit of news... Follow jonsie's advice a pal exchanged their iPhone that was drowned for I think £160 (don't quote me on the exact price though) and pop into O2 for a replacement sim as you may as well have the whole shebang as new imo!

Good luck, let us know what Apple say as it's good to know the exact info for future reference.

Charlie.

[MI5]

OOW replacements are at Apple's discretion and is £236.44 for a 6
https://www.apple.com/uk/support/iphone/repair/other/

[Anonymous]

Thank you all for your words of wisdom (sob).

Took the phone into the local O2 shop, sim card was working perfectly (O2 lady said they're fairly tough in terms of baptism by toilet etc).

Put in her old (slightly cracked screen after 3 replacements) iPhone 5 & it is working fine. (Her face isn't smiley atm however)......

Will try the apple shop next weekend but the phone wasn't insured so not holding my breath - this dead phone replacement will only apply to insured phones won't it??

Thank you again x

[MI5]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Will try the apple shop next weekend but the phone wasn't insured so not holding my breath - this dead phone replacement will only apply to insured phones won't it??

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If they authorise it, you can hand the old one back and pay the £236.44 for a replacement.

[viridis]

Or you can pick up an xperia Z3 for around 200 quid now.
Waterproof and faster btw