kkr Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Just dropped mine in the toilet! Dried it off well and shook most of the water out and it was working fine but then about an hour later it starts buzzing/vibrating so i have turned it off and am drying further. Im gonna leave it off until tomorrow now but does anyone have any experience/advice about dealing with a drenched iPhone!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wol. Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Somethings are so simple yet brilliant. Type this into safari and then save it as a bookmark on your desktop. http://iphone.tvcatchup.com Works brilliantly That is amazing! Cheers for that. this seems to have gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted October 25, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2009 Just dropped mine in the toilet! Dried it off well and shook most of the water out and it was working fine but then about an hour later it starts buzzing/vibrating so i have turned it off and am drying further. Im gonna leave it off until tomorrow now but does anyone have any experience/advice about dealing with a drenched iPhone!? If you drop any phone down the loo, NEVER turn it back on (if its on, get it off!) as you'll short circuit the poor bugger. Let it dry out properly and don't be tempted to get it back on until you're sure its dry and it will probably be OK (assuming it hasn't already had a short circuit... they call him Johnny Five and he has a bit of an attitude). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggaman Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Somethings are so simple yet brilliant. Type this into safari and then save it as a bookmark on your desktop. http://iphone.tvcatchup.com Works brilliantly That is amazing! Cheers for that. this seems to have gone Still works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Mines still working too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Here's a question for you: I have an iPhone 3G - my third iPhone from O2 (replaced due to faults) and I was discussing with my friend last night who also has the same phone, that I never ever ever have seen the 3G logo in the top left - she says she sees it all the time and thinks I have a problem. What do you guys think? I go into the settings and 3G is enabled, I've never once across all 3 phones seen that 3G symbol. Always just the blue round dot, or the E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I'm no expert but assume the 3G appears when you're in a 3G enabled area, is it just that you don't tend to veture into area's with the correct coverage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I live in Derby, I travel through Birmingham most weekends and venture down to Gloucestershire. I highly doubt I've never been in a 3G area in the last year. And my housemate gets 3G logo in Derby. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 27, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted October 27, 2009 I get the 3G logo pretty much constantly. And yeh it shows you're in an area with a 3G signal. E is for an Edge signal ( I think) and the dot is just standard mobile signal. If you've never seen it Laura then something's afoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkr Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Just dropped mine in the toilet! Dried it off well and shook most of the water out and it was working fine but then about an hour later it starts buzzing/vibrating so i have turned it off and am drying further. Im gonna leave it off until tomorrow now but does anyone have any experience/advice about dealing with a drenched iPhone!? If you drop any phone down the loo, NEVER turn it back on (if its on, get it off!) as you'll short circuit the poor bugger. Let it dry out properly and don't be tempted to get it back on until you're sure its dry and it will probably be OK (assuming it hasn't already had a short circuit... they call him Johnny Five and he has a bit of an attitude). Obvious thing to do really and yet i thought a few shakes and a towel would suffice! Google gave me the same advice so i turned it off, used a hair dryer on a low setting to dry inside and then left it in some rice. Working as good as new still so dodged a bullet there i think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 28, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted October 28, 2009 And the one on the right even gets 3G signal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggaman Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I get the 3G logo pretty much constantly. And yeh it shows you're in an area with a 3G signal. E is for an Edge signal ( I think) and the dot is just standard mobile signal. If you've never seen it Laura then something's afoot. Same with me. I get constant drop out whilst travelling on trains though, switching between signals. Other than that 3G is up for me pretty much all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaztonVilla Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Laura, If you NEVER get a 3G signal, it suggests to me that your SIM card is either old or knackered. Get to an O2 shop, explain the problem and ask for a replacement SIM. Hopefully that'll fix it. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
under_the_bridge Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Here's a question for you: I have an iPhone 3G - my third iPhone from O2 (replaced due to faults) and I was discussing with my friend last night who also has the same phone, that I never ever ever have seen the 3G logo in the top left - she says she sees it all the time and thinks I have a problem. What do you guys think? I go into the settings and 3G is enabled, I've never once across all 3 phones seen that 3G symbol. Always just the blue round dot, or the E. Have you had the SIM replaced? The dot suggests a basic signal but no 3G signal. I live in Staffs, and have patchy 3G coverage but it's not a problem at home as I have wifi. I have to say, some of my friends have the iphone too, and no-one has mentioned a similar problem, and if it's 3 replacement handsets maybe the sim needs replacing too? PS: if you need the SIM replacing just call O2 they will send a new one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I get a 3G all the time .. my brother and mum can put their phones next to mine and all the ever get is a blue circle i can view that CatchupTV web site ..they get some form of stack over flow error thingy we all have 3GS phones and all have latest version of SW and all have 3G turned on in the settings menu my mate reckons there may be some form of bar on their accounts / phone from O2 .. is he right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 what are the advantages of a 3g signal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalim_a Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 what are the advantages of a 3g signal? Faster internet connection. MMS goes through quickly... basically it improves the speed data travels to/from your machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
under_the_bridge Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Are we recommending apps on this thread? If so can I suggest TuneWiki - it will scroll through song lyrics as the song is playing and also has lots of other features like links to 500 radio stations from around the world NearestWiki - Uses the camera and gps facility to locate landmarks and points of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaztonVilla Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I have the greatest idea EVER for an app. Is there someone I can hire (preferably for a couple of cups of tea and a packet of jaffa cakes) who can build it for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I'm sure there would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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