Re: Can't hear or talk

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:24:15 GMT, Grant Baxter
<grant@baxterfamily.org> wrote:

>I have a Motorola V276. We went skiing yesterday and my jacket got wet
>but not waterlogged. I now notice that I can't hear when someone calls
>me, and the other person says I sound muffled. I've tried resetting
>the phone, but no joy.
>
>Can anyone tell me some steps to take in order to fix this phone?
>

If you got water in it, your only hope is to remove the battery and
case (if applicable) and let it air dry 48-72 hours before
reconnecting the battery and using again.

Try to do it in a warm dry room. I mean quite warm, I use my boiler room to
dry stuff out......and give it a good day or two before firing it back up
again. I'd bet you have a better than even chance of "repairing" the phone
that way.

Your 276 is probably more than a year old, so warranty isn't likely an
issue. It's pretty widely known that Verizon uses a "moisture indicator"
which changes color from white to, IIRC, red. Change of color voids the
warranty. Apparently the thing is so sensitive it will change color if you
LOOK at a PICTURE of water. Quite a few people have reported a color change
after working up a good sweat with the phone in their pockets.

But, as I said, if your phone is over a year old, the warranty is a
non-issue anyway.



"The Ghost of General Lee" <ghost@general.lee> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:24:15 GMT, Grant Baxter
> <grant@baxterfamily.org> wrote:
>
>>I have a Motorola V276. We went skiing yesterday and my jacket got wet
>>but not waterlogged. I now notice that I can't hear when someone calls
>>me, and the other person says I sound muffled. I've tried resetting
>>the phone, but no joy.
>>
>>Can anyone tell me some steps to take in order to fix this phone?
>>
>
> If you got water in it, your only hope is to remove the battery and
> case (if applicable) and let it air dry 48-72 hours before
> reconnecting the battery and using again.