Today, I learned the reason they say don't keep your phone in high humidity places. I left my phone on the counter when I went to take a shower. It now won't turn on due to water damage and the warranty doesn't cover it. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after dropping my phone in the toilet, I left it dismantled outside in my backyard to dry hoping it could be saved. I forgot about the phone as well as the sprinklers that were scheduled to go off. FML
Today, I woke up to find my cat had knocked my phone into the toilet. As I fished it out, soaking wet, I thought, "Well, at least it's water-resistant." Turns out, my phone wasn't. FML
Today, I was in my hot tub with my brand new phone. I set it down and when I grabbed my towel I knocked it into the water. I quickly snatched it up and dried it off with the towel, and surprisingly only one button stopped working. It was the unlock button, so now I have a perfectly good phone that I can't use. FML
Today, I dropped my phone in the toilet. Now I know why they call it 'smart' phone; it's smarter than me. FML
Today, I put my phone in the dishwasher by accident. I'd left it on the kitchen counter with a bunch of dirty stuff and, distracted, loaded it in with the plates. I only realized it when the dishwasher started making weird noises. My phone was soaked and blinking with bubbles inside. It didn’t survive. FML
Today, my roommate was making a waterproof iPhone case and decided to use my phone to test it out. It didn't work. FML
Today, my fancy rubber phone case did its job and saved my phone from damage when I dropped it on the bathroom counter. Unfortunately, it was rather useless after the massive bounce it took before landing in the toilet. FML
Today, I put my phone in the fridge to cool it down. Now it's cold, but it won't turn on. FML
Today, I got stuck with a water-damaged kitchen. The manufacturer says their warranty doesn't cover it as it's a user error, my insurance says they don't cover it as it's a manufacturer error. FML
Today, my little sister was using my phone to play games. About an hour later, she came to me and said my phone wouldn't work. Turns out my phone had gotten hot and she put it in water to cool it down. FML
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purplemnm 9
I take showers with my phone in the bathroom all the time...it's fine
theluckygirl28 8
Yea, that really sucks... But if you were told not to put it in a high humidity place and you did, YDI. Sidenote: put it in rice for a day. Dries it out niiice :)
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smashleighfig 0
I would say YDI but i wont, since i do the same damn thing. Anyways..i dropped my G1 in the snow last week and found it 1 hour later in a snow bank (a plow truck had came..FML right?!) well it wasnt working. i called tmobile and they told me to put it in a large ziplock bag with white rice (along with the battery, sim card, sd card out seperate) and it works as salt does for snow..it absorbed all the liquid and my phones perfectly fine (im on it right now) try it! :)
blankettt 0
@smashleighfig.. I work for T-Mobile as a customer care rep.. I tell people to do that all the time when they call in about their phones getting wet, I wonder if I talked to you :)
SarahMarie83 0
Why does everyone assume that it's impossible just because it hasn't happened to them? The possibility of water damaging a phone is real. Count yourself lucky that it hasn't happened to you.
LilaBear 2
the possibility of water damaging a phone is real, yes. But humidity? I highly doubt it.
vvn91 0
I always leave my phone on the counter while taking a shower. I'm glad that up until now it hasn't gotten messed up even though I drop it at least 3 daily. XD
Crucifictorious 0
yeah I'm sti waiting for apple to release the deep sea iPhone ...
dj_bassflexx 0
If you've always known that, then why the **** leave your phone in the bathroom whilst you take your 1 hour shower? YDI for being such an idiot.
LilaBear 2
You have a crap phone. Both me and my husband have left our phones (different brands) in the bathroom while taking a shower and both our phones are fine. Actually, mine's been rained on and it's totally fine. And it was a cheap crappy phone.
youthink_fml 0
Nobody needs their phone that bad that they need to stop taking a shower if it rings. Leave your phone out of the bathroom. YDI.
Soldier4Life 0
Dont you love Bell?
ozymandias_fml 0
Well.... DUH?