The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

[midniteslice]

Originally Posted by WhiteBlazer01

Damn, I guess when it rains, it pours :P

Only reason I got the Titan, is because I had my Apache mounted to a bracket I made on my motorcycle. The bracket was great - its a clamp for an air conditioner vent on a car, with a button release. Anyways, went on the carpool on ramp interchange, and the phone fell out of the bracket, down on the ground, I ran it over (at 80+mph), shot it out at my friend on his bike (nearly hitting him), and pulled over to walk the entire overpass with no luck (I use my phone for business, and I could have kept the memory card, and maybe somehow recover all my info).

Anyways, I didn't have insurance either, but I do now on my Titan.

i know how you feel, thats how i lost my first apache, except mine was on a cheap belt clip and i found it. the screen was trashed.

[Ryan07]

Okay, now for the update to the update.

First off, $549 for a new Mogul? Fonk dat! I actually talked to the girl who's car I hit and she said I was better off dealing with the D pad rather than Sprint repair or a new one. I actually didn't think about the scroll wheel until I was in the store. It suits my needs just fine and is an easy replacement for the pad.

Secondly, since I'm still anal about used and busted hardware, I texted my boss and told him the phone wasn't working. He said it was still under warranty and he would just get me a new one, so I'm still getting a new Mogul. POW!

I've tracked down or remade all the CAB files I used on the Apache. I didn't keep them once I had the kitchen, but it has a familiar look to it now. At least on screen.

[1999TL]

hopefully your sticker didn't get wet so that the warranty will be voided.

[a_lazy_dude]

If water damage is the culprit, you can try this method (thanks to MRailing over at pdaphonehome for this trick):

Gather up as many of those silica gel packs as you can find (ya know, those little packets that come stuffed in just about anything that's sold in a package these days). Then put your phone (without the battery installed) and the gel packs into a zip lock bag for, oh, i dunno, a few days or so. As long as the water hasn't caused any permanent damage, those silica packs will suck every last bit of moisture out of the thing, and you should be good to go. Just make sure that you store those gel packs in a sealed container (like a ziplock bag) before/after you use them.

[WhiteBlazer01]

Originally Posted by a_lazy_dude

If water damage is the culprit, you can try this method (thanks to MRailing over at pdaphonehome for this trick):

Gather up as many of those silica gel packs as you can find (ya know, those little packets that come stuffed in just about anything that's sold in a package these days). Then put your phone (without the battery installed) and the gel packs into a zip lock bag for, oh, i dunno, a few days or so. As long as the water hasn't caused any permanent damage, those silica packs will suck every last bit of moisture out of the thing, and you should be good to go. Just make sure that you store those gel packs in a sealed container (like a ziplock bag) before/after you use them.

Hmmm... thats interesting.

[Geckotek]

Did this w/ my Q that took a swim in the toilet. Worked great.

[ryanwood]

my mogul got dropped in a snow bank for about 45 minutes, but after a battery removal and several days of drying time it seems to be fully functioning. the only long lasting effect has been a loss of tactile response on the IE and Messaging hard keys, but since I never use them its all good.

[dishe]

Originally Posted by WhiteBlazer01

Damn, I guess when it rains, it pours :P

Only reason I got the Titan, is because I had my Apache mounted to a bracket I made on my motorcycle. The bracket was great - its a clamp for an air conditioner vent on a car, with a button release. Anyways, went on the carpool on ramp interchange, and the phone fell out of the bracket, down on the ground, I ran it over (at 80+mph), shot it out at my friend on his bike (nearly hitting him), and pulled over to walk the entire overpass with no luck (I use my phone for business, and I could have kept the memory card, and maybe somehow recover all my info).

Anyways, I didn't have insurance either, but I do now on my Titan.

See, you NEED insurance to pull that kind of stunt.
Those vent mounts are crap... I had one in my car, and even inside there, more than once my phone fell out and kissed the floor. I would never even THINK of using that on my bike. Only time I ever pulled something like that was when I wanted to use my GPS (using a BT puck, didn't have built in GPS back then) to test my speedometer's accuracy (cheap chinese bike), so I mounted my PPC using a rubber boxwave case that has a loop for straps on the back, and tied it to my rear view mirror. Never trust those quick-release dash mounts that rely on pressure (squeezing the phone tight enough to hold it in). Even if it squeezed hard enough to never let the phone fall, you're probably damaging the body with all that pressure (sliding mechanism isn't made to withstand that).

And for the record, I just bought a co-worker of mine a mogul on ebay for $250 in PERFECT condition. Previous owner had it for about a week and decided to jump ship to an easier phone. You gotta look for these people, they don't know how much a phone is worth and start it at an usually low Buy It Now price (I found similiar deals for the last 3 or 4 phone purchases, one of which was a 1/10 of the going price). If you've got a keen eye, you can replace a phone for far below the amount spent on insurance + deductible (keep a phone until contract is out = 24 months. 24 months x $7 insurance + tax = approx $188. $50 deductible to replace a phone for user damage + $188 = $238. Right now you can get one for $250, but by then it will probably only be worth ~$200. Insurance companies wouldn't offer this if it weren't a lucrative business for them!).

[WhiteBlazer01]

Originally Posted by Geckotek

Did this w/ my Q that took a swim in the toilet. Worked great.

I hope your Q wasn't swimming with anything else!

Originally Posted by ryanwood

my mogul got dropped in a snow bank for about 45 minutes, but after a battery removal and several days of drying time it seems to be fully functioning. the only long lasting effect has been a loss of tactile response on the IE and Messaging hard keys, but since I never use them its all good.

Really? I love those buttons! I just think its a little difficult to press the side buttons.

Originally Posted by dishe

See, you NEED insurance to pull that kind of stunt.
Those vent mounts are crap... I had one in my car, and even inside there, more than once my phone fell out and kissed the floor. I would never even THINK of using that on my bike. Only time I ever pulled something like that was when I wanted to test my speedometer's accuracy (cheap chinese bike), so I mounted my PPC using a rubber boxwave case that has a loop for straps on the back, and tied it to my rear view mirror. Never trust those quick-release dash mounts that rely on pressure (squeezing the phone tight enough to hold it in). Even if it squeezed hard enough to never let the phone fall, you're probably damaging the body with all that pressure (sliding mechanism isn't made to withstand that).

Yea, in retrospect, it may have not been such a great idea, but it really came in handy. I found one picture of the mount on my bike (kinda dark), but you can see how it was. (See attached image)

[Geckotek]

Originally Posted by WhiteBlazer01

I hope your Q wasn't swimming with anything else!

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