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Originally Posted by johnco
I've immersed or soaked many phones, pagers and even my digital camera recently. I've always been able to get them back going. not so much with the iphone.
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Yeah, few people seem to have any success reviving a water-soaked iPhone.
Here is my theory - electronics get fried if there is voltage on the wet circuit board and components. With some devices, they have a chance of being "off" when you dunk them; the iPhone is always "on". With other devices, there is enough internal room for water to run out plus you can open access doors and remove the battery to help drying; the iPhone is very tightly packed inside and there are no doors or removable battery. Just a theory.
For what its worth, I've killed a Blackberry by dropping it in the swimming pool, and I've revived a laptop submerged in muddy water, a DSLR soaked with bottled water, and other unlucky devices. So I, too, have had success and failure.
Sorry about your iPhone. I do think, if you look around, you'll find a used 3G for not a terrible amount of money. Then just protect it and it'll be fine.