#$^@$@^%% cell phones

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by Raven

where'd ya get it?

Wallyworld.

I guess I shoulda included that.

[Bob Thomas]

Had the same type thing happen last year. Just arrived in Joisey for family vacation. Had cell and pager attached to belt and was tying my uncles boat to the bulkhead from inside the boat. Leaned over a little too far and over I went. It was a Nextel. The phone was shot but the sim card was fine.

Toasted Phone - $100
Toasted Pager - $50
Not having a video camera capture the evidence - PRICELESS

[Jim H]

Originally Posted by Eben

i did it tonight- Forgot the damn thing was in my wading jacket pocket.. went out past my belly button and zap. I had a lot of numbers in there

Eben,

May be too late, but try this.
Remove the battery
Then rinse in fresh water
Place in an oven at about 200 degrees with the door cracked open a bit.

Heat it up for about 5 minutes, then take it out. Feel it to make sure it's not getting too hot. Depending on phone, you'll have to just check it every few minutes. You want to evaporate all the liquid inside. Problem is sometimes the salt deposits on some of the electronics and kills it.

It's worth a try, I saved my Nokia cell phone last year after it fell in and was completely submerged for at least 5 minutes.

Good Luck,

Jim

[Pete F.]

I just saw in one of the kayak supply catalogs a cellphone case round 25$ If you can set your phone up with a distintive ring you will know it's "extremly inportant, probably nothing you can do anything about, call"
I don't have a cellphone and luckily my wife has the patience of a saint or a woman with 5 kids.