What precautions should you take when using your phone in the rain?

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 1,425

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  11/08/10 - 00:25 #2

  The screen is the least of your worries - open ports and bad keyboard.membranes are much more of a risk.

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• delectable Posts: 1,140

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  11/08/10 - 00:54 #3

  what to do then?

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• Daveoc64 Posts: 15,374

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  11/08/10 - 01:27 #4

  delectable wrote: »

  what to do then?

  
  Use the phone outside of the rain?
  
  Some cases would help.

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• psionic Posts: 20,188

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  11/08/10 - 07:58 #5

  Depends how heavy the rain is I suppose. If it's just light or spitting you're probably fine. However if it's cats and dogs your best bet is to use headphones or a Bluetooth headset under your hood/brolly

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• prking Posts: 9,793

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  11/08/10 - 08:34 #6

  The best option is not to use your phone in wet conditions. Every phone manual I've seen warns about using the handset in wet conditions. It would only need one rain drop to get into the wrong place and your phone would be broken or the warranty void.

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• call100 Posts: 7,278

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  11/08/10 - 13:58 #7

  I've used my iPhone in all weathers at work and never had a problem, even in heavy rain.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 857

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  11/08/10 - 14:05 #8

  I worked for Samsung for years.
  The amount of people I had saying, its a phone, of course it can be used in the rain..?!?!?
  
  Its an electronic device. would you use your tv in the rain?
  
  Mobile should never, ever be used in the rain. or be prepared to buy another.

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  11/08/10 - 14:06 #9

  call100 wrote: »

  I've used my iPhone in all weathers at work and never had a problem, even in heavy rain.

  
  it can be affected weeks /months later.

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• Appleseed Posts: 3,827

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  11/08/10 - 14:19 #10

  You should take the same precautins as you would if you were going swimming.

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• Happy Snapper Posts: 268

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  11/08/10 - 14:32 #11

  I dropped mine in mash potato :eek:
  
  its not been the same since
  got a new one on order now!!

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• timperry26 Posts: 1,735

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  11/08/10 - 18:58 #12

  delectable is just plain stupid sometimes "a mobile is a electrical device". Everybody knows water and electrical devices don't go with each other.
  
  Mobile devices are not always sealed to protect internal circuitry
  
  Only in some cases on specific "Water Resistant mobiles"

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• call100 Posts: 7,278

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  11/08/10 - 23:02 #13

  qualafoo wrote: »

  it can be affected weeks /months later.

  
  Well two years almost of using in the rain and heavy snow and it's still going strong.
  That said if it ever did affect it I wouldn't be complaining to the manufacturer....:D

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