Well, I did it! I dropped it in the toilet!

Well, I did it! I dropped it in the toilet! And just like that.... its gone. It doesn't turn on at all... does anyone know how to bring it back to life??? Please????   

The plan on calling T-Mobile and telling them it won't turn on will probably not work. There is an indicator that shows if it has been wet. I know that from first hand experience. Sorry about the phone :-(

So I thought I would share my story and give you all a good laugh.   So..My Vibrant was having problems with the USB connector being loose and I call to get a replacement phone.  They had me take the battery off and they asked me what color the little square was?  I told them it was white, which it was, then asked them why.   He told me that if it had water damage it would be pink.   Now you know what comes next......the next day I was at work and ran to the bathroom with my phone in my hand and accidently dropped it in the toilet!!  It was one of those low flow models and I quickly grabbed it out, it was still working but it was too late, the tab was already pink!   So when the new phone came I carefully took a razor blade and moved the new tab to the old phone.  I'm on my 3rd phone, another bad USB connector, and when I talked to customer service and they asked about the square I told them it was white and when the new phone came I transfered the new tab to the old one.  Now there is also a tab inside the phone that you can't get to so this may not work in the long run.   You can also purchase some of the tabs on ebay.   Try the rice, I hear that really works.

Sigh...I accidentally left my vibrant in my jacket and tossed the jacket in the washer. It was in the water for a good few minutes before i noticed. I got it to turn on and working normally after a day in the rice container. But the battery indicator is going crazy. I have to charge it for like 10 minutes before i can turn it on every time. Do you guys think the battery is dead? Does the battery die like that once it is exposed to water? Does anyone have any idea?

Just thought of a clever way to protect your white tabs in the phone. Put some scotch or packaging tape over it to keep moisture away from it; that way it won't turn pink (unless of course you throw it in a deep pool or something)

T-Mobile phones have this and the Fascinate is not a T-Mobile phone.