hello there bobbit.

Hello hottie

me too, LMAO, at least I have insurance.

Not me, I took the whole thing apart let it dry & then took the hair dryer to it, works fine now

Oh mine works, but flip it I am getting a new one. The battery is dying quicker I noticed.

Here's my high technology answer - I just don't have one of the damned things. Yes, I am some sort of dinosaur, but I don't have and do not want a cell phone. It isn't that imperative that I am able to be reached 24/7. If I'm ever the guy that has all of the launch codes for our ICBMs, then I'll get a cell phone. Real simple, no hassle.

I know a man that's done that.

I have a method that works really well if you get your phone wet. Fill a ziplock bag with rice and place the phone in it, sealing the bag. The rice will absorb most of the moisture in it and after a while, it should work.

My friend dropped his in a mug of gatorade - the screen looked like a lava lamp when you moved the phone.

One week later it worked.

It was a new Blackjack he had just gotten. Still works.

i am thinking about not having one. but then id need to get a land line. people have to reach me somehow.

I'm a cell phone murderer. I've gone through several over the years.

Most companies will offer some kind of a back up service or card, or will even let you hook it up to your computer to copy stuff over. I have found, however, that I still have one of those wonderful, low tech, handy dandy, write it down with a pencil... ADDRESS BOOKS that has all my info in it.

Will all the technology, I still rely on paper for some stuff as a back up. Plus, it's kinda nice when I can go back and track down old info quick & easy.

And 300 contacts is nothing! I've got somewhere around 700 numbers, unfortunately I've yet to find a phone that I can put all of them in. And yes, I've talked to and/or texted every one of those at least once in the past 6 months or less. Some are business, most are friends and family.

i have 60 contacts...

5 of which i use...

hmmm...

could i be considered a loner? probably.

you could use 6....

Stalker?

hahaha.

Pretty much.

No not really, you're still up there. I got about 10 contacts and about 3 I use.

Actually I don't even know why I have a cell phone. I was completely fine (and even had a g/f!!) without one until I was like 28 yrs old.

At one time I hated cell phones. As I started to travel more and more, it became a necessity to get me where I was going, make contact along the way, and to some extent to become an electronic leash.

Now, it has become my sole phone. After moving entirely too many times, constantly changing land line numbers, complicating things with changing numbers for clients to reach me and of course letting my Mother track me down... it has become a life saver.

All that being said, there are still days I want to take a sledgehammer to it! But, for the most part, it is a line to my family, friends and money.

Sorry to hear it. Most phones nowadays have the means to connect to a computer and come with software to allow you to back up everything to the computer. Might be worth thinking about for your next phone. Do you know anyone with a similar phone you could swap the battery with to see if that's at fault?