OT: Water RESISTANT iphone

[Meanie]

I have a friend and a niece who dropped their iPhones in water (unintentionally). They put the phones in rice and a day or two later the phones were working fine.

[Andy]

With the new Iphones costing $750 +, I have no sympathy for those who buy them.

Especially since the new ones have no earplug connection and you have to buy a wireless one that costs $150.

Quit your friggin whining.

[Ed Pawlowski]

The new earplugs are a great idea. I'd connect a wire to them to make sure i didn't lose them. I'm good at innovating like that.

[Steve HandJobs]

But...but...but it's only $35/mo ;-)

[Mr. Man-wai Chang]

You can always wrap your phones in water-proof bags! :)

[Meanie]

Apple has a way of milking more money from people who believe image is everything. But, in their defense, and adapter comes with the new phone for those who like wired earplugs and one doesn't have to buy their wireless earpods. Any Bluetooth earbuds will suffice and there are many good ones for a fraction of the cost.

[Frank]

That's the cure. Phone in a bag of rice to gently dry it.

[trader_4]

You don't have to buy the wireless earplugs. From what I've read when it's accurately and fairly reported, audio is available via the power cord connector and they give you an adapter that converts the connection to what the existing iPhones use so you can still plug in whatever you plugged in before.

[CRNG]

On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 16:40:44 -0400, Meanie wrote in

Indeed, I own Apple stock, but would never buy one of their products.

[Frank]

I know little about Apple products other than wife's iPad. They do try to keep you in their expensive system by using uncommon adapters and software.

Consulting work I do gives me documents from many systems and of course

90+ percent from MS. I recall docs from Apple that needed translation to MS systems for me to use.

[James Wilkinson]

On Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:44:02 +0100, trader_4 wro= te:

TANT. When do we get waterproof ones? I hardly ever take my phone with= me incase it rains.

to buy a wireless one that costs $150.

The problem is it prevents (or tries to) copying of music. That's a dam= n good reason not to buy the phone.

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[James Wilkinson]

As you'll see from my last sentence, this is nothing to do with Apple phones.

[James Wilkinson]

They only invade because we keep voting for softy governments instead of the BNP.

[James Wilkinson]

So what? Why do you see lying as always wrong?

[James Wilkinson]

Can't you answer the question? Was it too difficult for you?

[James Wilkinson]

What's wrong with a warm room? Anything that lowers RH will dry it out.

[James Wilkinson]

I detest such Neanderthal techniques. My watch can be worn in the pouring rain, I can swim underwater with it, yet a phone?!?