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Old November 16th 05, 01:17 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,uk.telecom.mobile
R.C. Payne R.C. Payne is offline
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Default Plan for dealing with obnoxious phone calls on trains?

MIG wrote:
Carry a small, flask-like vessel of cold salty water, and when the
caller has finished the call, ask to borrow their phone...and place it
in said water.

No more calls on that journey




I had a Nokia 3310 which fell in the toilet (still not quite sure how).
For reasons of hygiene, I washed it very thoroughly, and then took it
apart as much as I could, thinking that the components are mostly
sealed in plastic and/or non-corrosive.

I then laid all the little, thoroughly-washed, bits out to dry for two
days.

Then I put it back together again, and it didn't work.

So the water may not need to be salty.


I had a similar experience with a previous phone (had been at the pub,
and I received a text message whilst relieving myself). After a broadly
similar proceedure, the phone worked again with no signs of ill-effects.

Robin