Written by cervelli on Sunday, December 6, 2009

I Sink, You Sink, Palm Centro Syncs


Let me tell you about my day.  You know things have gone terribly wrong when you are required to open up your stuff like this…

CentroDissected

In my case it was late at night and I awoke to help one of my boys who needed to go to the bathroom. During the night I use my Palm Centro as a flashlight attached to my neck with a lanyard, and thus I took it  to the bathroom with my boy.

While leaning on the toilet, for some unknown reason, the lanyard unlocked and…SPLASH…there went my Centro…into the water.  At which point, of course, my son started to pee…

After putting my beloved son back to bed, I rescued the phone and discovered that the device had set itself to full brightness entering into water and started syncing.

Wait!! You mean “sinking” right? No, I mean “syncing”. The Palm Centro started syncing, maybe in an extreme attempt to save its will (and my data…).

I dried it, opened it and dried it again et voilà! Believe it or not, it’s working again. There is only a minor problem with the volume of phone calls, which is way too low.

Maybe now I have a good excuse to buy a new one (and it’s Christmas time too!!).

Tell us if you had similar experiences together with your tips and tricks to solve this kind of accident.

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Thomas
Dec 7, 2009

that’s the best gadget post of the day!!! bahahah thanks for sharing


cervelli
Dec 7, 2009

It’s like being to a therapy group: you share hoping to feel better :)


Heather
Dec 7, 2009

OMG!!! What an experience. Way to go little Centro!!! Hold out for a Pre or the new Dragon. :)


cervelli
Dec 8, 2009

Yes, this is the toughest phone I have ever had!
As for a new phone, I am tempted by the Touch Pro2, even if it is a WM device and I am a Palm fan.

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