Sorry about the long post but?
We are all aware of Nokia?s legendary hardware and it?s durability but I just have to share this with you guys. It sounds unbelievable but I assure you it is absolutely true.
I?ve have had my white Nokia 920 since launch and it?s been rock solid. It was showing a little wear and tear after being dropped countless times and never a case but always worked perfectly.
Over three weeks ago we had a nice weekend here in Michigan so my wife and I decided to go kayaking. Because I live on a lake it?s easy (sort of) to jump in the kayaks and go. Well, even though I?ve been kayaking for years, this time I flipped the kayak while getting in and fell into the lake in about 4 feet of water. Now, this time of year in Michigan the lakes are REALLY cold so as I scrambled out of the water dragging my kayak to shore I didn?t notice that my beloved white 920 was gone. I didn?t notice my phone was missing until later that evening after we were back from kayaking (yes I changed into dry clothes first). We went down to the shoreline and looked for an hour to no avail so I fired up my Lumia 1020 and have been using it since.
Over THREE WEEKS LATER, my wife is down by the shoreline and spots something white in the muck. She put on her waders and went out in the water and pulled my 920 out of the lake. Remember it?s been over 3 weeks submerged in very cold water and mud so I had little hope. She brought the phone into the house and I cleaned of the mud and dried it with paper towel. I took out the sim card and put the phone in a zip-loc baggy full for rice and set it aside. After 24 hours I decided to see if anything would happen if I tried the phone. Of course nothing happened when I tried to power it on because the battery was dead, not to mention being at the bottom of a lake for 3 weeks. Anyway, I plugged it into an AC charger and watched it closely for minute to make sure it didn?t start smoking or something. It didn?t so I left it to charge. A couple hours later I check it and yes, you guessed it, THE PHONE WAS ON! Not only that, it worked perfectly. Camera, touchscreen, buttons, EVERTHING worked fine! I have been using the phone now for 2 days and it?s as rock solid as it?s always been! Didn?t even lose any battery life so far. I know it?s hard to believe but I swear it?s 100% true. Now, I am not sure how long it will continue to work because there is likely corrosion somewhere inside but I will keep using it as long as it runs.
Great job Nokia! I hope MS continues to allow the Nokia team to keep producing the best phone hardware on the planet.
We are all aware of Nokia?s legendary hardware and it?s durability but I just have to share this with you guys. It sounds unbelievable but I assure you it is absolutely true.
I?ve have had my white Nokia 920 since launch and it?s been rock solid. It was showing a little wear and tear after being dropped countless times and never a case but always worked perfectly.
Over three weeks ago we had a nice weekend here in Michigan so my wife and I decided to go kayaking. Because I live on a lake it?s easy (sort of) to jump in the kayaks and go. Well, even though I?ve been kayaking for years, this time I flipped the kayak while getting in and fell into the lake in about 4 feet of water. Now, this time of year in Michigan the lakes are REALLY cold so as I scrambled out of the water dragging my kayak to shore I didn?t notice that my beloved white 920 was gone. I didn?t notice my phone was missing until later that evening after we were back from kayaking (yes I changed into dry clothes first). We went down to the shoreline and looked for an hour to no avail so I fired up my Lumia 1020 and have been using it since.
Over THREE WEEKS LATER, my wife is down by the shoreline and spots something white in the muck. She put on her waders and went out in the water and pulled my 920 out of the lake. Remember it?s been over 3 weeks submerged in very cold water and mud so I had little hope. She brought the phone into the house and I cleaned of the mud and dried it with paper towel. I took out the sim card and put the phone in a zip-loc baggy full for rice and set it aside. After 24 hours I decided to see if anything would happen if I tried the phone. Of course nothing happened when I tried to power it on because the battery was dead, not to mention being at the bottom of a lake for 3 weeks. Anyway, I plugged it into an AC charger and watched it closely for minute to make sure it didn?t start smoking or something. It didn?t so I left it to charge. A couple hours later I check it and yes, you guessed it, THE PHONE WAS ON! Not only that, it worked perfectly. Camera, touchscreen, buttons, EVERTHING worked fine! I have been using the phone now for 2 days and it?s as rock solid as it?s always been! Didn?t even lose any battery life so far. I know it?s hard to believe but I swear it?s 100% true. Now, I am not sure how long it will continue to work because there is likely corrosion somewhere inside but I will keep using it as long as it runs.
Great job Nokia! I hope MS continues to allow the Nokia team to keep producing the best phone hardware on the planet.
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