mrtekkid
Dec 30, 2008, 02:00 PM
Hey,
Recently I accidentally dropped my iPod touch 2g in water when I slipped on some ice. I didnt realize that it had water in it and continued to use it. It looked like on the the outside screen got wet since I had managed to catch it somewhat.
Anyhow, it worked fine for a few hours after the fact and then stopped. It was then I started to troubleshoot the fact that it was dropped in water. I couldn't get it to boot past the Apple logo so I let it sit for a few days and let it dry out.
When I picked it back up and turned it on, miraculously it turned on fine, and everything worked! Except for the Wifi. It now displays no WiFi. :(
Unfortunately the strip in the earphone jack is also the feared half white and half red color. My question is, since it works fine other than the Wifi, could I get the Apple store to replace it for me since I only got it like 3 months ago?
I know that the strip being red voids the warranty, but I am debating if it working could just be sold out as a Wifi card failing. Again, everything else runs fine. Would they be tempted to check that strip if everything else works? If not, I'm wondering if I could get that fixed by sending it out to a shop and get the Wifi card fixed. If so, what shop do you recommend?
It kinda voids the fact of having a iPOd if you don't have any Wifi, as most of my applications would no longer work anymore, which would severely bite. No more iVote? :eek:
Thanks for your help in advance and have a safe New Year everyone!
Recently I accidentally dropped my iPod touch 2g in water when I slipped on some ice. I didnt realize that it had water in it and continued to use it. It looked like on the the outside screen got wet since I had managed to catch it somewhat.
Anyhow, it worked fine for a few hours after the fact and then stopped. It was then I started to troubleshoot the fact that it was dropped in water. I couldn't get it to boot past the Apple logo so I let it sit for a few days and let it dry out.
When I picked it back up and turned it on, miraculously it turned on fine, and everything worked! Except for the Wifi. It now displays no WiFi. :(
Unfortunately the strip in the earphone jack is also the feared half white and half red color. My question is, since it works fine other than the Wifi, could I get the Apple store to replace it for me since I only got it like 3 months ago?
I know that the strip being red voids the warranty, but I am debating if it working could just be sold out as a Wifi card failing. Again, everything else runs fine. Would they be tempted to check that strip if everything else works? If not, I'm wondering if I could get that fixed by sending it out to a shop and get the Wifi card fixed. If so, what shop do you recommend?
It kinda voids the fact of having a iPOd if you don't have any Wifi, as most of my applications would no longer work anymore, which would severely bite. No more iVote? :eek:
Thanks for your help in advance and have a safe New Year everyone!
