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How to Dry a Wet iPhone

Posted on October 21st, 2009Paul Peic
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I recently got caught in the rain on my motorcycle. I didn’t realize that my iPhone was in an outside pocket that didn’t have a waterproof liner. I rode home in the pouring rain for over an hour. When I finally got home the phone was still on and drenched. The phone was so wet there was water dripping from the bottom of the phone. I immediately turned the phone off and begun to dry it with a towel. I removed the SIM card and noticed that the water had gotten into the phone. I got out a blow dryer and begun to blow cool air into the phone from every opening. (Never use hot air as there are several sensitive areas that use a delicate adhesive that may loosen and cause more damage). I continued drying the iPhone for 2 hours, alternating the direction of the air from the top of the device to the bottom. Read the rest of this entry »

Cell Phone Tips – Conference Calling with the iPhone

Posted on April 7th, 2009Paul Peic

conference-iphone2Conference Calling on the iPhone

The iphone is the only phone that allows you to conference in up to five callers at the same time.

Adding callers to the conference call is simple. There are two steps to add a caller. First, use the add call feature while on a call, then click merge calls when connected to the second caller. This will start the conference call off. You can now add more callers following the same steps.   The coolest thing is that the call waiting feature still works on the iphone even when in conference, you can even add an individual that is calling on the other line to the conference! Read the rest of this entry »