Samsung V200 URGENT HELP NEEDED!

[Eugen]

I have a clamshell Samsung V200 with a camera.
I dropped it in water in September, then dried it for a couple of days with absorbant paper. It started working absolutely normally again after that.
But a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that it had become increasingly difficult to turn it on and off, meaning that I had to press the red button harder and harder, so I decided to keep it on permanently.

But last night I had to replace the SIM card and I had to disconnect the battery. Ever since, I could not turn it back on, although the phone reacts when being recharged -- all signs are there that it works, only I cannot turn it on.
What should I do, I have some 200 very important numbers saved on the phone memory (SIM card memory was already full) and about 100 photos.
How can I retrieve them, if I cannot turn the phone on?
Please help! Cheers, Eugen

[mcurtiss1970]

i'd guess the sim card is still fine, but the phone is fried. Sprint doesn't use SIM cards, so a lot of people here won't know what to do.

i would stick your SIM in a friend's phone (that is, if it's an unlocked phone and/or the same provider as yours) and see if your info comes up. my gut says it will.

[Eugen]

The SIM card's fine, it is working in a different phone of mine. The problem is that most of my numbers had been saved on the phone's memory!!!


i'd guess the sim card is still fine, but the phone is fried. Sprint doesn't use SIM cards, so a lot of people here won't know what to do.

i would stick your SIM in a friend's phone (that is, if it's an unlocked phone and/or the same provider as yours) and see if your info comes up. my gut says it will.

[mcurtiss1970]

you may want to ask around on here: http://www.howardforums.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=40

[TexasJulie]

Nothin you can do that I know of. I see it all the time. Ummm.... if any lights are coming on or anything when you plug it in to charge then there is a chance. But I really doubt it. Water damage is a hard thing to 'overcome'..... Might try letting it hang out a while and then try turning it on. I really dont know. I've never seen anything good come from water damage. Sorry!