Recovering data from a water damaged phone

[Clippy]

Looking to try the phone this weekend after a week of drying.

One question, is there any danger of damaging the SIM card when I try to power up the phone?

[Sysman]

I would have taken the SIM card out to let it dry separately.

Make sure you have your PUK codes handy in case you need 'em.

[Clippy]

I would have taken the SIM card out to let it dry separately.

Make sure you have your PUK codes handy in case you need 'em.

SIM card and battery are out.

Just wanted to know if there is any danger of it being damaged when I power up the phone again.

[VectraMan]

Have you tried the SIM in another phone, because contacts and the like can be stored on the SIM.

[Clippy]

Talk about sh!t luck.

The phone powers up.

The screen has died so can't see anything and hence can't recover the Contacts.

[RichardCranium]

The screen has died so can't see anything and hence can't recover the Contacts.

Yes you can - you don't need the screen.

Firstly, try the SIM in another 'phone (already suggested), but, what would you do with a laptop with dead screen? You'd use another PC to work out the commands and then reproduce them on the laptop.

Find someone with the same model of mobile. Switch both off. Switch both on. Then, using the one with the working screen to work out each of the keypresses, text each of the contacts to someone.

[VectraMan]

You can get a lot of the data off onto your PC with a cable and appropriate software.

[Clippy]

Yes you can - you don't need the screen.

Find someone with the same model of mobile. Switch both off. Switch both on. Then, using the one with the working screen to work out each of the keypresses, text each of the contacts to someone.

Not a bad idea but too time consuming.

You can get a lot of the data off onto your PC with a cable and appropriate software.

Whereas, this might sounds better - in conjunction, possibly, with RC's suggestion.

Found the below solution on Nokia's forum so, hopefully, this idea might be a goer.

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