Cell Phone Got Wet

I accidentally left my Samsung Fascinate out on the patio last night and of course it rained. I have a rubber cover on the back of the phone and a plastic screen protector on the front but I am just not sure how much water got in there. Does anybody know how to dry out this Samsung Fascinate?
Any help would be appreciated

DonM wrote:
The old standby method is to remove the cover and battery, dry any visible water and place the phone and battery in a container of dry rice for a day of so. I've never done this so I don't know if it really works.
Along the same lines, my wife is into photography so she has numerous packets of silica gel around. Using this instead of rice should achieve the goal of absorbing the moisture.
Hope you get it to work OK. Just remember if the sticker under the battery has changed your warranty is toast.
I have done the same thing; Best way is pull the battery out, you can blow dry with hair dryer, then stick in a bag of rice and let sit for 72 hours...

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