IPhone borked on many levels after rainy day.

I was using the map feature whilst wandering in the rain yesterday. I tried to send a text but the the letter were all goingwrong, eg., backspace was registering as an "m". Later that day, I noticed screen discolouration in the form of a giant swathe across the screen like it has been wiped, and seemingly deeper in the screen an area of blobs, both shapes a shade lighter than the surrounding area.
Other problems appeared too. Mail doesn't work: "cannot get mail the password is incorrect", even though the password is correct. The phone won't switch off. It keeps suddenly waking up too, with no message. A message says the network has been lost, also not true.
Phone's 1st gen, around 14 months old.
Could fix this prob if it's possible to upgrade to a new one when they appear!

Hi Ben,
If you haven't already, try restarting or restoring the iPhone.
You can restart the iPhone by holding the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears> then slide to turn off> and turn the iPhone back on by pressing the Sleep/Wake again, as described on page 34 of the iPhone User Guide.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPhoneUserGuide.pdf
This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414 will walk you through restoring the iPhone.
If the issue persists, you can try what Tamara suggested, but the iPhone will likely need service. This article: http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/service/faq/ provides answers to Frequently Asked Questions about iPhone service in the U.S.
If you are not located in the U.S. just choose the country you're in here: http://www.apple.com/iphone/countries/ >click Online Support(bottom right corner)> iPhone service policies(upper right corner)> click "What are my service options?"
You can check the iPhone upgrade options on this Apple webpage: https://buyiphone.apple.com/WebObjects/IPACustomer.woa?sf=us
-Jason

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