Nokia N900 in WATER!!!

Hi there Geeks..
My Nokia N900 recently fell into water for about 5 seconds, i immediately pulled it out, took the battery out and wiped it off, and as TEHKSEVEN recomemded, put it in a bowl of rice for 24 hours.
All of this i have done and i TOUGHT THE PHONE WAS OK TO START WORK AGAIN.
When i sitck in the battery, it starts off on its own without me touching the power button, sometimes with the backlight on and sometimes not and then GETS STUCK ON THE NOKIA SCREEN.
I have placed it in the rice over and over again, its still the same thing.
What do you suggest i do please?

Although the rice trick may sometimes work, it cannot always be guaranteed.
If you have got a phone(or anything electrical for that matter) wet, there is no sure way to get it working again.
If you think of how a circuit board works, it is designed to allow current to travel in a very specific direction at very specific times inside the phone and if water gets in contact with the circuits, it allows the current to travel any way it wants, causing damage to components.
As mentioned before my post, if you have insurance you are best to use that.  Otherwise, I would not assume the phone to work properly again.
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