Found a iPhone 6 submerged underwater at the beach. Don't know how long it had been there. The screen is cracked. The case was not a water protectant one at all. When I got home I submerged the phone in distilled water and worked it around for the heck of it, took it out and sat it in front of a fan for several hours. Then next day I sat it on the hood of my car to cook a bit - not a real hot day so it would be ok for it. Turned it over to get both sides. Plugged it in to the charger and no sign of life.
There are videos suggesting to take the phone apart and soak in isopropyl alcohol, dry, and stick in a bag of rice for a day or so. Ok I could try that but not sure of the motivation because its not my phone.
So what to do - just try and sell it on ebay with the above description? Or is there a reason to return it to the carrier (Verizon or whomever) and they'll give it back to the original owner?
Is there a legit way to even transfer ownership on something like this if it got back functional?
Now with the iPhone 7 improved design perhaps we will end up finding phones that will work. Still the question of ownership transfer comes up. By then the owner probably has another, so do we have a chance owning it or is it just best to ebay it? Does the carrier actually return it nonworking to the owner?
There are videos suggesting to take the phone apart and soak in isopropyl alcohol, dry, and stick in a bag of rice for a day or so. Ok I could try that but not sure of the motivation because its not my phone.
So what to do - just try and sell it on ebay with the above description? Or is there a reason to return it to the carrier (Verizon or whomever) and they'll give it back to the original owner?
Is there a legit way to even transfer ownership on something like this if it got back functional?
Now with the iPhone 7 improved design perhaps we will end up finding phones that will work. Still the question of ownership transfer comes up. By then the owner probably has another, so do we have a chance owning it or is it just best to ebay it? Does the carrier actually return it nonworking to the owner?
