Save Your Water Damaged Cell Phone with Rice!

Supplies needed:

1/2 to 1 cup of UNCOOKED rice (I used short grain brown rice, but I'm sure you can use any variety)
a container or Ziploc bag of some sort to seal it up

Steps:

1.  Wipe off any additional water and then place your water-damaged phone in a container or bag with the suggested amount of rice. Making sure to put some on the top and some on the bottom.

2. Close up the container or bag...and wait for at least 2 or 3 days depends on your water damage

Here's the Ziploc bag method my cousin used with her water damaged iPhone.

3. Hopefully the next step is to open the container or bag and then find a phone that you can turn on and that is back in working order!


Questions:
For phones like a Blackberry, do you take out the battery and memory card?
I think this is optional, I took my battery out in hopes that the rice could absorb more from inside the phone, but I know this is not an option for those of you with iPhones, so see what works for you.

When to put it in rice...right after it happens or wait a bit?
I didn't learn of the rice tip until hours after it had happened, so I only know what happens when you wait 5-6 hours. But I'm sure it's possible to put it in shortly after it's happened to start the "drying process".

So there you have it, that's how I saved my water damaged cell phone with rice! I am still smiling about the savings.  Have you ever tried this method to save your cell phone or do you know of any other alternatives that are cheap and green? Share your experiences below or if you have any additional tips to offer.