Ideas on getting my new iphone 7+ out of 7 foot of water?

[soflabasser]

2 hours ago, hunterPRO1 said:

nah the alligators here are friendly

 

 

Have dived in alligator infested waters before, it is definitely a experience you will never forget!Don't do it anymore but still dive in the ocean with sharks,now those are some impressive animals to see!

[nameiztaken]

On 3/22/2017 at 8:46 AM, Finesse Wayfarer said:

If the phone is as waterproof as they claim then an easy way to find it would be at night. Call the phone and look for the light underwater. If the phone is face up it should be easy to spot the glow in the dark of night.

 

If the phone is face down, covered in silt or the battery is dead then my theory is shot.

 

 

4G wireless signals dont travel through water, and this thread is a little old so I'm almost sure the battery is dead. And I also did hear a story of one being underwater (exact same story as this) for a month with no problems... Should be fine

On 3/23/2017 at 8:14 AM, WIGuide said:

I was not talking about the phone getting signal underwater. We were discussing using a gopro as an underwater camera and watching the live feed on a phone/tablet to locate the dropped phone. That feed is transmitted from the gopro to a phone/tablet through a wifi connection and that is the signal that doesn't like to travel through water. 

GoPros cant communicate w/ a phone underwater either, I've tried

[kroberts9]

your going for a dip fo sho. 7' not bad just being goggles and a decent water proof light. how cold is the water? i mean if it is above 60 your fine. 

[Fishing Rhino]

9 hours ago, fissure_man said:

http://www.newsok.com/news/breaking/coastguard-rescues-angler-diving-for-phone/?p1

 

fissure_man, you crack me up.

 

[Falkus]

Lone Wolf, This is Wolf den do you read ? 

 

Status Operation RecoveryIPHONE7: Unknown 

 

[sully420]

Dive in hold your anchor ⚓️ when you go in it will get you down faster and will give you a line back to boat.make sure you don't stir up the bottom if you do you are f***** . Good luck ? 

[scrutch]

I lost a flip phone by a dock a few years back in three feet of water. Should have been easy to find right?  Water was warm, saw EXACTLY where it went in, piece of cake.  NOPE. Water clarity was coffee, bottom was mucky, black silt. I sank to my ankles when I stepped in and never found it. Not a lick of current.  I couldn't have been more than two feet from it but I never found it. 

 

If if it's clear water with sandy bottom you got a chance. Otherwise slims the word.

[RMax]

Ever seen that video of the guy catching a fish after using an iPhone as a lure?

[Stephen Selph]

Well I went out a few days ago but the wind was ridiculous, visibility was crap. The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend, so I'm going to make one last valiant effort. Even if there's an inch of sediment covering it, I still think I have a chance of getting it back. I'm going prepared this time. Wetsuit, dive goggles, scuba tank and a rope using the anchor idea to give me something to get down/ back up easily. I'm getting this phone back if it's the last thing I ever do. Hopefully it's not though! lol

[Bassin' Brad]

9 hours ago, Stephen Selph said:

Well I went out a few days ago but the wind was ridiculous, visibility was crap. The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend, so I'm going to make one last valiant effort. Even if there's an inch of sediment covering it, I still think I have a chance of getting it back. I'm going prepared this time. Wetsuit, dive goggles, scuba tank and a rope using the anchor idea to give me something to get down/ back up easily. I'm getting this phone back if it's the last thing I ever do. Hopefully it's not though! lol

Man its good to hear back from you, I think everyone has been worried you were laying  at the bottom of the lake with your iPhone.....

[flechero]

Yep, the silence was deafening!  Thanks for checking in!

[TX-Deluxe]

Gators?

I hate gators

[Bassin' Brad]

This thread is slowing dying without us ever knowing what became of Stephens I phone 7+.......

[Bass Turd]

3 minutes ago, Bassin' Brad said:

This thread is slowing dying without us ever knowing what became of Stephens I phone 7+.......

 

... or Stephen... should we worry...?

[soflabasser]

How big was the bass you photographed with the phone you dropped in the lake?

On 3/29/2017 at 1:28 AM, Stephen Selph said:

The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend, so I'm going to make one last valiant effort. Even if there's an inch of sediment covering it, I still think I have a chance of getting it back. I'm going prepared this time. Wetsuit, dive goggles, scuba tank and a rope using the anchor idea to give me something to get down/ back up easily. I'm getting this phone back if it's the last thing I ever do.

 

[Gundog]

6 hours ago, Bassin' Brad said:

This thread is slowing dying without us ever knowing what became of Stephens I phone 7+.......

 

6 hours ago, Bass Turd said:

 

... or Stephen... should we worry...?

Naw...I'm sure he's just fine. Maybe someone should call him? Or maybe a text? 

[Raul]

Darwin Award winner here.

[BassThumb]

r/whatcouldgowrong

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Whatcouldgowrong/

[OCdockskipper]

I dropped a smartphone in the lake once and to help find it, I had my buddy call it.  Boy were we surprised when a 16 lb bass answered it.  The bass asked who I was and when I told him Dave, he responded "Dave's not here".  Then he started giggling & hung up.

 

We dove there the next day, but couldn't find the phone.  The only things down there were a turntable, an old Cheech & Chong album and some roach clips.

[BassAssassin726]

It's probably destroyed by now anyways. Why do you think it would survive this long submerged? lol. Phones are water resistant, not water proof. It's probably done by now. 

[J Francho]

Applecare doesn't care if it's destroyed, but you have to be able to produce a phone.  That's the derp :/

[nameiztaken]

if you don't get it, give us coordinates! someone will go get it! 

[Stephen Selph]

I went out there today and found my stump where the hone was,  but we had 30mph wind gusts and no wetsuit. The water temp is now hitting low 60s. I will have that phone as soon as that water hits 65! Don't give up on me just get. 

On 4/3/2017 at 5:11 PM, soflabasser said:

How big was the bass you photographed with the phone you dropped in the lake?

 

It was only a 6.5 pounder, but I was so excited I was literally shaking. 

And to the guy posting about the phone being dead and not worth the time, I have AppleCare plus. So as long as I get the phone back to them in any form, they will replace it under AppleCare for $99.  

Sorry for not updating the thread in the last few days.  I just lost my job of 7+ years this week due to retaliation from my boss. I've been dealing with that trying to get my job back. 7 year starts of never getting reprimanded, verbal warning or written up, she fires me on the spot Friday afternoon for reporting her to the ethics line. But the good thing is I have a week with nothing but fishing until I get to go back to work. I had 3 job offers the same day I was terminated. It's been a rough few weeks for me!

[Smokinal]

^^^Thanks for the update and I'm sorry to hear about your work situation. Are you going back to the same job or did you take another one?

[A-Jay]

4 hours ago, Stephen Selph said:

I went out there today and found my stump where the hone was,  but we had 30mph wind gusts and no wetsuit. The water temp is now hitting low 60s. I will have that phone as soon as that water hits 65! Don't give up on me just get. 

It was only a 6.5 pounder, but I was so excited I was literally shaking. 

And to the guy posting about the phone being dead and not worth the time, I have AppleCare plus. So as long as I get the phone back to them in any form, they will replace it under AppleCare for $99.  

Sorry for not updating the thread in the last few days.  I just lost my job of 7+ years this week due to retaliation from my boss. I've been dealing with that trying to get my job back. 7 year starts of never getting reprimanded, verbal warning or written up, she fires me on the spot Friday afternoon for reporting her to the ethics line. But the good thing is I have a week with nothing but fishing until I get to go back to work. I had 3 job offers the same day I was terminated. It's been a rough few weeks for me!

 

Very sorry to hear you lost your job -

In reference to the bold type above - isn't that line anonymous & designed to prevent this very thing ?

Unless of course you happened to mention to your boss that you'd made the call, then I guess I could see why you got canned.

A-Jay