I dropped my iPhone in water and now 'no service

So I dropped my iPhone 4s (yes old phone whatever) in the toilet but got it out almost immediately, dried it and sanitised it and whatever. Everything worked fine but then it keeps saying 'searching' And 'no service'. I've tried EVERYTHING. Rebooting. Turning of. Toggle airplane mode. Reset network. I don't know what to do. Can I fix this?

It sounds like either the sim card or a connection to it is damaged.

It is possible that it still is not completely dried if it's been less than a week. Otherwise it could be permanently damaged. All you can do is try to wait it out or buy an used one on eBay if you don't want to spend the money on something new.

Well then, it dosen't work fine, now does it? - pitch it, buy a working phone. Check your sim card, as you might need a new one of those too.

I'd take it into an Apple Store & see what's what.

Yeah that is most likely as a result of the water damage. More likely than not, it can't easily be fixed. It may cost more to fix than what the phone is worth.

It's broken.

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