How long to keep iphone in rice?

I dropped my iPhone in the toilet this morning around 6:45. I picked it up right away, but it was probably submerged in the water for 1-3 seconds. When I pressed the home button it immediately turned off. I shook it out a lot, and dried it with a towel for a minute or so. Then I put it in a sealed bag full of rice. It's been in the bag all day. I'm wondering if it matters how long the iPhone stays in the rice? Usually people say around 24 hours, but that's when it got really wet. Mine really wasn't that wet at all. It's been about 8 hours… How much longer should I wait before I charge it and then turn it on?

Will an iPhone be cheaper to buy in America? (I live in UK)?

I really want the iPhone 5C. It's £469 here in the UK but I'm going to New York on 27th October, about 8 weeks time. Will it work out cheaper to buy it in America for something like $560? I'm not great with this sort of thing, but the pound and the dollar aren't the same so if I bought it Sim free, would it work out cheaper for me to buy it over there? And are you even allowed to do this?

I wouldn't buy on contract obviously as it then wouldn't work over here. But I know that all iPhones' internals are the same throughout the whole world so I'd be getting the same iPhone over there as what I would if I bought here in the UK. Just cheaper, right?

Added (1). Am I allowed to do this? Or is it breaking any laws? Obviously I don't want to do that, but you buy loads of things from America that you could get here in the UK. Why not with smartphones?

Does apple take you're money out once you put in your credit card details?

Just upgraded to an iPhone 5 and I'm still trying to set up my apple id thing and I can't download any apps if I don't enter my credit card details. And I'm not sure whether too, I know apple is safe, but do they start taking my credit card money out like for internet, Wi-Fi or top ups. Because I don't want them too? So could someone explain?

Can I switch a AT&T iPhone to Verizon?

I currently have a Verizon iPhone 4, a friend of mine has a AT&T iPhone 5 that they want to give away. I want to know its it's possible to switch a AT&T iphone to Verizon?

Iphone GPS without using data?

Hi. I have an Iphone 4S, but I do not have a data plan in it. I constantly cross the border and, often times than not, find the need to use a GPS. I find myself getting lost to unfamiliar territories sometimes and my old car does not support my Garmin GPS anymore. I need a GPS that actually works and having a data plan in my phone is simply not an option and I can't always rely on Wi-Fi when I get lost. Is there any app (free or not) that I can download to my Iphone that works just as well as Tomtom or Garmin (like a real GPS) without having to use Wi-Fi or data?

Dropped iphone 4 & now it doesn't turn on?

I was laying down & i dropped my iphone 4 on its screen on carpet with a bumper on. It wasn't a lethal drop at all.i've dropped it before on cement without a case at all & it's been fine.
now, it doesn't turn on when i press the on button & when i plug it in charge all that happens is the screen illuminates & the apple logo shows up for 10 seconds & then disappears & continues to do this, not turning on completely.

what did i do to it? Can it be fixed? Is everything on my phone gone for good?

Added (1). It was carpeted tile, but still i dropped it from like a foot's height.

Can't restore iphone on iTunes

I changed my password on my iphone4 and I did this
1.Disconnect the USB cable from the device, but leave the other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.
2.Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to turn off.
3.While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the device. The device should turn on.
4.Continue holding the Home button until you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen. When this screen appears, release the Home button.
5.iTunes should alert you that it has detected a device in recovery mode. Click OK, and then click Restore to restore the device.

But it says iTunes can't connect to iphone because its locked and it needs to be unlocked but I don't know the password! How can I restore my phone so I can get back n it!