Yeah but he said that his friend dropped it into the sink unknowingly so we don't really know how many seconds (possibly) minutes that the phone was marinating in the soapy water. If he can't get a replacement from the carrier or something he could probably try the rubbing alcohol trick to rinse of the pcb board so it's free of minerals from water and other agents (I guess he can do that since the phone would be considered bricked anyways). Just my 2 cents on this situation.