My daughter washed her cell phone in the washing machine once. Dh took it apart to lay out and dry. In about 2 days it came back to life.

However, this did not happen when I washed my Blackberry, the first time I went by myself on a bike ride and stuck it in my jersey. I came home, emptied the two pockets I was used to emptying and threw everything in the machine. OOPS!!! I'm pretty sure I'll never do THAT again!

Sad to say, my poor Blackberry did not come back to life. Dh tried the silicone packet thing, too. I think he dried it with the blow dryer first, too.

Anyways, there IS hope. Give it a couple of days. If not, I highly recommend the Garmin Edge 305. Dh found the best deal on them when he bought me one for my birthday. He could have paid over $400 at a bike shop, but found it on-line for around $225 or so. (Somewhere in the $200's). If you want, I can find out the website he ordered it from. He had heard from many people that Costco.com was the cheapest place to get it, but he found it even cheaper elsewhere.