dropped in water - now won't connect to network - says "Searching"

@meghan009 should have skipped the rice. It will not prevent corrosion nor will it fix the phone, it is a misleading myth. The very first thing you want to do is to not try to restart the phone. This may further damage your phone. Right now your phone is water damaged and does not work properly. You also do not want to try to charge it any further. What you want to do is to clean it properly. Disassemble your phone using these guides. Once it is disassembled, you do need to clean it properly. You will need high grade isopropyl alcohol and a soft brush. Use this guide to see how to clean it. Even so it was written for an apple iPhone3G all the points are still pertinent to your phone. Do not forget to remove the EMI shields for proper cleaning. While you are cleaning it, check for any broken, missing or burned looking components. When it is properly cleaned, replace the battery. All these steps are to avoid delayed failure caused by corrosion. Once all this is done, reassemble your phone and reevaluate. If you do not want to do it, sell it on ebay or other places as a water damaged phone. Do not expect to make lots of money with that sale since it is a damaged older model. Hope this helps, good luck.