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06-15-2011, 06:26 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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Drop your phone a lot?
I tend to drop my phone on a regular basis. Sometimes I'll sit my phone on my lap when I'm driving and when I get out of my car it drops to the ground. Last month I managed to drop my Droid X on gravel which cracked the screen. I ordered an iPhone this morning and I'm buying a good case this time. Do you have problems keeping your phone safe?
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06-15-2011, 07:14 PM #2Web Hosting Guru
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I'd like to think of myself as being pretty good with my electronic devices. However, I do the same thing frequently. Set my phone on my lap and then get out of the car. Is there anyone who doesn't do this?
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06-15-2011, 07:16 PM #3Web Hosting Industry Expert
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I've dropped my iPhones over the years a few times as high as from 10 feet with a good amount of energy and as short as just a couple of feet. Only once did one of them quit working - and it was the digitizer for the touch screen. The display worked and the glass wasn't broken but half of the screen wouldn't respond to touch...
I went to Apple and told them what happened and expected to have to pay for a new phone but they swapped me out a new one free.█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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06-15-2011, 07:41 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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I want to buy a Ballistic case but they haven't developed a case for the white iPhone yet. It's supposed to be as good or better than the Otterbox.
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06-15-2011, 08:00 PM #5Web Hosting Industry Expert
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Personally I don't like big bulky cases. I have an InCase Snap on my phone, it does the job well enough but keeps the phone slim. I have dropped it once or twice where it chipped off some of the case but the phone was left in pristine condition.
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06-15-2011, 08:18 PM #7Aspiring Evangelist
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At my age I spend quite a bit of time in The Comfy Chair, which is also a recliner. Sometimes my phone will slip out of my pocket, slide through The Comfy Chair, and land on the imitation wood-like man made pressed chipboard product floor. I think it usually does not fall far enough to get up to a good speed.
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06-15-2011, 08:25 PM #8Junior Guru
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i dropped my iphone 1 hour after purchased. and until now maybe 30 or 50 times i've dropped my iphone.
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06-15-2011, 09:36 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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I have a body glove case for my Android to protect it a little when I throw it in my purse but I don't think I have ever dropped it. Although I just got it last December
My son on the other hand drops his Blackberry all the time! I am amazed how sturdy it is. I have bought him a case but it never seems to be on it... but I keep insurance on his phone for that reasonCurrently hosting with Big Brain Global Networks
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06-15-2011, 09:38 PM #12Web Hosting Industry Expert
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Because they simply refurbish the phone that was swapped out and re-sell it or use it as a replacement for other phones. Essentially they do repair the phone, they just don't make you wait while it's repaired as they give you a new (previously repaired) phone.
When they swapped my phone out that I broke, they didn't give me a brand new one - they gave me a refurbished one. I can only assume that something happened to it before I got it and that it was fixed. It worked well for the next year so I can't complain.█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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06-15-2011, 09:43 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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The insurance I bought for the iPhone costs $10.00/mo and there is a $130 deductible for a claim but they will send me a new iPhone. I hate the thought of having a re-certified phone.
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06-15-2011, 09:45 PM #14Web Hosting Industry Expert
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That's quite a bit... $130 + $10/mo for how ever long you pay for it to replace your phone. I'd sooner just shell out the cash and buy a new one straight up if I broke it than pay monthly for insurance when I may or may not ever use it - and then if I do use it I'm paying $130.
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06-15-2011, 09:51 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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My vote goes for an OtterBox. The cases are definitely top notch. I've used them on all my phones lately.
A bit random. But what happen to you joining the Mil?
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06-16-2011, 05:45 AM #22Newbie
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I drop my phone about 5 times per day. I don't think it's too much, as my girlfriend drops her phone about 100 times per day.
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Even I drop my phones a lot. That is why it helps to get a Nokia mobile here (in India, where prices do matter and Nokia phones are the sturdiest).
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I drop my phone all the time. I have AT&T and my blackberry has been going white (apparently there are sensors in the screen and if you drop it they can break). Everytime someone calls me it goes white... Went to AT&T (My upgrade starts Sept 1) and asked what they could do to help me...told me they'd charge me $450 for an iPhone 4. I walked out of there wanting to sign up at Verizon.
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06-17-2011, 10:58 AM #25Junior Guru
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I am a chronic phone dropper!
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