In case you do not know where I am going with this story, let me lay it out for you. I was getting ready to use the bathroom, with my phone in hand. As I pulled down my drawers, the phone slipped and landed smack dab in the middle of the toilet.
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Oh snap! What a horrible, horrible feeling! I stood there staring at my phone for a moment (in serious disbelief), and finally took the plunge, reached in with my hand, and quickly fished out my beloved phone (dripping water everywhere as I did this). I grabbed the hand-towel that was hanging on the rack and desperately started wiping my phone. Actually I kind of cradled it in the towel first in hopes of absorbing most of the water.
I had read before about what you should and shouldn’t do if a phone is accidentally submerged in water, but in my panic stricken state, I forgot everything I had read. I went with my gut feeling and just continued to dry my phone. I took the rubber cover off and wiped thoroughly around the phone and inside the cover. I blew as hard as I could into the ports, speaker, camera and any other nook or cranny I could find. I waited about 15 minutes (I did remember this part – to let it dry completely before turning it on) and held my breath as I proceeded to turn my phone on. It worked!! I was stunned and excited, as I was sure it was a goner. I do think the protective rubber case played a huge part in protecting my phone. But what if I didn’t have that protection?
This is where Asurion comes in:
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Had my phone not worked after this unfortunate incident, I would be up a creek (you know what kind), without a paddle. I would be so mad at myself, and my husband wouldn’t have been thrilled either, as the original contract price of the phone typically is NOT what most users would have to pay to replace their phone.
Asurion is here to help! In addition to having some fantastic cell phone tips on their website (such as putting your phone in a bowl of rice if it gets wet!), they can help if you find yourself in a situation such as mine above. Or if you lose your phone. Or if it is stolen. Asurion has partnered with the top cell phone carriers in North America to to help you get a replacement phone to you quickly. They make it hassle-free and you will quickly be back on track, with a new phone in hand. Cell phone insurance is a really good idea, unless you like paying bundles of money for new phones. I do not like to do that.
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My husband is a carpenter and dropped his phone from a 2 story roof- yes it broke!
I lost my last cell phone, when it took a dip in the hot tub with me… :-S
The mishap was not ours but we paid for it.:) My just turned 13 son was at our neighbors and was spraying some kids in the pool, being a smart aleck. He was staying clear of the pool area there because he had FINALLY gotten his first phone and had it in his pocket. My neighbor, owner of the home is kind of a smart a$$ too, and after a couple of failed attempts to curb my son’s fun, pushed him in the pool. She had NO idea the phone was in his pocket. He was SO scared of telling us but the mom called and told us. We ended up getting him another of the same phone, and didn’t ask either of them to pay. It was just one of those things. BUT we told our son if it anything happened to his phone again that was not COMPLETELY accidental, he would have to go without. It’s been over 2 years and he is VERY careful with his phone. Then THIS spring break, Dad put my son’s phone in his pocket while fishing and then SAT on it. Cracked the screen and the display would not work anymore. SO, we had to pay for it again, as was not his fault at all. Kinda funny because with a huge family, this one is the only one with phone “mishaps”. Thanks for the giveaway~~
Yuck! I think most of us have dropped a phone in the toilet at least once – not fun!
I was walking to our pickup and felt a stone in my shoe…leaned against the tailgate and put my phone on the edge while I fixed my shoe and you guessed it,,left my phone on the tailgate while we drove away…bye bye phone!
I dropped my phone on the concrete as I was getting out of my car one time. I was so scared that my phone was broken, but luckily it still worked with only a few scratches!
Yes, I have MOST definitely dropped my phone into the toilet! My phone goes everywhere with me, including the bathroom, it’s bound to happen. Thankfully it fell into clean water and afterwards I was able to get it working again!
Once I could not find my phone for the life of me and no one was home (not even a neighbor) where I could call my # to see if I could hear it ringing somewhere. I was baffled because I knew ad just used itthe night before to set my alarm. Well….I ended up finding it buried in my Cat’s litter box when I went to clean it out later that afternoon!!! My cat had actually somehow even got it open and the battery was buried too!!!
My brother had a phone chewed up by his (at that time) boxer pup. I think within a week, the dog chewed both his & his wife’s phones (her’s was brand new too).
My son had his phone in his pocket. He had just filled the 5 gallon water dish for the animals, and was just about done, when his cell phone fell into the dish and got all wet.