Really, it could happen to you. Based on industry claims data, 164,383 people have their phone lost, stolen or damaged each day. The fact is, you don’t have to be careless to lose or damage your phone.
According to Asurion -
- 60,000,0000 people in North America will lose, damage or have their phone stolen this year. That is over 164,000 per day or 114 every minute or nearly 2 every second.
- 50 percent of loss, theft or damage claims occur within the first 6 months of activating a new phone. That number jumps to 80 percent within the first 12 months.
People don’t often understand that if your mobile phone is lost, stolen or damaged, without insurance you’ll have to pay full retail price to replace that mobile device. In the case of an iPhone4S, that can cost more than $700.
Best and easiest way to have peace of mind and to protect your phone is to purchase insurance from your wireless carrier when buying your phone or within 30 days of activation.
Asurion’s Protection Tips
Asurion offers these easy summer tips to help minimize the damage to children’s phones this summer:
- A good case or silicone protector can help protect the back and sides against scratches and provide some impact protection.
- A transparent film screen protector can prevent the screen from scratching and can also help remove glare.
- A growing number of waterproof cases are on the market designed to protect phones when submerged in water for a limited amount of time.
- Purchase cell phone insurance to protect your investment and stay connected with children. Many wireless carriers now offer Asurion’s downloadable application that can remotely locate, lock or wipe a phone, along with the insurance coverage.
Our Mobile Mishaps
I used to have this habit of keeping my cell phone in my pocket. About four years ago, one particular day I noticed my cell phone was missing. I looked everywhere – around the house, in the car, and in my purse. It wasn’t until I pulled the wash out, that I noticed my phone lying there helpless on the bottom of the washer. The outside was pretty dry at that point, but since it had been totally submerged in soapy water, I couldn’t read the screen any longer due to the condensation.
My nephew suggested that if I let it air dry that it should work again. I took the battery out, and if I recall I used my hair dryer to get it to dry faster. (I learned from Asurion’s tips that using a hair dryer to dry out a wet cell phone is not recommended - that could damage the phone further. It is better to put the phone in some dry rice to dry it out.)
I really thought that was the end of it. However, after it dried completely, it sputtered to life again. That was a close call!
Not too long ago my husband lost his cell phone and looked everywhere for it. He tried using my phone to call it, but no luck. He thought maybe he left it at work or something. Guess where he finally found it? In a pocket! (At least it didn’t go through the wash!)
Do you have a mobile mishap?
About Asurion
Asurion is the global leader in technology protection services. From lost, stolen and damaged wireless handsets to malfunctioning computers or HDTVs, Asurion provides more than 90 million consumers worldwide with best-in-class, next day device replacement. Asurion also offers protection of user content and software.
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I seem to always drop my phone when it is raining outside; usually in a puddle. lol
I dropped my cell phone on the pavement and cracked it.
My mom is on her 3rd phone of the Summer…she keeps swimming with her phones!
my phone fell onto the floor and the glass screen shattered
My teenage son is a walking mobile mishap! He had his phone laying on the floor and a snack food lid was laying on top of the screen and he leaned on it and it cracked his front screen badly. Paid to have a local person repair it and then the phone would just randomly start typing on its own. Gave up on it.
I dropped my phone into the toilet not only once, I’m glad it’s going strong
My mobile dropped out of my purse onto the hardwood floor….it survived the fall!
Thanks.
I have a mobile mishap but it is concerning the 4 incase iPhone cases on my iPhone. I seem to always drop my phone, whether I am fumbling with my son, the diaper bag or basically doing too many things at once while being a stay at home mom. I always drop my iPhone, luckily by having the incase on it, it’s saved me from putting to have to put out 600.00 for a replacement.. I am on case #4 currently and that case is broken too, I am trying to wait until it fully breaks before buying another. The cases are over 30.00 per one and 4 in less than a year is a lil too much
My mobile mishap is my husband because he keeps loosing his phone.
Luckily, I haven’t! Knock on wood!
I dropped my phone on the stone tile kitchen floor and cracked the screen. The phone was only a month old.
Dropped mine in the Toilet!!
I have dropped my phone so many times it’s ridiculous.
I left my phone on top of my car and drove off….oops
I dropped my phone in the toilet once.. I had it in my back pocket and when i pulled my pants down to pee, my phone decided to go to lol
My son dropped his out of his pocket whole at garage sales, didn’t realize until we left, we went back to discover he ran it over when we left there
None yet. Hoping it stays that way.
I dropped my phone as I was getting out of my car. It fell on the concrete but luckily still worked and only had a few scratches.
I drop my cell phone battery fell out , but able to it back to together.
My miss hap was washing and than drying my cell. It still worked, amazing!
I still use an ancient flip phone – you know, the kind that makes phone calls and… uh… that’s about it. So my “mishap” is just that I live in the last decade
My husband and I are now retired from EMS, but 3 days after we were married we ended up being the very first people to come upon a very bad accident that had fatalities. Tim and I worked the accident until the local fire department, EMT’s and Tim’s helicopter base could assist us (he was a flight medic at the time). After we managed to get everyone out of the vehicle and hauled up the mountain in stokes baskets, I got out of the wrecked SUV only to have my cell phone, which was on my hip, drop right into the stream the SUV was sitting in. Of course, it was in a brown case, the same color as the bottom of the stream and it took several minutes just to find and retieve. The best part was after a day of drying out, it actually worked again until I upgraded and traded it in a few years later.
Have had 3 phones in 8 months!
dropped in the toilet
yep I once dropped it in the washing machine and lake
I dropped my phone in the pool a couple weeks ago.
My daughter just this week put her phone in water by accident!
i ran over my last cell phone!
My mishap is due to the Autocorrect function on my phone. I sometimes accidentally send funny texts to my friends.
I once butt dialed my boss. Luckily, all he heard was the radio in my car.
just that I forget to charge my phone
I have dropped my phone many times.
I think we have all had at least one but my husband takes the cake in our family on this one! He has had more phone replacements than anyone I know. Mostly because of water damage. He has taken a few in the pool for a late night swim!
Not really mishap, but I forget my phone at home a lot..the joke around here is: and why does Mom have a phone?
tarter95 at hotmail dot com
my cell phone fell at a dance club and broke aparty
knock on wood, I haven’t ad any isses
just the usual drop & smash
Once I was talking to a friend and there was an incoming call from my employer. I quickly switched lines and started talking to her but forgot that I was cooking something on the stove and while running towards the kitchen I dropped the phone and my employer got to hear me yelp as I rescued the overcooked pasta…not pretty!
My son dropped his phone in the toilet on the first day he got it.
My worst mobile mishap was the time I stepped on my phone. The screen cracked but luckily I had phone insurance so they sent me out a new one. the day after I got my new one, it fell out of my purse and got all scratched up.
My husband went fishing and his phone fell out of his pocket into the lake.
i dropped my phone in the pool last week:(
My son dropped his iPod and the face shattered!
I’ve dropped it a couple of times and it fell out of my truck.
I dropped my phone on the wood floor, and it separated into several pieces.
My dog always gets in my purse, and one time got my phone and shattered the screen from chewing on it
I dropped mine in the potty
vmkids3 at msn dot com
My daughter answered my flip phone by ripping it open until the screen went blank
I ran over my old flip phone…but it still worked
Yes once I dropped my cell phone in a public toilet. NOT FUN!
Dropped it getting out of my car.
My mobile mishap story is when I dropped my phone in the Chicago River during an architecture cruise!
i lose my phone a lot, last time i left it at a movie theater.
No mishaps…yet…
Mine fell into the bathrub once. What a mess that was!
My daughter dropped my phone on the toilet while we were on vacation.
I do not have a mobile mishap story as I do not have a mobile phone.
Thank you.
I dont have one.
While buckling my kids into their car seats, I had placed my phone ontop of my car. Went about my errands and later came home to find my phone smashed in our street.
Have ot had a mishap other than always losing it and having to dial my number to see where it is in the house.
Since, I always clumsy, I’m seem to drop in the worst places: the garbage, the cooking pot, etc.
Lonerwor@aim.com
My cell phone went for a wild ride in the washing machine. I’m sorry to say that it did not survive the trip.
I dropped my phone in the park and had to drive back and find it.
I dropped mine in a toilet.
I dropped my cell phone and cracked the screen.
austma7@aol.com
My phone was in the front pocket of my sweatshirt and fell in the toilet when I went to get up.
I forgot that I was charging my phone from an outdoor outlet before a storm. It rained and the phone absorbed water. I thought it was dead, but after five days of drying out it returned to normal.
Hope to win!
I haven’t had any phone mishaps
I had my cell in my jacket pocket on NYE at a bar.. my jacket was hanging on my chair.. but somehow someone stepped on my phone and cracked the screen
I’m always dropping it
My mobile mishap happened when I dropped my iPhone and cracked the screen.
My son flushed my phone once!
I got my first cell phone when I was in the hospital.
Dropped in toilet not once… but twice… =/
My husband’s very cute, very destructive bloodhound “puppy” used my week old cell phone as a chew toy
I dropped my cell phone on the tile floor and even though nothing was broken on the outside, the phone would not turn on again.
My son always seems to drop his phone in the toilet!!
I am not sure this is a mobile “mishap” but when we were on vacation my husband lost his phone. He looked for it for days. I ended up finding it under the bed behind something.
I haven’t had any mishaps, but my friend got her phone wet at the beach.
I have trouble sometimes with auto correct, have sent some silly statements
My puppy thought my cell phone was a new chew toy.
I accidentally dropped my daughter’s phone down a flight of concrete stairs (it lived!)
The only mobile mishap we’ve had around here is that my wife is always losing her cell phone around the house.
phone in pocket went through the wash
I dropped my phone in the toiler. Ugh…YUCK
I dropped my phone in a puddle
lauren.uda(at)gmail(dot)com
Taking batteries in and out caused the antenna to not work. Dead phone cost us 35 to replace.
tes 1283 yahoo
My sweetie jumped in a pool with his phone in his pocket. It actually worked for a couple of weeks before I think getting rusty. I can’t believe he forgot to take it out of his pocket. AS for me, the only mishap I had was leaning on the phone too hard when it was in my purse and the screen got frazzled.
I have no mishap, apart from not charging it once. Yeah. I’m that boring.
dropped in lake
I dropped my phone in a foot of snow and it was never the same after
Luckily I don’t have a mishap story. yet.
pop spilled on my cell phone
I haven’t had a mishap yet, but my grandson managed to drop his in the toilet. Only quick action by his mother saved him.
I dropped my phone in the parking lot. The battery popped out and went flying. Thankfully it still works!
I fell and I scraped my phone across the ground.
I was charging my phone 2 nights ago and my 22 month old grabbed it and it dropped on our kitchen floor and the screen shattered
My son dropped his phone in the lake while he was fishing.
I dropped mine in a honey bucket one time.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
it fell on tiled floor and cracked the screen
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My last mishap was leaving it in the restaurant
I had lost my phone in the house for about a week. The volume was off and it wasn’t on vibrate, so I was almost in a panic! Well, yes, I was in a panic. Finally found it in a bag.
broke my glass screen
Cracked the screen on my iphone and I did not have insurance, so the cost to repair the screen was about the same as getting a new iphone.
When I was lifeguarding, I kept my phone on the stand for any emergency calls. Well, yes, it fell in.
I’ve never had any mishaps because I don’t own a cell phone.
i dropped my phone in the toilet
thankfully havent had one yet
My golden retriever ran off into the woods with my phone in his mouth…the phone has never been found
in the spring i accidentally knocked my previous smartphone in the toilet. i was so devastated. thankfully i was eligible for a upgrade
While scrambling to take an important phone call I once dropped my phone in the toilet in a bar. Gross,unfortunate and horribly expensive all wrapped up into one episode of fail. Luckily life goes on!
Lost my cell phone while blueberry picking- came upon a bear grazing on some in the field and I decided to quietly, yet quickly, depart as soon as possible, probably dropped it.
I dropped mine in the toilet once.
My flip phone broke in half!!
The worst that happened – a lost and soon found cell phone.
fingers crossed
thank you.
dropped phone in the pool while playing with dogs
I don’t have a mobile mishap, but when I was in high school my iPod fell out of my car and I ended up running it over!
dhsauers(at)gmail.com
iphone in the toilete
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My hubby dropped his phone on the pavement and it shattered. I’m just glad it was his work phone so that they paid to replace it. thank you!
My husband has lost 2 cell phones and then the 3rd phone my youngest dropped in the toilet.
My son ruined two iphones within 6 days by dropping them in water.
My most recent phone mishap is when my daughter spilled pop all over my phone. But, it still works.
cweller75@gmail.com
my hubby took my phone in the wave pool one summer
I had a cup of juice, and the mug was barely as big as the phone’s width, yet it found its way in there perfectly.
The only mishaps I have are dropping my phone, which doesn’t happen often luckily.
My phone wouldn’t hold a charge for months!
I was thrown in a pool (playing around) and my phone was in my pocket. No big problem though, I put it in a bag of rice for a couple of days and it dried out and worked fine
I remember dropping my cell phone into the running water in the sink after I set it on the side. And another time underneath the car in the middle of a parking lot.
I dropped it in the pool
I dropped it in the toilet on accident
I dropped mine in a nice fresh cup of coffee once, while I was talking on it!
No mobile mishaps for me
My husband went to hand me back my phone after using it while we were out for a walk. It slipped from his hand and landed right in the only puddle in view. It actually still worked afterwards but was really slow to charge and would crackle sometimes.
I dropped my phone in the bathtub once when bathing my toddler.
gina.m.maddox (AT) gmail (DOT) com
I dropped my cell phone on the floor!
i dropped mine in a mud puddle at the mall
I once slammed the car trunk lid down on my husband’s cell phone. He was not happy!
my worst one was I lost my iphone and never got it back
swimming pool + phone in pocket = phone in a bag of rice still = broken phone
My cells have been a victim of the toilet..twice! A bowl of nacho cheese, and a cooler!
I dropped my old flip phone and it broke in half!
dropped my phone into the toilet once
kport207 at gmail dot com
last month water spilt inside my purse and ruined my phone, immediately after that my husband gave me his phone and my drink spilt over and immediately damaged his phone that he gave me to use. it was a crazy day of phone damage
I dropped my phone in water during a pedicure.
My toddler has been taking my phone for a swim lately… in the toilet, bath tub, pool… you name it.
my problem is I often forget to charge it.
I put my phone in the washer once!
Thankfully, I do not have a mobile mishap story…and I hope to keep it that way. But I have learned from friends who leave phones in pockets (through wash) or in the rain that putting in a bag of rice can sometimes save the phone.
Knock on wood, I have not had a cell phone mishap but my husband dropped his iphone and the glass cracked!
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I left my charger in a hotel room and had a dead phone for days until I could buy a new charger
No, I don’t own a cellphone
Left my phone on the top of the car and forgot about it. Smashed on the driveaway pulling out. Mind somewhere else.
My husband washed his smartphone- it went through the full wash without him realizing it was there. He found it when he was putting his work clothes in the dryer. :-/
Fortunately, I don’t have a mobile mishap to share
. Thanks for the giveaway!
washed it by mistake
I accidentally texted someone I didn’t mean to!
my babies like to use my phone as a teether and it always results in a soggy non functioning device
MH dropped his phone in the water while fishing
I haven’t had one yet
dropped my phone at a theme park and it got kicked like 20 feet. poor screen…
I dove into a swimming pool and discovered my phone was not waterproof.
Unfortunately I dropped my phone in the bath
((
I just got a new phone because I accidentally knelt on my old one and cracked the screen.
I have snapped my phone in half……… it was a flip phone!
I’ll never forget the time I washed my husband’s cell phone in the washer with our laundry. It did not survive
I left my phone on top of the commode and knocked it into the bowl!
brich22 at earthlink dot net
Phone meets pavement, pavement wins
I was on a cruise this summer and left mine in Cozumel.
I’ve dropped it in the grocery store parking lot
I once dropped it down the concrete stairs on a big hill
I dove into a pool and found out my phone was in my pocket.
Hubby laid his cellphone on the bumper of his jeep and drove off, never did find it.
my phone fell into a bucket of paint once.
Last summer while fishing I dropped my phone in the lake, it sucked!
I have been caught in the rain with my phone.
i flushed my phone down the toilet
My daughter dropped my phone and it was little broke.
I moved to a new town who didn’t have my carrier very well and I used to stand on my lawn corner in order to talk to people!
About 6 years ago I lost my brand new phone (which had just been replaced) in the snow when our car drifted off-road during a blizzard. My brothers and i got out of the car to push and i didnt notice my phone had dropped. I was terrified to tell my dad about the ordeal, since it wasnt cheap to replace… He didnt say much of it, and surprised me with a new phine days later. He definitely deserves the best daddy award!
I fell on a boat ramp with my phone in my pocket. It did not survive.
chrisdeglen(at)gmail(dot)com
I once dropped my phone in the toilet at my gym.
I dove into a pool with my phone and found out it was not waterproof.
I once dropped my phone in a lake I was kayaking on. I never take my phone with me anymore – much more peaceful that way.
I don’t, but my grandchildren have various ways of losing their phones–one lost it at work on a 400 acre industrial site that he patrolled. No chance of finding it!
I just dropped my phone on the pavement last week!
I don’t have a story of my own but my husband in a hurry left his phone on top of the car and sped off sending it crashing to death on the pavement.
I dropped my phone in the garage and chipped it in several places, but was able to make it look good again with matching nail polish.
My daughter has dropped her phone in the toilet – twice!
I once dropped my phone in a glass of soda.
My 2 year old daughter threw it in the toilet. It still worked!
I dropped my phone in the toilet once…
I ALWAYS drop mine. It’s a slider so silicon protection doesn’t work on it. I even dropped it the day I got it and scratched it right up! I was so mad!
I lost my phone at the IMAX in June. Luckily someone turned it in, and I got it back.
My phone got wet while in the pocket of my waterproof coat
I dropped my phone on concrete and scratched it.
I washed my phone in the washing machine. I had in on top of a pile of clothes and threw it all in. I didn’t figure out until it was too late and the phone was full of water and soap.
My husband left his phone in his pockets and sent it through the washer.
I lost it at a fair, but it was returned to my luckily.
I’m very thankful that I have not had a phone mishap yet. Knock on wood.
I let my husband use my iphone and he dropped it shattering the screen. I have had to use it like that ever since. (we didn’t buy the insurance)
Two weeks after getting my brand new iPhone, I left it on my bumper on my way home from work! It was horrible! I had to go back to get a new phone, and this time sign up for the insurance to cover it if I do it again!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
I just recently dropped my phone into the pool.
my phones touch screen cracked like a spiderweb while i was cleaning my yard with it in my pocket … it sucked!
My friend ran over his phone with his car. Thanks for the giveaway.
I dropped my phone in the toilet while camping in the Rockies (many many miles from home)
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I recently dropped my phone into a public toilet!
Put phone in shirt pocket. Bend over to flush toilet. Oops.
Thanks for the contest.
I accidentally dropped and broke my cell phone at the airport when I was leaving town.
Dropped my phone in a toilet..yuck
I dropped my cell in a bowl of ramen the day after a night out.
I lost my phone and couldn’t figure out where i could have left it. Turns out i dropped it in the driveway when getting out of the car. Managed not to run it over, but instead accidentally step on it.
I don’t have a mobile mishap story because I’ve never had a cellphone.
I dropped my phone on the concrete and destroyed it once.
reejen at comcast dot net
i dropped mine down a flight of stairs at work
jagar0047 at yahoo dot com
My son dropped his phone in the toilet, thank goodness for rice I was able to save it. My mom on the other hand was out in her paddle boat on her little pond and was looking into the water and dropped her phone, still can not find it. I tease her all the time about it lol
My 2 year old got a hold of my blackberry and dropped it into a bucket of water
Luckily, I have not had one yet.
My daughter accidentally took her phone on a water ride at cedar point :/
I have dropped my phone in the toilet before, I have also dropped my phone near my car and didn’t know it and ran it over.
I dropped my phone in the toilet – at a gas station in the middle of a road trip.
Hubby lost out hunting !
my husband had the cell phone in his pocket while mowing the lawn, it fell out and before he knew it, he ran it over!
Nothing too major in terms of mishaps — I dropped two phones in fountains before when I was trying to take a photo, and I dropped my friend’s brand new iPhone when he asked me to take his photo. Lesson learned – no more camera photos!
My dog ate my phone. Thanks!
The pool has claimed my phone this Summer:(
We are not big cell phone people. My husband and I each have a Trac phone, mainly for emergencies. My husband is retired, but he works part time. He came home the other day saying he got a call and he asked how they got his number. Here, he had taken my cell phone and the call was for me. Not really a mishap story, but that’s all I got.
Do you have a mobile mishap story? Please share your story by leaving a comment on this post
mostly just low batterys
My brother is a phone disaster. He has gone swimming with it in his pocket, dropped it and broke the screen, and had it fall in the toilet, off of his sink.
my phone got thrown in a hotel pool once
Knock on wood….I do not! Now watch tonight….
I dropped my phone outside in the rain and it landed in a muddy patch of my yard.
I dropped my phone down 3 flights of stairs
Our biggest mobile mishap was when my husband went fishing and dropped it in the water!
I dropped my phone in the oven
My brother got pushed in the pool with his phone in his pocket. It was definitely ruined after that!
I sat on my phone one day and butt dialed my ex boyfriend on his wedding day!
Luckily I haven’t had any major mishaps, just forgetting to charge it.
My daughter tried to flush my phone down the toilet.
My son got a hold of my phone. He had it in his mouth and I wasn’t able to hear anything anymore (I’m guessing he destroyed the speaker:)
I dropped mine in koolsid.
My baby always loved chewing on my phone. It obviously didnt last very long like that.
I dropped my cell phone at the movies and the screen cracked a little.
Droped my phone like 5 times in the toilet …. funny thing is that it still works
Years ago, I dropped one of my cell phones in a toilet! Ew!
Nope not yet shhhh lol
I dropped my phone in the pool
I sometimes drop my phone but thats about it
I have an flip phone and once I opened it and it broke in two pieces..
The only mishap i have is my phone vibrated right off the dresser and crashed to the floor. It got a few scratches and a small crack but still worked.
I’m a chronic butt dialer at the worst times!!
-Ashley Marie Morrissey
ashummz05@yahoo.com
I’ve always been pretty good with my phones…almost obsessively careful. Well, I did throw one against a wall in anger once, and I had to buy a new one, which caused me to be slightly more careful in the future.
I dropped my phone just minutes after buying it.
lisando@hotmail.com
I’ve dropped my phone a few times but it’s usually been inside on the carpet so no lasting damage.
my phone loves to swim in the toilet!