Monday, July 23, 2012

Protect Your Phone from Mobile Mishaps with Asurion {$40 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway}

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While driving to the dentist with Big Sister E recently, I realized that I had forgotten my phone at home. From the amount of muttering and angry glances I kept giving at my purse (since it was the purse's fault that the phone wasn't in there, of course), it struck me just how dependent I've become on this single device.

After being used to having so many capabilities, conveniences and ways to stay connected at my fingertips at all times, the act of being so... disconnected can leave me feeling a little lost. Which is no wonder that so many people cringe at the idea of actual loss or damage happening to their phone.

Unfortunately, it happens more often than we realize. As I mentioned in my recent RadioShack giveaway, July is the worst month for cell phones due to the water, heat and outdoor activity that all present dangers and increase the likelihood of damage.

Are you one of the many who have had a lost, stolen or broken cell phone? According to Asurion, you're in good company, as their reports show that 60,000,0000 people in North America will lose, damage or have their phone stolen this year. That works out to over 164,000 per day, 114 every minute or nearly two every second. Yikes!

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Over the years I've had my share of cell phones (many of which now have a place in my daughters' pretend play gear) and have had a mobile mishap or two where time moved in slow motion as I watched the phone slip from my hand, pocket or bag and fall to the ground.

No matter how careful you think you are or how much you assume Oh, it won't happen to me, someday it will be your phone that is shattered on the sidewalk or being pulled out of the swimming pool or toilet!

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While I have always assumed that the only option for a broken or missing phone was to clean out your wallet and purchase a new one, I was then introduced to Asurion, the global leader in providing consumer technology protection services across three continents.

Understandably, people are eager to start using new mobile devices just as soon as they get them, but purchasing phone protection during the first 30 days of device use should truly be a priority – not to mention being the best and easiest way to have peace of mind. Asurion makes it easy because they work directly with your provider to provide the insurance you desire.

The complete Asurion protection package, available through most wireless companies, empowers you with the apps and services that put you in the driver's seat so that you can enjoy using your smartphone. You'll rest easy knowing you're protected with Asurion, whether you need technology to secure your data privacy against growing mobile threats, need a device expert who is just a call or click away, or coverage to replace your phone as quickly as the next day.

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Our cell phones have quickly become beloved treasures in our lives that manage to keep us easily connected to family, friends and work, while also keeping us organized, acting as storage for photographs, and much more. What would you do if all of that was suddenly gone?

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Taylor W said...

After bragging one night that I had never dropped a phone in the toilet because it always bounces out or off the seat, I had too many beers and in it went...

Anissa said...

My phone fell out of my purse and rolled under my car. Worked but a bit dinged up.

LeeAnn said...

My dad dropped his phone in the toilet once. Would you believe that after it dried out, it still worked? Yep! I don't know if I could ever put that phone to my ear again, though. ;-)

dfraley3 said...

My worst mishap was just learning how to use a Smart Phone for work. It took forever -- nothing major just annoying things like my fingers being too fat for the texting and hitting all the wrong keys!

Unknown said...

I dropped my phone while on a walk but luckily it didn't break!

Leah said...

I tripped and my phone was in my hand and I used it to stop my fall. Practically grated it across the concrete. :P

David said...

I went swimming with my phone in my pocket :)

dvdgossett915@gmail.com

Sam said...

My friend dropped her phone in the toilet while she was studying in Israel.

Anonymous said...

Fortunately I have never had this happen. But my daughter has done it all, dropped in water, lost it and cracked it. Thanks for the change to win.
rbj.52@comcat.net

Teresa said...

My husband left his iPhone on my bumper.. it rained and then froze that night. Thawed it out and it went on to live another 2 years. Lucky guy!

Kiana N said...

My husband set his phone down on the seat of his lawn tractor only to realize that there was a puddle of rain water in the seat. Had to dry it out.....

nafzikg at gmail dot com

Rebecca Orr said...

I accidentally dropped mine into a glass of apple juice once. And my fiancee dropped his into the toilet. Guess you shouldn't be texting and peeing at the same time...lol. His brother dropped his into a corn grinder...needless to say, it was not salvageable. lol

bekki1820cb at gmail dot com

ann said...

Drop it in the water.

smilekisses said...

I just got a new phone because I accidentally knelt on my old one and cracked the screen.

Unknown said...

I left my phone at Walmart after just putting $50 of service on it, and someone took it.

WeeMasonMan's Mom said...

I sat down in the grass to pet my dog and had my phone pocket in my scrubs. Later, when I couldn't find my phone, I assumed I had accidentally let it at home on lunch break. It rained heavily for two hours and that evening when I got home, I couldn't find my phone anywhere. Yeah, it was out in the lawn and totally waterlogged.

Unknown said...

none yet just leave it everywhere

Stefanie Elysse Hurtado said...

My phone stopped charging a few weeks ago but thankfully I got a replacement fast!

Audra Weathers said...

I knew someone who dropped their phone in the lake while fishing.

jules said...

(knock on wood) i have never dropped my phone. but my daughter has....3 times in water. (pool, bucket-while washing her car, bathtub/shower) we have saved it each time..but two weeks ago...jumping into the pool, we could not fix it. she had to buy another one!

Yona Williams said...

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.

Crissyanna said...

While we were dating, my husband somehow lost his phone at Wal-Mart. He had just hung up with me and then couldn't find it. We had to replace it.

Unknown said...

My cousin's cell phone broke in her pocket while she was riding a roller coaster, and my other cousin left his cell phone in his pants pocket and it went through the washing machine.

Jen said...

My son has dropped 2 of our phones in water.

dmoniz1980 said...

my worst one was dropping my iphone not seeing it then stepping and cracking the screen

yanktheese@yahoo.com

Jaydensgrandma said...

I dropped my phone in the goat's water.
Joye Rast

hallie pee said...

I washed my cellphone in a pants pocket! It actually worked after I dryed it out!

katybaby said...

I've dropped my phone in the toilet before.
katyjv1988(@)yahoo(dot)com

kelley wood said...

washed hubbys droid :(

moonsword said...

My nephew threw my sisters phone in the pool.

Flowerg said...

I dropped my phone and checked it out and thought it was fine then a few days later it died.



romapup at gmail dot com

Marti Tabora said...

My son dropped his phone in the toilet. :)

Unknown said...

I dropped it from a balcony.

FireRunner2379 said...

I jumped in the swimming pool with my cell phone in my pocket.

r said...

I didn't drop my phone... but my daughter dropped her chocolate hershey kisses in my purse WITH my phone... you can imagine the outcome on a hot summer day. ugh.

rosannepm said...

Dropped it in melted snow on my cement garage floor and it would no longer work

Welcome to My World said...

Mine was stolen in a bank.

virgomomwriter said...

Don't have a mobile so have never had a bad event...

Anonymous said...

my student threw his mom's phone into the lions cage at the zoo
adinatm(at)aol.com

Unknown said...

my mum drops her phone in the toilet at least once every 6 months.

amy beth marantino said...

Plop. Flush. "Oh, poo!"

msleyh said...

day after i got a brand new phone my 6 yr old daughter dropped it and shattered the screen....

Roy F. said...

I dropped it on the concrete pavement and the screen cracked.

Unknown said...

My son dropped his phone in a glass of milk - yes, no kidding

cjbstar said...

I dropped my phone in water during a pedicure.

Robyn said...

The first day I had my new phone I dropped it and cracked the screen!

Kelly said...

I dropped my iphone in the parking lot - smashed!

Sarah said...

Dropped it in the dog's water dish!

mugsymcg46 at yahoo dot com

Unknown said...

dropped my phone in toliet and after many attempts to revive it i gave up. gave in and ordered a new phone from at&t

Holly G. said...

My husband lost his phone, which turned out to be a very expensive mistake.

Lynda Del said...

I accidentally banged my cell phone screen on a guard rail cracking it.

Kerry said...

My daughter buried my phone in the sand box!

Lily said...

I dropped my phone on the pavement just last week!

Tabathia B said...

My daughter answered my phone and flipped the phone open until it snapped and the screen went black

Katherine said...

looks like a great giveaway!

Anonymous said...

I left a flip phone laying open in the rain!!

Bug said...

I "washed" my new phone in the washing machine!

Unknown said...

dropped my old phone, face down, on concrete at knotts berry farm. it skid like 10 feet and ya... not pretty. :(

dani marie

ferriza2(at)yahoo(dot)com

Ayisha said...

My husband once left his cell on top of his car on the side of the highway and drove off. Came back and it was totally destroyed. Did I mention he hadn't had it a week!

polly said...

a co-worker dropped her phone into the toilet at work....she was not happy!

Anonymous said...

I left my charger in a hotel room and had a dead phone for days until I could buy a new one

morganowl28 at gmail dot com

Kendal said...

I jumped in a pool once with the phone in my pocket. ooopps.

one frugal lady said...

My toddler is notorious for taking my phone swimming.... in the pool, toilet, bathtub, you name it!
onecheaplady@yahoo.com

Derek Timm said...

I dropped my phone in the lake while fishing.

Unknown said...

dropped phone in toilet

Anonymous said...

My son dropped his phone in the water while kayaking.

andrea said...

I had two go through the washing machine and lost a third phone, never did find it!

ShesAnAngel said...

I forgot my phone was in my lap when I got out of my vehicle and bam! it hit the pavement :/

justine417@comcast.net

cw said...

dropped my phone in my coffee cup!

Harold D said...

After running at the park, I put my phone on the back bumper of my truck and forgot it. When I got home... it was gone. I retraced my route and never found the phone again.

hd6719@gmail.com

Tamar said...

My friend once flushed it down the toilet.

Heather said...

ok, Ive walked into a pool with my phone in my pocket and dropped it in a toilet (thankfully it was clean. I also had it on the kitchen counter and knocked it into a sink full of water! I do not do good around water it seems. :)

Wendy ArtsyChaos said...

We've had about every disaster there is! The most recent was a dip in Jenny Lake... but it luckily got saved in time.
hiwendyhi at yahoo dot com

Rebecca W. said...

Have dropped it in the toilet before.

Anonymous said...

I dropped my phone in a foot of snow and it was never the same after

kannw27 at gmail dot com

Country Cookin' Mama said...

My mom left her phone in a gas station bathroom stall.

reddon30 said...

I was playing with my kids and my phone fell out of my pocket and the glass shattered.

ky2here said...

Quick laundry, didn't check pockets. Sigh

ky2here at msn dot com

lilyk said...

I dropped my cell phone once and the cover came off.

Betty Roberts said...

I dropped my phone in a swimming pool once it did not survive

Growl Tiger said...

I washed my phone in my jeans pocket

Caryn said...

I dropped mine in the Target parking lot

caryn9802 at yahoo dot com

Karen F said...

My hubby forgot his was in his pocket and jumped in the pool

Candice said...

My dad dropped his phone in the toilet once.

Robin T said...

I set my phone down on the roof of my car and drove away

rtrexel@gmail.com

Granny1949 said...

washing it by mistake

oceanrena said...

my husband dropped his phone off the ship while deployed in the baltic sea
oceanrenaatyahoodotcom

Anonymous said...

Last summer I dropped my iPhone and shattered the screen and a piece of the glass flew in my eye and I couldn't get it out for 3 days!

SHAYNA said...

UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE LOST A COUPLE PHONES :(

(SHAYNA B.)

shebebes@yahoo.com

Terri Martin said...

Hubby left his phone on the bumper of his jeep and drove off, never did find it.

Randi said...

The worst I've ever done is leave it in a cold car overnight, which can cause water damage/condensation when you bring it into a warm house. Luckily all was ok.

Hotsnotty2 said...

I dropped my cell phone on the asphalt in a parking lot, it broken into pieces!

Hotsnotty2@hotmail.com

Lorri S said...

MH dropped his in the water while fishing. Needless to say it didn't work again.

yellowlabs said...

Dropped on my car console and it totally came apart.

Cheryl said...

I'm always dropping mine!

Unknown said...

I've dropped my phone three times

Emily Roesly said...

My husband dropped his cell phone as he was getting out of the car - into the only puddle in the area! Cell phones don't like water. He had to buy a new one.

dispatcher_kristy said...

Dropped mine in a public toilet... ewwww

Anonymous said...

I slipped on a boat ramp and fell into the lake. My phone was in my pocket, so you know it didn't survive. Ruined immediately.

chrisdeglen(at)gmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

My father in law had the common phone drop in the toilet scenario.

sparkedcat said...

I dove into a pool and found out my phone was not waterproof.

Denise Donaldson (MistySunrise) said...

I lost my phone at the imax in Branson in June. Luckily someone turned it in, and I got it back. it was my daughters 10th bday, and it had all her pics on it

Unknown said...

my worst phone mishap,is when while in the mens room at the mall,the phone slipped from my ear and landed in the urinal!!!

Misses Giveaways said...

I jumped in the ocean with my phone on me,very stupid of me!

Unknown said...

My daughter dropped it in the toilet.

calabaza said...

Locking my phone and keys in my car!

DShope said...

I haven't had a mishap yet but my husband left his phone on the roof of the car and drove off sending it crashing to the road to be shattered.

Becca Ann said...

My phone was in my jacket pocket and it was slung over a seat on nye and somehow someone stepped on my phone and cracked the screen!

annemarie562000 said...

I dropped it at the movies and the screen cracked a little.

annemarie562000(at)yahoo(dot)com

Anonymous said...

My friend laid her mobile phone on top of her car and lost it when she drove away.


Bshaw75015@aol.com

Unknown said...

My niece sees the phone on table... looks at glass of water on table... looks back at phone.... pick up phone and puts in glass of water

natalia ryjova said...

I dropped my phone in a coffee cup when I was driving at night.
rusik76@hotmail.com

Niko said...

I left my iPhone in the restroom and it was gone when I came back! :/

brich2222 said...

left the phone on top of the commode and then knocked it into the bowl by accident!


brich22 at earthlink dot net

Jamie said...

My friend dropped her phone in the toilet.

Valerie Taylor Mabrey said...

I dropped mine in my potty before flush
vmkids3 at msn dot com

Julieh said...

I dropped my phone in the pool.
julie hawkins
honeypie411 at yahoo dot com

Erin Rok said...

My son dropped my phone in the garbage before :)

urbancwgrl84(at)yahoo(dot)com

Missy L said...

One time I washed my husband's phone with our laundry. It did not survive the wash. In order for him to get a new phone we had to renew our contract

ewhatley said...

I haven't had a mishap - yet. A friend of mine dropped her phone in the toilet!

mybeachylife at gmail dot com

Paige said...

I am always leaving mine on top of the car, thankfully my son always asks me if i did it again before i drive off lol

Alig said...

My sister completely shattered her Blackberry torch by dropping it one too many times.

Stacy said...

I've jumped into the pool forgetting that my phone was in my pocket

Unknown said...

I dropped mine in the toilet.

lanalbradstream(at)yahoo(dot)com

April said...

I've never had a mobile mishap [knock on wood] but I also don't have a smartphone and rarely use the phone I have.

Anonymous said...

Our dog chewed my hubby's blackberry! It still worked but had stylish teeth marks.

Unknown said...

i had just got my phone and i was carring my son in a parking lot and phone in my other hand and it fell out of my hand and broke

Teresa Thompson said...

Granddaughter tossed it into the dogs water bowl.

Melissa V said...

I have not had any mishaps with my phone (knock on wood) I am an assistant to a group of doctors and I have had to run around town because they have sent theirs through the laundry!

Rebecca said...

dropped it on the pavement and cracked the screen


tiggiepooh81 at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

I know someone who flushed their phone down the toilet.

Mommy 2 Monkeys said...

My husband sent his phone through the washer in his pants pocket.

ltlbitone said...

I was texting while using the restroom... yes it fell in...

ltlbit1@hotmail dot com

Katie Roch said...

My stepfather's phone fell to the bottom of a lake after his boat tipped.

susan1215 said...

I recently dropped my phone into the pool

s2s2 at comcast dot net

Unknown said...

I once drop my cell in the toilet while I was peeing

cman said...

I lost it during a move.

Priscilla said...

I accidentally stepped on my hubby's smart phone.

priscilla(dot)a(dot)escobar(at)gmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

My daughter dropped her Iphone and the screen shattered.
Paul Gorecki
pgorecki33@gmail.com

STRANGEONE1120 said...

My 13 month old got a hold of mine and chucked it across the kitchen it has been right since

ThriftyAnnabella said...

Mine got wet while in my coat pocket during a rainstorm

Conor said...

I went in a hottub with my cellphone in my swimming suit pocket. Luckily it was before smartphones!

Storm, The Psychotic Housewife said...

I've dropped my phone multiple times - including in the toilet. It's barely hanging on for the moment.

Mark Broxterman said...

Left phone on table at McDonalds, never to be seen or used again.

A Roach said...

I dropped mine in the toilet. twice..

Jenny18286 said...

my husband's phone fell in the water while he was fishing!

Unknown said...

When my mom was in the hospital, I kept dropping my phone on the ground. Now the screen is scratched.
magickalblessings26{at}gmail.com

HollyO said...

Last week we went boating with a friend and he jumped in the lake with his phone in his pocket. That never happened with the old fashioned phones!

Cara said...

My dad recently dropped his phone in the toilet and it went straight down into the pipes!

lori dickerson said...

my sister lived right next to railroad tracks and set her phone on the back of the toilet---and you probably guessed, a train came by and her phone vibrated right off the back and into the toilet.

Unknown said...

The only mobile mishap is, it fell out of my purse and I didn't find it until the next day.

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Melinda said...

I dropped my phone ten feet by accident. It hardly made it. =(

Crystal F said...

My hubby dropped his phone on the pavement and it shattered. Thank you!
crystalfaulkner2000 at yahoo dot com

sparkedcat said...

I dove into a pool and found out my phone was not waterproof.

Jeanette H. said...

My daughter accidentally took her phone with her on a water ride at cedar point... :/

Courtnie said...

My sister dropped her phone in the toilet.

Unknown said...

Phone meets concrete, concrete wins.

Erica C. said...

I once dropped my phone in a glass of soda.
ericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com

Allyson Bossie said...

Mine just got so old it wasn't putting my calls through, and my texts were taking over a day to get through to my husband
masugr at yahoo dot com

susansmoaks said...

my husband was mowing the lawn and his phone fell from his pocket and he mowed over it
susansmoaks at gmail dot com

Annmarie Weeks said...

My cell phone screen broke when it got knocked off & out of the bin on the security belt at the airport!

Unknown said...

my phone got ruined one time in a hotel pool
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com

Unknown said...

We were shopping and in a hurry so set the phone on the hood of the car while loading our purchases. And yep ... we drove off and forgot it. Who knows where it "flew" to but we never saw it again! :-)
Sml Footprints
reducefootprints at gmail dot com

clynsg said...

I have never had one, but my grandchildren seem to routinely drop their phones and then have them run over by a vehicle (actually has only happened twice, but it just seems a lot!)

cgclynsg0 @ gmail dot com

Emily said...

I was wearing my phone on my hip and someone hip bumped me and the screen hit a drawer knob just right and it cracked into a bazillion pieces. I was NOT happy.

Terri Patillo said...

I dropped my phone into a port-a-potty at the Savannah Scottish Games. No way I was sticking my hand into that mess to dig it out.

Terri P
pr4gatheringroses AT gmail DOT com

Tammy said...

My husband was working on a sign about three stories high when he dropped his phone. It survived. I couldnt believe it.

Stephanie said...

I dropped my phone in a storm drain.

ashley said...

I've lost my phone more times than I can count. I've also dropped it into a sink of running water!

Andrea said...

Dropped it right in my cup of coffee. Oy. ;)

Ericka said...

My son dropped his cell phone in the toilet =\ thank god for rice ;p

buzzd said...

Getting out of car dropped the phone it hit the curb then asphalt. It was scratched but worked

Chrystal said...

I dropped my phone on the concrete ground and scratched it up pretty bad.

guettel78 said...

I dropped my friend's brand new iPhone on the pavement the first day he had it - he asked me to take a photo of him with it, and I picked the worst time to get a case of butterfingers!

Geoff K
gkaufmanss@yahoo.com

Re said...

i've dropped an iphone and an ipod on the toilet.. :( that rice trick doesn't work

McKim said...

My daughter has dropped her phone in the toilet - twice!!

maryjaco1 said...

I accidently washed my husband's in the laundrey.

Unknown said...

I was walking my dog once and she saw a bunny (her favorite) and went to run after causing me to fall and I landed on my pocket with my phone in it. I cracked the screen.

emchelly77 said...

baby drool! it took two whole days before i could hear people again and i had to buy a new battery!

Anonymous said...

I left my phone on a cruise ship.

eclairre said...

i dropped my phone in a pool

Navymansgrl said...

Dropped my phone and cracked the screen.

Andi said...

My brother got pushed into the pool with his phone in his pocket. I don't think there was any reviving it after that.

Lisa Fonseca said...

I dropped my phone on the ground minutes after buying it.

lisando@hotmail.com

Breanne said...

I haven't had one yet. I dropped my old phone a ton of times but it was always fine. But I did just get my first smartphone so I'm sure something will happen!

Mary Gardner said...

i dropped mine down a flight of stairs at work

jagar0047 at yahoo dot com

~*~lilshuga2001~*~ said...

ran it over :(

txpepperqueen said...

My latest phone suffered from the Texas heat and humidity. It corroded the insides of the phone.

Cweller75 said...

My daughter spilled Juice in my phone, luckily it still works.

cweller75@gmail.com

Amy Dalrymple said...

My mom dropped hers in a cup of milk once!

Barbarawr said...

My daughter ran her cell phone through the washing machine!

CarrieAnn13 said...

my brother was thrown into a pool with his in his pocket - suprisingly the phone survived and then when he got out it fell out of his pocket & the screen cracked

Lynn said...

I once dropped my phone in the toilet while reaching over to flush. Now I NEVER keep my phone in my pocket.

rawrms at gmail dot com

Julie said...

My brother dropped his phone in the toilet. It didn't die though!

Jennafer211 said...

My dog chew up my phone. Thanks!

Giveaway Gal said...

My phone fell out of my pocket a few days ago and I ran over it! Now I am without a cellphone.

Michelle Spayde said...

I once dropped my phone off of a fishing pier.

Sherri said...

The first full day I had my iPhone I dropped it in the toilet. Not cool.

Pat said...

Dropped mine in the toilet once
pbabcock2004(at)yahoo(dot)com

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