Also, did I mention I got this phone two days ago Right From Verizon…. ” Does Verizon Wireless offer Wireless Phone Protection against lost, stolen or damaged equipment? Yes, this coverage is provided by a third-party licensed insurance company (Asurion). If your phone is lost, stolen or accidentally damaged, report your claim within 60 days and the phone will be replaced. As a convenience to you, the monthly fee for this service is charged directly to your Verizon Wireless bill. o $4.99 per month per phone. o $50 Non-refundable deductible per approved claim (to be made payable to Asurion at the time of the claim). o Next business day delivery of replacement phone upon approval of your claim. o There is a 2-Claim limit in any 12-month period (beginning with the date of the first loss). o $1500 claim limit (inclusive of a $100 accessory limit).”
OK, so what’s the deal with ‘water’? Why is this the instantaneous killer for Blackberry’s and all cellular phones alike?
Does this ‘really’ have to happen, or have we just been set up to think so. Exactly how many 10′s of millions of phones are replaced every year by carriers from people exposing their phones to this highly toxic and dangerous substance we call the dreaded H20?
If you ask me, this seems to be a multi-million dollar business all on its own.
From rain to spilled drinks, swimming pools and unexpected ocean waves, sinks, fountains and unfortunately – all too often – toilets! Water is the one devastating factor to cell phones. But, not just the phones; for in this case batteries are included! They have also been designed shall we say, to fail along with the phone. Come on Copper Top . . . where are you when we need you now?
At first glance I do understand the poor combination that water plays on electronics. However, upon further scrutiny don’t you think that just a little plastic seal around the edges and a sealed inner lining between the touch pad and the circuitry would be an impossible task? A lot of phones have the keyboard built into the screens. How hard would it be now?
Or is my theory true. The money made by the carriers off of the insurance and the return of many slightly damp cell phones is just too lucrative to give up. As they say; there’s no money in the cure, just the medicine. So keep your insurance, get your replacement (refurbished but used) phone and take it like a man!
Just face it; cell phones weren’t made to last nor were they designed to withstand the real world environment of the average user . . . intentionally . . . hmmm. So, on that note; what’s with the explode-able-phone when you drop it? The cover comes off and the battery seems to have its own automatic ejection system. Could we build just a little bit of a tighter clip? Why do I need a broom and a dust pan just to pick up my phone from that massive 2 ½ foot suicide fall that it just had as it slipped past my holster clip. Remington, Smith & Wesson are you listening?
I don’t know just how much the carriers are making off of replacing water damaged phones, but could you just imagine the first manufacturer who brings out a commercial with a scuba diver making a cell phone call at 50 feet under the water? Frankly, I don’t scuba dive but that’s the phone that I want. Or a phone that when I drop it doesn’t explode upon impact, it just has built-in software that tells it to say; “oops, I’ve been dropped, I’m down here”, and then automatically calls your wife to tell her that you’re an idiot.
Oh well, as they say; were I king.
So tell me, just how many times have you had your cell phone replaced because of water damage? We’re doing a survey to find out. Take the survey;