Yesterday I got a new cell phone. I think it is #9 since I started carrying them. One is in the Myaaka River. One is in the Gulf of Mexico. One is somewhere up by my brothers hunting lodge in Michigan. One is somewhere along I-75. One was crushed in my truck's door. You get the idea. The last one I dropped into a puddle out in the yard Monday morning after all the rain. It died instantly. Am I the only one that is this hard on phones?

Doug

Doug - you sound like my husband - I can't tell you how many he has been thru, although he has gotten better over the last year or so.

Yesterday I got a new cell phone. I think it is #9 since I started carrying them. One is in the Myaaka River. One is in the Gulf of Mexico. One is somewhere up by my brothers hunting lodge in Michigan. One is somewhere along I-75. One was crushed in my truck's door. You get the idea. The last one I dropped into a puddle out in the yard Monday morning after all the rain. It died instantly. Am I the only one that is this hard on phones?

Doug

I just recently learned that the best way to keep a cell phone clean is not to leave it in your pants pocket and putting said pants in the washing machine. :(

I suppose this will be the end of it, but I go around with a pet rock of a Motorola cell phone that my family has had for as long as 12 years. (!!)

Of the 6 mobile phones I have owned, the first I still have but wouldn't dream of using, as it is larger than my house phone! The second an ex-boyfriend accidently dropped into a bucket of water, the third I also still have and use as a reserve and the fourth I am still using, it's been nearly 3 years now. The fifth and sixth I bought to replace my old faithful, but hated and sold on E-bay.

I am either very lucky where mobile phones are concerned, or just extremely careful.

Jo

I had the el cheapo phone that came with the account for about 2 -3 years with no problems. I found out about the Boulder (water proof, dust proof, vibration resistant, etc.) and couldn't resist. It is just a matter of time before I get caught in a rainstorm out in the woods. No problems so far. (BTW, I have no affiliation w/ Motorola).

Somewhere, I still have my old bag phone from the early 90's. I have yet to have a cell phone die of unnatural causes. Mostly, I changed service and a new phone came with it. At work, we change about once every 4 years.

I do know that I hate my new phone, and perhaps it will accompany yours along I-75, Doug. But if it does, it will strictly be by accident. That will be my story and I will stick with it.
:notme:

Dave, Try this - put your cell phone on the dash board and then take a sharp exit ramp a little too fast. It works great! :lol:

Doug

That will be my story and I will stick with it. Amazing how often cell phones seem to just... ...you know, develop a malfunction or just disappear when we want to buy something new :notme:

/Claes

I have bought six cells phones so far.
Killed none but some of them are malfunctioned.

I got about 6 skips from my Blackberry this summer at the lake!

The first Treo I got, the clip holding it to my belt snapped while I was sitting in church, during the quiet sermon. Bounced a couple times on the marble floor, and broke into a pile of pieces and wires. I was impressed with myself that I managed to avoid uttering any audible expletives...:notme:

The key word being "audible", right? ;)

Doug

I "lost" one that was clipped to my belt... I had my two small boys at a Thomas the Tank Engine outing and they needed to go... Kind of a tight space in there and suddenly "ploop" :mg: there it went into the porta-potty.

No indecision on my part, I watched it sink.