How I Lost My Mobile Phone - Twice
We never expect it to happen to us, but then it does. In my case, twice. I’m talking about losing my mobile phone.
The first time I lost my mobile was clearly due to too many drinks on a boys night out. Thinking back I was using my mobile phone on my way home and must have left it on the back seat of the taxi. I didn’t realise what had happened until the following day when I called the cab firm only to hear that they didn’t have my phone. I suddenly became aware of how much of my life was stored on that little device.
I vowed that I would be far more careful in future and get myself some mobile phone insurance to cover the cost of replacement. The cost of replacement was actually the last thing on my mind as I was more concerned by the lost telephone numbers and contact details.
Everybody does it. We’ve all gotten into the habit of simply entering someones contact details into our telephones and rarely do we back these up to our computers or even to an old fashioned address book.
The second time I lost my mobile phone was on another night out but this time I wasn’t the worse for drink. I was convinced that a pickpocket had lifted my mobile from my pocket in the nightclub. The truth is that I probably dropped it on the floor when removing cash to pay for drinks at the bar. I told the club staff but my new phone never turned up.
Stupidly, I hadn’t taken out the mobile phone insurance policy that I’d intended to. But due to the pain caused by my previous loss I had at least made note of many of the contact details stored on the phone.
You may be wondering if there is a moral to this tale? Not really. But I recommend that you routinely backup all of the contact details stored on your phone and get yourself some insurance cover.