Cell phone in a crash?

[Toaster]

I drop my blimmin phone all the time.... must be about the fifth phone by now.

I should buy a rubber one.

[hospitalfood]

i have crashed and had objects in my pockets take the brunt of the impact/damage.
a swiss army knife in particular, no plastic on the handle when I stopped sliding but my leg/hip only had minor scratches.
carry a phone.

[McDuck]

Ok. Thanks guys it is looking good for the phone.

[Pancakes]

A little crack but thats all. It got slid on but not landed on.

[McDuck]

This is good news

[Jorja]

Had a friend once who was looking at buying a new cell phone. The guy in the vodafone shop in Auckland told him it was shock proof and would survive being dropped off a 10 storey building. As my friend worked as on construction sites he figured this was wonderful. So he picked said phone up and threw it across the shop. It hit the wall and fell to the floor.

"What the hell are you doing?" screamed the shop keeper. "You'll break it!!"

Turns out it was shock proof and my mate brought it.

[DMNTD:Me]

I always carry at least one cell phone...mad if you don't IMO.
Have also learnt to carry them in a zip lock bag after Unit drowned hers on a trip up North one day in some lovely spring weather...expensive lesson!


Edit: Current cellphones have survived 2x bins just fine.

[Pancakes]

Phone isn't so bad but I'm real careful about keys in pockets etc. Don't want one a them puppies between the ribs!

Get a cheap phone, video phones etc are just wank. I have the Nokia with the LED light on the top. It's the only feature I give a shit about. Battery life is good too. Seriously, get a shit one. Mine was $99 full price and 12 months interest free on my home line. Break it? No worries.

[McDuck]

Phone isn't so bad but I'm real careful about keys in pockets etc. Don't want one a them puppies between the ribs!

Get a cheap phone, video phones etc are just wank. I have the Nokia with the LED light on the top. It's the only feature I give a shit about. Battery life is good too. Seriously, get a shit one. Mine was $99 full price and 12 months interest free on my home line. Break it? No worries.

I like the photo option, makes 'what is this?' easier to do lol

[TOTO]

Had a friend once who was looking at buying a new cell phone. The guy in the vodafone shop in Auckland told him it was shock proof and would survive being dropped off a 10 storey building. As my friend worked as on construction sites he figured this was wonderful. So he picked said phone up and threw it across the shop. It hit the wall and fell to the floor.

"What the hell are you doing?" screamed the shop keeper. "You'll break it!!"

Turns out it was shock proof and my mate brought it.

Oh My God , I'm sooooo gonna do that when I buy a phone next maaaaan , Such a good idea.

and the shop assistent is gonna be like ------>

[Kittyhawk]

Put it under your pillion seat.

If its in your jacket, dont leave your pockets undone....usually when they hit the ground from leaving your pocket they never survive...

6 cell phs later, and I've given up

[heyjoe]

My suggestions are:
- buy a 'bar' phone ie not a clamshell so it is slimmer in your pocket and less to damage and squash in an accident
- buy a cheap one so the death of the phone won't hurt so much and go for Nokia for better reception in poor reception areas.
- Store in chest pocket of leather motorcycle jacket. Side pockets will definitely get a pounding if you 'off'

[Crisis management]

Well, after reading all that, my phone is traumatised and refuses to go on the bike...cowardly plastic thingy.

Couple of things to think about tho; We are relying on it for assistance when we need it, fine around town where there are sign posts etc so you know where you are, not so fine when parked in a grassy ditch in the dark.
If your riding in rural areas have a think about how you tell someone how to find you. I always try and remember the name of the road I'm on and about how may Kms I am from a landmark, gives you something to think about on the straight bits...

Without good directions emergency services can't find you. Remember this.

[yungatart]

My cell phone survived my bin better than I did!!!

[Mikkel]

Having a phone in a chest pocket should be no worries. Haven't had a bin yet - but have had some mighty spectacular crashes skiing
It survived that no worries! However, I do think it didn't like it when I dropped and forgot it at Treble Cone...

Still, I'd always bring it and keep it in a chest pocket. Even when in the backcountry you'd be amazed at the places where you can get reception these days.

As someone put further up - make sure to put in an emergency contact number. I put mine under ICE - In Case of Emergency - and have both my partner and my parents number stored there.