Kid Drowns In Lake After Cell Phone Sinks

the only sadness here is that a life was lost. material things can always be replaced. but this young life is gone. everybody makes mistakes. it is only human. but this young man paid the ultimate price for a mistake. it can happen to anyone. his family is the one to feel the pain. pray for the family to stay strong.

sometimes it's not just the phone people are worried about losing, it's all the data that is on it! Think of all the phone numbers you can lose. My blackberry didn't make it through a dip in the ocean but I did manage to save the SIM card. It's not worth your life though.

its alrite put em in some dry rice n wait 24 hour

insurancerelease.com, way to be a prick, and good job losing customers on that well thought out comment. How insensitive can you be? I hope something similar happens to someone close to you and you get to read comments like that about them. Go to h*ll.

RIP Allen.

That few bucks a month doesn't cover your own negligence. Insurance only works if the phone malfunctions.

This is sooooo sad. I work for ATT and people call on a regular basis because they dropped their phone in the lake. As soon as it fell in the water, it was useless anyway. If you must bring your phone to the lake, try putting it in a zip lock bag so it won't be damaged if you drop it in the water.

Also, insurance covers lost or stolen equipment or accidental physical or liquid damage. The cost varries based on your company, but is usually 4 to 6 bucks. There is usually an insurance deductable when you make a claim of about $50.00. If your phone malfunctions within the first year, the warranty covers that free of charge.

Survival of the fittest

I knew Eddie because he attended the school I teach at from 6th to 8th grade. He was a sunny, fun-loving student with a great sense of humor. I feel sorry for people like "Rich" who have to make stupid comments about things they know nothing about. We'll miss you, Eddie.

4th if July, the SeaDo I was on rolled over and into the Willamette River I went with my purse, cell phone inside. My phone no longer worked. I called my ins. company and during the time I waited to send my dead phone back to them, it revived! It now works, good as new!

I buy phones on ebay that are matched to my carrier, and keep them as spares. We have 6 lines on our account, using them for free phone to phone, and it is winds up much cheaper than the insurance even on 2 phones. Plus you can deactivate the old one with a phone call, and have the new one ready to go in a few hours. If the old one shows up, you still have your spare. I always keep one on hand to cover myself.

That few bucks a month does in fact cover loss, theft, damage etc. I get the insurance on my husband's phone because he goes through them as if they were disposable and he always has to have the latest, most expensive phone sold. It's a good investment but not if like myself, you just want a standard, inexpensive phone.

"That few bucks a month doesn't cover your own negligence. Insurance only works if the phone malfunctions."

Since the world was built on rumors, let's correct one mistake!

My son lost one phone and dropped the replacement in the toilet a few months later.

The insurance paid for BOTH! Of course they sent a letter saying that further problems are HIS/mine!

My cell (motorola razr) went through a whole washing machine cycle... still works fine. Make sure the inside of your phone is completely dry(could take a few days) before even attempting to turn on. It will short circuit if the inside is wet. thank you to my cousin to my cousin for sharing this information!!

Its a bit sad but I suppose the fella must be a bit thick

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I not only have insurance on my phone, but my boyfriend got a long chain and attached it where the strap would go. On the other end there is a clip to clip it to my pants, skirt or belt. Several times I have bent over and had the phone come off the holder. If it wasn't for the chain causing the phone to hit my leg and dangle, I probably would have lost it. Not a bad idea.

You can often still use a cell after if falls completely in water or even a lake, you just need to completely dry out every part of it. Then it should work fine. Of course it is never a good idea to risk your life to save your cell phone though.

i am an avid scuba diver and my friend and i bought wetsuits with a watertight sealed pocket to keep things like cell phones, money and other important things like that in it. my friend forgot to close the pocket properly and everything, including $100 and her new $200 blackberry got totally ruined. the blackberry was insured and she got it back. i feel so bad for this kid. its a good lesson though, dont jump into or onto anything that would risk your life to save anything (except another person or a puppy)

so sad,