My Cell Phone Died and I Didn't Even Know It!
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128837)
Gainesville, Florida
April 11, 2016 9:04pm CST
I had a surprisingly quiet weekend, and was not bothered once by my staff at work the entire three days I was off. I thought that was pretty peculiar, as I can never go an entire weekend without someone calling me about something. In fact, it was so quiet, I began to worry!
But lo and behold, I discovered this morning why things were so quiet...my work-issued smartphone decided to kick the bucket over the weekend! Yes, that's right, it went to smartphone heaven!
I can't believe I didn't notice it sooner, but honestly, I was having too much fun this weekend to even notice my phone wasn't working. Thankfully, though, I found out this morning that I'm due for an upgrade anyway, so if my provider can't fix the phone I'll at least get a brand-new one!
I guess I'm not very observant about what's going on with my work phone. I could tell you though, that would never happen with my personal smartphone! I'm glued to that thing 24/7!
Have you ever had a cell phone crap out on you at the worst possible time?
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11 responses
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
12 Apr 16
There are rules in education. The school is not allowed to bother us on our free time. After all, it's not like they pay us enough to cover these hours.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Apr 16
Unfortunately, I'm required to keep my work phone turned on 24/7. Since I oversee aquatics for our city, it is considered safety-sensitive and I must respond to emergencies at any time of day or night!
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Apr 16
@moffittjc Hopefully you're compensated for it reasonably well.
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@mommaj (23112)
• United States
12 Apr 16
@moffittjc This is really funny. I am glad you got the weekend completely off. That must have been a nice change.
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I haven't seen you for a while so thought I would say "hi". 
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
15 Apr 16
Until 2 years ago I only had the cheapo phones. I always kept them charged. Didn't use them for internet. Only used them for phone calls and an occasional text. Then I upgraded to a better phone and was overjoyed to get Facebook on it.
I have had my smartphone for over 2 years. Other than a few glitches where I have to shut it off or take the battery out, I haven't had many problems. Of course I could always upgrade and get a new phone. But, I don't want to lock into another 2 year contract.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
15 Apr 16
@moffittjc we pay way too much for our service and get crap service. We are surrounded by mountains and good service is hard to get.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Apr 16
It's so easy to break contracts nowadays, that I wouldn't even worry about that too much. I always upgrade every 2 years and renew my contract so that I can keep my discounted pricing going. I used to have Alltel, and I had a killer deal with them through a government discount program they offered. When Verizon bought out Alltel, they grandfathered in my discounted plan, with the stipulation I could keep it forever as long as I keep renewing my contract with them. Every time I go in to renew and the sales person pulls up my plan, they are like "Holy crap you have a good deal. Don't ever give it up!"
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
13 Apr 16
@moffittjc
You are a danger with your cell phones wondering where else they have ended up. Good thing you didn't try to fish it out of the commode.
You are a danger with your cell phones wondering where else they have ended up. Good thing you didn't try to fish it out of the commode.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
14 Apr 16
@moffittjc
wow now that is saying something..
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Apr 16
@Marcyaz I have another good one for you...my very first work cell phone I ever had, I dropped into a toilet! I won't go into further detail, but let's just say I didn't try to fish that one out! lol
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@Marilynda1225 (91116)
• United States
12 Apr 16
My daughter just dropped her phone over the weekend & it isn't working so she's lost & miserable
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Apr 16
Last year, my daughter and I were crossing a busy intersection on our way to a football game, and she dropped her phone in the middle of the road as we ran across the busy street. As soon as she realized she dropped her phone and turned to go back and grab it, a big dump truck ran right over it in the street. Believe it or not, her phone only had one tiny little scratch that was hardly noticeable! We now call that her Superman phone, like it's made of steel or something!
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@Marilynda1225 (91116)
• United States
12 Apr 16
@moffittjc it certainly sounds like a superman phone!! my poor daughter wasn't so lucky and now she has to get a new one but at least she has insurance on it
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Apr 16
@Marilynda1225 The funny thing is, my daughter's phone is the only one I have insurance on, and it seems to be the one phone that we cannot destroy no matter how hard we try! lol Now, in my son's case, I got him an Otter Box phone case that is so thick it would be easier to break into Fort Knox than it would be to bust his phone!
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
13 Apr 16
Luckily, I haven't experienced such phone trouble. It's really disgusting when you can't use it in emergency situations.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
12 Apr 16
No. I don't use them enough for this to happen.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Apr 16
Yes and it was not a smart one.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Apr 16
I wonder what's so smart about them anyway? lol
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Apr 16
I go through chargers faster than babies go through diapers! It seems like every week I am having to replace my charger!
