Recently, Electronic Arts revealed market research that suggested that seven percent of mobile device users played games whilst sitting on the toilet. Meanwhile, another survey has revealed the equally unimpressive facts behind the ways in which mobile phones come to their untimely end. The findings are particularly important in a world where contracts are becoming longer, and devices are becoming more expensive to replace.

The main finding is that 100,000 mobiles are knocked off our Toilet Seats to take the same journey as the family goldfish. Trips to toilet-town account for eight per cent of insurance claims in the UK mobile phone market. In total, one million people make a claim on their mobile phone insurance every year. It’s worth pointing out, however, that the toilet isn’t the only way that a phone is likely to be damaged by good old H2O. Mere exposure to watery conditions can wreck your phone: you don’t have to submerge your phone when vapour is about. No, making sure you’re drawn the Shower Curtain won’t help you.

Deciding whether to have insurance or not on your phone is one of the toughest parts of contract signing these days. With the added expense in mind, it’s often appealing to hope that the warranty will cover any damage you unwittingly cause. Bringing a phone in for warranty repair is, however, immensely stressful. You’d be forgiven for thinking most sales assistants are looking for any excuse not to send your phone away. If your device has so much as a speck of dampness of a hint of a knock, you’ll have to fight for your right to send it away. Once it’s away though, there’s still no guarantee that it won’t be returned to the shop with photographic evidence of small internal chips or water marks.

Physical damage cover is particularly important for mobile phone users now that we’re all walking around with massive displays. Drop a Samsung Galaxy S with even the slightest force, and you’ll see it shatter like a gallery full of illuminated bathroom mirrors. Whilst the superstitious would rather break a phone than get all those years of badluck, when they get the repair bill, they may think overwise.

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