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Safety Tips for Your Mobile
Keeping a mobile phone safe should be an owner's utmost priority. The majority of these devices have a retail value that is in the hundreds of pounds, which makes it a very valuable piece of equipment for thieves. In addition, costly damage could put your phone in harm's way.
Basic safety tips include holding your phone or having it within arm's length; refraining from eating or drinking near the device; and purchasing a protective case. While general safety tips can provide limited protections, mobile phone insurance offers a wide array of safeguards for phone users.
With an affordable cost of only £2.49 per month, mobile insurance is the top choice for full protection among millions of owners. The hassle that is involved with trying to repair or replace the device on your own makes phone insurance so attractive. Only a small excess fee is required to begin a claim for a covered event. In a short amount of time, an owner can be executing their daily phone tasks once again!
Apps for Finding a Lost Phone
More and more thieves are stealing mobile phones in order to sell them on the black market. If this were to occur, an owner would have to accumulate the appropriate funds for a new device or use their savings. This can be very inconvenient and frustrating.
Many applications attempt to assist an owner in finding their mobile phone when it is lost or stolen. These types of apps are available for a nominal fee. Although these apps may provide a small amount of assistance, they are not a guarantee. In the alternative, an owner can purchase mobile phone insurance for the best cover.
Phone insurance allows an owner to get a replacement for their mobile phone in the event that it is stolen. When a mobile phone owner does not have phone insurance, it can leave them vulnerable. Do not let this happen to you! Full cover is available from £2.49 per month!
Mobile Insurance – Phone theft?
Mobile Phone theft - you know it exists - you know it happens - you've probably even heard numerous stories about people having their phones stolen in different situations...
You just REALLY hope it doesn't happen to you!
The trouble is 'hope' is not going to make it not happen.
There are some diligent steps you should take to help avoid having your phone stolen, but in addition to avoiding it, just in case the worst happens, make sure you have a cost-effective full-cover mobile insurance policy.
So what can you do to help avoid suffering from phone theft ?
To be honest, most of these are pretty obvious if you think about it (some are not so obvious) but just because they are obvious, dont stop yourself from doing them.
Also, we have to be realistic: Being overly cautious all your life is going to be pretty boring. Just take sensible care and enjoy your phone!
1. Choose a secure-ish pocket to always keep your phone in. The front right trouser pocket is a good option because this usually means the phone is slightly tight against your leg so you would feel anyone trying to pickpocket you. If you get into the habit of doing this, it also has the added benefit of this;
When your phone is not there your subconscious mind will nag you at the back of your mind and tell you it's missing.
2. Don't walk flamboyantly down the street chatting away on it, especially if
a) You have an expensive phone such as an iPhone, and/or
b) You're in a slightly rough area of town
According to recent Police reports, in 23 per cent of incidents victims were using their mobile phone or had it on display when it was targeted.
3. Similarly, if you have an iPhone or another recognisable expensive phone, dont use the headphones it came with - that is a big bill-board to potential thieves saying "Hey look, check it out - I've got this really expensive phone right here..."
4. As we said, make sure you have phone insurance.
5. Use an ultra violet property marker. Put your post code and house number underneath the battery and on the back of the battery itself
6. Be particularly aware in city centres. Police reports show phone theft is more prevalent in city centres.
7. Night time is particulary high-time for phone theft. Surveys show those aged 18 and over were targeted between 10pm and 6am (more phone robberies than other robberies occurred during the early hours of the morning).
8. Keep a record of the unique reference number (IMEI) on your phone. If supplied with this some networks can permanently disable the handset if it stolen. To get this, dial *#06#. Most phones will then display the 15 or 16 digit IMEI serial number.
9. Record the model, phone number and PIN number details. Keep them somewhere safe
10. Always use the phone’s security lock or PIN number
11.Register the phone with the Service Provider (if Pay As You Go or Pay Monthly). If the phone is reported stolen the SIM card can be blocked.
These prevenative measures should certainly reduce your chance of being the victim of phone theft - it wont make you completely safe. So that is why it is worth covering all bases;
A. Minimise your chances of phone theft, and
B. Have everything in place if you do have your phone stolen.
That will include backing up everything on your phone - and we mean everything - address book, text messages, photos - everything. Back it up in such a way that it is really easy to put it all back onto your new phone. You can store the backup on your computer and/or on a remote service such as zyb.com (which has a free service).
You also need to make sure you will be able to get a new phone again without having to pay massive amounts for a new phone - which is why we recommend you get yourself mobile insurance.
