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Let's hear about your iPhone accidental drops

_heatherly

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I did that with my blackberry storm 2... After just picking it up from the vzw store!

The only drop I've had so far was on carpet, which isn't traumatic at all...... But, I did go out drinking one night with a few friends and at the end of the night I was handing a girl back her pocketbook, which was open unbeknownst to me. Her 2 day old iPhone 4 was the ONLY thing to fall out onto the pavement below. I quickly grabbed it, and felt the broken glass immediately. She asked me "is it bad?" with almost tears in her eyes. I just nodded and opened my clenched fist. I don't know who felt worse.

The upside is it was only the rear glass, and I made it out unscathed, except for the $30 I paid to have it replaced for her. I'll take that kind of outcome.

That's very nice of you to pay to have it replace. I think a lot of people would be jerks about it and not offer to pay for it. What a gentleman! :)
 

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I dropped my 3GS several times, one of which resulted in a crack on the front screen. :( After awhile, my volume would cut in and out which I attributed to the number of times I dropped it. I think it joggled my speakers loose. Eventually, my 3GS screen went black and never turned back on and nothing would save it. I was stubborn and never put a case on it. :(

After my 3GS I went to the BlackBerry 9800 and used a case sometimes. I dropped it plenty of times, but that thing was touch. Only scratches on the bezel and none on the screen. Pretty tough device.

For my 4S, I ordered an Otterbox Commuter that should be here on Wednesday. I just don't want to risk what happened to my 3GS to happen to my 4S, especially since the back is glass too.
 

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