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Replacement handset

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:04:46 GMT

I have stupidly dropped my Sony experia S in the road and it was ran over!! The screen is totalled!! How do I go about a replacement?

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Anonymous — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:07:44 GMT

Do you have insurance?

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perksie — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:18:54 GMT

Second one this week, I hope this isn't starting a trend.

If you have no insurance you will have to buy a new one.

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jonsie — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:26:42 GMT

If you have no phone insurance you might try your home insurance, most cover personal items up to a certain value. I'm sure if drivers see a mobile phone in the road they have an inbuilt tracking device to make sure both front and rear wheel totally trash the phone!

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Anonymous — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:28:36 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
If Youve no phone insurance you might try your home insurance, most cover personal items up to a certain value. I'm sure if drivers see a mobile phone in the road they have an inbuilt tracking device to make sure both front and rear wheel totally trash the phone!

Didn't you know? O2 Insure employee drivers to go about looking for phones to run over

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jonsie — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:29:39 GMT

The more expensive the phone the higher the bonus:smileywink:

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Anonymous — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:43:53 GMT

Nope!! 😞

No Insurance

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Anonymous — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:10:45 GMT

You've got a few options then.

- Accept defeat, sell the phone as spares on ebay and buy a new phone with the very little money you get
- Try to find a local shop that'll replace the screen for you (could be expensive)
- Try to fix it yourself! You can find the screens on ebay for between £20-35 but could be tricky if that's not your kind of thing!

Either way, best of luck

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MI5 — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:22:46 GMT

Get drunk- It won't seem so bad then.... Until the morning

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jonsie — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:29:26 GMT

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Anonymous — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:16:16 GMT

If its the screen smashed you have to pay yourself for the screen to be replaced but it may be cheaper to just get a new phone

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Anonymous — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:23:42 GMT

You should of got the cars number and tried to claim on their insurance

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Liquid — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:30:19 GMT

Would that cover it? I'm sceptical if I'm honest, surely it was technically left unattended?

You could be slightly more inventive and "lose it" when it comes to speaking to the home insurance guys or girls.