Last Updated on December 4, 2019 by Christopher G Mendla
Here is a great tip. Don’t swim in the ocean with your cell phone. I tried it and killed my phone. Salt water and electronics just don’ t mix.
Fortunately we were in an area that had a Verizon store and I was able to get a new phone the next day.
The event showed the importance of having a backup of your phone’s data especially while travelling. I had not done a backup of my phone contacts so they were lost. I did have a hard copy and also had the data on my laptop and PDA. That meant that I still had all my contact information, but didn’t have it at my fingertips.
Since it was an older phone, I didn’t have to worry about much else. It was not a camera phone so I didn’t lose any pictures. I was not using the web access so I didn’t lose any settings such as favorites.
At any rate, a moment’s forgetfulness cost me a phone. On the other hand, the newer phones have a lot more capability.