Mobile Insurance - My Mistake
My PERSONAL Experience
Here’s the story …
Last Friday was a fantastic HOT day here. It was a real
shorts-and-T-shirts day. It was for me.
After a hard week working we treated ourselves to 1 or
2 drinks at the office in the afternoon, unwinding and
talking things through.
I then went home (and no, I did not drive). Being a
hot day, the kids wanted to go in the paddling pool
(about knee-deep) in the garden.
In the excitement of playing with the kids, and maybe
with a slightly less-than-clear head, I guess I wasn’t
quite thinking straight …
Picture this …
There I am, on all fours in the paddling pool, with our
6 year old, Katie sitting on my back. She is laughing away, squealing with delight …
I start doing press-ups to plunge her into the cool water,
with me then lying on the bottom of the pool under water,
then coming back up …
After about 3 of these water-press-up plunges, a slow, cringing
“Oh my goodness …” feeling comes over me …
I ask Katie to jump off, I stand up, put my hand to my right
pocket … where my phone normally is …
And pull out a VERY wet mobile phone!
It is totally dead. My phone is an ex-phone.
Normally I always know EXACTLY where my phone is and I’m
very careful. Normally, I would be kicking myself, but to be honest, although my phone was
ruined, I was surprisingly calm (even I was surprised how
calm I was!).
Why? Because I knew that all of the address book was backed up and
stored, and the phone was insured … with none other
than our own 2U Mobile Phone Insurance Executive Policy
cover.
So, Monday morning I called our insurance team to make a
claim (they are in a different office). And no, I didn’t ‘pull rank’ in any way.
The claims form was faxed straight to me. I filled it in and
faxed it back. I sent the damaged phone off by courier
(the quicker it gets to them, the quicker it is
processed, the quicker I get my phone back).
This morning, Wednesday, I get a brand new and shiny
Nokia N70 delivered to me. I am now all smiles at getting
my phone back.
What would this have cost if I was not insured ?
Well, I did an upgrade about 5 months ago, so not a
chance of getting one free on upgrade.
From a quick search on Google, the Nokia N70 now costs
about £330 to £350.
5 months of insurance premium at £7.99 a month totals
£39.95 …
So about ONE TENTH of the cost of replacing it myself!
In summary, I am VERY glad I insured my phone -
it saved me about £300.
Have YOU got YOUR phone insured and protected?
If not, go now to
www.2u.co.uk/mobile-phone-insurance/
Go there now, insure your phone AND earn your own sales
COMMISSION.
Speak with you soon,
Duncan Elliott