Owners Smash iPhones To Get Upgrades, Says Insurance Company 406
markass530 writes "An iPhone insurance carrier says that four in six claims are suspicious, and is worse when a new model appears on the market. 'Supercover Insurance is alleging that many iPhone owners are deliberately smashing their devices and filing false claims in order to upgrade to the latest model. The gadget insurance company told Sky News Sunday that it saw a 50-percent rise in claims during the month Apple launched the latest version, the iPhone 3GS.'"
Well... (Score:5, Funny)
The gadget insurance company told Sky News Sunday that it saw a 50-percent rise in claims during the month Apple launched the latest version, the iPhone 3GS.
Next week, the insurance company will tell Sky News they saw a new 50-percent rise in the claims after they published the article...
Four in six claims (Score:5, Funny)
Least it's not as bad as two in three.
Reminds me of Discworld (Score:3, Funny)
When people decided that having a fire brigade was a bad idea because it meant that a bunch of guys depended on there being regular fires..... Or maybe not... in fact, it is nothing like that.. carry on...
Re:Sure . . . it's for the upgrades, I believe tha (Score:2, Funny)
"but is actually not bad at connectings"? O.o
Re:Four in six claims (Score:3, Funny)
Four in six claims? Least it's not as bad as two in three.
Duh. They rounded it off.
Nitpick.
Re:how is this different (Score:5, Funny)
[ Please people, don't reply with good advice, I'm not asking for it. ]
How about bad advice? I suggest filling it with peanut butter and threatening allergic people with it.
Re:It's Even More Explicit Than That (Score:3, Funny)
I new it was trouble using both lose and to yours in a sentence. Those should both be you're.
Next time I'll try to effect more affective grammar.
Re:Four in six claims (Score:2, Funny)
Least it's not as bad as two in three.
Dude look the the numbers - it's twice as bad.
Re:I smell cow dung... (Score:1, Funny)
Dropped my Razr in the toilet while trying to answer it when I was pissing; despite immediatekly removing the battery and washing it and drying it out, it was ruined, never to work again.
You stuck your hand in pisswater for a Razr?
Re:Four in *ten* (Score:2, Funny)
Re:how is this different (Score:5, Funny)
On an airplane. Bonus points if you use a jar of peanut butter labeled in Arabic.
Re:how is this different (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I smell cow dung... (Score:3, Funny)
I have a rule, when my penis is in my hand for any reason I do not answer the phone.
If it's important they'll call back.
Judging by your list of accidents, a ruggardised phone [ozruggedphones.com] may be in order.