Hello, Nope, it is not exaggerated. I am hoping that one of my accidents will damage it so that I can use my insurance to replace it. It fell in to water a few months ago, so will no longer be repaired by Apple or my carrier. Only my renters content insurance will cover it, and only then if by accident. The 6 foot drop - I am 6 foot 1 and live on a hill. The iPhone was on my shoulder. I was on the edge of the sidewalk. The street is asphalt. The phone dropped to my downhill side in to the street gutter, so a fall of almost 6 feet.
I don't lie, so am thus far unable to make an insurance claim to replace my phone. At this rate, it will be replaced in October or so when the next iPhone is released. Oh, and my iPhone and keys have resided in the same pocket for two years now. I don't really care if my phone gets minor scratches, but my friends say there are no scratches on it. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 04/06/2012, at 16:30, James Mannion <mannion...@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to say thanks for sharing that. That is interesting. I have no > doubt it is true to life and not exagerated in any way. > > On 6/3/12, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Please remember that the iPhone is made from tempered helicopter glass. This >> glass is extremely durable. Yes, it is possible to shatter it, but it is >> extremely difficult. In many, if not most ways, this glass is almost as >> strong as steel. Like any glass, it is brittle, so if you catch it at just >> the right angle on the exact sweet spot of the glass, it will shatter. Mine >> has dropped 6 feet on to concrete without any marks. It regularly gets >> scratched by my keys without any marks, whatsoever. I have dropped it and >> then accidentally stepped on it without any marks or damage. Because I will >> be replacing it later this year, I have been a bit less careful and it works >> without any problems, and it doesn't have any marks on it. >> >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 04/06/2012, at 12:16, James Mannion <mannion...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> That is interesting. I think you point out some uses for it I wouldn't >>> have thought of. I suspect the IPhone and the glass shattering or >>> cracking or not if you drop it may just be in line with my other >>> experiences with glass. It seems to depend so much on how it hits. It >>> can stand up to an incredible hit one time and shatter all over the >>> place in response to relatively nothing in another instance. >>> >>> On 6/3/12, Sieghard <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>>> Hi Brett, >>>> >>>> Those are all good examples when that neck holder would be convenient >>>> and useful. Just to add to what you said about the iPhone being >>>> fragile. I once dropped my iPhone 4, in fact it was on my store's >>>> counter (about 3 and a half feet high) and I sort of swiped it off the >>>> counter, it hit the floor (tiles on concrete) and skittered across the >>>> floor for about 3 more feet. I just about had a heart attack since I >>>> had just gotten it a few weeks before, but to my amazement the glass >>>> didn't even have a scratch let alone a crack. I don't recommend this >>>> as a test and it's not something I repeat with my 4S now to show >>>> people how tough this thing really is, but I think it is a lot tougher >>>> than many people think. >>>> >>>> >>>> Take care, >>>> Sieghard >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google >>>> Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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