What was that crunch?

[cosmokenney]

I installed a new track bar in my JL today. Then went for a test drive. Heard a crunch - crunch and only then remembered that my phone was sitting on my front bumper. Ran it over with both front and rear wheels. Only the back glass of the phone cracked. But the font display doesn't work. I don't know how to turn it off now lol. New phone won't be here for 5 days. I am beside myself with grief.

 

[WJCO]

I installed a new track bar in my JL today. Then went for a test drive. Heard a crunch - crunch and only then remembered that my phone was sitting on my front bumper. Ran it over with both front and rear wheels. Only the back glass of the phone cracked. But the font display doesn't work. I don't know how to turn it off now lol. New phone won't be here for 5 days. I am beside myself with grief.

Sounds like a warranty issue. They need to build phones better.

 

[jeeeep]

I installed a new track bar in my JL today. Then went for a test drive. Heard a crunch - crunch and only then remembered that my phone was sitting on my front bumper. Ran it over with both front and rear wheels. Only the back glass of the phone cracked. But the font display doesn't work. I don't know how to turn it off now lol. New phone won't be here for 5 days. I am beside myself with grief.

That sucks, I've done it with tools.

I didn't run over my phone, but I did drive several hundred miles enjoying the peace and quiet before I realized I hadn't heard my phone go off in a long time. I had tucked in next to the winch, and it only fell on its side. whew!

 

[cosmokenney]

Sounds like a warranty issue. They need to build phones better.

It was a 5 year old Google Pixel 6 Pro. The warranty aged out this past November. So I can't complain too much. It was just as fast today as was the day I got it. And I was already thinking of upgrading to get the new AI features.

 

[OverlanderJK]

Sounds peaceful.

 

[WJCO]

It was a 5 year old Google Pixel 6 Pro. The warranty aged out this past November. So I can't complain too much. It was just as fast today as was the day I got it. And I was already thinking of upgrading to get the new AI features.

I literally had a flip phone until about a year ago. Then I bought an S24. The AI photo editor is so fun.

 

[cosmokenney]

I've done it with tools.

Same here. In fact I got to my destination and found them right where I left them. One time I had left a wrench on the bolt head of a LCA that I was torquing to spec. Found that the next day after driving up into the woods to walk the dog.

 

[cosmokenney]

I literally had a flip phone until about a year ago. Then I bought an S24. The AI photo editor is so fun.

The only thing I am worried about is recovering my 2FA codes from Google Authenticator. Half of which are for work accounts. If I don't get them back, it is going to be a long week.

 

[Jsouder53]

I’ve done that with Dewalt batteries before. Sucked.

I’ve also driven halfway across town with a socket set sitting on a trailer fender, didn’t realize it till I got to my destination good thing that was still there!

 

[NPC 6060⁸42]

Did the exact thing about a month ago but cracked both front and back glass. Still worked though but wasn’t cool getting glass shards embedded in my fingers everytime I did anything.

 

[wayoflife]

Damn, that sucks. Been there done that and I feel your pain.

 

[GP NOIR]

Shouldn’t this be in the “What Did You Do To Your Phone?” thread?

I don’t wanna talk about the many and various ways I’ve broken and lost phones.

 

[cosmokenney]

Shouldn’t this be in the “What Did You Do To Your Phone?” thread?

I don’t wanna talk about the many and various ways I’ve broken and lost phones.

I've had a surprisingly good run with phones. 5 years out of the one that met it's demise today. 4 or so years out of the one prior.
In fact I am surprised, with the amount of backpacking, backcountry skiing and fly fishing I do, that I haven't killed more phones by dropping them in the river, or in the snow only to see them slide away down the hill, or any of the many ways a phone can meet it's demise while backpacking.

 

[bobfriesenhahn]

It was a 5 year old Google Pixel 6 Pro. The warranty aged out this past November. So I can't complain too much. It was just as fast today as was the day I got it. And I was already thinking of upgrading to get the new AI features.

I have one of those! Sorry, you can't have mine. It still works great! But I will upgrade once the software support stops.

 

[Ddays]

I literally had a flip phone until about a year ago. Then I bought an S24. The AI photo editor is so fun.

A legend died that day.

Did they play taps as you walked up to the counter? Was the procession long? I thought I noticed a disturbance in the force back then

 

[IceBerg]

You could try a phone repair shop. Youd be amazed at what the phone can survive. Might just need a new screen for $200.

 

[OverlanderJK]

You could try a phone repair shop. Youd be amazed at what the phone can survive. Might just need a new screen for $200.

A brand new Google Pixel 6 Pro like he destroyed is $175. Why would he pay $200 for a new screen? lol

 

[bobfriesenhahn]

A brand new Google Pixel 6 Pro like he destroyed is $175. Why would he pay $200 for a new screen? lol

Yes, and the Pixel 6 Pro is surely at the end of software support. While a nice phone, surely it is better to buy a newer model is several more years of updates

 

[cosmokenney]

You could try a phone repair shop. Youd be amazed at what the phone can survive. Might just need a new screen for $200.

I contacted Google Fi support to see if they could offer me a deal on a new phone and I got the same suggestion. But then I would have to drive to Reno and hang out or worse leave it and come back another day. So with the over one hour one way drive I figured I would end up spending a bunch of money on gas, and a bunch of time. So in the end I got $450 off the latest Pixel 9 Pro XL and I didn't have to kill my weekend plans to go fly fishing with my son.

 

[jeeeep]

I contacted Google Fi support to see if they could offer me a deal on a new phone and I got the same suggestion. But then I would have to drive to Reno and hang out or worse leave it and come back another day. So with the over one hour one way drive I figured I would end up spending a bunch of money on gas, and a bunch of time. So in the end I got $450 off the latest Pixel 9 Pro XL and I didn't have to kill my weekend plans to go fly fishing with my son.

good choice