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Taking your Mobile Phone to the Grave

2 February 2007 by axxxr
A new study has found that more than one in five Brits would be like to be buried with their mobile phones.

The reason? So they can still receive texts from friends and loved ones. Brits are following traditional Egyptian rituals and enclosing 21st century treasures, including mobile phones, jewelry and photos in the coffin when a loved one passes away.

Online mobile phone retailer Dial-a-Phone questioned customers aged between 18 and 30 to discover what they would take if they could have only one item with them in their casket.17% said that their mobile phone was their top choice, coming third only to wedding rings and other sentimental jewelry items like lockets and bracelets.

When questioned further, the majority of those who opted for their mobiles as a coffin accessory said it was so that they could still receive messages from loved ones via text message. Other rationale included fear of being buried alive and not wanting others to see personal messages and pictures stored on their phones. source:cellular-news





Comments
On 3 Feb 18:07 yehee wrote
I would take a torch with me because it can get pretty dark in there. lol
On 3 Feb 11:35 Ranjith wrote
too bad u cant upgrade!
On 3 Feb 08:56 wrote
On 3 Feb 02:59 imanuk wrote
getting good signal sixfeet under is b1tch I'm having to post this via GPRS not 3G...
On 3 Feb 01:02 Nazil wrote
ohhhhhhhh thats great errrrrrrr i feel like taking my laptop toooo :)
On 3 Feb 00:25 wap123 wrote
what the fart? oooookkkkkk then
On 2 Feb 22:58 Nick wrote
Well, loved ones could still contact you beyond the grave until your batt, goes flat.
On 2 Feb 19:53 Findol wrote
what happens if voicemail calls you during the funral and you forgot to put ur mobile on silent before ou died??? lol
On 2 Feb 19:20 sefan wrote
what happens when the battery goes flat?
On 2 Feb 19:10 Vizta wrote
Erm... ok
On 2 Feb 18:51 sholanky wrote
unbelivable and freaky
On 2 Feb 17:56 mobilemaniac wrote
Cell and mobile phone number directory at www.allnumbers.com. Free searches.
On 2 Feb 17:31 HIM wrote
DEAKY!
On 2 Feb 17:08 ME wrote
Freaky!

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