Summer is in full swing now, which means that festival season is also upon us! Whether it’s UK-based or you’re travelling overseas to enjoy an international festival, you need to invest in phone insurance.

Festivals can be a tough place for your phone – rain, mud, drunk people spilling drinks, thieves… so make sure you’re prepared before you go! Statistics recently published by Aviva Insurance highlights an average 16% of festival-goers are affected by theft.

Here’s our top tips for keeping your phone safe:

1. Invest in a case
Take your phone in a case, even if you don’t think it looks as pretty to avoid unnecessary damage to it.

2. Take an extra battery source
Yes there are plenty of places where you can charge your phone at a festival, regardless of your network, but recently several festivals are offering the opportunity to purchase your own Power Bar so you can charge your phone independently. 

3. Extend your phone’s battery
You can do this easily by reducing the brightness of the screen, de-activating Bluetooth, WIFI and GPS.

4. Activate phone tracking
This is your lifeline to stopping thieves in their tracks! You can download an App from the App store (we recommend ‘Find My iPhone’ for free on iPhone).

5. Register your device
The majority of phones and gadgets are unfortunately never reunited with their rightful owner because police can’t find out who they belong to. Make sure that your phone is registered so that you can increase your chance of seeing it again if you misplace it. It’s also a good idea to make a note of your phone’s IMEI number so that you can report it if it is stolen.

6. Most importantly… Get it insured!
Be protected against accidental damage, breakdown, theft or loss. Row.co.uk can offer you a great UK service with multiple claims permitted each year.

You can protect your mobile phone from as little as £1.49 with Row.co.uk. Click here to get a quote with us today.

*The information in this blog is designed to provide helpful information on the subjects discussed. Please seek a professional for expert advice as we can not be held responsible for any damages or negative consequences upon following this information.

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Yes, we know it has been a while since Halloween; however do you want to hear something scary? Well, here it goes. Did you know that the phone you’re possibly reading this on is covered in more germs than a toilet seat? Pretty startling!

In fact, according to the consumer magazine Which? who took swabs of 30 mobile phones and tablets many devices are ‘hazardous’ to health such is the germs and bacteria on them. One iPad it tested was covered in bacteria known as Staphylococcus aureus, which can cause serious food poisoning.

There are a number of reasons why our phones and devices are covered from on button to charge port in potentially life threatening bacteria.

Bacteria Breeding Ground

The best breeding ground for bacteria is warmth and iPhones and other devices are fortunate enough to create enough through charging and out handling to provide the perfect conditions for incubation.

In addition, and one of the most major causes of the problem, smart phones are brought everywhere with people and that includes the bathroom. If you don’t think that’s the case, there are Ofcom studies that prove one in five 18-24 year olds do just that, as do 11% of us as a whole. And even so, most of us wash our hands intermittently; though use our phones all the time, meaning the germs gathered during daily routines between these washes builds up on the phone screens. Truth being told we’re a pretty disgusting bunch.

Anti-Bacterial Charger?

There are a number of innovative tech solutions that are heralded to prevent the growth of a small colony on our devices. One that takes itself seriously is the PhoneSoap charger. This device not only charges but also sanitises your phone and manages to do so without the use of heat, liquid or chemicals. But how?

It uses two UV-C lamps that kill the bacteria. According to PhoneSoap, the device sends a “wavelength of light which encompass your phone and pass through the cell walls of bacteria and virus to impair their DNA. Once the DNA is compromised, the cells die and can no longer cause infections or disease”.

Another innovation and an impressive one at that come from Corning and Gorilla, creators of the antimicrobial glass. This glass uses an ionic silver agent to kill off bacteria throughout the day and lasts for the lifetime of the device.

Disease Laden?

These are two excellent ideas; however as with anything in life we have to be realistic. The likelihood of contracting a life threatening disease from a phone is limited however the average mobile phone is laden with bacteria and may even be covered in serious bugs such as streptococcus, staphylococcus and diphtheroids, but chances are it’s unlikely to harm us. However, a rub down with an antibacterial wipe every so often won’t do anyone any harm.

Despite mobile phones harvesting bacteria it’s not going to them being used everyday. So, remember to give your mobile a good clean and also some comprehensive phone insurance to ensure to phone is safe. Get a quote from us today!

*The information in this blog is designed to provide helpful information on the subjects discussed. Please seek a professional for expert advice as we can not be held responsible for any damages or negative consequences upon following this information.