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\"NuGuard<\/a>For seven years, I\u2019ve been a proud owner of the iPhone. But today, I did something that I had yet to do with my iPhone in all of those seven years \u2013 I lost it.<\/strong> I had this sinking realization about 10 minutes after I was back home from my morning routine. Of course, there are safeguards when losing your iPhone, and I\u00a0did<\/i>\u00a0have the \u201cFind My iPhone\u201d app installed. But apparently I turned it off when I turned iCloud off.\u00a0My phone was still receiving messages and calls \u2013 but it was at an unknown location.<\/p>\n

This was a hectic morning to begin with. Electricians were coming to fix a problem at my house, and I would be working from home. My wife and I have four children, my son being the oldest at 8 years old along with 6-, 5-, and 3-year-old daughters. While the three older kids now ride the bus, I normally drive my youngest to pre-school.<\/p>\n

This already hectic day would be the day I left my iPhone on the roof of the car. Again, something I\u2019ve never done with my iPhone before \u2013 but I suppose there’s a first time for everything. Impressively, the iPhone actually made it a couple of miles before it would give way while going 25 to 30 MPH up a good hill.<\/p>\n

As I was just setting off with my own improvised “iPhone finder” \u2013 an AirPort Base Station the iPhone would join if within range, and IP scanning software on my laptop \u2013 I got a call from the gentleman whose daughter found the phone while walking. He noticed the text messages on the lock screen (I\u2019m glad I didn’t have those blocked!) with contact info and gave me a call. Five minutes later, the story found its happy ending.<\/p>\n

But the reason this gentleman was able to make the call at all was the protection my iPhone had. Safely protected by the\u00a0NewerTech NuGuard KX<\/a>, my phone was completely unscathed. A corner of the case shows some asphalt scratch in, but it took the licking so my phone could keep ticking \u2013 without a mark.<\/p>\n

Stuff happens. And it only takes once. Making sure \u201cFind my iPhone\u201d is active on your phone (or other iDevice) will certainly save some uncertainty. Having good, honest folks who come across someone else’s property and return it because it’s the right thing to do (and turn down an offered reward) also helps.<\/p>\n

But having the right protective case on your iPhone is what ensures it has the best chance of surviving life\u2019s little mishaps<\/strong>. I\u2019m glad I can say the case excelled in its first unscheduled high-speed road-impact test \u2013 and it did so with flying colors! Though,\u00a0I can\u2019t say I ever really had a doubt<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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