Geek: Today, my cell phone broke. It wouldn't even turn on. I went...

By nhanley1 - 02/04/2009 17:07 - United States

Today, my cell phone broke. It wouldn't even turn on. I went online to access my account so that I could order a new phone. I couldn't remember my password. The phone company had an option of "forgot my password". Upon clicking I get a message saying "Your password will be sent to your phone". FML

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By dontbuysamsung - 22/04/2012 20:06 - United Kingdom - London

Today, my mobile phone wouldn't turn on. I took it in to the phone store, but they won't fix or replace it because the account is in my dad's name, not mine. He's abroad for the next month, and the only way to get a hold of him is on a number I only stored on my phone. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/08/2021 10:01

Today, after registering my cellphone as my secondary authentication device for my campus account, it died for good. Despite still being logged in, most of my college's services are now locked behind a code sent to my unresponsive phone, including the ability to register any new authentication devices. FML

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By BoCoMoGal - 13/05/2017 04:00

Today, my phone reset, wiping the touch ID on my credit card. I can't remember the password so I'm locked out. I tried "Forgot password", but you need to have the physical card. The card is tucked away in the bank lock box. The key to the lock box is packed in one of the 150 boxes we have prepped to move. FML

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By ihateyouatt - 18/03/2010 13:30 - United States

Today, I was trying to change my PIN code in order to make my phone more secure and prevent people from getting information from it. Instead, I somehow ended up locking my phone permanently. FML

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By notinthebutt - 14/06/2011 17:57 - United States

Today, my friend sent me an online money transfer. After forgetting the password and locking myself out of my account, I had to phone up the bank and have it reset. I was prompted to answer the security question, which was "What, what?" I had to say "In the butt." to get my money. FML

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By xxteenhearts - 29/05/2009 00:13 - United States

Today, I seemingly misplaced my cell phone but didn't have time to look for it before work. This evening, my cell phone company calls me to tell me I have six hundred dollars worth of calls to El Salvador that I have to pay for. My cell phone was not misplaced, it was stolen. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/09/2009 13:28 - Canada

Today, I got a new cell phone. I was unable to retrieve my old contact list from my old phone, so I sent out a mass email asking my friends to "Give me your contact info, unless you don't want me to text/call you!" No one is responding. FML

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By suzyyy - 23/02/2011 09:18 - Netherlands

Today, I had to sell my phone to pay for the phone bill. FML

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By Beva - 17/01/2013 05:03 - Sweden - Falk?ping

Today, due to technical problems, I had to call the company's IT-support as my computer went totally haywire. I explained via phone that I couldn't access anything. The support then tried contacting me by e-mail and got upset with me when I didn't answer. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/02/2013 07:14 - United States - Fort Collins

Today, after having lost my phone three days ago, I paid a $150 non-refundable fee to have my phone replaced and mailed to me by Tuesday. A half hour later, I found my original phone. FML

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killface_fml 0

Friday 3 April 2009 0:37

If you have a SIM card in your phone, try popping it into a friend's cellphone who is on the same network (in case there are any hardware restrictions built into the phone). Then go back and have the password sent to your phone, and your life should be unfucked.

Limberger 1

Friday 3 April 2009 0:45

#3 and #4, you aren't very bright. I can see it now "Today, somebody stole a notebook where I had written all my passwords. Now I cannot access my e-mail, my bank account has been hacked, someone charged $5000 to my credit cards via PayPal and my phone has been compromised. FML" And to the original poster, either swap your SIM card into another phone or go visit/call your provider, this situation is fairly simple.

Comments

GeekInThePink 0

Friday 3 April 2009 0:27

Hahaha. Nice.

unilpentium 0

Tuesday 13 July 2010 9:07

God love technology.

Bloodberry 0

Saturday 31 July 2010 9:43

oh the irony :D

azn_pridee69 0

Saturday 7 August 2010 7:23

epic fail :D

DumDum999 0

Sunday 3 April 2011 0:05

FAIL

may_cause_fail 0

Friday 3 April 2009 0:28

That's why you should write those things down. You can probably call your provider, though, and they might be able to help.

squishy01 0

Friday 22 April 2011 3:06

Or they could switch the SIM card to another phone for a bit of time…

dmmcintyre3 8

Friday 19 October 2012 17:14

Not all phones have sim cards.

Zambi33 6

Monday 17 December 2012 0:25

All phones have SIM cards. Or else they wouldnt work.

eski2015 22

Friday 8 May 2015 23:49

#93 all phones have SIM cards but not all phones have removable SIM cards

britt030209 0

Friday 3 April 2009 0:29

You should keep a list of all accounts you have and their passwords in a secure location. I do.

d0rkaSAUR 0

Friday 3 April 2009 0:32

Haha, write important passwords down next time in a small notebook just for passwords

cynnamon 0

Friday 3 April 2009 0:35

Phone company fail.

theosguardian 0

Friday 3 April 2009 0:36

I'm calling bullshit on this one... why would a cell phone provider send your password to your phone? Wouldn't that allow anyone who stole your phone to then be able to access all your account information?!