While going out of home where do you keep your Mobile phones ?

@subathra (3519)
India
April 17, 2007 8:55am CST
Nowadays almost all of them are holding mobile phones and one has to ensure its safety specially when going out.Here in my country India lost of mobile phones are most common and so everyone are very cautious in keeping their phones safely while they are away from home..whether in their work place, client office or anywhere? Mobiles are thefted from people mostly while they are travelling in bus or trains.I commute mostly by bus and i have seen people telling that their mobile is stealed by someone in bus.Hence i always hold my phone in hand and never keep it in my handbag as these mobile theives find it easy to take away these phones from our bag when we are standing in the crowd in bus/train. So where do you keep your phones ? Is it in your pocket/ handbag , hanged with rope attached with your mobile or in hand?
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@clary21 (54)
• United States
18 Apr 07
I keep my dreaded cell phone in the truck almost all the time as I am not very fond of it. I worked many years at the phone company, and I really find that the telephone is a very rude instrument as it is always interrupting me when I am right in the middle of something! I find I can live without my cell phone because I got along just fine before I had it. I am not one to walk around with a phone in my ear, and I do not understand folks who do that! It always looks like they are overworked and underpaid when they have to have a phone attached to their ear. I am so glad that I am not a slave to a phone anymore even though I do miss working for ma bell.
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@crackhead (1826)
• India
17 Apr 07
I don't leave my mobile back at home when i step out. I will keep my phone along with me all the time. I will have the mobile in my pant pockets so i guess there won't be a chance for theft.
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@sweetlady10 (3611)
• United States
19 Apr 07
When I am outside home I keep my mobile in my purse. As long as I am not leaving my purse any where there is no chance to lose my mobile. And ofcourse am not going to leave my purse anywhere. My hubby has a bad habit that he does not keep his mobile in the same place. Some time he leave his mobile in the car. And sometime he keep it on his shirt's pocket and when he gets baned a little he drops the mobile. We don't have any rope attached with our mobile.
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@aissha (2036)
• India
19 Apr 07
hey there i'm not fond of mobile ,but i hv one coursey my husband and as u said it may get lost so i keep in the purse i carry and so sometimes i miss the ring and calls get missed. heheheheh,lol.
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@jlara_gtr34 (3491)
• Philippines
20 May 07
i keep it in my handbag because i am wearing tight jeans and i am also a bit vulnerable to pickpocketers, si i think it is better if i keep my cellphone in my bag so that it will be safe and i hug my bag tight when i am commuting.
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@shinjiao (1457)
• China
20 May 07
Hi,subathra! I usually put my mobile phone in my pocket of my pants.I don't think putting mobile inside my bag is a safe choice.So I must put it where I can feel.
@suhascg (227)
• Australia
17 Jun 08
hi there, i generally have my mobile in my pocket, but only when i have my own transport or when i'm walking.. but as u said i'm very careful when i'm communting by public transport.. i always have it in my hand.. i can be more relaxed that way that i wont loose my phone.. cheers!!!
@worthy (2413)
• India
20 May 07
I mostly wear trousers while going out,unless for some special occasions.so i keep my mobile in my trouser pocket.while going for coaching classes,i used to keep it in the place provided for cell phones in my back pack.
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@skbadhan (879)
• India
20 May 07
ya this is a very common problem now a days. every one should take care.I always keep my cellphone with me. i never leave it home. i generaly keep it in my front pockects of trouser in shirts pocket while travelling.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
17 Jun 08
Hello dear subhathra. Long time no see. Well, I always take my mobile phone with me when I go out for fear that I am wanted. I think that it is a good idea to have it with us so that we can stay in touch with each other. It usually depends on the season where I put my mobile phone. If it is spring and winter, I place it in my pocket. But when it is summer and autumn, I usually take it in my hand unless I have to place it in my pocket. Once I reach my office, I always put it on the table.
• Pakistan
20 May 07
I have already lost mobile or two because I travel by autos. It takes me hour or so to reach my office. When the bus is full of passengers and you are standing in the middle you have to be more careful than when you are sitting. You will find few pocket pickers in the buses you travel on. Keeping mobiles in pent pocket is not wise as mobiles could easily slip through and fall, you would not hear any sound, because of rush. What I do in such situations is that I keep mobile in my hand when in bus and when I am walking in a street of market, I would keep it in my side pocket, often checking if its present. Just recently I heard of few incidents that some people are snatching mobiles on gunpooint now this may come as surprise to you, but trust me it has started happening in our region, may be it'd start happening in your area. So you better prepare yourself, as to how to take care of it. Happy Discussions.
@busta1 (1026)
• United States
22 May 08
i keep mine in my front pocket...and thats the only place i have reqlly ever put it i believe
@patzel88 (3310)
• Philippines
17 Jun 08
i put it on my pocket of my pants, sometimes in my hand.
@sk66rc (4250)
• United States
17 Jun 08
I keep it on my hip in a little case... I've never had my cell. phone stolen... Thought I lost it few times, though...