Miscellaneous: Today, my mobile phone wouldn't turn on. I took it in to the...

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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You deserved it 5 755

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Today, my dad let me use his phone. Five minutes later, he had my mom call it because he thought he'd lost it. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/10/2011 23:25 - United States

Today, my dad took my phone away. This would be fine if I was 14. I'm 22 and pay for all of my own bills. FML

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You deserved it 4 854

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Today, my phone stopped charging. I panicked because I can't really afford to get it fixed, and it's too stressful a time at my last semester at university to not have a phone. I took it to the repair shop, and the man turned it off and on again. it works perfectly. I'm a total idiot. FML

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By Littlebigben - 19/07/2017 05:00

Today, I found a cellphone. I went through the contacts and called the one listed as "Dad" to inform them I could leave it at a cash register of the store I found it in, or take it to the police station so they could pick it up. They then called the police, insisting I stole it. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/10/2019 04:03

Today, I was involved in an intense argument with my dad. Just as I yelled, "You haven't done one thing for me", my phone rang. The same phone that, as of today, my dad no longer pays the bill for. FML

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You deserved it 5 106

By Animeislyfe - 25/08/2015 02:56 - United States - Stockbridge

Today, my dad took my phone away because I "had to be texting while driving in order to wreck my car." I was too ashamed to tell him that a huge bug flew into my face causing me to veer off the road and into a brick mailbox. FML

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By SeriouslyDad - 22/09/2013 13:57 - United States - Waxhaw

Today, my dad and I had a yelling match about me "lying", because I was unable to contact iTunes support without a phone number. To prove a point, he went online to find the phone number. It's been an hour and he's still searching for the number. I can't leave the table until he has found it. FML

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You deserved it 3 525

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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mylife47 0

Monday 23 April 2012 2:26

Get a Nokia nothing can break it

Shrike 23

Monday 23 April 2012 2:30

"the only way to get a hold of him is on a number I only stored on my phone" Reading works great too.

Comments

bangelic8704 0

Monday 23 April 2012 4:45

If its an iPhone press and hold the home key and power button at the same time until an apple pops up

I_Punch_Babies 7

Monday 23 April 2012 5:26

what buttons to i hold to get a cheeseburger to pop up?

gracehi 31

Monday 23 April 2012 5:05

Doesn't your mom have his number? Unless...you don't have a mom. I made myself sad. :(

YeahCourse 4

Monday 23 April 2012 5:11

YLS for the phone break etc. but YDI for not knowing the number. I do the same thing though I don't remember numbers

penguin_princess 0

Monday 23 April 2012 5:12

You really don't have his number memorized?

starwind3438 9

Monday 23 April 2012 5:20

You really didn't read the FML carefully?

penguin_princess 0

Monday 23 April 2012 6:15

Wait. What does abroad mean..?

ilaleahcim 6

Monday 23 April 2012 14:57

Go away.

penguin_princess 0

Tuesday 24 April 2012 1:37

I'm only 15 and kind of dumb! Sorry!

owo_fml 9

Tuesday 24 April 2012 21:34

I got my first dictionary when I was 8. Age is not a valid excuse for laziness.

penguin_princess 0

Wednesday 25 April 2012 3:43

Uh, I'm not going to read the dictionary. And I realized that I can search on my phone what the definition means.. I just thought it meant go out of state but now I know it means to go over seas...

cheetahbaby96 8

Monday 23 April 2012 5:19

How are you on here then?

starwind3438 9

Monday 23 April 2012 5:22

By something called a computer. You may have heard of it.

prettypinkpixie 9

Monday 23 April 2012 5:24

wow...

halexis39 0

Monday 23 April 2012 5:19

Go get a cheap replacement phone for now

KiddNYC1O 20

Monday 23 April 2012 5:29

I'm sorry, but those type of numbers you have to keep aside written down.

mars13_fml 8

Monday 23 April 2012 5:42

Maybe you could buy a cheep phone for a month, one of the pre-paid phones that have unlimited text, until he gets back :)

utopium_fml 1

Monday 23 April 2012 5:43

I guess you'll have to survive a month without a mobile phone... poor little thing, you will have to "make-do" with regular phones, computers, laptops, and maybe tablets -_- Or you can just go buy your own phone with your own account...

Quikraptor 8

Monday 23 April 2012 6:17

Apparently the FML went right over your head. OP is saying how he/she doesn't remember the number, and can't call him in case of emergency because the phone is possibly broken. Idiot.

sundayporch 2

Monday 23 April 2012 6:37

If you're going to call someone an idiot for not understanding the FML, you should probably make sure you understand it yourself. The OP needs to contact their dad in order to get her phone fixed. The OP cannot do that, because his number is stored in their broken phone. Idiot.