Report: Cell phone explodes in trousers
 

Nokia said Tuesday that it's investigating two recent reports of its cell phones "exploding" and causing injuries.

Last Thursday, a supermarket employee in the Netherlands burned his legs when a Nokia handheld exploded in his pants pocket, according to Juliette Oolders of the Dutch consumer group Consumentenbond. Oolders said she believes the phone was one of Nokia's newer models, but could not be more specific. In August, a 33-year-old Dutch woman was injured when her Nokia phone exploded in her hands.

A Nokia representative said the company is investigating both incidents but would not comment further.

Reports about exploding phones could add to the general unrest among some cell phone owners about the safety of the devices. Aside from occasional reports of melting phones, some scientists are debating whether radiation from certain models might cause cancer.

Nokia issued a warning in February against using badly made or counterfeit replacement batteries in Nokia phones, which apparently was the cause of the August incident, according to the company.

But Oolders pointed out that the phone in Thursday's incident was still using its original battery.

"It's not a good situation," she said.


http://msn.com.com/2100-1103_2-50884...4&tag=msn_home

(no pictures were released unfortunately)

Ouch.

Cell phones are the devil!

Re: Report: Cell phone explodes in trousers
 

i got a phone...but its not from nokia...so i'm not worried...yet.

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meh, i love my nokia phone :love:

Re: Report: Cell phone explodes in trousers
 

I can see it now...

Nokia marketing associate: Hey, I've got an idea for a slogan! It'll be "N-Gage: Blow your world." *looks at the news* Damn, guess that one won't work either...

Another reason why I dont own a cell phone.

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My Nokia keeps shutting itself off randomly... its dying... Its 2 years old... I need a new one, but its workin for now... sorta.. as long as it doesn't explode..then againm, the insurence could be cool!

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"It's not a good situation," she said.

:lol: Panasonic GD88 all the way :D

Cell Phone Insurance.

hehehe... :rofl:

Re: Report: Cell phone explodes in trousers
 

I'm talking sue the company, billions of dollars... thats the kinda insurance I'm talking about.. thats the american way (sorry to the Canadians)

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*runs quickly to the store and buys a cheap nokia cell phone* Blow up damn you blow up...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Thats hilarious!

Re: Report: Cell phone explodes in trousers
 

****, my cell phone is a nokia.

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i wish you well joe...if anything happens, i call dibs on your car :p

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Just recently, a woman in Omaha had her Kyocera "Phantom" cell phone battery blow up. It was just sitting there and not doing anything. And that's the same phone my mom uses. So I'm becoming a little wary on having cell phones near me....