Families use mobile
devices to make their lives easier, more efficient and meaningful. During harsh
winter conditions, it’s a good idea to keep your device safe from the cold. During severe weather, it's even more
important that you can be in touch with your family if your arrival time is
delayed.
U.S.
Cellular offers the following tips to help your wireless device survive this
winter.
§ Accessorize: A LifeProof case is rugged and waterproof and can protect
your device through inclement weather such as frigid temperatures, ice and
snow.
§ App-etizing: AccuWeather, MyRadar Weather Radar, The Weather Channel and WeatherBug are among the leading free apps available
on iTunes and the Google Play store to help keep people ahead of winter storms. I always watch the weather forecast on tv and
now I have the ability to download these apps and be able to check the weather anytime at home on
my iPhone 5s and even while I am away from home and weather conditions change during the
day.
§ Battery
Blues: When
cellphone batteries are exposed to cold temperatures, their performance dips
like the winter mercury. Cellphone batteries that would provide 100 percent
capacity at 80 degrees will typically only deliver 50 percent when it’s 0
degrees outside. That's a very interesting fact I didn't know before today.
§ Cover
Up: Prolonged
exposure to the cold may affect a cellphone’s display screen. The display cover
can become brittle when exposed to cold temperatures for an extended period of
time, which causes the liquid crystals within the display to start freezing.
§ Don’t Fret
When Wet: If a
cellphone gets wet from condensation or an encounter with snow, power it down
right away and remove the battery. You should grab a towel or napkins to get as
much excess water off the phone as possible. You should leave a wet cellphone powered
down for a day or two to give the internal circuitry a chance to completely dry
out.
§ Phone
for Cold and Snow: The Kyocera DuraForce is an ultra-rugged smartphone that is
certified to operate all the way down to negative 22 degrees Fahrenheit. It is
also certified IP68 waterproof, so it can be fully submerged up to 6 feet deep
for up to 30 minutes, and with its “Wet & Glove Touchscreen Operation,” you
can use the phone while wearing your winter gloves and the touchscreen will
continue to operate when the phone gets snow or rain on it.
My husband could have
used these tips a few weeks ago when he left his phone in his glove
compartment. Phone got very cold, needed
to warm up in house before it was usable.
He makes sure to keep it in his coat pocket when outside from now on!
Is a
cell phone on your child's Christmas Wish List?
Make sure your child understands clearly how to use his/her phone
safely, by using a customizable Parent Child Agreement.
Disclosure: I have been compensated by U.S. Cellular for my post. All opinions expressed are my own.
Disclosure: I have been compensated by U.S. Cellular for my post. All opinions expressed are my own.
