A Mobile Phone Is Stolen Every 12 Seconds In The UK


Apparently in the UK, things have got so bad that a mobile phone is stolen every 12 seconds. A staggering two million phones were stolen worth £390m.

I can’t imagine what it would be like to be mugged. I thought I grew up in a rough area (I’m from Nottingham originally which is now known as the ‘gun capital’ of England), but even at my school I can only remember one kid getting mugged in town outside the local cinema.

This evening as I was catching the bus home after work today there was a schoolgirl sitting opposite me, listening to her iPod and fiddling with a decent phone at the same time. I couldn’t help thinking what an easy target she would make. I mentally noted that if I ever had kids they could have an iPod, but they would they would have to use a pair of crappy black headphones so that they wouldn’t stand out!

More: textually.org


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About the Author: Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University.He also writes for Windows 7 News, Windows 8 News and One Tip A Day.

  • barry proudfoot
    i got mugged yesterday and it was by my mum she robbed my dinner money back and she give me a black eye and a bad finger
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