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Would you rather lose your phone or your ID card ?

Asked by Manas (97points) December 8th, 2016
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Pandora's avatar

ID card. I have two, so to lose one is no big deal. For the DMV, I just pay 15 bucks and order a new one online. For the dependent card I just go to my local base and apply for a new one. No cost.
For my phone, I will not only have to pay more than 15 bucks but I would have to change passwords and put apps in my phone again and enter all those numbers and contacts plus I will lose any recent photos that I haven’t uploaded onto my computer. Way more troublesome. It’s like losing my ID and a lot of personal information. Where I live. Where my friends live. Everyones number. Wow. Now I’m really paranoid about that. Thanks.
Only other thing that comes second to losing my phone would be my passport but it’s due for a renewal in a year so that’s going to be about 180 bucks.

Zaku's avatar

ID card. I rarely use it except as a driver’s license, it’s fairly easy to replace, and is very cheap to replace and involves no computer stuff, settings, contact info, pictures, etc.

Cruiser's avatar

Phone. My phone is locked my ID card is not…no brainer.

MollyMcGuire's avatar

Phone. It’s a flip phone that I just use for calls when away from home or office. There is nothing saved…..........I don’t even know how to do stuff with it except make and receive calls. I don’t even text.

Shut you mouth. ;)

rojo's avatar

Sometimes, like today, I would love to lose my phone so I guess my ID is more valuable to me.

DarknessWithin's avatar

ID card, no competition. It expired in 2009, the address on it is no longer current and I don’t use the legal spelling of my name where it’s not required. I’ve never bothered to replace it because I’m still able to show it inconsequentially.

If I lost my phone, I’d be in deep shit. It allows access to my email and contains some passwords such as to my college portal account and recently Facebook. Not to mention my texts could be fucked with and my friends and family victimized as a result.
Plus it’s half my ability to communicate with my friends and family, we text often enough and my house hasn’t had a landline (does anyone anymore?).

Sneki95's avatar

As someone who’s lost both at one point, I’d rather lose none.

Call_Me_Jay's avatar

My phone’s encrypted, nobody can get at my email or anything else on it. It is very easily replaced.

I recently switched phones and after an hour I was back to normal, the new phone had all my contacts, settings and apps restored from backup.

Stinley's avatar

I don’t have an ID card. The UK does not require you to have one, nor is there an official card which is solely for ID – passports and driving licences are sufficient. Sometimes you need a form of identification but it would be your choice to do the thing that requires it. I did lose my driving licence card recently and it was easy enough to get a new one. You don’t need to carry it around with you – if you need to show it to the police then they give you ten days or something to present it at a police station. When I go to France, I do need my licence card on me when driving, and an ID card at all times.

So phone I suppose.

ARE_you_kidding_me's avatar

I would rather lose my id. A replacemnt just takes a trip to the dmv

Lonelyheart807's avatar

My phone. My two year contract is up and I’m planning to get a new one any way, so I would just call and have the service cancelled (plus, it’s locked.)

Escha's avatar

My phone. I’m lucky if I get a call in one call in a week, and usually that call is from a solicitor. I have the stupid thing just to have it.

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