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Realist · 30-03-06, 10:57 AM

29 March 2006 - More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone, just in case they need to make one last call in the afterlife according to a report on the BBC.

The trend, which began in South Africa, has now spread to a number of countries, including Ireland, Australia, Ghana, and the US.

Martin Raymond, director of international trend-spotting think-tank, The Future Laboratory told the BBC that this had started off "in the realm of the urban myth", but was fast becoming fact.

"You hear about it, the idea that people are being buried with their mobile phones, but you can't really believe it", he told the BBC World Service's Culture Shock programme.

Mr Raymond said that in Australia the trend was more about affluence.

"People wanted to be buried with the totems that they felt represented their lifestyle", he explained.

The article goes on to say that there is a service in South Africa that will even put a number of batteries in the coffin just in case the dead person wakes up much later and finds their own battery has run out.

The idea isn't as far fetched or crazy as it may sound. In accident times, the Egyptians were often buried with their passions, sometimes including their favourite pets.

Those looking to save some time, might want to consider the coffin phone booth from http://www.undergroundhumor.com. For $2795 you get the coffin and the phone in one.

netreaper · 10-04-06, 10:38 PM

Ahhh.. ring tones in the graveyard.No thanks

maverick_15 · 11-04-06, 01:40 AM

never get any sleep:ermm:

pitzache · 06-11-06, 03:41 PM

Hello I Am After Romania And I Have A Nokia 6630 And She Is Codat In Anglia And I What To Used This Phone In Romania But She Is Codat Please Help Me Please

pitzache · 06-11-06, 03:42 PM

MY EMAIL IS RADIOTWIST2006@YAHOO.COM

LyricB · 13-12-06, 09:47 PM

I sure hope that when I pass away I am remembered for more important things than being easily accessible with my cell phone. Yeesh!

FourBear · 22-12-06, 03:05 AM

...excuse me? I can't believe people do that. You'd think that in death, you'd be able to contact people in better ways than with a cell phone. Like, through visions or something, lol.

tater03 · 23-12-06, 12:55 AM

I'm sorry but I cannot stand to talk on the phone while living let alone having it when I'm dead and buried. No thank you.

LyricB · 29-12-06, 03:40 PM

Ha, tater, well put! I'm thinking more people do this as a symbol of thier lives and less as an emergency communications device. Either way, no thanks.

GriffinM · 13-03-07, 06:35 PM

that's awful haha!

30-03-06, 10:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Realist Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Here. Posts: 2,029 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 14 Posts	More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone 29 March 2006 - More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone, just in case they need to make one last call in the afterlife according to a report on the BBC. The trend, which began in South Africa, has now spread to a number of countries, including Ireland, Australia, Ghana, and the US. Martin Raymond, director of international trend-spotting think-tank, The Future Laboratory told the BBC that this had started off "in the realm of the urban myth", but was fast becoming fact. "You hear about it, the idea that people are being buried with their mobile phones, but you can't really believe it", he told the BBC World Service's Culture Shock programme. Mr Raymond said that in Australia the trend was more about affluence. "People wanted to be buried with the totems that they felt represented their lifestyle", he explained. The article goes on to say that there is a service in South Africa that will even put a number of batteries in the coffin just in case the dead person wakes up much later and finds their own battery has run out. The idea isn't as far fetched or crazy as it may sound. In accident times, the Egyptians were often buried with their passions, sometimes including their favourite pets. Those looking to save some time, might want to consider the coffin phone booth from http://www.undergroundhumor.com. For $2795 you get the coffin and the phone in one.

10-04-06, 10:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
netreaper Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone Ahhh.. ring tones in the graveyard.No thanks

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maverick_15 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone never get any sleep:ermm:

06-11-06, 03:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
pitzache Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone Hello I Am After Romania And I Have A Nokia 6630 And She Is Codat In Anglia And I What To Used This Phone In Romania But She Is Codat Please Help Me Please

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pitzache Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone MY EMAIL IS RADIOTWIST2006@YAHOO.COM


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13-12-06, 09:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
LyricB Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 73 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone I sure hope that when I pass away I am remembered for more important things than being easily accessible with my cell phone. Yeesh!

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FourBear Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 108 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone ...excuse me? I can't believe people do that. You'd think that in death, you'd be able to contact people in better ways than with a cell phone. Like, through visions or something, lol.

23-12-06, 12:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
tater03 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 159 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone I'm sorry but I cannot stand to talk on the phone while living let alone having it when I'm dead and buried. No thank you.

29-12-06, 03:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
LyricB Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 73 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone Ha, tater, well put! I'm thinking more people do this as a symbol of thier lives and less as an emergency communications device. Either way, no thanks.

13-03-07, 06:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
GriffinM Technology Forums Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More and more people are being asked to be buried with their mobile phone that's awful haha!

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