I.C.E.
Someone found my old phone that I lost almost a month ago. It was in front of the store where I had shopped. I had gone back to the store to look for it, but they didn't know anything. The person who found my phone took it home after putting up a notice on a telephone pole that he had it. It lost battery juice so he couldn't try to find a number to call. Weeks later, his daughter found out about the phone, and having the same one, charged it up and found my home phone number.
Yesterday, she came by to return it. I'm grateful, but it's a bit late. I've already switched phone companies, and even switched from the free phone that came with it as I luckily got hold of a nice Nokia N73 to use instead (yay for sim cards!)
Anyhow, after talking to the woman, I realized it would be very useful to have a phone charm with my name and number on it. Most people, if they find a phone, probably just want to return it. My dead phone was no help. Does that exist? A small nice-looking name tag for phones?
She also told me about I.C.E. I did not know about this, but it makes sense. She tried to see if I had a listing for I.C.E. in my phone. I didn't but did have "home."
Anyway, good to know my phone didn't just disappear into thin air. I'll see if anyone else can use it.
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I think that the phone number on a charm would have to be a land line or at least a number different to the phone to which it is attached... :)
bizarre! I lost my phone a few weeks before you did and just found it again Tuesday night. I stashed my new phone under the car seat before playing urban capture the flag. When I went to retrieve it afterwards I reached down and pulled out the long lost missing one!
You probably have discovered a market niche there! :)
If you're uncomfortable with including your land line #, you could also put an email address on it. Actually, you could make a charm from a kitty cartridge (those plastic or metal ones that you place a tiny scroll inside and screw close).
Or you could print your email on pretty paper and laminate it, cut into shape, punch a tiny hole, put a jumpring in and attach it to a strap.
Or ... moo have just released sticker books. Customize and stick a sticker onto your cellphone. ;)
...and I forgot to say that it's really nice to hear that there are still honest finders out there. I have heard of so many friends whose cellphones got lost and never where returned. In some cases, the "finder" even answered the phone when they tried to locate it and lied that they confused numbers!