Anyone break a diad?

[Sixth Punch Sense]

I've had few bad moments where I've thrown a diad at the road/package car and said oh I broke it. Never broke one, but has anyone done it? If so what did it cost?

 

[Fido]

False
Diad is indestructible
Only flaw is it isn’t water proof

 

[Box Ox]

I've had few bad moments where I've thrown a diad at the road/package car and said oh * I broke it.

Therapy might be a good idea.

Never broke one, but has anyone done it? If so what did it cost?

Nothing. It's sent off to some repair facility and you never hear about it again.

 

[Ghost in the Darkness]

I broke the lcd one time... it wasn't acting right (going bad or flickering) and whatever method I used to get it working, instead got me a new diad.

 

[zubenelgenubi]

I've cracked a screen without even trying. But I'm kind of a beast.

 

[rod]

I broke a lot of clip boards in my time.

 

[542thruNthru]

I've cracked a screen without even trying. But I'm kind of a beast.

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

Dropped one out the door on a washboard dirt road going about 55. Turned around, picked it up, not a problem one. Impressive first bounce though.

 

[zubenelgenubi]

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[PizzaToUps]

I know a driver who ran one over and then called the center saying the diad died on him. He never got in trouble and dispatch never found out.

 

[Two Tokes]

I've had few bad moments where I've thrown a diad at the road/package car and said oh * I broke it. Never broke one, but has anyone done it? If so what did it cost?

Yes
Delivered to a house and was walking back to the car and had a dog come hauling ass from the back of the house
Turned and tried to hit the dog with my Diad IV and it slipped out of my hand and I basically spiked it into the concrete walkway
Thing was toast
Dog died laughing at me

 

[quad decade guy]

I've had few bad moments where I've thrown a diad at the road/package car and said oh * I broke it. Never broke one, but has anyone done it? If so what did it cost?

You bet. First day of the original DIAD, I set it on the rear bumper(like I did everyday with my paper clipboard) and started unloading my first bulk stop. The receiver asked me to pull my truck up to let a forklift through the overhead door. I then backed to my original position. Not knowing the DIAD had slipped off pulling forward......yep, ran right over it. Totally destroyed. Called the center and they brought me another one. Never heard another word.

 

[oldngray]

You bet. First day of the original DIAD, I set it on the rear bumper(like I did everyday with my paper clipboard) and started unloading my first bulk stop. The receiver asked me to pull my truck up to let a forklift through the overhead door. I then backed to my original position. Not knowing the DIAD had slipped off pulling forward......yep, ran right over it. Totally destroyed. Called the center and they brought me another one. Never heard another word.

When the first DIADs came out UPS tried to answer skepticism by claiming how tough they were. When DIAD 1's kept constantly crashing they changed that to they were more like fragile as an egg. They did try to blame drivers for what was design issues but if you break one they just give you another. Nothing for a driver to worry about. Losing one is a different issue though so don't do that.

 

[Pseudonym]

I've dropped one once causing it to go into a cycle of rebooting for about 15 minutes.

 

[Sissy Brown Short Shorts]

Therapy might be a good idea.



Nothing. It's sent off to some repair facility and you never hear about it again.

Sent to a farm to play with all the other unloved diads.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Yes. I broke the screen slamming it against a handcart. They shouldn't have sent me that message to go help someone again.

 

[Sissy Brown Short Shorts]

I was told a story that happened many moons ago. A driver with a DIAD I got pissy and smashed it over the front bumper. When he realized the storm that was upon him he poured water and the ground and pretended he slipped and landed on it.

 

[Dr.Brownz]

False
Diad is indestructible
Only flaw is it isn’t water proof

Dropped diad in a puddle once. No sounds for 3 hours then it started working again.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

When the first DIADs came out UPS tried to answer skepticism by claiming how tough they were. When DIAD 1's kept constantly crashing they changed that to they were more like fragile as an egg. They did try to blame drivers for what was design issues but if you break one they just give you another. Nothing for a driver to worry about. Losing one is a different issue though so don't do that.

I probably broke about 10 of DIAD 1's
You didn't have to drop them that hard for the screen to go black

 

[rustys954rr]

I once loaded Orion 3.0 on one... completely destroyed it.