The biggest component in determining whether you win or lose is random shit. That's why I started off so well. Plus I haven't been able to drink for about 10 days, until yesterday.
It sounds like a story without any real evidence. Do we actually know what the failure rate is? How many failures are due to owners and not the phones? Etc., etc. etc. He was selling you a load of bull and you seemed to buy it so I was wondering what else he sold you.