i want a new phone, oh-oh-oh

[llcoolvad]

Woe!!

I staggered out of bed this morning because I knew I needed to pick Mom up from the car repair shop. She had errands to run and wanted to do that first so she let me sleep in. So I get up, still completely non-fuctional, reach for my trusty Treo, and my sleep-numbed hands just totally dropped it. And the screen broke!

So I stopped by my (not-so)friendly Verizon store, and they informed me that they won't fix it, just replace it. But it's not covered by warranty anymore, so I'd basically have to buy a new one. For $300 (and that's AFTER my "new-every-two" $100 discount). Or I could get a different phone? So I said I'd have to think about it. Came home, got on net. Palm site tells me repair and return would be $169, and of course that would mean being without it for a certain amount of time since it's thru the mail.

Verizon site wants me to upgrade. But it doesn't have anything GOOD! All the smartphones are either big and clunky or another Treo, which is itself big and clunky. I don't want a Blackberry, because all our consultants use them and I can't stand that idea. I don't really want a Windows Mobile device, even tho the Office products might be useful.

Sounds like it's iPhone time, doesn't it?

Ack!

Comments

[zanzjan.livejournal.com]

It does sound like iPhone time -- I'm amazed your subconscious held out this long before breaking your Treo! (-:

[llcoolvad.livejournal.com]

I know, it's amazing! I miss my Treo already, though. I was thwarted at the Apple store today so I am still phone-free.

[athenais.livejournal.com]

I think you should get an iPhone, because I want one but can't afford one. :D

[llcoolvad.livejournal.com]

I shouldn't really afford one either. But...shiny! Pretty! *sigh*

[kicking-k.livejournal.com]

It's a pain when none of the new phones are as suitable as your old one.

Freecycle? Asking round all your friends to see if anyone's recently upgraded? (I have avoided having to buy a new phone since 2002 using this method.)

I broke the screen of my phone once by knocking it off a six-inch-high pile of books on to a stone floor. Gahhh.

[llcoolvad.livejournal.com]

The problem with Freecycle or my own old phone is getting my own service provider to activate it without committing to a long contract. Plus, there's the *NEW* *SHINY* factor...