Rocking the Loser Phone
I was compelled to write this after reading about Paul’s experiences. A couple of months ago, my Motorola E810 came to a screeching halt: the display died. As well, the battery recharge became spotty at best. So I was in need of a new phone. I called my wireless provider, who give me a story about having to lock into another 3 year contract to get a new phone.
I was very hesitant this time about locking in again; I’ve taken a beating on cellphone costs in the past, and I didn’t want to sign up for another “plan” again until I had reviewed all my options thoroughly. So I wasn’t given a phone. I asked if I could cancel my contract, which would have costed something ridiculous.
So at this point I was stuck. A friend lent me an old cellphone which I’ve been using in the meantime until I figure out what to do (another friend has since coined it the “loser phone” 🙂 ). So don’t laugh too hard next time you see me with a circa 2000 cellphone / brick on the table 🙂
What’s a guy to do? The prices of wireless communications are ridiculous! Is it like this everywhere (Man, my Vodafone was dirt cheap when I was last in Europe). Contract? Pay as you go?
I couldn’t agree with you more, Paul!
