If you have been trying to get a hold of me this weekend, you have probably been met with my voice mail. You may have left multiple messages that have gone unacknowledged and you may or may not be cursing my name at this point. I may have stood you up this weekend because I didn’t have access to your phone number. Why didn’t I have access to you number? Well, it was stored in my cell phone. Why is that a problem, you ask?
Because I killed my phone.
It’s too humiliating to write about right now, so let’s just say that I now have no cellphone. It was inadvertent, of course. My phone is like an appendage of my body, so even Jon knows that it was an accident and not a ploy to get a new phone.
Researching it has been a bitch. I have to try and figure out how to buy a fairly inexpensive phone that miraculously doesn’t suck. So…If anyone out there uses the Great and Abominable Cell Phone Company (Sprint. My whole family has it or I SO WOULDN’T) and you have a phone that I don’t have to sign a second mortgage to obtain…Please let me know.
charli says:
Get on ebay or craigslist.org *not* .com and make sure the two s’s are in there. Or if you have Jon looking over your shoulder and are up for some fun, go ahead and forget that first s…
October 15th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
Sharon says:
The scenario I have in my head:
Loralee is taking clothing out of the dryer.
A large, hard lump is found in the pocket of her favorite jeans.
Yes, it is the notorious cell phone.
She cries.
She sticks her head in a box of Gain.
She reaches for a Diet Coke.
Again, she cries.
October 16th, 2007 at 6:44 am
Kyle Johnson says:
Loralee, I have a Sprint phone that you can have. Its a nice one that has the camera and everything. It is a couple of years old but that is it, I used it up to last year before I moved. If you want it, you can have it. If you want to pay for it we can do a trade, have Jon give me a harddrive or something. Otherwise it is yours.
October 16th, 2007 at 7:24 am
applesonastick says:
I have a qualcomm 3G CDMA with sprint. It was about $50. No camera, but it has internet and stuff. IF you don’t care about bells and whistles (which I don’t) then it is a great phone.
My last phone had an unfortunate accident with a Dr. pepper a few years ago.
October 16th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Aunt Amy says:
I’m imagining something much more embarrassing–your phone fell out of your pocket and into the potty when you sat down to go. This has happened to both my mother and my sister. Women’s pockets just aren’t deep enough…
October 16th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Craig says:
I’m a Sprinter, and I have a Samsung A420. It’s pretty bare bones (no camera, no games, few background images), but it does what it’s supposed to do.
October 16th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
Berne says:
I’ve got Sprint. My phone is a Sanyo. It’s the second Sanyo I’ve had. This one is not fancy but it works well and gets good reception. So if you can get a sanyo go for it. Also check to see if you’re at an upgrade point and that might save you some SSS.
Sounds like you may have a Sprint horror story? My whole family has them too…sister tried Verizon but had issues and I have heard nothing good about ATT so we have stuck with them
October 16th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Cecily says:
I have no phone advice. None. I’ve washed more than one and my current phone has a freaking mind of its own. I think it might be haunted.
Frankly, I’m impressed that you are doing research. I just go into the store and look for the one that has the most pretty lights. Maybe that’s my problem!
October 16th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
Doug says:
So glad I don’t have a cell phone. I would probably rack up quite the bill. So unfortunately, no cell advice.
On the other hand, I have a huge computer problem and always have. Just last Friday, I spilled vinegar on my laptop. Yes, you read that right. Vinegar. I think I shall blog about it.
October 17th, 2007 at 2:01 am
Alicia says:
I have and always will stick with Nokia. I had a couple of problems with my current one, but it ended up it was the reception in the entire area–not just my phone. Though I know many people would like to fight with me on the awesomeness of Nokia, these phones are the cockroaches of cell phones. Nuclear blowout and the only cell phones left working will be the Nokias. Too bad only the cockroaches will be left to use them, but you see my point.
I’m with T-Mobile, have been for two and a half years, and we love them. I can’t say LOVE loud enough to describe how happy we are with them. But I know we’re not comparing services here. You’re stuck with Sprint. I’s sorry!
Nokias are usually pretty cheap and hardy, but they have some models that have lots of bells and whistles on them. Whatever fits your needs.
October 17th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Angella says:
Ooooh. I can’t wait to hear the story. Alas, I cannot help you as I use Telus. Which is Canadian. And also quite sucky
October 17th, 2007 at 10:53 am
Oh, The Joys says:
Wishing you new phone soon!
October 17th, 2007 at 11:43 am