tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049802.post8150554378832393262..comments2024-03-22T10:52:36.273-07:00Comments on snarkolepsy: Cell phone providers - the retarded monkeys of the technology world.she said:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15003430767746896739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049802.post-15031605148706613462009-09-19T19:32:41.556-07:002009-09-19T19:32:41.556-07:00Yeah - I was a year out of contract. Would have up...Yeah - I was a year out of contract. Would have upgraded in the spring, but I was waiting on a phone that got delayed and delayed. I probably would have waited for that phone, but Mr S. managed to get some monthly discounts on service. <br /><br />Of course it required joining the PTA. Which I find creepy. I don't have kids. And joining a credit union. But the monthly discount was pretty good. <br /><br />So I parked a hundred bucks over there. Hell, if any more banks fail, maybe I can have thought it was even a good idea.<br /><br />I'm just hoping the GPS keeps working. It was the main motivation. My old smartphone caused more than one nuclear breakdown trying to find my way around in places I wasn't familiar with.<br /><br />The sad thing is - I know the half life of my new phone will be about a year. New technology is moving so quick with them. A two year lock is ridiculous. <br /><br />I thought they'd figure this out when they started feeling pain. But, I'm starting to loose hope that they ever figure it out.<br /><br />I hope you take care with the heat coming up. It's going to be effed!she said:https://www.blogger.com/profile/15003430767746896739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049802.post-20166825813334348092009-09-19T19:15:49.202-07:002009-09-19T19:15:49.202-07:00Ugh, what a horror story... One of these days I...Ugh, what a horror story... One of these days I'm going to dump AT&T Wireless, but not until I really need to. Right now I won't because no provider can beat my old contract (the two-year-contract technically expired three years ago). It has thousands of rollover minutes I never use and pay-as-you-go texting. I never upgrade my phone through AT&T because that locks you back into a two-year deal, and my monthly cost would go up then. Only unlocked phones through eBay for me, TYVM. <br /><br />When I do switch, I'm going to get a new number. I'm not particularly attached to this one anyway, and I really don't want the hassle you described!Miz Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14066791877622449156noreply@blogger.com