Good Old Fashioned Cell Phone
Yesterday, after dealing with one crapassy phone that completely crapped out and one that only let me hear 75% of what people said, I decided it was time to suck it up and sign on for another 2 years with Cingular in exchange for a "reasonable" price on a new phone.
I wanted something that would:
a. work
b. take pictures
c. work
d. be able to have email during periods of time when I am at my mom's, where the only internet is dial-up through 85-year-old phone lines
e. work
f. not be a flip phone
g. work
I got online to do some research but that was taking way too long, so I solicited advice from various guy friends. Guys know a lot about technology, right? So they should be able to point me in the right wireless device direction.
Me: So I need to get a new phone. What should I get?
Mack: I love my Treo. You should totally get one.
Me: Does it take good photos? I want a camera phone.
Mack: They are OK, not the greatest.
Me: Can I take photos and post them on my blog?
Mack: It's kinda slow with the internet thing.
Me: Oh. It doesn't sound like it's what I want. I really want a camera phone and something with email but not something huge and I don't need all those dumb PDA features.
Mack: Well you should totally get a Treo. It's really cool and you can organize everything in it and it's the best PDA. You should get one.
Me: Um were you listening? I don't need a PDA!!
Me: So I need to get a new phone. What should I get?
Brian the IT Guy: The Blackberry Pearl is awesome. You should totally get one.
Me: Does it take good photos? How many megapixels?
Brian: They are OK. 1.3 megapixels.
Me: Oh. And isn't that the one with the little trackball thing? I would break it for sure.
Brian: So what. It's the coolest PDA out there. You should definitely get one.
Me: But I don't need a PDA. I need a camera phone.
Brian: Yeah but the Pearl is the coolest. You should get one.
Me: -groan-
Me: So I need to get a new phone. What should I get?
Devon: You should get an iPhone!
Me: Um, it's not out till June and it doesn't have a camera. AND it's huge.
Devon: So what! That thing is sick! Your phone you have now works, just wait till June!
Me: You were the one who said you couldn't hear a word I was saying and you had to call me on my land line. My phone doesn't work. I need a new one. And I don't need an iPod in my phone, I already have an iPod! And I want a camera phone!
Devon: I still think you should wait for the iPhone.
Me: -GROAN-
Everyone was trying to live vicariously through me... thankfully, the Cingular sales guy was not.
Me: So, I need a new phone, and I have kinda narrowed it down to the Blackberry Pearl and the Sony Ericcson w810i. The Pearl camera has a flash but I am worried that it's more device than I need.
Salesguy: Will you be needing the organizer and outlook and other microsoft features?
Me: I really just want a cameraphone that can also do email.
Salesguy: Then you should get the Sony. You don't need a PDA. And the Sony camera is 2 megapixels.
Me: Will you marry me?
Just kidding, just kidding, he was totally not my type, but I really appreciated the fact that he did not foist his techdorkness on me.
I wanted something that would:
a. work
b. take pictures
c. work
d. be able to have email during periods of time when I am at my mom's, where the only internet is dial-up through 85-year-old phone lines
e. work
f. not be a flip phone
g. work
I got online to do some research but that was taking way too long, so I solicited advice from various guy friends. Guys know a lot about technology, right? So they should be able to point me in the right wireless device direction.
Me: So I need to get a new phone. What should I get?
Mack: I love my Treo. You should totally get one.
Me: Does it take good photos? I want a camera phone.
Mack: They are OK, not the greatest.
Me: Can I take photos and post them on my blog?
Mack: It's kinda slow with the internet thing.
Me: Oh. It doesn't sound like it's what I want. I really want a camera phone and something with email but not something huge and I don't need all those dumb PDA features.
Mack: Well you should totally get a Treo. It's really cool and you can organize everything in it and it's the best PDA. You should get one.
Me: Um were you listening? I don't need a PDA!!
Me: So I need to get a new phone. What should I get?
Brian the IT Guy: The Blackberry Pearl is awesome. You should totally get one.
Me: Does it take good photos? How many megapixels?
Brian: They are OK. 1.3 megapixels.
Me: Oh. And isn't that the one with the little trackball thing? I would break it for sure.
Brian: So what. It's the coolest PDA out there. You should definitely get one.
Me: But I don't need a PDA. I need a camera phone.
Brian: Yeah but the Pearl is the coolest. You should get one.
Me: -groan-
Me: So I need to get a new phone. What should I get?
Devon: You should get an iPhone!
Me: Um, it's not out till June and it doesn't have a camera. AND it's huge.
Devon: So what! That thing is sick! Your phone you have now works, just wait till June!
Me: You were the one who said you couldn't hear a word I was saying and you had to call me on my land line. My phone doesn't work. I need a new one. And I don't need an iPod in my phone, I already have an iPod! And I want a camera phone!
Devon: I still think you should wait for the iPhone.
Me: -GROAN-
Everyone was trying to live vicariously through me... thankfully, the Cingular sales guy was not.
Me: So, I need a new phone, and I have kinda narrowed it down to the Blackberry Pearl and the Sony Ericcson w810i. The Pearl camera has a flash but I am worried that it's more device than I need.
Salesguy: Will you be needing the organizer and outlook and other microsoft features?
Me: I really just want a cameraphone that can also do email.
Salesguy: Then you should get the Sony. You don't need a PDA. And the Sony camera is 2 megapixels.
Me: Will you marry me?
Just kidding, just kidding, he was totally not my type, but I really appreciated the fact that he did not foist his techdorkness on me.
Labels: enjoy the blog, my favourite, nonsense, quotables
posted by Courtenay at 4/18/2007
9 Comments:
bwaahahaaahaa!
"foist his technodorkness on me" almost sounds a little dirty.
or maybe it's just me.
Smithers is your tech-geek hookup, even if he's not providing your bikes/pedals/shoes anymore.
omg
i totally should have asked him! what was i thinking! i was even envisioning little "posted from my treo" signs on my blog like he has on his!
subconsciously i knew i have no business carting around an expensive mini-computer in my jersey pockets and bottomless purse/jewelry holder/pharmacy/catchall. i am tough on my stuff.
I hate to say it, but you should get the Treo 650. It's DA BOMB. Plus, having a calendar, contacts, email, etc. is so great. Look how organized I am????
Your director, Lisa
Sitting in a meeting today.....
-receiving and responding to work email with outlook.
-opening up PDF's for the meeting from the said email.
-continuous updates from cycling news on Georgia.
-scanning gmail for my personal daily trash.
-played bubble breaker when I ran out of other things to do since paying attention wasn't one of them.
-IM'd with both AOL and YIM usernames.
While on the road I can get directions while driving, check on hotel reservations, make hotel reservations, check results between stages while laying in bed, check start times when I forget to bring everything I printed out on Friday at work and most importantly I can read your blog......
The Treo 700w is the reason that I don't bring my work laptop home any longer. And you can post pics onto you blog from it, you just have to be creative like BJM.....
I would have gone with the motorola in your shoes but I am not sure if cingular offers it. The samsung is the same as the iPhone but yes it is big in the jersey pocket.
-a
I'm Cingular and I just got the Motorola Razr (pink, of course). I don't really care about a camera phone (it's got one) -- could never figure out what to do with the photos. But I wanted to integrate my iCal calendar. Since I pay for it (not some employer), I can't afford to do email and internet even though it will. And I wanted to be able to hear phone conversations again. I like it. It's small, pink, and has pretty ringtones.
FYI,
If it ever actually exists, the iPhone is supposed to have a 2.0 megapixel camera in it.
Yes. I am a nerd.
I am thisclose to going into the verizon store & having them transfer all my info from my current phone to my old phone -- Sea Otter honest to god killed it. I don't know why I switched from the bulletproof old phone anyway.
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