Feb 12 2009
Chocolate? Blackberry? Bluetooth? I Just Wanted a Phone!
Our Cell Phone contract expires in three days and we must find a new provider, since our current carrier is discontinuing cell phone service.
My wife recommended that I “check out” the deals offered by the various cell phone carriers and then suggest which we should go with. Like you, we have been inundated by television commercials touting the various “circles,” “fives,” “favs,” “coverage,” “family,” “bundles,” “unlimiteds,” “nationwides,” “internets,” “pixing,” and “texting”and other cutesy gimmicks—but we just want phones.
Oh, good luck. This can be the nightmare we Boomers dread!
I sat through exactly ONE PRESENTATION! Enough! Too many packages and too many combinations and too much stuff we don’t need. Six THOUSAND minutes a month! That’s three HOURS a day! I think they are crazy! And UNLIMITED Texting, and UNLIMITED Internet too! (Trying to “build me up” I think, but I am just going to “let him down.”)
They offer free phones with a new account, but of course these phones are “cheaply made, and may not last a year.” But they will offer us a great phone for just $80. Or try an even nicer phone with more bells and whistles. All of these seem to be named after food items, especially fruit. Thanks, but…There are business phones, adventure phones, fun phones, fashion phones and trendsetter phones. Thanks, but… There are Raptures, RAZRs, Renegades and ROKRs. Thanks, but… There are Rants, Rugbys, Renown, Sagas and Sways. Thanks, but…
I am exhausted by it all. I don’t want to try to explain it to my lovely wife, because too many details irritate her, and since I don’t understand the myriad options CLEARLY enough to “abbreviate” my explanation, I will just have to recommend we purchase….
Whatever she wants.
Lol, that’s a great title! Made me laugh
lol…Sounds like a good plan to me. I know what you mean though. I just bought a new phone last month.
I have been with both Verizon and Cingular (now AT&T) and I liked them both. AT&T has gotten better and offers more service in most places. I’ve had Verizon though for years now. My one complaint is that when I don’t pay the bill they don’t tell me when my phone is going to be shut off they just tell me I need to pay it. There is no date so I’m always blind as to when I may no longer have service…but that’s my fault! haha
I have had US Cellular for a few years and have had great service. You can change your plan and add or remove things at any time. You don’t have to have texting, you get unlimited free incoming calls, so you can get a package with smaller #’s of calls to make.
Also, in my opinion and experience, LG phones are the best. I have had a couple over the last 10 years and I beat them up. Drop them, drop them and the slide under cars. They get knicked, but they keep working no problem. I’ve only ever replaced them when I have changed carriers.
Good luck! I know it’s confusing.
~Kelly
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