Cell phone convert
I was never really a cell phone person. Yes, I had one of those cheap Verizon-branded LG phones, but I rarely used it. If I made 10 phone calls with it per month, then it was a lot.
Now that I’m by myself I could not participate in the Verizon family plan any longer and decided to “upgrade” to something a bit more geekish. I decided to try the new Blackberry 8100 (Pearl) in conjunction with a new T-Mobile plan.
Oh my - what a change it is! The thing just arrived last week and I spent some time over the weekend to get used to it and configure it to my needs/wants. For $20 a month I have unlimited Internet access from the device. This means I can receive and send emails, browse the web and use WAP-enabled services without having to worry about air-time and/or bytes sent/received. What a joy it is. Just yesterday I was sitting at the Tesuque Village Market for lunch with a copy of the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper; I looked through the Real Estate section and was able to pull down details of properties via the Real Estate web-sites. And all this on a 240×260 screen on the cell phone. This was actually useful and I was amazed how flawlessly everything worked.
My work/private email is also forwarded to the device (unfortunately this includes some spam as well) and I can process the stuff right on the phone. Deleting messages on the phone will also delete them from my message store on the computer at home.
I’m a convert - now I feel I don’t want to do another day without it.
hey tobias!
i think you’ve almost convinced me to reembrace (is that a word?) technology after two and a half years without a cell. but i’d need a tutoring session…lunch at the market?
You put me to shame. I bought a basic Palm to replace my Palm that I couldn’t live without for years. That was one year ago, at least, and I still haven’t figured out how to work it. I tell ya, you leave the technology industry, and your brain turns to mush. It now sits in my desk drawer with me wistfully thinking I’ll get around to working on it tomorrow. Meanwhile, I am back to the dark ages: pen and paper.