Cell Phones?

[devilgrrl]

I fail at getting online this week. I really am trying to comment on people's entries and my new goal is three entries a week, starting next week because I suck this week. I didn't even manage to set my alarm clock this morning. Thank God my bladder goes off around 6:30 every day. I got up at 6:40 and was out of the house at 6:55. That included make-up, getting dressed, and breakfast. Good thing I shower at night.

I bought shoes tonight-- cherry print cork heeled sandals and patent leather kitten heeled pumps. I found a Gir shirt that will fit my chest for $10 too. At least, now I have a couple pairs of shoes and I have my mum looking for shoes for me, since we are now officially the exact same size.

Okay, here's the real reason I'm posting: I need a new cell phone. We have Verizon and we're up for our new every two dealie. FList, what do you guys have for phones? Do you like them? I have a craptactular Motorola (Laura- you were right about the phone I have), so I'm not sure I really want to go with them again, but I am also not ruling them out. Please make recommendations, rants, phone-snark, what have you. I'm going Thursday after school.

I'm damn tired. Why isn't it Friday yet?

Comments

[aechei.livejournal.com]

OMG GIR!!!!!!!!! lovelovelove invader zim.

i have at&t... I have had three of the cheapass nokia bar phones, and they may not be the most feature rich, but they are reliable and hard to break. i don't know what you need in a phone, but my research indicates that bar phones are always more sturdy and long-lived than flipphones (no moving parts!).

the razr, by the way, looks nice but is actually a piece of shit. everyone has the things, and nearly everyone thinks they suck.

oooooh, get an iphone!

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

My dock icon for Adium is Gir!

You have no idea how badly I desire an iPhone (probably third after my desire for a new iMac and a MacBook), but my mum will not switch to AT&T for hell and high water.

I've had bad luck with Motorola, so I wasn't really looking at them. However, I want to know why every last thing is either a flip phone or a pop up phone or some kind of easily breakable phone. And they had no Nokias! None! Bah, I hate Verizon.

[aechei.livejournal.com]

yeah, phones have gotten so damn gimmicky! i have a prepaid plan, so it's pretty easy to get away with a cheapass phone with no bells and whistles--ie, one that won't break!
The last time i needed a new phone, i wasn't switching plans, so i bought a refurb. and i could have gotten just about whatever, but i read a bunch of reviews and a flipphone that was comparable to the phone i bought was reviewed much lower than the similar bar phone. the fact that wiring has to go through a joint is what they call a "bad plan". so i bought the bar phone...and i've had it over a year, dropped it everywhere, and there's not a scratch on it.

OH. of note here: if you aren't changing plans, and you are just buying the phone outright, you may be able to do what i did and buy a refurb (little known fact...). WAY cheaper than a new one, and your choices might be different. worth checking.