cell phones

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I have an old Motorola V120 with a tiny black-and-white screen, no camera, no nothing. I’ve been thinking of getting a new phone. My first cell phone was my brother’s old one which he gave me when he moved out of the service area of then-PrimeCo. My second was a cheap replacement for it. My third, which I got when they forced me to upgrade when their network would no longer support such old phones, was this one, which I selected basically because it was simple and cheap. This time, I’m obsessing over the choice. I’ve been looking at phones, reading endless comment threads on cell-phone-geek web sites, and just wasting hours on this. I’ve now gathered so much information that I’m not sure I really want to bother getting a new one. I actually use the thing a good bit these days, and I’ve even dropped my POTS line and now have just the mobile and Skype-out, and the new phones are all so cool-looking, but, you know, mine works fine.

Comments

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

The TracPhone looks like it might be getting close, but either their page to inquire for coverage is broken, or they don't actually cover anything. (Not only do all the zip codes in my area come up with "no coverage there", so does downtown Chicago.) I could probably live with <$100/year to have a phone I didn't use; if I find myself actually using it I'd probably go with a regular provider with a contract.

$70/month for satellite internet is way more than I'm ready to pay.