takaza and I made our usual 5:45 AM departure from the city this morning in the middle of a driving rain storm. It wasn’t too bad – all the nasty wind and lightning stayed off to the south – but it was enough to make the drive a little slower and annoying. After I dropped Dan off and got in to work myself, I got a call from him: he had dropped his phone somewhere. As near as we can guess, he probably dropped it while trying to navigate the large puddles outside of our place, and someone picked it up off the street (thanks so much to linnaeus for actually turning around and returning home in the middle of his morning commute to search for the phone there!).
The insurance that we’ve been paying on since we started subscribing to Sprint is, of course, all but useless: $50 deductible, get a refurbished phone. Bleah. So now we’re at a transition point: Come October I get a $150 credit for a new phone, and I’ve got my eye on the Treo 700w, which should be available from Sprint by then. Or, we could jump to Verizon and pick up the Motorola Q, which is mighty purty and shiny, but at a cost of breaking our contract with Sprint (ka-ching!), or paying it through October but just not using it, which would actually be cheaper. We’re going to visit the Sprint and Verizon stores after work today and see what options are available to us. In the interim, if you want to reach Dan, the best thing to do is call me and I’ll pass you along.
On a happier note, the lovely and talented genet surprised me with a wonderful gift last night:
It’s Duncan! And he’s ky00t!
This was a wonderful surprise! Thank you so much, Genet!
I don’t see anything. O.o
Ah. I’m guessing DeviantART has hotlinking disabled; that would makes sense. I fixed it – you should be able to see the image now.
I really like the Treos that I’ve dealt with at work. Haven’t done much with the Qs though, so I can’t offer an opinion on them.
I’ve used the Treo 700w, 750, and most recently the Q here at work, so I’m happy to offer any hands-on experience if needed 🙂
If you want a smartphone I strongly encourage getting a BlackBerry. The Treos after the 270 felt way too delicate to handle along. Same goes for the Windows Mobile phones I’ve tried. Now my BlackBerry is a little tank. I’ve dropped it, kicked it, left it in the wash… and it still works. My Treo 600’s backlit died after a quick drop. My Windows Mobile device constantly locked up and crashed more than my full-sized Windows box.
Oh, and the battery life. My old Windows Mobile device needed to be topped off each night. The Treo’s battery life was a little bit better. My BlackBerry however can last a few days before needed a recharge.
The only thing that sucks about the BlackBerry is a lack of free software.
I can’t stand the thumbwheel interface on the Blackberrys. Ugh! Give me a stylus or give me death.
Your mileage, of course, may vary.
Is Sprint’s insurance provider for cell phones called “Lockline”, becasue that the same deal on my malfunctioning phone. I’d point out that the insurance did cover my replacement sim card several months ago, but I’m not to thrilled with what it fails to cover.
Yep, they use LockLine. Given that we could negotiate for a brand new phone from the Sprint Store for maybe $60, I’ll take new over refurbished anytime.
Don’t forget all the comments posted to Uncle Kage’s cell phone survey LJ entry a while back. Lots of interesting opinions and info there 🙂
Actually, my # is now disabled fully, no voicemail or anything
Ah, right. OK, post edited accordingly. You may want to edit your past as well (if you haven’t already).
Wow..that’s fantastic!
Most cell phone companies have vacation plans where you can drop your monthly bill to something like $10 a month while you are out of their coverage region. Just tell them that you’re goin to europe for a while and need to have your plan put in vacation mode and ride out the rest of your contract. Then when you “come back” you just cancel service.
Awe, that’s so cute.
Aww!
Then again, I always thought Duncan was cute.
*grinz*
You know, I rent him out
Really reasonable rates!
Wonderful Genet drawing! I predict an LJ icon in the very near future… 🙂
A very nice drawing, indeed! Sorry to hear about the phone; I broke my phone last fall and discovered the wonderful world of high deductible/refurbished phones. Good luck on your shopping and let us know what shiny new gadget you and Dan get!