In May, my poor Pantech had a little accident. When we were getting in the car to leave the TN Ren Festival, I forgot about placing it on the roof of our car. It wasn't until much later, as we were leaving Arrington Vineyards, that I remembered the last place I'd seen my phone. Oops! We remember a thump when we pulled off the dirt road onto the asphalt, so Clark dropped me off at the drive and I walked the edge of the road, using his phone to call mine. Wasn't I lucky that 1) the phone still worked and 2) I had turned the ringer back on! I was also fortunate that the phone was virtually unhurt, except I lost the button panel, which makes navigating a little difficult. AND I was blessed that our contract with AT&T was almost up and on June 18 I was eligible for an upgrade.
Now I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Pantech. It slides up to reveal the number keypad and then slides another way to reveal the qwerty keypad. But I realized I have outgrown my little phone. I need (yes, need!) more from my phone...twitter, facebook, gmail, etc. Being tethered to technology is my new security blanket. So, being the INTP that I am, I started researching phones. A qwerty keyboard was a must, most everything else was optional. Well, qwerty and cost. I refuse to pay $$$ for my cell phone.
When I had narrowed down the field, I asked my twitter buddies for their input. Of course, most want to know why I'm not going for the iPhone. Long story short? Aside from the $$$ for an iPhone, I made myself a deal back when the iPhone was released... when I sell my novel, I can get me an iPhone. So, I may never be eligible! Well, Wemnar highly recommended the Blackberry, which I have been avoiding for years.
After Internet research was exhausted, I went down to the AT&T store and spent some time feeling out the Blackberry Curve, the Samsung Propel and the updated Pantech. I wanted to see the new Motorola Karma, but the sales guy didn't know anything about the new Motorola and hadn't heard about a pending delivery. He even told me he had heard Motorola was getting out of the cell phone business (As the spouse of a Motorola employee, I wasn't too surprised, although I know the Karma was a new release. Why release something if you're not going to support it? But I digress *again*!).
Well, last Thursday evening I bit the bullet and placed an Internet order for a Blackberry Curve 8310 ($20 cheaper ordering it online than purchasing in the store), then waited, not too patiently. The phone arrived Tuesday and a whole new world opened up for me. It's a little overwhelming and I've been feeling extremely inept and inadequate (can you say "Blackberries for Dummies"?). Turns out the data package I had was not compatible for the Blackberry. Yesterday afternoon before church, Clark and I went online and figured things out and I am happy to report the Blackberry is humming along just like it should. My emails are coming in. The Ubertwitter app is twittering. I am still vague on specific details, like how to silence the ringer (I simply turned the phone off during RE class last night).
My biggest concern when trying out the Blackberry Curve in the store was the little trackball thing-a-ma-jig. It felt awkward and uncomfortable under my thumb, but it's not!! I can't believe how easy the trackball is to use and how quickly I adapted to using it!
So, now I must admit I am on my way to becoming a crackberry addict. Yes, I'm going to be one of those people who are glued to their device! I have crossed to the darkside.
¡Hasta pronto, mis amigos!
~N
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