The death of a great cell phone
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Last week I said goodbye to a cell phone that I’ve had for over 2 years. About a year longer than any girlfriend I’d ever had (with the exception of my wife). Before this phone I don’t think I’ve ever had a cell phone that lasted more than 6 months. This phone however was something special. It was an indestructible phone that was also waterproof. The first week I had this phone my son threw it into a pond and it sank to the bottom in 3 feet of water. I picked up the phone from the bottom of the pond and to my surprise it was working and I was able to use it right away. I’ve dropped this phone off no less than 2 dozen rooftops and even ran it over with my truck. Yet this little warrior kept on plugging. Right up until last Thursday.
Last Thursday I opened my phone to look at my missed call log and I got an error message that read “all calls history empty”. No matter what I did the phone would not show me the calls that I had missed. This is a big deal because during the course of a day I miss a lot of calls. I can’t answer my phone while I’m working on a roof or ladder and I can’t answer it while I’m with a customer either.
So I had to bite the bullet and buy a new cell phone. I bought the exact same phone and hope to get another two years out of this one.
Matt Grady