Seeking New Cell Phone

[littlemystories]

For the last couple of years I have been hobbling along with a pay-as-you-go cheapie Tracfone, which is expensive, annoying, and doesn't get good coverage, in addition to the phone not including basics like an alarm. It is notoriously unreliable, and is also still an Olympia number, so mainly I use it as a pager or voicemail system. The point is

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[troglodyteking]

I have a pay-as-you-go Cingular account. Usually it is a lot cheaper than an actual plan as I am a fearful Luddite who hates phones and usually just uses it occasionally for "I am at X, meet me here." or "Let me in the door." type calls. Alas, this weekend I spent about $40 in a few days because I had to coordinate various aspects of a trip. But usually $25 lasts me a month or two. But I am unusually phone-phobic

[neighborboy]

Cingular's done alright by me, but whatever you do, do NOT get the SGH-X497 flip phone (one of their cheaper models). The "mute" button sticks out of the side, with absolutely no way to disable it, which means that it randomly mutes itself 98% of the time just by rustling around in my pocket, causing me to miss tons of calls (particularly if it's been moved to a jacket or somewhere that I wouldn't feel the vibrations). My clunky old phone worked just fine - I miss you, "lock keys" function! - but NOOOOO, my little brother had to have the snazzy flip phone, and then the second one was free, and I needed to update my plan anyway.... : P

[sprgtime]

Verizon

[jonwa]

R and I have T-mobile and ancient Nokias

[leisureanimal]

1) You, ma'am, are beautiful and I miss you terribly