I never liked you, Cingular. Not from day one. I put in my time, though. Even a little extra, while I laid in wait for a better deal. This week, opportunity came knocking when I lost my phone. I did some research and decided upon Sprint for my new carrier and this fancy ass phone - the Samsung A900. Similar to a Motorola RAZR, but way cooler. Plus, I can get ESPN on it. The official transfer of my "old" number will be complete sometime this afternoon, so you don't even have to update your contact lists. At that moment I'll be forever free of Cingular. Don't blow this, Sprint.
My cell phone has been acting up over the last few days. When I make or receive a call every now and then (not every time), I'm unable to hear the party on the other end of the line - although they can hear me. And since I use the phone primarily for business calls, I sort of need it to not do that. I was fumbling through the settings, and saw that there was a "master reset" option. That sounded worth a try, so I hit it. After backing up all my settings, numbers, contacts, etc. would be lost, I went ahead and wiped it clean. When it ...
Back in March of this year, I broke down and got myself a cell phone. I had always sworn that I'd never, ever need or want one, but I couldn't hold out any longer. Then, a few weeks later, I wrote about how my frustration at trying to exchange the cheapo "free" phone I received with the new service. Well, a short 7 months later, and I finally went out and upgraded that phone. I used to have the Sony-Ericsson t226. It was certainly servicable - I was able to make calls, I was able to receive calls. Heck, I was even able to load some fancy-schmancy ringtones onto the thing. My major point of displeasure with that model ...