I broke my Android, again.
My faithful T-Mobile G2, one of the few that Google had worked to keep all the “bloat” off of. That was why I bought it, plus it had that weird flip-slide/hinge/keyboard thing. It was quite cool, it had a full keyboard, but not really, because it looked at first glance like a full QWERTY board. Until you try to use it and realize that no key is where you think it's supposed to be. Everyone knows that the ! is above the 1, right? Or the ( and ) are over the 9 and 0. Well they are NOT THERE! And I don't know where they are! or the @ or the % or the &.
That's when you give up and close the keyboard, and now you have a stainless steel computer jumping around like a fish in a kid's hands at camp.
And let me tell you it jumps!
So it jumped, and I dropped it.
Again.
And the screen died, and this is the 3rd time.
I had a previous warranty replacement for charging / battery issues, then I replaced the screen myself after the warranty expired, and now I've dropped it again. This time the screen's dead again, but now I'm having issues with the power switch also. I'm still looking into it, but until then I need a daily driver.
So at this point, I'm going to abandon this phone.
The first urge is to go get the new “Universe-1000” from my current carrier for a "small" monthly fee. I must admit, I have that urge.
I think of all the apps and the stuff I have on the Android. I must replace all those apps on the new phone, right?
Why?
Do I really need all those apps?
What do I really need?
I need what I need.
I do not need what big business tells me I need.
This is where they take my money, or I keep it.
How much tech do I really need?
I need to keep in touch with my family.
I need to keep a few funny moments on video / film.
I need to avoid a traffic jam.
If you boil it down, What I really need is:
E-Mail
Internet
Media Playback
Text
Voicemail
That's not much, but it is a lot of technology if you sit back and contemplate it.
Since my Android kicked the bucket, I have been using a phone that was made in 2007. But that's what all the advertising is about. They want me to believe that I MUST have the phone they just released yesterday
But that doesn't work for me...
I can chose to buy into the new model frenzy or to deliberately reduce my new tech spending.
I have technology that has worked just fine since 2007, and still does. In reality, no one I know had these things on their phone before 2007 anyway.
So as I see it , right now, I have the advantage.
So I have decided to I re-use old technology.
I will use it until it doesn't fit MY needs, and only purchase new tech when necessary. I will recycle it when it has served it's useful life, and I will NOT be influenced by the flood of corporate advertising. And please don't ask me to post anything on Facebook!
