The thing about mobile phones is I don't actually use mine a lot. The occasional call home, or texting a bit, or checking my email when I'm away. No point in paying a fortune each month for calltime I won't use, right? Or all the swanky features, like a built-in MP3 player. Um, I've already got one of those, thanks, and it's guaranteed to have better sound quality than anything attached to my mobile.
The thing is that even when you think you've found a model that has the stuff you want but not the stuff you don't want to pay for, it can still drive you demented. For instance, I spent most of yesterday trying to salvage all the photos I'd taken with the Sony Ericsson. I only managed it, eventually, by using the software and cable from my brother's new SE phone, which would only work on his laptop. How people go on when they don't have such commodities at hand is beyond me.
I also remembered with dismay that Samsung phones don't give you the option to upload your own message tone (and they don't make it easy to add a ringtone, either). This means mine has a generic trill instead of my old beloved Spiderpig song. I loved Spiderpig.
Plus, why is it that the factory settings on every phone I've ever had are for it to make as much annoying noise as possible--whilst giving you no helpful pointers on how to stop said noise. Every button makes a bleep, every settings change makes a beep, and you can't scroll through ringtone options without setting them all off. The Demon Puppy did not like this. For once, I concurred.
Ultimately, I got the Samsung because a) my brother had one, so he can tell me how to make the bleeping stop, and b) it comes in pink. Sigh. For a brief while I lusted after such unattainable objects as an iPhone (on my tariff? Ha!). Or a very pretty brushed aluminium thing from LG where the screen turns into a mirror. But...I already have one of those in my make-up bag.
I don't mind paying for a decent phone camera though; since otherwise, how would I be able to take pictures like this?
Absolutely. I mean, there's a reason they're in the sale, right?
ReplyDeleteBut your phone DOES look v pretty.