so, my 2 years were up on my treo 600... and i've been itching to get a new phone.
the thing is, now that i don't have the commute from hell on the train anymore, i really don't use the treo for more than a cell phone. since i'm either near my laptop or home or at work and close to my email/web thingies.
the treo 600 - i can't speak for the 700 - but the treo 600 as a phone was absolutely god awful. seriously. unpleasant. not to mention if you looked at the thing cross-eyed, it broke (okay, i dropped it twice, it wasn't about my looks. but the damned thing busted and i needed to get a replacement.)
that said. i've resigned myself to the fact that i don't need to be near my email 24/7. *gasp*
in fact, i think that BECAUSE the treo stunk to high heaven with the phone part, I tried to steer clear of the phone.
sooooooooo....
today during lunch, i went to the verizon wireless store (yes. i am a VW gal) and hemmed and hawed over phones. nearly bought the treo 700 -- then i decided, screw it. i am going smaller. but not as small as the motorola razr phone (even though i like the look)
i wound up buying the Samsung SCH-a990
it's got a kickarse cameraphone and video stuff too.
and i've tested out the phone part and holy crap! i love it! it's clear and i don't have to swivel it to reach my ear then to reach my mouth (it's not like i have a frigging long horse head, but the treo was a straight flat thang) also i bought the bluetooth wireless headset - and THAT works nicely as well!!
who knows!? maybe i will scrap email altogether and get back to talking on the horn (well not 100%, but, more than i have been.)
the only downside to this is: now i have to enter about 250 phone numbers into this thing and it's a bit of a bitch after spending 2 years on a PDA phone.
[got a couple of my freelance checks in the mail. that's why i am upgrading the phone and also getting the teevee... not doing the HDTV though. also paying bills. ah, freelance. good stuff.]
