My cell phone’s screen is dying. I’ve had that phone for at least 3 1/2 years that I can recall, and I think I spent something like $50+contract extension on it at the time, so I’d say I’ve got my money’s worth from it.
So maybe it’s finally time to get one of those webby, touchy, smarty phones all the kids today are carrying around. It’s not that I ever go a truly unacceptable amount of time without this Internet needle in my vein, but there are times when I’m out and about and it could prove more expedient than carrying my laptop everywhere. I could also get on Facebook at work – although I don’t see that as a good idea from anyone’s perspective.
It’s not that I cannot afford it – I’ve got the money handy. It’s that upgrading in this way – finally admitting I’m going to be getting on-line with my phone, is going to mean paying for a data plan. That may only be $30/month, but that revises my monthly budget upwards just as I’ve been doing everything I can to do the opposite.
And there is that whole sense of being dragged further into this forever-plugged Matrix world in which we’re now living. I held out for quite awhile on even getting a cell phone. I realize I spend an unholy amount of time on the web at home and work, but I did hold a certain pride in at least not carrying the whole thing around in my pocket everywhere.
Guess I’m going to have to go camping more often. As phone/wireless coverage expands, I wonder if “No Signal” zones on the planet Earth will become more sought after.