Phone

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So the project I didn't finish yesterday was picking out a new phone. I was long since due for the "free upgrade with contract renewal", so when the faceplate of mine cracked on Friday night, I figured it's time for a new phone.

But there are too many to choose from!! Augh! Brain overload. I don't need a computer substitute, or a Garmin substitute, or a camera substitute, or an iPod substitute. I want it to fit in a very small purse or my pocket, have good sound, be reasonably sturdy if I fling my tote into the back seat. And pretty is a plus (red! blue!).

Even with those criteria, I'm still kind of overwhelmed. Visiting the Verizon store and fondling several models only let me eliminate one of them. Augh! This shouldn't have been a Project, just a quick trip to the mall.

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Do you prefer "stick" or "clamshell" phones? Miss M. and I went phone-shopping recently and met with similar frustration over the profusion of non-phone features. We both prefer clamshell and eventually caved to the photo option simply because it was so difficult to find an attractive clamshell phone without it.

Since then, of course, we find ourselves texting and emailing each other little amusing pictures, something you might be able to avoid...