Ring Ring, Ring Ring
My iPhone is now two versions old. I am rationalizing getting the new phone because it is truly something I use everyday -- in fact, it is the one accessory I have either on my body or at arms length at all times (ok, ok, you're right, almost all times -- I do not take it into the bathroom when I shower; gota' keep it away from excessive moisture!).
I use my iPhone all day long. In the morning it wakes me up, in the empty office it serenades me with my MP3s, on the road it tells me where to go, it locates friends, it's my phonebook and dictionary to the world, it's my digital camera, it tells me what I have in the bank, how my investment portfolio is doing, my upcoming appointments, it gets all my emails, it's my "game boy" when I am waiting for my car's oil to be changed, it even connects to my blog so I can write fascinating post like this, and, oh yeah -- it's my phone. It's no wonder why German slang for a cell phone is "das Handy!"
The new iPhone 4 has improved the GPS functions, camera quality (and adds a flash and a second camera), adds video chat, video recording/editing, improved screen quality, and lets you run multiple apps at the same time... and it looks cool. So, I contacted AT&T and looked at how much it would cost me to upgrade to the new phone -- $200. Then I remembered the website Gazelle.com where my Mom sold a lot of her old electronics a year ago. I looked at how much they would buy my old iPhone 3G 8GB for. Amazingly they quoted me between $90-$100 -- so I sold it. They are shipping me a prepaid postage box right now. When it gets here I pop out my SIMS card (place the SIMS in the new phone when it arrives around the same time) and ships the old phone to them. Within 10 days they will send me a check! So, now, I have rationalized that the new phone is only $100 (because Gazelle basically subsidized the other half!) so I went ahead and pre-ordered the new iPhone 4 -- it arrives with free shipping on June 24th!
June 16th, 2010 - 06:23
i’m so jealous of you right now!