On 31 Dec 2006 00:45:25 GMT,
barry@barrycon.cfl.rr.com (Barry L. Bond) wrote
this with the utmost thought:
>
>>I don't get this separate battery charger idea, specifically when you
>>mention the phones being mainly for "emergency purposes".
>
> Well, while they're for "emergency purposes", we both do use our
>phones at least once a month, according to ecallplus.com requirements.
>
> (My mother calls her sister, who lives in Cincinnati, OH, because
>it's really not "long distance" via the cell phones, but it is from our
>landline phone.)
> And, my mother uses her vehicle so little, charging her phone in her
>vehicle would seriously take a while! She only goes one place, once a
>week, and she's typically there within ten minutes. And, on the weekend,
>it's used, briefly. We typically go a couple places, on the weekend.
>
> Now, it would be quite possible for me! I have about a 1 hour and
>ten minute, one way, commute to where I work. So, I am driving my car
>about two and a half hours every work day. :-)
>
> It may be "habit"... we both like the idea of being able to charge
>our spare phone batteries in the A/C house chargers we have, for our
>current Nokia batteries.
I'm not in the US so I could fall well foul of my comments here but:
A 6 year old 'phone that you've become attached to really should be resigned
to a recycling centre. Mobiles have changed so much in that time that you
really will appreciate the benefits of a newer model (Battery life, 'phone
functions, size). I wouldn't even consider finding a 'phone to re-use
chargers with; just go for a clean break.
You may have to pay more for your monthly/yearly service but may get more
call benefits to make using your 'phones less "emergency" and more
"convenience".
If you prefer/only want pre-pay then perhaps Tracfone is an option though I
have absolutley no idea what their service is like in Orlando?
Check out which providers give good service in the areas you normally
frequent and then do a price comparison on their service lists. You may
have to pay a bit more than you originally intended but if the existing
option is no mobile service, then what's the cheapest/best cost of the next
option?