The Cell Phone Blues
January 9, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under odds and ends
I seem to be unfortunate when it comes to cell phones. I have a hard time finding one that I like and they don’t seem to last long . . . well, except for my old Nokia.
I’ve had an old Nokia 3220 for years. To date, it has been my favorite phone. I never had any troubles out of it until my husband accidentally dropped it in water. In the meantime, I used my husband’s old Nokia 3220 (just like mine) until my hubby got me a different phone. My husband bought me a used chocolate brown Nokia 6260. Come to find out, it was used in another country and I had an awful time trying to figure out how to use the thing. I basically just used it to make and receive calls. lol
One day the chocolate Nokia locked up. And I mean completely locked up. Suncom couldn’t even my phone numbers off of it. I had to completely start over with no phone numbers. (BTW, if you’re reading this and you haven’t heard from me in a long time, that’s why. 
) While my husband was searching for a new phone for me, I went back to using the same old Nokia 3220.
Hubby eventually found a brand new Motorola Razor for me online. It was a small fraction of the price that Suncom wanted for the same phone. I have to admit, I’ve not been real fond of that phone either. It really, really hurts my neck when I make calls and multi-task. And lately, I’ve had problems with it locking up. I’ve had to take out the battery and restart it several times. I haven’t even had it for a year!!!!!!!
Today my Motorola locked up . . . possibly for good. I tried numerous times to restart my phone. Every now and then I would hear it make some noises like it was starting up, but nothing ever came over the screen. I began to panic because I didn’t know what I was going to do. I certainly didn’t want to fork out the money for a new phone and I needed one right away. Then I remembered about my old faithful Nokia. I put in my sim card and it works great.
What do you think? Should I keep my old phone? Is there a phone that’s durable that you would recommend?
Go on ebay and get another Nokia. GCS got our old phone that they don’t make anymore there and we are very happy!
LG is the only brand I go with these days. I’ve owned 3 now and I have loved each one dearly. They function well, they are durable (I drop mine continually) and the have models that do exactly want I want (phone related tasks and pictures). My hubby got a Motorola against my recommendation because it “looked cooler”. Months after receiving it, he has decided that it doesn’t work as well as mine does. Can I get an “I Told You So”????
I hear your laments and understand how you feel.
As long as the phone is working, you are not likely to want to change rite? Ain’t broken, dun fix it mentality.
Well, if you are so fond of the 3220, I would recommend you take a look at the following 8800, 7380, 7270, 6101 and the 6080. These phones are using similar platforms as the 3220 and should be as durable as the 3220 as well.
Hope you can find the replacement you like soon