John’s Blog

Well yesterday was my birthday. Didn’t really do to much about it, worked all day then came home and the wife and I had a quiet dinner and cake at home. I usually don’t like to do a whole lot on my birthday, I have almost always had bad luck on that day. In some cases cars have died, I’ve lost jobs, or relationships have ended. So I prefer to let it pass with mild fan fare.

Now on the cell phones. Well I wrote earlier that I had canceled by BlackBerry service and was going to switch to just a regular cell phone. I have no idea what I was thinking, other than that I was very annoyed at the fact that I could not get data coverage where I needed it. Well I did cancel the service, and am lost without it, even though it doesn’t work everywhere I need it, I am finding that I cannot live without a smart phone with data. The issue for me is that I get a ton of email each and every day for work, and cannot afford to not have that on the go. So after spending most of today doing research I have decided that I am going to switch cell companies (the phone I have now is through the company that my company is an agent for so I am sure they will be thrilled when I stop using that service). I have narrowed it down to two different companies, both of which are GSM, one of Cingular, and the other a smaller provider. Now Cingular does have the wider selection of phones, but their monthly access charges are higher. So not only am I torn between which company to go with, but also which phone. I have been looking at the BlackJack, Cingular 8125, and the BlackBerry Pearl. There are others out there, like the Treo 750 and the 8525, but they are too pricey, and the others lack cameras (which I will need to have). So if anyone out there has any recomendations, I would love to hear them.