tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post1150299688777735332..comments2024-03-27T03:28:56.209-04:00Comments on Ramblings on Romance Etcetera. Etcetera: The Saga of the Cell Phone and Other Stuff Complicating my LifeKristie (J)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-20545859073598603172015-07-22T17:12:03.619-04:002015-07-22T17:12:03.619-04:00Bought their one and only brand of flip phone at R...Bought their one and only brand of flip phone at Rogers at Xmas. Cost about $100 (incl tax). Therefore, no change to a plan I've had just about forever for a man that barely uses it. Going to add my phone from Bell to it at the end of the summer when my plan finally ends. They screwed me with their "oh, yes we can do that and no it will not cost you anything" and then they sent me the bill but did not reinstate the service they just made me pay for.... so no Bell for me. <br /><br />I think from now on I will probably always buy a phone outright. With the new 2 year plans the monthly payments are getting ridiculous.farmwifetwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680758336779501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-59969655733124169112015-07-16T14:42:03.714-04:002015-07-16T14:42:03.714-04:00Hey, Kristie, so...does the new-to-you-used phone ...Hey, Kristie, so...does the new-to-you-used phone work now?<br /><br />if it doesn't, how about pre-paid minutes? I know that a while back, places like Walmart would sell you cheapo, almost disposable, phones with a number of pre-paid minutes. You could buy more minutes as needed by calling a pre-set number in the phone.<br /><br />Wendy, I know what you mean! My provider (Sprint) didn't cover my house for several years. Now it does, thankfully, because it meant I could drop the landline (which I kept for emergencies only)aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-89343647392196627632015-07-15T20:09:21.382-04:002015-07-15T20:09:21.382-04:00I don't know what your options are, but maybe ...I don't know what your options are, but maybe look into a lower cost cell phone provider? I'm really lucky - I have an embarrassment of providers where I live, so I can go cheap. $40/month, includes data plan. BUT! Spotty coverage in some parts of the country. My cell phone is basically a paperweight when I visit the in-laws in upstate NY *sigh*. No signal. At all.<br /><br />My current problem with my cell phone is I have zero memory on it anymore. I have, like, no apps anymore because "insufficient memory." I'm debating looking at new phones this weekend, but yeah - they're so outrageously expensive and I swear the damn things stop being "supported" after they're on the market for 2 months. Grrrr.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.com