Canabalt: the reason to get an iPhone.
I promised myself a couple of things for 2010, aside from the ones I mentioned in my last blip. And sure, working on my new book and my skills as a teacher… definitely important. However first up on the list was getting an iPhone. Finally.
To do so, I had to say farewell to T-Mobile. Heart breaking letter, after the jump.
January 5th, 2010
Dearest T-Mobile,
We had some good times over the past near-decade, T-Mobile. I was too poor growing up to afford a cell phone, and when I moved back home from Ramapo and started working at that horrible shoe store, at last, I could afford one. I got the Razor! Remember that? Everyone wanted one. Thank you for making me cool T-Mobile, at least for a little while.
Fast forward a few years. I’ve gone through about twenty broken phones / PDAs / Sidekicks that you never helped me replace. My plan went from about $30 a month to almost $100, due to needing the internet / email on my PDA. Every phone you recommended, died within months. The Wing, the Perl, the Blackberry (that John gave me), the Dash… none survived.
So I’m sorry dear, but I finally took the plunge. And I have to be honest, what really set me off was this, on my latest (and last!) T-Mobile phone.
Ugh!
Seriously T-Mobile? SERIOUSLY? 1234 is NOT a word. “Please enter the following numerical sequence” or “insert the following numbers” would have been far more appropriate.
Sigh.
The rumors are true. I have met someone else. AT&T. We met at that party, the one I went to with Ben Gilbert. He introduced us. I’m a little apprehensive about this new relationship. I’ve been hurt before. But Apple is giving me so many great games and social media applications. I’m starting to feel like I can trust them. We’re taking things slow.
I hate to end our decade long relationship on a bad note, but there it is. No… no don’t cry. I’m sure you’ll find somebody else.
Sincerely,
Eric Smith
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