This bad boy is my present cell phone. The Verizon Wireless Blitz. Maybe you've heard of it. Probably not, though, because it's not exactly marketed to our demographic. It's actually a children's phone. And I'm not talking just stylistically. It actually says "Say Cheese!" in this really awful little voice every time I take a picture. The backgrounds are disco balls and soccer balls and skateboards. The ringtones have names like "Party" and "Hide and Seek." That's all okay with me though, because I am way behind the learning curve when it comes to things like Blackberries. Sure, my friends laugh at me and poke fun at my lack of a data package but I have thick skin and I don't mind. The big numbers and easy features are more than enough for me.
At least, they have been more than enough for me until today in my 201 class when it was pointed out several times over that kids in elementary school were handling things like the iPhone. It was at this point that I realized I really have to step my game up! It was slightly apparent when people were much more versed in the ways of the wiki and the blog that I had fallen behind. But to get trumped by twelve year olds is borderline intolerable. Now I know how my mom felt when I taught her how to text. That same mom now is fluent in Blackberry. Maybe I will ask for one for Christmas, so long as it comes with lessons.
meh, i've never had internet on my phone and it hasnt bothered me one bit. Im comfortable going to a computer when i need to, and not having it attached to me at all times. I feel like im online too much already, imagine if i had a smart phone.
ReplyDeletehaha...I'm the opposite. I love cool cellphones and applications and the blackberry 'lingo'...but when it comes to the social networking stuff I stink. I couldn't even figure out how to put the time stamp on my blog until today! And like with all the new farmville things on Facebook..I feel completely out of the loop but don't really mind. I'm already too distracted with my cellphone that if I got involved with that stuff I'd probably never do any homework
ReplyDeleteI never thought I wanted internet on my phone until I got it. Getting emails while I was away from my computer saved a lot of time, and being able to use the internet in a boring class or while I was waiting for something has been a life saver.
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