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Shame on AT&T

Becky

December 5th, 2007
Posted by Becky  |  4 Comments

zack.jpgSo yesterday I went and invested in an iPhone. I hope I can keep it dry, because it’s the coolest thing ever, and I’m not even much of a gadget girl and I’m really really not much of a cellphone person.  There is literally no instruction manual reading required - man I love Apple.   Why do people EVER buy anything else?  Anyway, I should probably stop throwing water bottles into my purse.

So at the AT&T store, I had my old phone there, naively hoping that someone could take out the old SIM card and save me from having to track down all of my friends’ numbers, but that was just plain silly - of course they were not going to offer any additional aid besides taking my money.

I asked if they could recycle my old drowned phone, and they said no but then yes, they had a program that donates them to soldiers. I said that’s great, but I don’t think a soldier is going to want an old drowned phone that doesn’t work, what I meant was do they recycle cellphones for the environment, and they manager said with authority and a tone that implied “what a silly crunchy hippie cracker-ass-cracker you are,” “No, we do not recycle for the environment.” For shame.  Random places all over the place like the spa where I get massages has a cell phone recycle box, I mean, how hard can it be for a cell phone store to provide that for people. Shame AT&T, shame!

Photo is from a website that is actually called zackmorrisphone.com.  These crazy kids today!

Modern Gadgets - Music Power Encore

Becky

September 26th, 2007
Posted by Becky

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Those who know me know that I am not much of a techie, but sometimes a little gadget comes along and rocks my world, and I wanted to share it with you.  I don’t usually stray away from Apple products. but I recently picked up this little Encore MP3 charger from Music Power.  It has two USB ports, so you can use it to charge your iPod and your iPhone at the same time (or your Zune and your Blackberry, if that’s your bag), and it’s smaller than the charger that came with my iPod.  The plug folds up into the device, and the very best part about it is that it has a built-in rechargeable battery.  When your MP3 player runs out, this has the power to keep you going for double the time without a plug.  No more searching for random outlets in the airport - you can fit this baby right in your pocket and charge away.


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