ally_h: Rancid chocolate

Ally (

ally_h) wrote,
@ 2008-05-18 01:37:00

Current mood:

disappointed

Rancid chocolate
Thanks to my cell phone, I have a newfound respect for the technologically challenged (aka old people and my friend Nichole). I upgraded to a blue ice* LG Chocolate from Verizon’s online store. I hadn’t actually used this model of phone, but remembered all the fancy commercials when it came out. Plus, it was one of the most expensive ones they offered for free** so I figured it was a good pick.

Oh how I was wrong. It has this horrid little wheel with a tiny “OK” button in the middle (roughly the size of an iPod designed for a garden gnome). If you graze the little wheel when trying to say “OK,” it’s likely to move to another menu selection nanoseconds before you give the phone your (now wrong) “OK” to do something. Also, there’s four buttons that are so sensitive to touch you don’t have to actually push down. They’re pretty neat, but if you accidentally touch one with another part of your hand while trying to use the stupid little wheel/OK control it fucks everything up. As I programmed in numbers, the excitement of having a fun new toy slowly drained away...I longed for the days of my old, simple phone...the days when buttons were just buttons.

I couldn’t help but recall an ad routinely run in The Nation for a phone that offers the “comfort” of a “familiar dial tone” to people who just can’t manage the technological leap from land line to cellular. Maybe I’ll switch to one just to spite those Chocolate-mongering bastards at Verizon...or maybe I’ll give the new phone a try for a few days. If it doesn’t work out, I guess I’ll try to exchange it or sell it on eBay.

In more important news, Maureen finished her master’s degree and was hooded today. Hoods look so weird.

*apparently they don’t care about giving them cute flavor names that are actual chocolate flavors anymore
**if you consider signing a 2-year contract in exchange as free

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	vbgihs 2008-05-18 02:10 pm UTC (link)
	Being surrounded by a bunch of gray-haired profs in crazy velvet beret-looking hats, cloaks, and colorful hoods made me think I'd accidentally gone to graduation at Hogwarts. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ally_h 2008-05-22 03:19 am UTC (link)
	For real. :) (Reply to this)(Parent)

footnotefetish
2008-05-18 04:07 pm UTC (link)

I really hate the way most cellular phones are designed. There's no such thing as a cellular phone for people with bad dexterity. I don't have bad dexterity, but, like you, a hate a phone that requires superhuman dexterity to operate the tiny little buttons and whatnot.

I also get annoyed at how companies would rather make a phone with a zillion features than a basic one that is durable.

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	ally_h 2008-05-22 03:21 am UTC (link)
	I also get annoyed at how companies would rather make a phone with a zillion features than a basic one that is durable. I know! Imagine how tiny they could make it too! I suspect that do it to make more $...not only do you have to replace your phone more often, they also think people will end up using the extra features if they're on the phone. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hearteststill 2008-05-18 06:54 pm UTC (link)
	I used to have a chocolate. hated it! but I thought you could return phones within 2 weeks if you didn't like it. at least, in store you can. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ally_h 2008-05-22 03:22 am UTC (link)
	Since I got it over the internet, I will have to pay a fee. :( I'm going to go into the store and see if they'll take pity on me. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	untitlednothree 2008-05-19 04:47 pm UTC (link)
	I couldn’t help but recall an ad routinely run in The Nation for a phone that offers the “comfort” of a “familiar dial tone” to people who just can’t manage the technological leap from land line to cellular. please don't tell me you're referring to this- http://www.jitterbug.com/ that would make me cry. LOL. xoxo (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ally_h 2008-05-22 03:26 am UTC (link)
	If it wasn't that one, it was almost identical. I see they also have a model with only 3 buttons...reminds me of these specialized remotes for children so they can only get to 4 channels (I don't know if they still make those or not). (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jlybn57 2008-05-20 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	Jen has a LG Chocolate in Blue Mint (the dark blue) and loves it. The thing I don't like about it, though, is also the wheel/OK button. The wheel is too sensitive and the OK button is hard to push without turning the wheel! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ally_h 2008-05-22 03:28 am UTC (link)
	I don't know how she manages! I even went into the settings and made the sensitivity level at the lowest setting and still haven't mastered it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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