"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
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> In message <48bc90a0$0$29519$607ed4bc@cv.net> "Carl"
> <crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote:
>
>>Third, cell phone companies, to my knowledge, offer service contracts for
>>their phones. I pay $5.99 (or $6.99?) a month to make sure my phone gets
>>replaced if it becomes lost, stolen, or broken. And that probably still
>>excludes the battery!
>
> Yet should the entire phone be smashed to bits with a hammer right in
> the carrier's store, the replacement will include a battery.
>
> Neat.
>
True. One of the many small ironies of life. The lesson learned? If your
battery goes dead early, and you're self-righteous enough to believe you've
been taken advantage of and damaged in some way, "lose" the phone. You'll
get your frickin' new battery. Just stop whining about it. Oh yeah, I
forgot. You actually have had to be willing to pay the 6 bucks a month
insurance fee. Tsk, tsk. Just another damn catch-22.
DevilsPGD wrote:
> In message <selena.3032c78@mobile-forum.co.uk> selena
> <selena.3032c78@mobile-forum.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I think we should turn off the phone when we don't use it.
>
> Do you have your callers send you a letter asking you to turn your
> phone on before they can call you?
>
> Maybe prearranged check-ins with everyone you know?
>
> Failing that, how do you receive calls?
>
Nobody ever calls me either. In order to have "friends", I have to call
them. :-)
In message <48bdec64$0$7355$607ed4bc@cv.net> "Carl"
<crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote:
>DevilsPGD wrote:
>> In message <selena.3032c78@mobile-forum.co.uk> selena
>> <selena.3032c78@mobile-forum.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> I think we should turn off the phone when we don't use it.
>>
>> Do you have your callers send you a letter asking you to turn your
>> phone on before they can call you?
>>
>> Maybe prearranged check-ins with everyone you know?
>>
>> Failing that, how do you receive calls?
>>
>Nobody ever calls me either. In order to have "friends", I have to call
>them. :-)
Good point.
:)
I actually use my phone for voice very little, I much prefer text (email
or SMS), but I do love the mobility.
In message <48bdebe2$0$7334$607ed4bc@cv.net> "Carl"
<crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote:
>True. One of the many small ironies of life. The lesson learned? If your
>battery goes dead early, and you're self-righteous enough to believe you've
>been taken advantage of and damaged in some way, "lose" the phone. You'll
>get your frickin' new battery. Just stop whining about it. Oh yeah, I
>forgot. You actually have had to be willing to pay the 6 bucks a month
>insurance fee. Tsk, tsk. Just another damn catch-22.
If I'm paying for an extended warranty, you'd better bet that includes
all components, phone, battery and charger alike.
DevilsPGD wrote:
> In message <48bdebe2$0$7334$607ed4bc@cv.net> "Carl"
> <crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote:
>
>> True. One of the many small ironies of life. The lesson learned? If
>> your battery goes dead early, and you're self-righteous enough to
>> believe you've been taken advantage of and damaged in some way,
>> "lose" the phone. You'll get your frickin' new battery. Just stop
>> whining about it. Oh yeah, I forgot. You actually have had to be
>> willing to pay the 6 bucks a month insurance fee. Tsk, tsk. Just
>> another damn catch-22.
>
> If I'm paying for an extended warranty, you'd better bet that includes
> all components, phone, battery and charger alike.
>
I buy the insurance too. It gives me a level of security about my phone. So
far, it's also paid off when I've had minor problems with mine: they just
give me a new one on the spot. It pays to get that $5.99 deal too, above the
$4.99 one, if that still exists.
Battery Life of cell phones
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