I never thought I'd be where I am with mobile phones, but here I am. I have arrived.
It started a long time ago with a pager for work at a professional venue. Then a cell for work as a regional copier service technician. The need waned until I was taking care of my mother and father on trips for a safety net. Then I was kinda hooked.
Well the last iteration for a device happened 9 1/2 years ago. I purchased a new car with blue tooth and my current device wasn't 911 traceable. So I upgraded to a device with those features and a slide out keyboard for texting. Since getting an e bike, I have managed to drop the phone twice. The latest time saw the phone face down in the street with the back cover sliding one way and the battery another. I put it back together and checked it worked. But the keyboard was hanging a bit when opening. Problem 1!
The plan I was on was a vestige of a now defunct company bought by Verizon. Simple, cheap and no internet. Restrictive to a point. Problem 2!
Some businesses were adopting the use of smart phones as payment means, security monitoring, device unlocking, and more. Many people I know use them productively, too. My service provider was changing my decades old plan and increasing the cost. A limit on pre-4G device support was announced. It was as if I was under a tech intervention onslaught. Problem 3!
So I decided a week ago to change it all. I ordered a phone I saw as compatible with me. A Pixel 4a. Researched a plan to allow internet access I could live with. Then pulled the trigger. So yesterday I got my new phone and set up the new service plan.
