I had been contemplating this decision for many a day! It
was not until Dec 31, 2017 at 9:30pm that I decided to start my new year off
with a flip phone. UP until this point my smart phone had been keeping me up
all night watching youtube videos etc.
And not only to top it off, if I would be late with one bill Verizon would
treat me poorly with harassment. I was paying $180 but my bill was always more
than $200 plus a month. Ive been a loyal
customer since 2005. It always seem like
I had to pay the higher bill. Now I am tired and fed up. I will not pay outrages fees any longer for my
phone in the new year. I could switch over to a cheaper flip phone but since I have
my mother on my plan and she has a smart phone I don’t wont to take her fun
away.
I look forward to the days of not sleeping with my
smartphone, constantly checking it, constantly looking at its nightly glare as
it looks back at me. I want to rest at
night. I want to walk the streets in the day without looking down at my
smartphone. Id prefer to use my computer for all the social media updates, such
as twitter. No longer do I need to get the perfect picture/video anymore. Maybe now I will actually experience events as
they happen. Everything doesn’t need to be memorialized.
Now how will I navigate without google maps, I'll use an atlas. What about uber in Oakland, CA. I'll rent a car or use transit or bike. Many things I'll have to figure out now since I don't have those apps. Happy New Year, 2018!!!
