My Habit

I have a bad habit and I hope that one day I will kick this habit. What is it? It is an addiction to cell phones. For me, I want the latest and greatest phones. New technology is the way to go. I have used all of the major carriers here in the U.S. and I have yet to settle down with one particular phone. Have you ever had that gnawing feeling where you have everything but it still isn't enough? That is how I am with cell phones. And this addiction has gotten me into some bad financial issues.

Like I said before, I need to have the latest and greatest technology. Before anyone else. Well I had to have the Motorola Razr when it was first introduced. When I say introduced, I dont mean in the US, but introduced overseas. I think I paid about $700 for an unlocked version of this phone. I had this phone for about a month or so, before I saw rumors that the Razr was coming to Cingular. Once a phone reaches stateside, it will be old tech. So onto new and better phones.

I started this obsession in the late 2001 and I havent stopped. Ive been a majority of all the headset makers, LG, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Rim, Samsung, Pantech, and HP. Yet nothing has really quenched my appitie so to speak. I recently purchased a Blackberry 8830 from Verizon. So far this phone has done what I wanted it to. But as the end of the month comes up the new iPhone will be released. I have told myself of all the flaws with this phone, but the hype and the pros are starting to outweigh the cons. In only a matter of a few weeks the iPhone will be available for purchase. Now, I ask myself, should I switch to ATT and grab the phone that everyone else is waiting to get or stop with my current phone? I do not know. I guess, as the cliche goes, Only time will tell.