Everything Old is New Again

Before I moved to Ireland, I was a fancy lady and I had a cell phone contract with VZW. When we first moved back, I went to a different carrier because I was like 'VZW, we broke up, and I'm over your antics.' Or because the cell phone package was better. Coverage, however, was not, as I would quickly find out.

Today I canceled (was within the 30 days!) my contract with the other carrier and went crawling back to VZW to sign up again.

I walked into the store which was like stepping into the future. There were all these gadgets and phones everywhere, and it was confusing to me. So, I did what any brave explorer would do, and I explored. I looked at several fancy phones with fancy touch screens and found one I really liked, which was $80. It had a touch screen and a keypad which delighted me, and I was ready to sign up. A sweet deal! Or so I thought.

Enter the bizarre 'data package' add on.

Nonsense.

First of all, what the hell is wrong with people? Why do you need to pay at least $90 a month to go on Facebook from your phone? You can't wait until you're at work or at home? What is Angry Birds? Why do you need half the shit they're selling, like a cell phone cover? (It's a scam, people!) What the hell is a Droid? And why is it acceptable to pay through the nose for a 2 year contract? I got the cheapest plan with unlimited talk and text and it's going to set me back $60/month. In Ireland, I'd top up by €20/month and text until my heart was content. Why isn't that happening here!? What is going on in this crazy land!?!?

So many questions. At the end of the day, I ended up with a 'basic phone' which made me feel like a hobo, but I don't care, because I have WiFi at the (ahem, my parent's) house. And Facebook is the worst.

Anyway, VZW. It's good to be back in the cruel death grip of your corporate greed.

And to the guy with my old phone number: I hope you choke on it.