Data Overload

Two years, three cell phone carriers, and numerous phones. It all started with Alltel's demise, and the unavoidable transfer to AT&T. Initially, I thought awesome! A nation wide carrier, one of the big ones I had always heard of, means we are going to have great services and more options. It didn't even occur to me that North Dakota was simply a part of the package for them, not an area they necessarily wanted. After 23+ hours on the phone I was happy to say that we were free and clear without a penalty of early cancelation. I even had the opportunity to speak with the office of the president - not once, but twice - to thank them for dropping the call in the middle of our conversation.

So, you can only imagine how excited I was to find that we had no service here and that Sprint has no intention of changing that in the very near future. We signed our contract with them in October of 2011 - leaving the world of technology to save some money by choosing the dumb phones that were outdated before they hit the shelf. They served the purpose - I could send and receive text messages and phone calls. There was no facebook, no internet, I couldn't stream music, games weren't compatible, and I couldn't upload the crappy pictures it took to social media. But I couldn't complain either - the agreement was fairly cheap in the world of phones and the service was awesome. It was going to be hard to walk away, but we did - again with no penalty for early cancelation.

Being faced with only one option - we are now Verizon members. I am pretty sure AT&T would not have welcomed us back with open arms - and in this area, those are the only two choices. And let me tell you, I forgot how AWESOME living in the world of technology is. Don't get me wrong - I have always had access to a computer, my Nook was a temporary replacement, and I have never been without a phone. However, having all those abilities in my palm at any given time is great. So, let me apologize ahead of time for the barrage of photos, status updates, and information coming your way - I just can't help myself.