family share plan for my husband's fish business, and it was ringing one time in the car. My husband was on his phone on a business call and we were all trying to be quiet so I opened it and kept tapping the screen to 'ignore' the call. My kids were trying so hard not to make too much noise laughing at me and failing miserably. We all kept getting the 'glare' from hubby and finally the phone stopped ringing. AFterwards my kids were dying laughing at me, "MOM! It's NOT a touch screen! You have to push the buttons!" We get so used to our new technology so fast!

Cathy
when she first came home

Plus, it's bright pink!

What is an Apple Tablet? I need a new laptop computer too.


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Jon Katz "Soul of a Dog"

as much as I love my Droid, I know that it will be so yesterday in just six months or less. The "toy" I am most looking forward to now is the upcoming Apple Tablet.





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usually the phones are safe as long as the screens dont get cracked.

Rhiann @ Butlerbullz

I've dropped it and it fell apart. All went back together and it works fine. I washed it in my sweatshirt pocket twice. Still works, but I want a new one. It's a flip and they are soooooo 5 minutes ago!


I don't rescue animals because I want to feel better about myself, or morally superior to anyone. The best part of my life with animals is the humility they teach and the humanity the foster.
Jon Katz "Soul of a Dog"

haha, i have a smart phone, and i drop it AT LEAST 10 times a day i swear! between a bulldog bumping into me and a three year old running wild...i drop that bad boy allll the time!

I have dropped my Blackberry Curve countless times in the last two years. Also the extent as you, with parts flying, put it back together and it always works.

"Little Miss Betty Cuteface"
Toofie on the left, eyeball on the right.


Raven (prior to tripawd surgery) and Betty

but then I saw the Droid close up. The screen is utterly gorgeous and bigger than any other cell phone. And being able to get on the internet and read BDW, etc., 24/7 is just awesome, especially when waiting at a doctor's office, at the oil change place, etc. So I started off shopping for a basic cell phone, thinking the exact same way you said. But the Droid completely changed my mind, especially since I got it for only $99, which is how much I would have paid for a cheapie basic cell phone. But my previous 2-year contract was almost up, so the salesman told me I was eligible for $50 off the price if I renewed. When I hemmed and hawed a bit, he knocked off another $50. Plus the phone was eligible for a $100 rebate. So I got $200 off the $299 selling price that Verizon charges with a 2 year contract. For that price, I couldn't say no.

It really is amazing, tho, when you have internet access in your pocket 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, just as tho you are sitting at your computer. Smartphones like the Droid, iPhone, etc., are just incredible. Especially the apps. It is amazing what they can do. There is even an app that can start your car for you. The Droid has a built in GPS that is just like having a TomTom, etc., in your car. And my favorite app is called "Movies." When you click it on, it will not only show the name and address of every movie theater within 20 miles of wherever you are, it will give you the show times, a map to the theater, and even a link to IMDB.com.







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and my phone has kept on working each time, no matter how many pieces it was in after the fall:-) But I also have insurance on mine just in case:-)

Amy and Sophia

I have thought about getting a Droid but honestly, I only need a cell phone for phone calls. I have dropped this phone tons of times. One day I was riding on the golf cart and (quite sober, I might add) leaned over to get my pack of cigarettes that dropped on the floorboard, for some reason, I didn't let go of the steering wheel. The cart swerved, I lost my balance, I went rolling off the cart, the cell phone busted into 3 pieces on the street and the cart ran over it before it jumped the curb and stopped in an empty lot. I limped down the street picking up the pieces and the phone worked fine. Figure I will stick with what works.

Just did that today, and even though my phone was in three pieces when I finally found it again, it worked fine when I put it back together:-)

Amy and Sophia

and, much to my surprise, while it would not work right away, I tried it a few weeks later and it did work.

I'm hoping, tho, that I never wash my Droid.





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My son is an engineer where they make HUGE mining trucks (they make normal pick ups look like Matchbox cars). He told me yesterday his cell phone for work fell out of his pocket while he was up on one of those trucks checking something. It fell about 15 ft. hitting the concrete floor in the manufacturing area, but said it was still working fine.

Just last month I left it in my coat pocket and washed the coat in the machine. I think it would have been ok if I had dried it longer. I dried it off and took out the battery. Waited 45 minutes. Everything worked except the ringer. Well that's a major problem when you want to know if someone is calling you. After the fact I read that I should have put the phone in rice for 72 hours. And then it would have been ok. Good to know for the next time.