My S8 Plus is was a great good one, and it was a big part of my life-change situation. I feel a bit attached to it(as I do with anything that cost me a good amount).
Back in 2017, when I left my almost-lifelong home of Alaska, my S8 died just as I was packing to go to the airport. One of the first things I did when I got here to my new home state, was to get a new phone. There was no way I could be without a phone, right? I was in a new place, trying to find an apartment, and trying to pull together the loose pieces of my life. I had to have a phone.
Because my old (and it was old) Samsung Note phone died just as I was getting ready to leave Alaska, I'd grabbed one of those to-go phones from the phone center on the way to the airport. It was just something to get me through the plane ride and the car ride to my brother's house. And it lasted just about that long! I mean, it was literally starting to glitch on the ride to the local phone store...
If you have read my blog even randomly, you know that I don't like change. I'm a person who likes stability and routine. If you want to set your clock, just match it to my daily routine. As a matter of fact, one of the reasons I don't as much TV since I moved here is because the basic network channel numbers are different than those in Alaska. I'm dead serious. (Even though I have just now picked out a new phone, I am already upset about some of the changes.)
So, I started using the S8 Plus in July 2017. A long while back, it stopped getting updates, but it still worked fine. A few weeks ago, it started acting a little bit of a fool. I'd have to restart it quite often. Also, because it had aged out of any updates, most of my important apps no longer worked on it. And when you don't drive or have the best of health, you use a lot of apps - apps for almost everything.
Anyway, you get it. I need my phone. Also, I don't have a house phone (or didn't).
A few days ago, I got an urgent computer message from one of my brothers. No one had been able to reach my cell phone - and I'd recently ditched my house phone (which was a mistake, I realize). He sounded like he had been about to have the police do a welfare check. My family. So dramatic... Anyway, I had to get onto one of my other emergency calling apps and let everyone know that I was okay. We realized that I could receive texts even though I couldn't get or receive calls... Weird business. (I immediately opted back into my landline service!)
So it was time for a new phone. Of course it was. Because I can afford a new one, right? Wrong. Anyway... I went ahead and picked out the S24 phone and chose my carrier's rip-off installment plan. Maybe I will win a lottery and pay the darned thing off.
I will never understand how "regular" (aka non-trillionaires) can afford to replace their phones every time a new one drops - literally or figuratively. Not only have I had the same phone since I got it, but I have the same protective case. The only thing I've ever replaced was the screen protector and the finger-ring-holder thing on the back. You know I was mad when I had to find a new case and all.
Thankfully, I found a decent protective case for a affordable price. What I love is that it includes a sliding camera cover and a kickstand. The kickstand probably won't last but it's a start. The screen protector wasn't too expensive.
My little brother wondered why I didn't use my current phone as a trade-in. I told him that I don't think my cellular provider will give me much for it and also, it still kind of works so... I'll keep it as a backup for now. Who knows how decent the new phone is or is not. I'm over here, praying that it is half as good as the S8 was.
Who knows when my new phone will ship. The carrier already has my initial payment so they aren't in a hurry. I think they might be mad that I opted out of any accessories or additional services. I'm lucky I could afford to buy a case after I got the phone. I feel like Katt Williams right about now.
Well, one good thing about this new phone is that it comes with 7 years' of updates (if the good Lord is willing that I'll still be here!). If my S8 had the same, it might still be working perfectly.
Before I go, this post about cellphones wouldn't be complete without some Android vs iPhone humor, so:
My brother is always talking about how great iPhones are. When he brought it up this time, I had a smack-down ready: "They must be since you get one every year." (I hardly ever have a good comeback like that one. Almost NEVER.)
Peace
-- Free
P.S.: That title about "almost 8 years"? I might have to update that. This S8 isn't completely dead yet!
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