I’m procrastinating getting back in the trailer and folding blankets for a new trip tomorrow morning, This is the first time in a long time I’ve had a trip back to back. I’m in Connecticut and reload in upstate NY going back west to Salt Lake City. Things are good at the moment.

With all of the new cell phones coming out, I was usually in the store the next day when I was eligible for the “free” phone upgrade. Not anymore. Cellphones have kind of peaked. They’re not getting any smaller and the features have been about the same for a couple of years. Except for Smart phones which I didn’t feel could replace my laptop and since my laptop was always with me in the truck, why spend the extra just so I could get my email a little faster? Smartphones have come down in price now and I think my free upgrade would actually be free or for very little for a Blackberry.

I’m now month to month with Verizon since my two year contract ran out and I haven’t upgraded anything. Cindy’s two years is up in September. The new Blackberry Bold is very tempting and has great reviews from almost everyone. In September we may be getting new phones and I need to look at the difference between Verizon and Sprint. Verizon service, quality and coverage has been pretty good. Sprint I think comes in second or about the same for coverage. So it may be time to switch. I may keep my laptop card Verizon only because no one gives a package deal (that I know of) so I can split services with no problem.

A Blackberry might be pretty cool. Real email everywhere, almost real browsing and the screen on the Bold is supposed to be bigger and brighter, might be worth waiting a couple of more months. It’s supposed to be at Sprint and AT&T in August and Verizon in September.

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