Cell Phone Saga

I've posted before about how I need a new cell phone. Now I am appealing to you readers of my blog (this means YOU, Wil and Doug, who only comment on my "techy" stuff).

I'll start off by saying that I love my MacBook, Cheese. He is my dearest friend. I also love my IPod - who has no name, sadly, but bears the marks and scratches only two plus years of devotion can leave on an electronic device. Having said that, I don't think I want an IPhone. Mostly because I don't want service with AT&T (blasphemy in my office since we actually do work for both Apple and AT&T, but it's the truth). I've had much better luck with Sprint coverage and Samsung phones. I stuck with AT&T for years and maybe it's better than it used to be, but that's a big risk to take.

Having said that, I am at my two year contract end (which I've never reached before...that's how much I love my current cell phone) and would preferrably just buy a cell phone exactly like what I have now - just new and not falling apart. But, they've stopped making my phone (Blade, because that's the cheesy name Samsung gave it) and I have to buy a new one and sign a new contract. Also, Blade is falling apart. He looks like a pirate with several missing limbs. Scratches abound and since his unsuccessful suicide attempt earlier this year he just isn't behaving like he used to.

So I'm looking at the Samsung Instinct. It's their version of an IPhone. I like that it's black and seems to be roughly the same size and shape of my current flip phone when it is closed. I don't like that it doesn't flip so I will have to lock it. I can only imagine what damage I could cause to it's precious touch screen. Finally, I don't like that it has a qwerty keyboard for texting. I have been against these and have clung to my T9 ways like...something that is clingy, clingwrap! There you go. I know it would just take some getting used to - but I fear change and I type on a keyboard all day. It's so much to think about! ugh. Now, here's some photos.




Look at how sleek it is! And if it comes with that shiny gold swirly light then I'm sold. Right. Now. But look at that key board! How could I possibly EVER adapt!? I don't have lithe little skinny delicate girl hands and fingers with which to manuever on such a touch screen qwerty keyboard! I have short, stumpy things that rarely function the way one would expect fingers to function.

Here's the other thing. I wouldn't ever use the tv option or probably even the internet option (although that's more likely than tv). The IPhone would be nice for music playing - although the Samsung has that as well - and I take "the pod" (which I am now calling it) everywhere with me. There is something to be said about the ability to just have the one super gadget where I can talk on the phone AND listen to my ITunes playlists, but I can do that now with two gadgets and I am stubborn and set in my ways. Oh what to do, what to do?! There are other Samsung phones out there, but I really hate the way the look. I don't like the slidy option on phones nowadays and the one Samsung phone I found that seemed to be an update to the Blade is no longer an option for my plan or findable again. It disappeared into the atmosphere and is most likely currently chillaxin with some green house gases and those socks I always lose in the dryer.

So, friends, countrymen, ANYONE! Tell me what to do. What have you heard about the Instinct? Any reviews? Any suggestions I'm not considering? Help me. Please.