Remember The Cheaper Alternatives Too

I had a problem with my phone for a while. “While” meaning nearly six months. It kept depleting its battery quite often, and lately it had turned itself off even with its battery loaded at 80 percent (or 4 blocks as its shown on the phone’s screen).

I asked some pals about the problem and how to fix it. Everyone said I should replace the phone. It is five years old, doesn’t have any new cool things such as a huge (touch) screen, painless web browsing, email things, etc. Although it has a 1.3 megapixel(!) camera.

But it works. I can call and text message people. I can keep some notes, view the calendar and so on. But if it didn’t work as expected, what could I do?

I was looking for new phones and struggled to keep my old phone turned on (loading it twice a day sometimes). Some looked nice, some bad, some were cheap, some expensive. I wanted a “superphone”, for a change from my old one. I considered an iPhone or a new Nokia Communicator… But they were too pricey.

When finding nothing which would fit me, I walked towards the doors. Then it hit me. If the battery keeps depleting, why in the hell not try a new battery?

I turned back, asked for a battery for my phone model, handed the clerk 35 euros, headed home, plugged the new battery in, loaded it and then waited…

Right now I’ve been running on that same load for two and a half days. Not a single “block” has dissappeared from my screen. Remember folks, there is almost always a cheaper alternative.

By the way, anyone know how to fix an unresponsive phone button? My “7/pqrs” needs some extra pressing to work properly.