ringtones schmingtones
I got a new cell phone this week. This was both exhilarating and daunting.
I am a die-hard Nokia fan, so the 6101 has added a new dimension to my already sincere love of the model. Click here to see a cool 3D picture of the phone. I upgraded to a flip phone, and can now send and receive pictures. Because I'm preparing to be roaming for 2 months straight, I thought it was a good time to change plans, thus forcing me to make the leap to a newer model cell. When I marched into the store the other day I really only had one piece of criteria for the phone I would leave with.
MUST DOWNLOAD RINGTONES.
The last phone I had, although stellar, did not allow for the downloading of mp3s. In its defense, however, it did offer several great polyphonic ringtones to choose from. But it has now been given a proper burial, so let's not talk further about the dead. As expected, with a new plan, comes a new bill. And by new, I mean, much more expensive. It's a small price to pay when you can customize your ringtone though, right? (Priorities people!)
Anyway, so I go in, deliberate over a plethora of plans, sign another 2 year contract, and walk out into the snowy world with a bag full of goodies and a new phone. This is the daunting part... you're walking to the car thinking, 'Did I just get swindled? Should I have shopped around? The saleswoman was sweet, but was she so reassuring because she KNEW she was taking advantage of me?'
I get home, lay in bed entering all my numbers, check email and commence to download a ringtone or two... only to discover this on the Cellular One webpage: "Downloadable ring tones, games and graphics are not available for the Nokia 6101 phone. Please check back."
'What!?' I thought, 'I just spent 2 hours typing in all of my numbers!' I was ticked.
The good news is that when I went in the next day (ready to throttle someone), I found out that the lack of availability for new ringtones is simply because my phone is too new. So, we tricked the system... and I was much happier (and hipper) when I left.
Don't be a victim like I was... sure, buy this phone, (You can't resist the full color screen, video capabilities and wireless internet connectivity), just be sure and tell your computer you have a Nokia 6230 when you try and download.
It may be the newest thing in cellular phone technology... But I'm still smarter.
So there.
I am a die-hard Nokia fan, so the 6101 has added a new dimension to my already sincere love of the model. Click here to see a cool 3D picture of the phone. I upgraded to a flip phone, and can now send and receive pictures. Because I'm preparing to be roaming for 2 months straight, I thought it was a good time to change plans, thus forcing me to make the leap to a newer model cell. When I marched into the store the other day I really only had one piece of criteria for the phone I would leave with.
MUST DOWNLOAD RINGTONES.
The last phone I had, although stellar, did not allow for the downloading of mp3s. In its defense, however, it did offer several great polyphonic ringtones to choose from. But it has now been given a proper burial, so let's not talk further about the dead. As expected, with a new plan, comes a new bill. And by new, I mean, much more expensive. It's a small price to pay when you can customize your ringtone though, right? (Priorities people!)
Anyway, so I go in, deliberate over a plethora of plans, sign another 2 year contract, and walk out into the snowy world with a bag full of goodies and a new phone. This is the daunting part... you're walking to the car thinking, 'Did I just get swindled? Should I have shopped around? The saleswoman was sweet, but was she so reassuring because she KNEW she was taking advantage of me?'
I get home, lay in bed entering all my numbers, check email and commence to download a ringtone or two... only to discover this on the Cellular One webpage: "Downloadable ring tones, games and graphics are not available for the Nokia 6101 phone. Please check back."
'What!?' I thought, 'I just spent 2 hours typing in all of my numbers!' I was ticked.
The good news is that when I went in the next day (ready to throttle someone), I found out that the lack of availability for new ringtones is simply because my phone is too new. So, we tricked the system... and I was much happier (and hipper) when I left.
Don't be a victim like I was... sure, buy this phone, (You can't resist the full color screen, video capabilities and wireless internet connectivity), just be sure and tell your computer you have a Nokia 6230 when you try and download.
It may be the newest thing in cellular phone technology... But I'm still smarter.
So there.
posted by Amber | 11:59 AM
1 Comments:
dood, I hate Nokia...but I'm glad you got ringtones..it is 2005 and they've been out for a couple years now...GEEEZE Aunt B....
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