After much deliberation and visits to AT&T, Best Buy, Walmart, and Costco, as well as some websites, I settled on the LG Xenon as my new phone.  So far it’s been alright, though I think the original calibration wasn’t so great so I redid it.  Now I don’t seem to hit as many wrong buttons, but we’ll see.  Maybe the Vu would have been better, but that one doesn’t have a keyboard, so I’d be completely screwed if the calibration was messed up.  Whether or not this is the best phone out there for me, it’s got all the basics that I wanted, so I was eager to buy it as soon as I decided.

This time around, I felt a bit outdated, since apparently in the past few years, bluetooth and cameras have become a default in phones.  Well, that’s good because I wanted both, as well as a slot for a MicroSD card and a simple, clean interface.  Unfortunately, though the outside looks simple, once you turn on the phone, there is a mess of buttons and symbols that I need to get used to.  Not as easy I as thought it’d be.  The irony of convenience in electronics is that you often need to learn the system first.  Until then, it’s all confusing – exactly the stage I’m at!

I ended up choosing Costco’s deal because they gave a free car charger and case and waived the fees.  Upon opening the package, I found I got an earpiece too!  Not a bad deal.  Now I just need to learn how to navigate the thing and update everyone who needs to know on my new number.  I hope this one is up for a bit of dropping and crushing.  I seem to be rather careless with my devices.  :-/