6 years later...
About a fortnight ago, I dropped my Nokia 8250. Like every other time, it disintegrated into 3 distinct parts upon hitting the floor: handset, battery and battery cover. I silently cursed my clumsiness while picking up the parts and trying to put them back together. Pressing the power on, the LCD flickered back to life with a blue hue. No damage there, I thought. And boy, I couldn't be more wrong.
The next morning, I first noticed something was amiss when I locked the keypad. The usual keypad tones were missing. I tinkered with the settings but to no avail. I tried to make a call and there was no dial tone. But that didn't mean the call couldn't get through; my home phone still rang persistently, as if telling me, "Hey, your mobile's the one damaged, don't take it out on me!" So, that was it: the drop the previous day was the last and my 8250 of 6 years has decided enough was enough.
Although I didn't bring it to a service centre, I figured that the speaker part could have been damaged from the shock and that resulted in no sound. The normal ringer for ring tones and SMS tones was OK. In fact, the phone is fully functional in all aspects, sans the speaker.
Anyway, a phone that could not be used for calls is no longer a good phone. Which means, I have to get a new one.
And a new one did I get. Yesterday, I bought a Motorola RAZR2 V9 that came complete with a snazzy interface, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and whole slew of other stuff that I probably won't be using. After 6 years with 8250, the sudden transition to a different keypad is both annoying and frustrating. Given the current technology and all, why can't they make it possible for me to redefine the keypad? Like how a gamer can redefine the in-game controls and button combinations to suit his preferences. Maybe I should call up Motorola and see what they have to say about this.
It's kinda sad to leave my 8250 on my desk, knowing that it has served me faithfully - despite me dropping it every now and then - without fail for such a long time. I think I'll try to get it fixed, so that in case my new phone quits on me - given how short-lived electronics are nowadays - I can still rely on my trusty 8250.
The next morning, I first noticed something was amiss when I locked the keypad. The usual keypad tones were missing. I tinkered with the settings but to no avail. I tried to make a call and there was no dial tone. But that didn't mean the call couldn't get through; my home phone still rang persistently, as if telling me, "Hey, your mobile's the one damaged, don't take it out on me!" So, that was it: the drop the previous day was the last and my 8250 of 6 years has decided enough was enough.
Although I didn't bring it to a service centre, I figured that the speaker part could have been damaged from the shock and that resulted in no sound. The normal ringer for ring tones and SMS tones was OK. In fact, the phone is fully functional in all aspects, sans the speaker.
Anyway, a phone that could not be used for calls is no longer a good phone. Which means, I have to get a new one.
And a new one did I get. Yesterday, I bought a Motorola RAZR2 V9 that came complete with a snazzy interface, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and whole slew of other stuff that I probably won't be using. After 6 years with 8250, the sudden transition to a different keypad is both annoying and frustrating. Given the current technology and all, why can't they make it possible for me to redefine the keypad? Like how a gamer can redefine the in-game controls and button combinations to suit his preferences. Maybe I should call up Motorola and see what they have to say about this.
It's kinda sad to leave my 8250 on my desk, knowing that it has served me faithfully - despite me dropping it every now and then - without fail for such a long time. I think I'll try to get it fixed, so that in case my new phone quits on me - given how short-lived electronics are nowadays - I can still rely on my trusty 8250.
posted by hg @ 19:34
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