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I finally succumbed.
Sep. 16th, 2001 08:55 pmI guess it was inevitable. It took me a few years, but I finally gave in and got a cell phone. Now, (as Angelica says) I make up for the resistance by swinging to the other extreme. Today I went on ebay and was looking for some faceplates for the Nokia 5165 model. I don't want one of the solid colors that they have everywhere, so I was looking on ebay to see what they had (although I didn't start out on ebay with this purpose, but I'll get back to that later).
They have a lot of the usual, solid colors. But they also have a few with designs; some of them are really scary, like teddy bears, cats, dogs, raindrop patterns and tie-dye. Ewwww. ::shudder:: But some of them are okay, like the well-known American Flag (which I considered in light of this Attack on America thing, to show my patriotism, but I decided that I didn't want to spend $15 on something that I wouldn't have gotten in any other circumstances). I also saw a cute South Park faceplate, one that had stars and moons all over it, on a black background, and one that I really like, but don't think I'll ever get: a black & white cow pattern. LOL!
But the one that really caught my attention was a NJ Devils faceplate!!! Ooooh, do you know how much I want that one? Even if it is $20, I'd love to get it. The auction was closing in 2 minutes, at the time, so I didn't bid on it, but I know that the seller has more, so I'm not worried. One of the reasons I didn't bid on it then is because the faceplate is from the 5100 series, which has a different keypad than the 5165 phone. Which means I'd have to get a different keypad in order for the faceplate to fit. I don't really mind that much; a keypad shouldn't cost too much, if it isn't included with the faceplate. But I wanted to find out (1) if the sellers had the faceplate available in the 5165 style, or (2) if the auction included the faceplate. Actually, most of all, I wanted to find out if the sellers had a NY Rangers faceplate instead of the NJ Devils. I love the Devils, but I'm a Rangers fan first and foremost. (I know, they suck, but what can I say?) But if they don't have the NY Rangers faceplate, I'd definitely get the NJ Devils one.
(Can anyone tell that I'm a big hockey fan?)
So, I ended up sending them an email asking all these questions, and in addition, saying that if they'd sell it to me outside of ebay (not that I mind bidding on ebay, it's just a waste of time for them to put up an auction since it's a special order request), I'd also be interested in buying one of the dual battery chargers they had up for auction. That's one of those that allows you to charge a battery in your phone and an extra battery at the same time. And I have an extra battery already because my father used to have a Nokia 5120, which uses the same battery as the 5165. (This is what I had started looking for on ebay, to begin with -- the dual battery charger.)
But you know, as I was looking on ebay, I came across some vibrating batteries for auction and I think I might end up buying one of those eventually because I don't like the fact that I have to listen for a ring; I'd much rather leave it in my pocket or something and have it vibrate. (No hentai thoughts, people!) But this is all really kinda sad because then I'll have 3 batteries. o.O*
Oh! You know what else has me in (good) fits over this new phone? You can send and receive emails on the phone! LOL! I'm soooo dying over this, I didn't even know it could do this when I got it! It's so kakkoii!!!
God, I'm pathetic. Ah well.
They have a lot of the usual, solid colors. But they also have a few with designs; some of them are really scary, like teddy bears, cats, dogs, raindrop patterns and tie-dye. Ewwww. ::shudder:: But some of them are okay, like the well-known American Flag (which I considered in light of this Attack on America thing, to show my patriotism, but I decided that I didn't want to spend $15 on something that I wouldn't have gotten in any other circumstances). I also saw a cute South Park faceplate, one that had stars and moons all over it, on a black background, and one that I really like, but don't think I'll ever get: a black & white cow pattern. LOL!
But the one that really caught my attention was a NJ Devils faceplate!!! Ooooh, do you know how much I want that one? Even if it is $20, I'd love to get it. The auction was closing in 2 minutes, at the time, so I didn't bid on it, but I know that the seller has more, so I'm not worried. One of the reasons I didn't bid on it then is because the faceplate is from the 5100 series, which has a different keypad than the 5165 phone. Which means I'd have to get a different keypad in order for the faceplate to fit. I don't really mind that much; a keypad shouldn't cost too much, if it isn't included with the faceplate. But I wanted to find out (1) if the sellers had the faceplate available in the 5165 style, or (2) if the auction included the faceplate. Actually, most of all, I wanted to find out if the sellers had a NY Rangers faceplate instead of the NJ Devils. I love the Devils, but I'm a Rangers fan first and foremost. (I know, they suck, but what can I say?) But if they don't have the NY Rangers faceplate, I'd definitely get the NJ Devils one.
(Can anyone tell that I'm a big hockey fan?)
So, I ended up sending them an email asking all these questions, and in addition, saying that if they'd sell it to me outside of ebay (not that I mind bidding on ebay, it's just a waste of time for them to put up an auction since it's a special order request), I'd also be interested in buying one of the dual battery chargers they had up for auction. That's one of those that allows you to charge a battery in your phone and an extra battery at the same time. And I have an extra battery already because my father used to have a Nokia 5120, which uses the same battery as the 5165. (This is what I had started looking for on ebay, to begin with -- the dual battery charger.)
But you know, as I was looking on ebay, I came across some vibrating batteries for auction and I think I might end up buying one of those eventually because I don't like the fact that I have to listen for a ring; I'd much rather leave it in my pocket or something and have it vibrate. (No hentai thoughts, people!) But this is all really kinda sad because then I'll have 3 batteries. o.O*
Oh! You know what else has me in (good) fits over this new phone? You can send and receive emails on the phone! LOL! I'm soooo dying over this, I didn't even know it could do this when I got it! It's so kakkoii!!!
God, I'm pathetic. Ah well.
