Showing posts with label cell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cell. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

I changed my cell phone to a monthly plan

‘Idál (Justice), 9 ‘Azamat (Grandeur), 168 BE – Wednesday, May 25, 2011 about 6:25 PM Pacific Time

For the past three or four months, I have ran out of minutes before I ran out of month. Therefore, I changed my cell phone to a monthly plan. Last year, when I bought the phone 300 minutes for 60 days was fine. In fact, it was more then I used and the minutes I did not use carried over. However, the past two or three months I have ran out of minutes before I ran out of month.

At the end of last month, I bought 600 minutes for 60 days and ran low on minutes last week. Therefore, I changed to an unlimited monthly plan. Now I do not have to worry about running out of minutes before my check hits the bank. True I cannot carry over the unused minutes, but it is worth the price because I do not have to worry about using minutes at the end of the month.

I can now call anyone I want without worry. I do not have to consider whether to answer my cell phone when it rings. In addition, I have discovered a new definition for unlimited. Life is good.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Places I do not answer my cell phone

Istijlál (Majesty), 1 Rahmat (Mercy), 167 BE – Thursday, June 24, 2010 about 9:45 AM Pacific Time

I have a cell phone. I have not set up the voice mail. I am think I will do that this weekend. I have decided that there are three places I will not answer my cell. The reasons are safety, courtesy, and privacy.

I will not answer my cell in the car because talking to someone on a cell phone is distracting and unsafe. I will not answer my cell phone in a meeting because it is impolite; in fact, I turn my cell onto vibrate when I am in any type of meeting. I will not answer my cell phone in the bathroom and to prevent this I usually leave the phone in my purse or in another room.

I have not decided what to say on my voice mail message. I may just use a generic message with name, phone number, and request for a call back number. I may not even request a call back number because I can see that on my missed calls. Anyone who wants to block their number, does not really want to talk to me anyway.

I might say, “I am in one of the tree place I do not answer my cell phone, so please call back or leave a message.” Alternatively, I could just find a scripture verse and put that on the message.