You served me well, Dumbphone. Even though you never held a charge. Even though your backplate constantly yearned to break free from the rest of the phone, rendering you unconscious (sometimes in the middle of a call). Even though you loved to butt-dial my sister and BFF Annabel. Even though your teeny tiny little QWERTY keypad made texting a grammatical nightmare.
You had some good features. CNET said your shape was reminiscent of a candy bar; that’s probably why I liked you. Mmm, chocolate phones. You had a distorted little patch of mirror on the back for incredibly lo-res selfies, I guess. Your ringtones were unintentionally hilarious. Or maybe intentionally–I have no idea who designed you. I will miss the fact that I could drop, kick, or throw you without fear. I never, not once, worried about somebody stealing you on the subway.
Perhaps we will meet again–if my iPhone breaks or gets itself stolen, or if I am feeling nostalgic for a phone that is just a phone. Until then: thanks for the four years(!) of conversation. It’s been real.
To all who preceeded me into the world of iPhones: which apps do I want? Help me figure out how to use this thing with suggestions in the comments, please!
INSTAGRAM!!! Can you tell I’m obsessed? 🙂
I don’t have a lot of apps, but I downloaded this game called W.E.L.D.E.R. and it is so addictive and fun.
This is hilarious. 🙂 I have a Blackberry right now, and I’m kind of wishing I’d gone with an iPhone or something that enables me to use Instagram. One app. How ridiculous is that?
Awww such a sweet requiem for your dumbphone. I could hear you say its name with so much love in your voice 😀
I don´t have an iphone but I do have an android…As apps, I would recommend: Twitter (:D) Google Reader, Instagram (all shiny pictures)…Can´t wait to hear about your adventures with your iphone 😀
Instagram is a given. When/if I get an iPhone, I’d want Stylebook (links to a blog post) to help me plan outfits and figure out whether an item I’m contemplating buying would actually work with the rest of my clothes.
Instragram is available for Android phones now, too.
I was thinking that phone looked rather old; in 4 years cell phones have changed a lot. I had a blackberry that sorta looked like that, which I got over 4 years ago. I’m still liking my Tmobile My Touch (which everyone asks is if it’s an iphone so it looks about the same).
These are great suggestions! I am feeling better and better about my upgrade and the loss of Dumbphone.
Such a cute post, Rebecca!
Like Ghenet, I’m a total Instagram junkie. When (not it!) you download it, let me know. 🙂 I also like some of the fitness apps like Map My Run and Lose It.
Happy iPhone-ing!
I still have a dumbphone.
I also have a dumbphone. But I don’t really want an iPhone.I’m already addicted to FB etc…I don’t want to be able to get on there anywhere I go. 🙂 Also……dude….INSTAGRAM!!!!!!
That was my main concern–I already have an email/Facebook addiction, and I don’t need 24/7 access. So far, no Facebook on my phone and I don’t read emails on it. But I have been trying to tweet from my phone. 🙂
How cute! I still have a dumbphone too (contract up in July, yay!!!).
Oooh, have fun with your iPhone. I love mine, but I’m a total apple girl so nearly everything I own is apple LOL:) Um, apps. There’s SO many that if you just search for anything you think might be useful to you personally, the odds are good that about a billion different choices will come up:) Great blog, glad I found you this morning!
Total Apple girl here, too, since the early days! I’m totally falling in love with this iPhone. 🙂
Oh, an iPhone! I’m hoping to get one in a few years, but I’m always so nervous about how fragile they look. My poor dumbphone takes a lot of abuse…
Hope you’re enjoying the upgrade 😀
The fragility is a little nervewracking, but I love it so far.