It's a Crackberry!
A day without my phone, and I'd be going through withdrawl
Greg Timm
Issue date: 11/11/09 Section: Opinion
I checked my phone for the third time this hour and nothing has changed. I still have no bars. While I know that most of Truax is a dead zone, it that hasn't curved my desire to check my phone. Truax is a black hole of cell service- it sucks away my bars with great efficiently.
Phone calls, text messages, emails, voice mails, Twitter updates, Facebook updates; all of these things are unavailable to me as soon as I step through the doors of this building. I lose my connection to the modern world.
Anyone with a smartphone knows this feeling, where it feels as if you've left a part of yourself at home. My brain tells me that I don't need to be connected all the time. My brain tells me that I don't need to know what my friends are up to 24/7. My brain tells me that I can check my voice mail in a few hours. My heart tells my brain to shut up. It's not logical. It's not something that can even be quantified. It's just a feeling that something is missing.
Lack of service is the reason I don't shop at Woodman's, where I lose service before I even pass the checkout stands. Being connected trumps the potential to save money on groceries. I'm not alone in my feeling. Business people all over the world are obsessed with their Blackberries. There is a reason it's called a "Crackberry," because once you experience the sweet thrill of a smartphone, you can't go back. Its one of the most addictive substance on earth, the feeling of being connected to the people you care about.
With the decline of landlines, and the rise of cell phones not having service is unacceptable. Lack of bars is a safety issue. What if there is an emergency? What someone slips and falls in the Market Place? How would I be able to post a Twitpic of that hilarious event? If militant zombies took over Capital Square, with no bars the phone calls would be routed directly to my voicemail and I would miss the zombie invasion, which is simply unacceptable.
Phone calls, text messages, emails, voice mails, Twitter updates, Facebook updates; all of these things are unavailable to me as soon as I step through the doors of this building. I lose my connection to the modern world.
Anyone with a smartphone knows this feeling, where it feels as if you've left a part of yourself at home. My brain tells me that I don't need to be connected all the time. My brain tells me that I don't need to know what my friends are up to 24/7. My brain tells me that I can check my voice mail in a few hours. My heart tells my brain to shut up. It's not logical. It's not something that can even be quantified. It's just a feeling that something is missing.
Lack of service is the reason I don't shop at Woodman's, where I lose service before I even pass the checkout stands. Being connected trumps the potential to save money on groceries. I'm not alone in my feeling. Business people all over the world are obsessed with their Blackberries. There is a reason it's called a "Crackberry," because once you experience the sweet thrill of a smartphone, you can't go back. Its one of the most addictive substance on earth, the feeling of being connected to the people you care about.
With the decline of landlines, and the rise of cell phones not having service is unacceptable. Lack of bars is a safety issue. What if there is an emergency? What someone slips and falls in the Market Place? How would I be able to post a Twitpic of that hilarious event? If militant zombies took over Capital Square, with no bars the phone calls would be routed directly to my voicemail and I would miss the zombie invasion, which is simply unacceptable.
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