Luddite denied!

[elarbee]

I fucking loved my phone! I even posted about it on LJ, but it's not worth linking to it since the source took down all its info and now you can't tell what it was. It was and LG Decoy and perfect for me - a small slider with a built-in Bluetooth earbud. And it appears that they no longer make the built-in Bluetooth on any phone except one obscure one that Andy found in India.

And, of course, it has been dying for the past year. First, I dropped it on the ground during a particularly hard day at work and the screen got scratched. Then the battery started being total crap. And now it's gotten to the point where in half the calls, the microphone works inconsistently at best.

I am at a total loss on how to replace it. For certain reasons, I need to stick with Verizon for now, and although I'm eligible for an upgrade, there isn't a single phone on their site that is a good fit for me. All I want is a small slider without a QWERTY keyboard (and hopefully without a touchscreen) that has a decent camera. I know I'm not going to get my Bluetooth dream, but fuck, I'll take call quality! I'm even willing to go for a QWERTY, as long as it doesn't make the phone massive. I don't text, I don't internet on my phone and I don't want any "features" from Verizon. I was kind of interested in the Kin ONEm - it is tiny and has WiFi, but it's got crap reviews, and come on, no calculator or calendar? Really?

I did look on eBay, but the only Decoys sold are not new, they're "new other (see detail)" and lack manuals. Suspicious, no?

I'll take your suggestions, as long as they don't involve me having to have a data plan.

Comments

[elarbee.livejournal.com]

I think the bottom line is a personal set of things that you need to organize in a way that works for you. People constantly tell me that I could replace all of my devices with a smartphone, but the entire point is that I like having separate devices that I can use separately. If the Pod works for you, awesome! Just not the thing for me.

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

I'm there with you - there's a reason my pod is a Pod and not a Phone. I want my phone to make phone calls, and my GPS to tell directions and my bookreader for books and my laptop for computing. I did go over to the dark side with an ipod that does more than just play music, but at least that enabled me to stick with an app-less phone.

[elarbee.livejournal.com]

I'm willing to combine functions under some circumstances, but current gadgets are just bloated! Which reminds me about something I should write...