New Phone!
I got a new phone today. After a week with no mobile pone - it was like a vacation - I finally went out and let Alison splurge on a new one. We got the Motorolla RAZR v3, and despite my rather pointless opposition to the entire affair, the phone is really cool. And yes, the phone is much cheaper now than when it came out a year ago.
The backstory is the phone that I have had for the past 1 year and 1 month (warranty was of course, 1 year) completely died. It had been struggling for months, but nothing horrible. It would just shut down unexpectedly while in my pocket, and I would have to turn it back on. Finally it stopped turning on, or would only stay on for 1 minute. So I took it to a local phone store to ask them to fix it since the warranty was gone anyway. They said no prob, pick it up in a couple of hours. So when we came back, they told us they could not fix it, take it to the service center. Ok, no problem. I took a morning and went to the Siemens service center here in GZ. They took my 20RMB and asked me to wait.
When they returned, I was informed that since a third party had opened the phone and attempted to fix it, and the evidence of their clumsy attempts were quite obvious, I had no alternative other than to replace the phone’s “motherboard.” On a cellphone, the motherboard is basically the phone without the plastic, and of course costs almost as much as a new phone.
I argued with the lady, but ultimately gave up and just stewed on my way to the office.
Well, if they are still selling these phones, beware of the Siemens CX65 or its descendents. Piece of CRAP! I had really liked the phone and actually wanted nothing more than to have it simply usable again , but alas I cannot. So I have moved on.
Rest in peace CX65.