"I can't hear you!!"

"I can't hear you!!" all my friends and family shout as I try to carry on a phone conversation... I have become used to this since I got my Android Smartphone in the fall. I chalked it up to bad connections, their phones' problem, or any other reason besides the fact that my phone might be the source of the issue. But, I dealt with the poor phone service. It was manageable at least.

I even cracked the screen of this poor Alcatel Droid during a 5k I ran.... this phone has had a beating! Once again, I could ignore the problem. I just ordered a screen protector :)

After the phone cracked...

The final straw with this phone came a week and a half ago, as I no longer could take incoming calls. It never rings, just goes straight to voicemail. This actually isn't that frustrating for me, since I have more peaceful days (and I can still text and get on facebook at my leisure), but my mom and friends cannot take it any longer. Texting is just not the same.

So after a week of calls to tech support and visits to the phone store, the final verdict: your phone is broken, make an insurance claim! I respond, "okay that's fine, this is covered under warranty, right?" They say normally it would be, but the screen is cracked, so I'll owe the deductible.... lovely!

Oh, and the irony is that I received an email that my phone rebate from when I bought it in November is finally coming in the mail on the day the new phone ships from the insurance company. How fitting!

I just love technology normally, but really!? I just want a working phone with internet and incoming calls. Is that too much to ask for? Hopefully after Friday, these problems will be a thing of the past I can laugh about during an incoming call!