Cell Phones

I got my 1st cell phone about 14 years ago. It was a very basic phone and the plan was a government plan, $10/month. I decided to get a cell phone because I frequently drove through a 40 mile stretch of a national forest in northern Wisconsin. I hit a deer one night, fortunately no real damage but I knew I might not be so lucky next time. I hardly ever used the phone for the first 8 years or so. It was strictly for travel. I had 60 minutes daytime use, 60 minutes night use. Eventually both the phone and plan were discontinued. I got a new phone and a new plan. Naturally there were no $10 plans left. I currently have a Samsung phone and Sprint PCS. It's about $29/month but after taxes and misc charges it's about $35/month. This month there was an extra charge of $30 for downloaded ring tones. I spent 24 minutes on the phone with Sprint to request that these charges be dropped. I have no extra ring tones and no downloads show up in my history. I have no clue where these charges came from. Well, the customer service representative refused to delete the charges.

So tomorrow, or more likely on Tuesday, I'm going to a Sprint store, show them the phone, and see if they can do something. If not, I'm cancelling Sprint. I have to decide what company to go with. One of my sons has ATT and likes it. My other son and his wife have Team Mobile and like it. They all have plans with a ridiculous number of minutes so they pay more than I can afford. I don't need a lot of minutes. The problem is there are so few plans that are cheap. I don't need a phone with all the bells and whistles either. If anyone knows of a cheap plan let me know.

Tomorrow I go for a bone scan. I have bone pain in my left upper arm. It's been present about 2 months. The plain films were normal. My oncologist feels a bone scan needs to be done since early metastasis usually doesn't show up on a plain film but will on a bone scan. I am not unduly worried. If I have bone mets then I'll just deal with it.

Today I've been just plain tired and ache all over. The weather was quite humid. Since developing severe pulmonary problems I find I simply cannot tolerate humidity. And of course autumn, my favorite season, is the one that most triggers my allergies. But I'm alive and that is always a good thing to be. And in 2 weeks I leave for Colombia, can't wait. I love it there.