Edit: Made some edits to the comic to correct a spelling mistake, and to make it more clear that Lilly is in the back seat. And although she didn't actually work out that I was spelling out a word as complex as parenting, she did work out that I was spelling Annie (of Annie's Playground) when Jill and I were trying to have a coded conversation in the car about not having time to stop there. Let's just say that conversation could have gone more smoothly.
That said, the original idea for this strip came from the fact that we finally dumped Verizon Wireless, and their horrible customer service, and recently switched to T-Mobile, where my wonderful wife allowed me to get a myTouch smartphone. But more on that later. First I want to cover why we switched. 1) T-Mobile's rates are just a smidgen cheaper, and that was part of the make or break on whether I could get a smartphone, and 2) Verizon Wireless now has this asinine rule that says, you HAVE TO get a $10 data plan whether you want it or not on ANY of their phones regardless of whether you intend to use it or not. And when you ask their reps about it, the best they can do is give you some snide answer about how everyone else is doing it. Well, guess what! T-Mobile isn't. Not only that, but they were super helpful in listening to what we needed/wanted and did they're best to show us what we could get for what we wanted to pay.
Now that my Verizon venting is out of the way, on to what I think about the myTouch. The short answer is I LOVE THIS PHONE! The longer answer has a lot to do with the Android operating system in general. I love how fluidly it syncs with my Gmail account. It makes things like updating the contacts and the Calendar a breeze, and even a little fun. I love the apps store. I really wish I just had a couple of days to download and play with stuff. I've already linked up my Photobucket and Facebook accounts, and I've been enjoying actually using Facebook again. It's much easier to post thoughts when I can do it from my phone when inspiration hits. And I love that I can show my Photobucket pictures off without them actually residing on my phone. I really can't believe I waited so long to get one. Of course now I'm hooked, and that's ultimately what the phone companies want anyway. Oh well!
