It’s official.
The Droid Razr Maxx releases Friday. I admit that while I’m over the moon to finally have a phone - and one that should blow my Droid X out of the water in regards to battery life, I’m a little sad, too. It’s been nice to not constantly be on, to not constantly be ‘available’ to anyone who has the right 10 digit number.
I retract my previous statement
I just said “Oh, I think I have her cell number” and simultaneously reached for my phone.
Guess I’m not as broken of the habit as I thought I was.
On a related note, they officially confirmed that the Razr Maxx will be available on Friday!
I’ve broken the inclination.
Went all day without having a “where did my phone go?” moment or a moment when I reached into my purse/pocket to pull out my phone.
I love it, but worried that I’m going to revert straight back to old habits when I have a new phone to play with and explore. We shall see….
Day 10.
I’m gracefully surviving having no phone. Skyped with the best friend, emailed with my Mom so all of that’s covered. I’m hoping that when I DO get a phone back that I’ll be much less dependent on it in terms of habitually picking it up to check the time/email, etc. But again, really enjoying being more disconnected in the sense that there’s no expectations of an immediate response to a phone call/email/text. We all know that we’ve developed that expectation of lots of people who have smartphones - that we should get an almost immediate response from them if we reach out.
But don’t get me wrong, I’m stalking Verizon and Motorola’s websites for an ‘official’ announcement of the Razr Maxx coming out. (What can I say, at the very least I miss getting picture texts of all of my family and friends babies!) Anyways, it’s supposedly coming out on the 26th and it’s the 23rd? Hmmm.
Over the weekend the apps I really missed were: Google Maps (to bike to a brunch spot that I’m only used to driving to, but which has some turns through an unfamiliar neighborhood) and my ShopSavvy app when I was picking up some things at Home Depot. I survived without the rest of them..
TGIF….and I just bought a new watch.
I’m almost to the finish line of surviving a work week (albeit a 4 day work week) sans phone. While it’s definitely been a challenge in meetings and going meeting to meeting not to have a phone to keep an eye on email and to communicate with colleagues, the biggest annoyance has been not having a reliable timepiece. It’s been so long since I’ve worn a watch that my watches all have dead batteries! So, even though I’ll (hopefully) have my new phone by the time it arrives, I just ordered a new watch. At the very least, from here on out if I need to check the time, I’ll look a lot classier doing it on a beautiful new wristwatch than picking up my phone to check.
Day 7. I can do this.
First, many thanks to those who have offered to lend a phone, help me get one uber cheap, or offered other bits of advice on alternate solutions while I’m waiting for the Razr Maxx to drop. While tempting, I’m determined to stick this out.
Second, I have to admit that I wouldn’t feel nearly as comfortable with this endeavor if it weren’t for the fact that I live, work and socialize with one of my best friends. On the average day, we’re probably never more than 100 yards apart. Which sounds a little creepy, but she’s essentially my lifeline and has made this endeavor much, much easier.
Today, I admit I’m missing foursquare a little bit. Over the past week I’ve lost almost all of my mayorships, and getting those emails definitely makes me cringe just a touch.
Day 6. The novelty is starting to wear off.
The first couple of days of not having a phone wasn’t too huge of a deal since it was the weekend and I was already playing it low key. It was nice not to be habitually checking my phone throughout the day/evenings over the long weekend (especially as I was playing it really low key at home anyways). It even counterintuitively translated into not having my laptop out in order to check my email. Day 4, returning to work on Tuesday was admittedly a challenge. I suddenly “needed” my phone. When I’m having busy days in meetings and whatnot, I rely on my phone not just for personal email, etc., but for work email and to be able to text with the colleagues that I work most closely with. That, and I love to get the picture texts from my friends and family who have babies right now.
Right now I’m missing: Yelp - I couldn’t remember the name of a bike shop I wanted to check out!
Why not start at Day 5?
I’m on Day 5 without a phone. Not by choice, but completely through my own clumsiness. My beloved Droid X has gone to Droid heaven. I originally thought it’d be only a day, and I wasn’t too upset about it because I was in desperate need of an upgrade anyways. I figured I’d go to CostCo, get the Razr, and then return it when the Razr Maxx comes out in a week (or two, or….). But, we don’t always get what we want, and Verizon put the kabosh on that through a ridiculous policy that allows me to upgrade in a Verizon store but not via a third party before April. Getting a super cheap non smart phone had its own challenges in making sure that my unlimited data plan didn’t get messed with, and my patience for wading through all the possibilities of an interim phone finally disappeared.
So here I am. Already on Day 5 of no phone and I’ve not gone into actual withdrawal yet. I’ve resigned myself to not having a phone for a week..or two…. Did I mention that the official release date for the Razr Maxx hasn’t been announced? Let’s hope that the chatter about Jan 26 is true. So far I’ve muddled along with no texting, no camera at the ready, no GPS, no Foursquare, Facebook mobile, or even a clock. (I confess that I’ve been playing Words With Friends on my Kindle). And honestly I’ve relished not being able to check work email or receive work texts (sorry MM and SS!) So, this is my own little deprivation study of sorts. Wish me luck.
Guess it’s time to buy that watch that I’ve had my eyes on…
