Thread: Жизнь без мобильного телефона / Life without a mobile phone

KidKBloom - are you really a "kid"? I thought people under the age of 20 would rather commit ritual suicide than live without a mobile phone with all the latest features.
Personally I don't like them much, got an "overdose" when I had a work Blackberry and an obsessive boyfriend at the same time. You become slave to a stupid gadget.... I thought I was the only person in the universe who isn't keen on mobiles. I do of course have one though, I am just not an enthusiastic user.

If your talking about Russian language support on a phone:

Re: Cell phone in the USA that does English/Russian

Got it! I recently bought a Blackberry Curve 8530 through Verizon which does Skype to Skype calls for free (have to purchase the data plan). I could read Russian text fine but not write. Today I updated my Blackberry software and they added full Russian write support! Nice!


Scott

@Ramil - Thank you! Looking at the HTC in particular, looks like a good bet... Watching for the hardlocked question, I'm trying to avoid some local carriers that say that they're not, but really are restricted to certain local/government networks.. SMS was a concern - some sell "text" but not "int'l text" and I'm thinking it's worth paying for the latter.. This is very helpful, thank you!

@Hanna - Does 28 count?? Вероятно нет.. The name was accurate when I first took it. Kid at heart - does that count? =) Honestly I never much liked cell phones.. They have their uses. But who wants to be chained? Same theory with my TV - threw it out 5 years ago. Now I get my news from overexcitable bloggers, like everybody else. =) I don't want to be tethered, but between that and being unable to talk/write to some people.. The phone might be the better of the two evils.

@Scott - Very interesting! It sound like an awesome package for Rus/Eng... I think Blackberry might be a bit rich for my blood, but I could be wrong, too. I'll check into it. Thanks!

You guys saved me a lot of time and headache. Thanks again!