I received it when I first arrived in Bangalore in September 2009. I had to return to America at the end of October to get a new visa, and somewhere the mix I managed to lose the case, and never felt much like replacing it since.
After being dropped, the ball-thing in the middle was secured with paper and packing tape, and was ultimately replaced for free when I found a spare part at a repair shop in Sri Lanka.
This phone has visited ten countries with me. It has made calls to Tanzania. I estimate it has sent close to 100,000 text messages. It has used both an Indian and an American SIM card.
The "RASCAL" sticker was given to me by Rayana, made from a label printer in Sheelpa's office. I only use their names because they're both pictured elsewhere in my album. "Rascal" is apparently an Indian insult, but I always thought it was hilarious.
People ask me why I don't get a new phone, and I usually say because it still works, but that's because I can't really say all of the above so quickly or coherently.
Very well traveled phone!! My phone is about that old...but does not look quite that bad. :) I do believe a new phone is well deserved. This one looks like it needs to retire.
Mh, Looks a tad scrached.. Nobody will notice, Much.. :)
Well Done on this weeks theme! FEAR! Im not afraid of much,, Promice - Only: Bees/Wasps, Spiders, Tall Buildings, Heights and Bridges, - So Not much at all really, Not sure what Im going to do with this! :) Well done again..
My last phone had a nice home made duct (duck) tape back for at least a year. I only said goodbye to it when my daughter donated her phone when she got a new one. I never knew where the back went. Cool shot!
I love the front and back shots side-by-side! Even more, I love the story. One of my favorite aspects of this site is reading 365ers' commentaries, right after seeing members' global views. Your subject is a great idea for a thread--show me your phone and tell its story. Go ahead. Start the thread with your shots to get the stories going. Oh, the journeys they've taken. :)
@mebswartz Done and done! Great suggestion, my friend :) I agree that often times the words accompanying the pictures by our fellow photographers are just as inspiring and interesting as the pictures themselves!
ummmmmmmm. thats awesome. a blackberry with a life and story and a lover :)
you see my blackberry is about to get kicked out. I strongly dislike it (aka. HATE it). I guess its more of a business phone, not a college kid phone, and it has malfunctioned multiple times since I've purchased it. Mine freezes and the battery lasts not even a full day. and well... I did something to screw up my text messages spreading them into a mix of madness with my facebook notifications making it impossible to track conversations.
I cant say its in worse condition than yours by the looks of it LOL (and its purple)... but I can see you love yours much more than I. If you are willing to adopt, take mine. have it. be my guest. :PP
Well Done on this weeks theme! FEAR! Im not afraid of much,, Promice - Only: Bees/Wasps, Spiders, Tall Buildings, Heights and Bridges, - So Not much at all really, Not sure what Im going to do with this! :) Well done again..
you see my blackberry is about to get kicked out. I strongly dislike it (aka. HATE it). I guess its more of a business phone, not a college kid phone, and it has malfunctioned multiple times since I've purchased it. Mine freezes and the battery lasts not even a full day. and well... I did something to screw up my text messages spreading them into a mix of madness with my facebook notifications making it impossible to track conversations.
I cant say its in worse condition than yours by the looks of it LOL (and its purple)... but I can see you love yours much more than I. If you are willing to adopt, take mine. have it. be my guest. :PP