As of today, I no longer have a cell phone.\u00a0 No one was calling me (and vice versa) so why pay $20 a month to have this object sit on the shelf?<\/p>\n
Cancelling my service was an experience.\u00a0 When I told the store agent I wanted to shut off my phone, he gave me that “What planet are you from?” look.\u00a0 You know that look when you get it, especially when you’re near 60 and the look-giver is 25.\u00a0\u00a0 No surprise, then, that the agent wanted to call “the main office” and have me talk to them in person to complete the transaction.\u00a0 The phone rep was as shocked as the agent, asking me not once but twice, why do I want to cancel?\u00a0 Do I have another phone?\u00a0 What was I going to do instead?<\/p>\n
I lived 50 years without a cell phone.\u00a0 I can manage.<\/p>\n
P.S.\u00a0 We also cancelled Netflix.\u00a0 And I’m looking into TV antennas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As of today, I no longer have a cell phone.\u00a0 No one was calling me (and vice versa) so why pay $20 a month to have this object sit on the shelf? Cancelling my service was an experience.\u00a0 When I … Continue reading