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21 year old Swede living and studying (BA Journalism, Media and Sociology) in Cardiff, UK. Originally from Stockholm. Loves food, to travel and my dear friends.

Bye bye phone

Apparently I wasn’t the only one who decided to take some time off during the holidays, as it seems that my mobile phone has fallen into a coma. You don’t realize how dependent you are on your phone until it’s no longer functional. The contact you had to the surrounding world disappears, and you feel disabled. I’ve heard that phone companies nowadays install a program in the phones which make them die after about two years. It seem so, as older phones work longer than the newer ones. My phone wasn’t even two years old. I’ve had the worst luck with phones; I’ve had three phones in three years.

I really feel like phone companies just take advantage of their customers, because they know exactly how a client will react when their phone breaks. I.E, feel cut off and run down to the nearest store and buy a new one (if the insurance has ran out).

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6 responses to “Bye bye phone”

  1. Mareike says:

    My mobile was stolen at a Christmas party. It’s horrible! Being without a mobile these days is really like being out of the world…I know it sounds ridiculous but it’s true…

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  2. Hermes says:

    Do you ever read your posts before you publish them?
    I insure you it’s a good practice that never runs out lol

    Happy New Years :)

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  3. john says:

    Please research Cell Phone EMF Radiation
    There are small ‘magnets’ you can get that help ’soak up’ the radiation but putting a cell phone up to your ear for hours adds up! its not ‘dangerous’ but it can be because it can and has caused certain disorders for people, even cancer. but more commonly – it irritates the nervous system, immune system, and neurological balance of you brain.
    Long term cell phone exposure can definitely cause irritation, anxiety, and hence can attribute to someone already depressed or unbalanced.

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  4. Good Samaritan says:

    Apparently I wasn’t the only one who decided to take some time off during the holidays, as it seems that my mobile phone has fallen into a coma. You don’t realize how dependent you are on your phone until it’s no longer functional. The contact you had to the surrounding world disappears, and you feel disabled. I’ve heard that phone companies nowadays install a program in the phones which make them die after about two years. It seem so, as older phones work longer than the newer ones. My phone wasn’t even two years old. I’ve had the worst luck with phones; I’ve had three phones in three years.

    I really feel like phone companies just take advantage of their customers, because they know exactly how a client will react when their phone breaks. I.E, feel cut off and run down to the nearest store and buy a new one (if the insurance has ran out).

    (Fixed the grammar and spelling)

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  5. Um thanks… Sometimes when you’re in a hurry and tired the grammar and the spelling can become a bit sloppy. :P

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  6. Hermes: Yeah, I do read my posts before I publish them, but this time I was in a hurry and tired so I forgot to do that. Happy New Years to you as well!
    Mareike: That sucks! Can’t believe that people can be so greedy that they take someone’s phone. My friend lost her shoes at a New Years party, can you believe that?
    Monica: Thank you! :)

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