Downgrading Gadgets

So, tech boy just DOWNGRADED a device tonight.

For a while, I've been using Sprint PCS's high speed "vision" data network. I even upgraded my cell phone (with a generous credit for being a good customer, that more than paid for the phone) to take advantage. I could care less about surfing from my phone (a stupid experience, really), but the kicker was that I could cable the phone to my laptop and/or pda and get better speed than a typical modem, completely mobile.

Well, sometimes it worked, and sometimes there were even speeds of double a 56k modem. But most of the time, there was about 20% packet loss, or worse -- rendering the whole thing pretty useless.

And the bad thing is, the "newer" LG phone sucked for voice calls.

So tonight, PCS Vision got cancelled, and the old LG phone (which sounded better on voice, and was designed better ergonomically) got stuck back on the plan.

I can't think of the last time I actually "downgraded" an electronics item, but this was a good downgrade.

[Posted at 22:44 CST on 04/26/03] [Link]