I LOVE my phone. I’ve said this before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again. It’s a Google Nexus 5: it’s the right size, and it doesn’t have any Samsung or Sprint or Verizon or any other crap on it. I can be as minimal as I want with apps. It’s pretty, and I like the way it works.
BUT.
It’s getting old, and it’s not working as well as it used to. It had that battery problem. Well, the battery problem is slowly coming back. It sometimes sends calls straight to voicemail, no ringing. I only find out I missed a call when I get the voicemail notification. Sometimes it won’t let me send texts. Often (like most of the time), when I’m not on wi-fi, I can’t connect to the cellular network for data AT ALL (but I can still make calls).
Well, it’s old, and I should cut it some slack, right? I wouldn’t (and didn’t) yell at my old dogs when they couldn’t walk as fast as they used to or when I had to carry them outside.
I do love my phone, but when it starts acting up, I treat it badly. I get so frustrated. Sometimes I yell. (I’m so ashamed of myself right now.) Worst of all, I think about replacing it. The thing is, I want this phone. There’s a Google Nexus 6, but it’s bigger. I don’t want bigger. There’s a Google Nexus 5x, which is the newer model, but I’m not ready to invest $400 in it yet. I’ve used the Samsung Galaxy phones for work for years now, and I really don’t like them (although the newest one, the S7, is kind of okay).
Luckily, Woot came to my rescue last week. There was a day they were selling new (NEW!) Google Nexus 5s for $150. I bought one, and it should arrive this Thursday. Replacing my phone with its twin should be okay, right? It’s not the new model, I’m not giving up on it, I’m just…trading sideways. I feel a little bad, but I’m also pinning all my hopes on this new phone. PLEASE ring instead of sending calls to voicemail. PLEASE let me use my data plan when I’m not on wi-fi. PLEASE let me send texts normally and receive group texts in real time. Please?