Why NOT to Ditch Your Crappy Old Smart Phone
Like many people out there, I was pumped when I got my first flashy, sleek, touch-screen-having smartphone. A Samsung Acclaim was my entry level purchase. The "new phone" haze soon wore off as I realized this was a bulky, slow, laggy beast of a device. The UI was so laggy, there were times I almost missed calls from not being able to swipe the answer button. I pity the soul who would need to use this phone for an emergency call. Imagine my glee when my cell phone carrier accidentaly put me in the system for a new phone 6 months early. Rather than sell the old phone on ebay or craigslist, I put the battery vampire back in its little coffin-box where it could torture me no more. The only reason I let it lurk in storage was incase I took my shiny new phone for a swim, or accidently gave it a good cement bashing. Usually the phone would sit there for a few years until I retired my current phone, then I'd throw it away. This all changed a few weeks ago. I was asked