Hello? Who's Calling?

I have retired my very old (7 years old!) P900 Sony Ericsson this year because my husband gave me an LG mobile phone for my 38th birthday. He took me to the mall one day, few days after my birthday and asked me out of the blue if I wanted a new mobile phone. Oh, my eyes lit and had a big smile of my face which was enough to mean as "yes." I was thinking of htc desire hd for my birthday gift of choice. However, I know my husband had a budget to stick to so I gladly went along with his whims. He did ask me what I wanted but decided to choose the inexpensive and simple phone. I seldom use my mobile phone anyway. Phones and myself just don't go too well. So, I am happy for the phone he gave me. It's enough to use to communicate to love ones.

We need a Boost

I am not sure if the reception problems we encounter in the use if our cell phones are due to the phone models, location we are in or the service provider. Nevertheless, we never experienced poor reception when we were in our old flat in Al Muteena.

I don't know if we need a cell phone booster to enhance our reception. Sometimes it is getting very frustrating for all of us because we have no land line and rely solely on our cell phones. Most of the times we get a lot of choppy calls or sometimes it becomes a bit static.

Cutting Back on Phone Bills

Having a telephone at home was a necessity because of emergency reasons and faster way of communicating. Unfortunately, some people at home misused and abused the freedom given to an open line. I have had the unfortunate experience with landlines and cellular phones and the exorbitant bills which came with the plans. There were limited choices on best cell phone plans or landlines for the consumers before. I ended up paying more than what I could afford. I barely even used the phone. Apart from that, there was the problem with the fixed cell phone plans where we had to pay a certain amount as monthly fee whether we used the phone frequently or not. That was very limiting and somehow disappointing.

That was several years ago when telecommunication companies had no good plans to offer. However, the changes happening these days on the telecommunications industries have given enough choices for the consumer.

There are various plans available now. The telecommunication companies here offer very minimal monthly fee for a Blackberry phone or similar smart phone complete with hi-tech features like wi-fi, video-conference set-up, 3G, unlimited text, very low call charges and push-mails for the business minded and people on the go. Other telecommunications companies in other countries have reduced their rates as well like Sprint. Offers like the ones I have mentioned about smart features are also available.

It is really great to know that the choices are vast and the fees are now lowered with the added features of the latest in technology in the world of telecommunications.

The Subscriber Cannot Be Reached

Too many phones in my mom's house but I cannot even reach a single one. Either the phones are busy or they are off. I am getting restless and a wee impatient after calling my mom, sister and niece's cell phones countless times. All I get is that monotonous recorded message from the communication provider which says "the subscriber cannot be reached, please try your call later." Arggghh!

I chat with my mom and other relatives on a Friday since it is my off. This is the only time I can spend tete-a-tete time with her without any interruption and where the charge rate is lower. Unfortunately, I think her phone ran out of charge or she left it somewhere. Oh well, I guess I will have to "try again" later.