24th October 2013 - Bad luck

It looks like I am in for some bad luck. My phone is now also acting up. I went to the Pavillions in Swords today to get it checked out and to enquire about upgrades as my contract is up soon. The last time I went in I was told to come around November to look into upgrades. I was hoping today to already start the process of getting a new phone. It turned out that:

1. My phone does not have a two-year warranty- thanks to the company producing it.
2. My phone upgrade would mean spending €200 on a new phone - and I just paid for my motor tax which was for the same amount - new phone = motor tax for 1 year
3. My mobile phone service provider has changed their price bands due to the 4G roll-out, meaning I have to either pay more for the same package or get less service (in this case mobile broadband) for my phone at the current price I am paying.

This p***** me off and I thought it was worth writing a post about it. As the warranty has expired, I decided to go for a repair. I am having problems charging it and I have the bad feeling it's the charger unit in the phone that's broken - which means it's more expensive to get it replaced than a new battery. With my current streak of bad luck (see Xbox post from 20th October) it's both.

I left my office number with the shop, as they promised to give me a call tomorrow.

I've decided to keep my current phone. The upgrade fee is just not worth it at the moment.

So, end of my ranting.

Liebe Oma,

eine Karte ist auf dem Weg zu dir. Ich wünsche dir alles Liebe nachträglich zum Geburtstag.

Habe dich sehr lieb.

Nadine