It's been something that has been at the back of my mind for quite some time now...was only waiting to put fingers on the keyboard...call it lassitude, or may be my inherent lackadaisical attitude...procrastination kept getting the better of me..
My cell phone balance has remained steady at a range of 70 to 90 for nearly a month now...considering that I have the notorious label of blowing up nearly a 1000 bucks per month on phone bills, this seems almost an impossibility, but then, its true...
It all started on 2nd Jan, 2004 when I bought my first (and so far, only) cell phone from a quaint little Nokia outlet in South Delhi..at that time in the chilly winter of 2004, I was getting used to a number of things besides the newly acquired mobile...my first Delhi winter for one, the first vacation away from home and a wonderful college life where everyday was a revealation in itself..
To start off with, my phone bill was paltry, the balance refusing to dwindle from its three digit figure for a considerable period of time...so much so, that my hostel mates sometimes used my phone to make STD calls when the validity period was coming to a close...so that the excess balance may not be wasted...even after calling home once a week for a long chat, and smsing friends it remained status quo...and I continued to be baffled by how in the world folks who complained that there was never ever enough balance on the phone, managed to say so...
Things changed in the Autumn of 2005...when I blew up all the accumulated phone balance in the tune of a few thousands (two or three) in two months...one can guess what it was that was finally gnawing away at my balance (pun intended)...anyways, even installing special schemes like "Two to Talk" couldn't salvage the situation.. :)... things reached an acme for the worse when I moved to Bangalore and he stayed in Delhi...and that's the way it has been for the past two years...constantly drooping bills...parents complaining of a dangerous addiction...balance in the phone causing bank balance going kaput for someone.. :)...those days I worried about it, and now that he's in NY and doesn't yet have a number where I can call...I almost miss those "no money-have to fill in balance" days..
So long...some day soon there'll be a post on how to tackle International call rates and the growing frustation thereof...after all, it wouldn't be long before the Social security number comes...till then...
My cell phone balance has remained steady at a range of 70 to 90 for nearly a month now...considering that I have the notorious label of blowing up nearly a 1000 bucks per month on phone bills, this seems almost an impossibility, but then, its true...
It all started on 2nd Jan, 2004 when I bought my first (and so far, only) cell phone from a quaint little Nokia outlet in South Delhi..at that time in the chilly winter of 2004, I was getting used to a number of things besides the newly acquired mobile...my first Delhi winter for one, the first vacation away from home and a wonderful college life where everyday was a revealation in itself..
To start off with, my phone bill was paltry, the balance refusing to dwindle from its three digit figure for a considerable period of time...so much so, that my hostel mates sometimes used my phone to make STD calls when the validity period was coming to a close...so that the excess balance may not be wasted...even after calling home once a week for a long chat, and smsing friends it remained status quo...and I continued to be baffled by how in the world folks who complained that there was never ever enough balance on the phone, managed to say so...
Things changed in the Autumn of 2005...when I blew up all the accumulated phone balance in the tune of a few thousands (two or three) in two months...one can guess what it was that was finally gnawing away at my balance (pun intended)...anyways, even installing special schemes like "Two to Talk" couldn't salvage the situation.. :)... things reached an acme for the worse when I moved to Bangalore and he stayed in Delhi...and that's the way it has been for the past two years...constantly drooping bills...parents complaining of a dangerous addiction...balance in the phone causing bank balance going kaput for someone.. :)...those days I worried about it, and now that he's in NY and doesn't yet have a number where I can call...I almost miss those "no money-have to fill in balance" days..
So long...some day soon there'll be a post on how to tackle International call rates and the growing frustation thereof...after all, it wouldn't be long before the Social security number comes...till then...
3 comments:
Till chako gets a phone, there is Gtalk/Skype to rely on :) and once he gets a cell, its Reliance/Airtel Calling card all the way!
I still ahve the first two to talk card I used tucked away in my backpocket...it used to be Hutch then..a couple of orange couches...and a lamp as far as i can see in this dilapidated piece of paper...Delhi to NYC..quite some distance..it has travelled...
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life's easy tht ways...!!
and tel u a secret...emails that are read deffered-live...they can suffice too...anticipation is the key...
:)
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