Yeah, I'm the same way. My phone just came up for a contract renewal, and the current one is working just fine.
I've often remarked upon an interesting technological conservativism among sysadmin personalities. The first question they ask is, "does it actually add anything to my life?", and if the answer to that is positive, they're all about it - but they're extremely skeptical about arriving at a positive answer to that question.
For instance, the first thing I do when I see a mobile device - I don't know about anyone else - is ask myself, "can this item survive a curbstomping?" Because I KNOW I'm going to drop it, over and over again, over the course of its lifetime. Because I know the core requirements: can it be a phone, and can it survive a beating. Anything else is extra, and if it doesn't fill those qualities, and fill them well, I just won't buy it.
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I've often remarked upon an interesting technological conservativism among sysadmin personalities. The first question they ask is, "does it actually add anything to my life?", and if the answer to that is positive, they're all about it - but they're extremely skeptical about arriving at a positive answer to that question.
For instance, the first thing I do when I see a mobile device - I don't know about anyone else - is ask myself, "can this item survive a curbstomping?" Because I KNOW I'm going to drop it, over and over again, over the course of its lifetime. Because I know the core requirements: can it be a phone, and can it survive a beating. Anything else is extra, and if it doesn't fill those qualities, and fill them well, I just won't buy it.