Technology knows I'm getting old
It certainly seems that as I distance myself from my early 20s, technology has decided to go and make it hard on me. It's made me reconsider the reasons why our older generations don't quite understand e-mail and the internet. Maybe my dad doesn't use his cell phone very much not because of a lack of understanding it, but because it has detected his age and decided not to work properly.
I jest, of course, but it just seems like things aren't working the way they used to. I've been an Apple user my entire, computer-using life (we never even had a Commodore 64, first computer we ever owned was an Macintosh SE). But after two logic board replacements on my work computer and perpetual issues with the 2.x iPhone firmware roll-out (not to mention the MobileMe fiasco which I thankfully only read about), my faith is a little bit shaken. Don't get me wrong, I still think they make some great products, but nevertheless, it makes me a bit wary when considering purchasing new products, whether they be software or hardware.
Anyway, just venting. After installing the 2.1 software on our phones, Cyndi's has decided that the apartment no longer has service (even as it sits next to mine, which has a full set of bars), and both phones have been having issues connecting calls. So maybe it HAS fixed the issue of dropped calls... when it's actually able to make them.
Or maybe it knows we're getting older. Cyndi is older than me by a few months, so maybe I'll mysteriously lose service sometime in December...
Edit: Neither of our phones work in our apartment anymore (despite mine giving me full bars)... this is a problem.
Edit 2: After a bit of searching, I've found a solution on Apple's forum. It seems to be an issue with the 3G network. If I turn off 3G, then I can make calls (and presumably receive them). If it's on, nothing but my own wireless connection. It's a bit ironic that the first time I wait for a second gen Apple product, it actually has more issues than the first!
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