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These two photos were taken the same evening last week while strolling along Michigan Avenue late in the evening. The Nokia Store (I will call this the non-iPhone store) is pretty in all its color, but I have never seen it terribly crowded. On the other hand, the Apple Store is always packed with people, but even more so since the release of the iPhone. I need a new cell phone, and have spent a lot of time looking at what is out there… Of course, there was only one conclusion, read about it below.

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On the topic of new cell phones… I need a new cell phone for several reasons…. My phone for the last 2+ years has beeen a Razr that I actually paid $300 for (long before they became ubiquitous and $49). It still works, but the battery only holds a charge for only a few hours. But that is not the problem… I am going to need to get a new phone number when I get to NYC (I will so miss my 312) and my current phone won’t work on the network my cell phone company has there, so I will have to get a new one regardless. So, to get a new number, I will have to sign a new contract to get a new phone. Well, my logic (which only makes sense to me) says, if I have to get a new contract to get a new phone, I don’t want to be stuck in a contract for a phone I am not happy with, when I really want an iPhone. Then my logic says… If I get an iPhone here, portage my current number… I am that many weeks ahead on the contract business, I have a new phone, and when I get to NYC, I can just change my number for $35, and my old number will have a forwarding message to all those out there that have my old number…. OK, so this is getting long, I know… End of story… I bought my self an early birthday gift (two weeks early) yesterday.