It's an end of an era. I can now text. I have a charger. I can call home while driving and say, "I'm on my way home!"
And no longer do I need to explain to anyone that I'm not very communicado.
I now give me the nine-year evolution of the reactions I've received when forced to explain I don't have a personal hot device.
1999: Solidarity ("Yeah, me neither -- I hate those things!")
2000: Indifference ("Okay, what's your home phone number then?")
2001: Encouragement ("You should get one -- they're coming down in price.")
2002: Confusion ("I thought you, like, worked for a software company.")
2003: Sympathy ("They're getting cheaper. You'll be able to afford one soon.")
2004: Irritation ("How am I supposed to reach you? Never mind. Forget it.")
2005: Scorn ("Is there a particular payphone you like?")
2006: Skepticism* ("You're serious. Really?")
2007: Disbelief ("Wow.")
2008: Incomprehension ("You don't ... how ...?")
[*] Or maybe it was disdain.
