I live in a region that AT&T recently took over from Cellular One. All my household phones were switched over rather easily months ago. We don’t talk much except to eachother, so the prepaid phones have been the cheapest route to go there. My work phone is a Blackberry 8300 and so far has not been converted to AT&T’s network. I noticed late last week that the roaming triangle started appearing on my phone even while at home and work which have always been prime locations for signal. The phone must have started searching for a non-roaming tower because I can’t run more than a day without a battery charge now. It is quite frustrating. I never had this problem in non-ATT areas before. I asked around a bit at work and everyone’s phone is doing the same thing now.

I understand that we’re supposed to be either getting new phones or new SIM cards for our existing phones. I’m wondering what the holdup is.

I’m really hoping for a new phone. It’s not that I don’t like my 8300, but so many advancements have happened since then. The GPS function is one of the most interesting, however I’ve also noticed that the newer models have a more responsive interface than mine. Of course there’s the storm/thunder too, but I’m not sure how I would like a keyboard that didn’t have a raised surface.