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this is just a Lisa W. Cantrell bibliography (AKA's Lisa Wright Cantrell, Lisa Cantrell, Lisa Contrell, Lisa Wright Contrell, Lisa W. Contrell) (born in 1945). Ms. Cantrell has pretty much fallen off the face of the earth as far as her fans are concerned. She won the Bram Stoker Award in 1988 for her first novel, wrote three more books, and seemed to stop around 1992. After picking up "Women of Darkness II" at a used book store because her name was in it, I started doing some research as to what is available by her. My conclusion… not much. She has 4 known novels and 6 or 7 known published short stories. The most surprising thing is a story (?) called "A Close Encounter of the Frisbee Kind” that appeared in Cricket magazine in 2004 (an ages 9+ literary magazine). This appearance makes me wonder (A) if it is her? and (B) what else has she done between 1992 - 2010 besides this and "The Nana’s House"? NOVELS: *The Manse (1987) (1988 Bram Stoker First Novel winner) *The Ridge (1989) *Torments (1990) *Boneman (1992) Anthology appearances: *Women of Darkness II (edited by Kathryn Ptacek) (1990) featuring "Arc Light" *Under the Fang (edited by Robert R. McCammon) (1991) featuring "Juice" *Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror (edited by Michael Garrett and Jeff Gelb) (1991) featuring "Cruising" *Monsters in Our Midst (edited by Robert Bloch) (1992) featuring "Taking Care of Georgie" *Phantoms of the Night (edited by Richard Gilliam and Martin H Greenberg) (1996) featuring "The Nana’s House" Magazine appearances *Cemetery Dance Magazine #4 (Volume 2 Number 2), Featuring "Torments" (is this a short story that the book expanded on? An excerpt? Something different?) *Footsteps #9 (July 1990), featuring a non-fiction piece “On Writing The Manse by Lisa Cantrell: Its Origin, Development, and Place in the Cosmic Scheme of Things” *Tekeli-li! #2 (Summer 1991) Credit given for a picture of Bob Eggleton that accompanies an interview with Mr. Eggleton (I think). Picture is titled "Bob Eggleton: A Pumpkin Kinda Guy" *Forbidden Lines # 6 (September/October 1991). Featuring an interview with Lisa W. Cantrell conducted by Paul B. Thompson called "The First Lady of Horror: An Interview with Lisa Cantrell" *Cricket Magazine Vol 32 #1 (September 2004) (p48-52, 5p, with 3 color photographs). Featuring "A Close Encounter of the Frisbee KindTags: bibliography, boneman, lisa cantrell, lisa contrell, lisa w. cantrell, lisa w. contrell, lisa wright cantrell, lisa wright contrell, the manse, the ridge, torments
Current Location: Salem, OR
Current Mood:  contemplative
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I am a trusting person. Not so much that I would start going through my Spam box and tell the King of Sheeba, "Sure, I'll send a few thousand for that million." But, I do tend to trust Small Press publishers. I take release dates with a grain of salt and a spoonful of Splenda, but otherwise I am pretty trusting. Out of every small press pre-order I have done, I have only had one book cancelled on me (Creeping Hemlock's FUKU edition of Jack's Magic Beans by Brian Keene), and that wasn't the fault of the publisher. I believe that the intentions of 99.9% of all valid small press publisher's are exactly as they say they are. In 2007, I really wanted to make an investment in my reading future and I had some extra cash at that time (unlike now). I wanted to become a "Lifetime Member" of a Small Press. For those of you who don't know, a "Lifetime Membership" in terms of Small Press means that you get every release that the company puts out. Sometimes this is a Limited Edition Lifetime membership, Trade Edition Lifetime membership, or even a Lettered Edition Lifetime membership. I first heard about these through Cemetery Dance, but I couldn't afford theirs. I considered Croatoan (now defunct) because they had one for only a couple hundred bucks, but my research on them wasn't coming up with a strong positive spin on the company, and they only had less then a handful of books announced. I eventually settled on Full Moon Press (owned by husband and wife team, Paul Little and Callie Little). They had a strong list of great books on their plate and they were planning on releasing 40+ books over the next 2 to 5 years! The sad thing is, as of January 2010, they still have almost all of them all on their plate. They released 2 books since I became a lifetime member. They were two GREAT books with awesome production values (The Wildman by Rick Hautala and Carmilla/The Evil Guest by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu), and two books that made me very happy as a reader and as a Lifetime Member to their small press. The problem was that the owners of Full Moon Press have had to deal with a MAJOR fatal tragedy of one of their children and a near fatal bout of a disease by one of the owners (that they are still dealing with). These two factors alone would be enough for some people to throw in the towel this early in the game, but Full Moon seems to still be in the game. They even announced that they were working on a deal to release 10 books at once here in a month or so (woo hoo!). Whether or not this deal came to fruition is currently unknown. Time will tell. I have contacted the owners via email on many occasions and they are ultra-nice people. I consider them very trustworthy people too. They have mentioned on a message board that they have a lot going on behind the scenes, and I believe them.
FYI: Their website is currently under a much needed re-haul (http://www.thefullmoonpress.com).
In short, I trust Full Moon Press. I believe that they will come through with the books that they have announced. I believe that they would never intentionally lie to anyone or try to deceive anyone. They can do this as long as readers and collectors continue to trust and invest in the books that Full Moon Press produces. I can not wait to see more books from them in the future. Here's to Full Moon Press! May 2010 be a productive and happy year! Cheers, and Happy New Year. Tags: books, full moon, full moon press, limited edition, publications, publishing, small press, trust
Current Location: Salem
Current Mood: trusting
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A some of you may already know, I've started writing books reviews and more book related topics on my MySpace page.
http://www.myspace.com/antwriter
Feel free to check them out.
"Bloodstained Oz", By James A. Moore and Christopher Golden
"In Laymon’s Terms" Authors and short stories revealed
Thoughts on Small Press, Lifetime subscriptions, budgets, Full Moon Press, Croatoan, and more
"Serpent Girl" by Ray Garton
"The Story of Noichi the Blind" by Chet Williamson
"The Turtle Boy" by Kealan Patrick Burke
and more!
Tags: book review, books, chet williamson, christopher golden, horror, james a. moore, kealan patrick burke, reviews, richard laymon, serpent girl, turtle boy
Current Location: Smack dab in the middle of life
Current Mood:  giddy
Current Music: "One Foot in Front of the Other"
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I didn't have any Prog music in my collection until the early 90s. I didn't even know it existed. It was the early 1990s and Genesis had recently got back together for We Can't Dance, so it was around 1992 or 1993. My girlfriend at the time, Amy, was discussing music with me. I had no disposable income, and just a cassette player at the time, so my music collection consisted of hand-me-downs of my older brother's 80s music (Ghostbusters soundtrack, Thompson Twins, etc), the dollar bin at Woolworths (New Kids on the Block, Tommy Page, etc...yay!), and Christmas presents from my parents (oooh a Music Man soundtrack and a Kingston Trio cassette, thanks Dad.... WOW a Helen Reddy cassette, thanks Mom). Suddenly, Amy said, "Have you ever heard ' old' Genesis?" and I said, "Yeah, of course, you mean songs like ' Land of Confusuion'?" She laughed and said, "NO! Like when Peter Gabriel was the lead singer." *insert my jaw dropping here* "You mean the ' Sledgehammer,' ' Big Time,' ' Shock the Monkey' guy?" (I liked those songs a lot) *insert her smirk here* "Yes, him. Lets go to my room." *pause* "OKAY!!!!!" I normally wasn't allowed back there, and her mom wasn't home, *insert my secret-to-myself-smile here*(she could have said, "let's go listen to my new Nails on a Chalkboard album in my room," and I would have gone with her). We entered her hot pink garden paradise of a room, and she pulled out a record from her huge collection. She proceded to play me side 2 of Foxtrot including all of "Supper's Ready". She even did a little CREEPY dance during the "A FLOWER" part of the song. She Progged me good that day. We just sat there and stared at the speakers for the next 24 minutes (no kissing at all, but somehow, I didn't care). I was in love. I borrowed all of her "Old" Genesis albums over the next couple weeks (I dubbed them onto cassette, shhhh). After I copied them all, we broke up within a week. I did NOT use her. That Christmas I got a CD boombox, and I eventually saved up to purchase Foxtrot on Compact Disc. Gradually, I got the whole Gabriel collection on CD. Tags: genesis, high school, music, peter gabriel, phil collins, prog, prog rock, progressive rock
Current Location: Prog land
Current Mood:  mellow
Current Music: "Supper's Ready" by Genesis
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I have had this phone call TWICE now from the "Disney Planning Center":
386-673-4702 (female)
407-767-2065 (male)
(Wanna do something funny... search for those numbers online....they are on a lot of Police reports, Scam boars, and Reported Offending number lists)
I am getting this phone call because I contacted them at one time or I entered an online promotion of some sort. They are offering me a very rare "100 percent discount" for 4 days and 3 nights at the Walt Disney Wolrd resort. Plus a few more nights at Daytona Beach. BOTH said that I will only get this phone call / offer ONCE (HA HA HA)! I must be 21 or older to accept, and I have to go in the next 18 mos (I told them BOTH that I could not, and they BOTH insisted that I hear the whole offer). I must give them 30 days notice before I embark on my trip. Airline info was never discussed, so I don't think it comes with plane tickets. When I arrive there will only be a small registration fee of $75 per person (but only for the first two people). She mentioned the website www,mysummerbay.com is where I need to finish the whole process, BUT, OH, there is a one time $9.95 fee and that I have give my credit card over the phone right now. When I said "NO, I can not travel during the next 18 months," (AGAIN), they told me that I could TRANSFER the whole prize to someone else, "It would make a really great Mother's Day gift." I said, "No thank you," and I hung up the phone. It all felt VERY scammy.
I should write the REAL "Disney Planning Center" and tell them about this.
Tags: daytona beach, disney world, disneyland, my summer bay, mysummerbay, resort, scam
Current Location: Not mysummerbay that is for sure
Current Mood:  enraged
Current Music: "Parasite" by The Guys Next Door
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So, in trying to recapture my youth, I am constantly seeking out music I listened to (like Bullfrogs & Butterflies and Music Machine), and trying to figure out TV shows I watched on PBS and Nickelodeon (yes I watched other channels too… but then we would have A LOT MORE listed…some of these were also played on other channels). So far, I have come up with: The Great Space Coaster, Electric Company, Today's Special, Special Delivery, Sesame Street, Barbapappa, Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (the one that SNL parodied), Belle and Sebastian AKA Meiken Jolie (the cartoon with the little dog Poochie and the big white dog) The Mysterious Cities of Gold Chapi Chapo (which… I would NOT buy… its weirdness scared me) Mole (Krteček) Hattytown The Magic Roundabout (which "Doogal" was based on) Kalles Klätterträd (Charlie's Climbing Tree) Inspector Gadget DangerMouse Count Duckula Bananaman The World of David the Gnome (David, el Gnomo) (based on the Wil Huygen books) Maya the Bee (Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken) Mister Wizard's World Noozles (AKA Fushigi na Koara Burinkī, AKA The Wonderous Koala Blinky) Out of Control (with Dave Coulier and Diz McNally) Spartakus & the Sun Beneath the Sea ("Rainbow Dawn… Arcadia") (Les Mondes Engloutis) Turkey TV You Can't Do That on Television The Tripods Doctor Who Tomorrow People The Third Eye (with Into the Labyrinth, Children of the Stones, The Haunting of Cassie Palmer, Under the Mountain) The Adventures of Pete & Pete Flipper I recently found Pinwheel on Wikipedia. DANG! I remember all of those shows and cartoons it featured! There is one that I can't figure out. It was a cartoon I saw in the 1980s.... probably on Nickelodeon... maybe on HBO or even PBS. It may be a movie that was a part of the Special Delivery series or featured on Pinwheel. It might be a TV show, and it may have been translated to English (like many Nickelodeon shows were) It was similar in style to the light table, cut-out jumpy animation of the film "Twice Upon a Time" (which I haven’t seen in a long time)…I don’t think it was that movie though. I remember a fairy that would zip around and its mouth would move in a frantic zig-zaggy fast motion as it talked (not unlike early “South Park” episodes. I think the main plot was about a girl (whom the previously mentioned fairy followed around and flew around her a lot). It was set in a very industrial, dark city. I think I remember a lot of gears and a staircase. Thinking back, with a modern perspective… it felt “British” I could actually be mixing the show I am looking for with "Twice Upon a Time" but I know that Twice doesn't have the fast talking girl that I really remember. In 1999, I saw a book of “Alice in Wonderland” that was modernly-illustrated and it looked a lot like this film. It was on an art Professor’s bookshelf (no idea how old that book was, or who illustrated it). The book is what reminded me of the film. Please help.
UPDATE (9/2009)
With no help received, I searched for over a year, and finally figured it out!
"The Adventures of Thelma Thumb" was the show I was trying to remember (it was a series of Sesame Street shorts)! It has some of the same animators and people involved as "Twice Upon a Time" (like John Korty, Brian Narelle, and Harley Jessup). What are the chances that I'll ever be able to see these again? Crud!
The Alice in Wonderland book was illustrated by Ralph Steadman!
Now... if only I could figure out... ;)
Tags: cutout animation, hbo light table, nickelodeon, pbs, pinwheel, ralph steadman, retro, special delivery, television, thelma thumb, tv, twice upon a time
Current Location: TV land
Current Mood: nostalgic
Current Music: "Nick-nick-nick-nick-nick-nick-nick-nick Nickelodeon"
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Happy Mother's Day Mom!
Mother's day is coming. It may be a Hallmark ™ occasion, but it is a much deserved time of recognition. A few years back, after a marriage of six years, my (now ex-) wife and I got a divorce. I got full custody of my one and only child (who was 6 months old at the time). I could go into a whole diatribe about "how could a mother possibly do that to her child?" and the truth is, I really don't know… but I am not here to bash my ex-wife. She had her own life to live, and wanted to be commitment free to party as she pleased. Moving on. Being a single dad who had to play the roll of mother and father to my child was extremely difficult sometimes. I had a lot of fears, a lot of tears, and I had no family close by. There were some awesome times too. My child can always make me smile, even after driving-me-up-a-wall with their "No No No"s. My mother helped a lot. She was always available by phone and willing to talk me through any trying times. I drove the multiple hours to stay with her on plenty of weekends, and she always greeted me and my child with open arms. It wasn't all about her grandchild either (like I have witnessed with other Grandmas), it was about the two of us.
I have recently been re-maried, and she is an awesome woman, and a great mother to my first child. Happy Mother's Day to you too sweetie. I love you, and I love our growing child inside you. Mom, thank you for being there for me. Thank you for your love and support. Thank you for the phone converstaions that lasted for hours as my heart was breaking. Thank you for listening. Thank you for your stories. Thank you for raising me. Thank you. I love you, Mom. ~Robert (Mommy's bouncing baby boy)Tags: children, family, love, mom, mommy, mother, mother's day
Current Location: Mommyville
Current Mood: thankful
Current Music: "Thank U" by Alanis Morissette.
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So, I took the Music Intelligence Institute's "Music Intelligence Quiz" today. I got one question wrong (according to the, POSSIBLY INCORRECT, writer of the quiz): "How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?" They wanted people to say "9" (because most people think that is all there was). I answered 10, because... well, out of the 138 Opp. that Ludwig Van Beethoven wrote, 10 were symphonies according to what I was taught in college: "Symphony #1" (Op. 21) "Symphony #2" (Op. 36) "Symphony #3" (Op. 55) (AKA "Eroica") "Symphony #4" (Op. 60) "Symphony #5" (Op. 67) "Symphony #6" (Op. 68) (AKA "Pastoral") "Symphony #7" (Op. 92) "Symphony #8" (Op. 93) "Symphony #9" (Op. 125 (AKA "Choral") and "Wellington's Victory" (Op. 91) (AKA "Battle Symphony" AKA "Wellingtons Sieg" AKA "Schlacht bei Vittoria" AKA "The Battle of Vitoria") "Wellington's Victory" is often forgotten just because it is not labeled, what would have been, "Symphony #7" (Making his famous 9th symphony, really #10. Labeling "Wellington’s Victory" "Symphony #6.5" would be wrong because it is not associated with "Symphony #6". So, Beethoven's trivia question… which is quite common as an "easy" question in game shows and online quizzes (and porno spam links, be careful)… is bound to be incorrect on all cases. If it multiple choice, and there is a "9" and a "10" there…. be careful. The safe answer is "9" but only because most people forget about "Wellington's Victory," or they will go into a whole spiel about “Wellington’s Victory” is not really a symphony. There can be validity to that… read on. Here in lies the rub: A "symphony" is a musical composition, often extended and usually for orchestra. Some argue that "Wellington's Victory" is not a symphony because it was reportedly written for a one-man-band contraption that a friend of Beethoven's invented called a panharmonicon… BUT, the musical piece was then extended out for full 30+ piece orchestration by Beethoven. It is also about 15 minutes long. By this definition, it is a symphony (long and for orchestra!). If you go with the more scholarly definition of: "symphonies" are tonal works in four movements with the first in sonata form, then some of Beethoven's "symphonies" are not "symphonies" (“# 6,” for example, has five movements) . “Sonata” just mean that it is music only (no lyrics). "Wellington's Victory" only has two movements, but it is music only. Who knows how many undiscovered symphonies Beethoven wrote under a different name, or hid from the masses too?! Therefore, the absolute true answer to the question “How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?" is unknown to me. The safe answer is still “9,” but it really depends on who is asking the question (we all know the real answer is "42," right?). I have a tendency to read too into things. Ha ha. Tags: battle of vitoria, battle symphony, beethoven, how many symphonies did beethoven compos, ludwig van beethoven, music, schlacht bei vittoria, symphony, wellington's victory, wellingtons sieg
Current Location: Music Land
Current Mood: Musical
Current Music: "Beethoven's 39th Symphony" by someone
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I found a Blue Raspberry flavored " Big Bite Gummy Bear" (Labeld "Giant Gummy Bear" on the nutrition label) (Made in China) at my local World Market ... ONE HUGE blue 3/4 pound (350 gram) gummy bear. This sucker is 1,120 calories, 280 grams of carbs, and 24 grams of good for you protein (from those yummy Chinese cows) . It is FAT FREE! So, I can eat it on my diet, right?? I can skip breakfast toworrow, and eat this at work for Brunch (maybe with some coffee). If I do, I could: A) Fall into a sugar induced diabetic coma. B) Get really fat. C) Say, "Hmm, that was tasty." D) Say, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing." E) Throw up. F) Feel good all day. G) Get a tummy ache. H) Sit in one place looking around and wondering why everyone is looking at me...maybe it is because I am naked at work with copious amounts of "blue raspberry" juice running down my chin and chest. I) Die Hmm.... I think I'll do it! It isn't as big as Matt's world famous 13lb giant Gummy Bear, but it looks like it was made in a similar way. It comes in a large hard plastic bear... maybe they melted a bunch of small Blue Raspberry gummy bears and made this one. I have never seen small Blue Raspberry gummy bears, and that is half the reason I chose this flavor. Tags: big candy, giant gummy bear, gummi, gummy, gummy bear
Current Location: Gummy Land
Current Mood:  hungry
Current Music: "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies
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My old LG phone decided to die on me in March 2008 (it wouldn't turn off when closed, so the battery ran out quickly). So, I checked Cingular / AT&T to see if I could get, what used to be called, a "free" upgrade (since I had the LG for about 2 years). They told me that as of April 4th, I could. So, I waited until April 5th just to make sure. I went to the website and there actually were a couple of old-school phones that were "re-furbished" and free. The "refurbished" word scared me a bit… so I started just looking for a phone that fit my main needs. What I wanted out of the phone was the ability to have a wired headset, because that way I could do handsfree for the car. My state is passing the law of handsfree devices only in the car, but that isn't the whole reason that I want a wired handsfree device. I do not want to have microwaves/RF right next to my head. Cell phones and Bluetooth headsets both have a level of Microwaves/RF, so I don't like to hold them up to my ear. If you buy a new cell phone nowadays, you will get a warning pamphlet about this that states the research on it "goes both ways"… Meaning some research says it is harmful, and other research says that some of the harmful research is unrepeatable in a laboratory… It seems to say if you already have brain cancer it will accelerate it, and if you don't have brain cancer, animal testing is inconclusive on if it causes it (so, I guess they have animals in cages with cell phones or Bluetooth headsets strapped to their heads!?). It further states that if you have a warming sensation in or around your ear, to stop using the phone for awhile, and it recommends only using it for short periods of time to reduce microwave/RF exposure. Anyway, if any research and testing says it could be bad to hold a cell phone up to your ear, I don't want to do it. So I want a wired handsfree listening and talking piece, and NOT a wireless Bluetooth one. Almost all of the modern phones do not have a wired hands-free earpiece jack on them. So, they are all Bluetooth or some other wireless headset only (maybe Bluetooth gives them a grant for this as a part of a monopoly scheme). I also wanted at least a 2.0 mega pixels camera. All of the refurbished phones that were available were less then 2.0mp. I saw a phone I liked that looked like it had a wired headset that came with it called the Sony Ericsson W580i (walkman), but it would have cost me $289.00 online, even with my "free upgrade"! They, however, did have the W580i listed with the refurbished ones that were labeled as "free", but they were not in stock (and probably never are…this phone was the only "modern" phone listed in the refurbished section). So, I went to my local "Authorized Retail" shops. All of them had the W580i listed as $89.00 - $99.00 regular price, and then $50.00 off with a two year contract. I had them open it and show me the features. I was told that I could put my MP3's on it and use them as my ringtones (not exaclty, read on). This sounded AWESOME! I could hand pick from all my music what I wanted every person calling me to sound like… "Jaws theme" for when daycare calls to say my child has pink eye, "Diane" by Guster for when Diane calls me, etc… I was told that the headphones that came with it could be used for handsfree calling and for listening to music (Very hard to figure out). I asked about refurbished because of what I saw on the AT&T site, and I was told that there were no usual problems with the phone and that "refurbished" ones would just be because someone returned it for a different phone (nope). He also refused to let me buy a magnetized horizontal hip case for it. He would not take it out of the glass display case, and he would not let me even read its box. He said "I won't let you buy that because there are problems with it and the magnet unlocks the phone instead of locking it like it is supposed to do…there might be a recall on the case" (unconfirmed) HEADPHONES THAT COME FREE WITH PHONE DID NOT SEEM to be HANDSFREE: Now, don't get me wrong, I like the phone, but I couldn't use it to talk in the car because the headphones, as far as I could at first tell, were for listening to music only, and did not have a microphone attached. I received a call while wearing them and I could not hear the person talking through the headphones. I tried to call out with them attached, nothing. They are great for music though, and it is stereo sound. The jack on the phone is a unique one inch wide one that takes a special huge stereo plug in... it is also the recharge plug in. So, you can't recharge and listen to music through headphones at the same time. See "well documented problems" for info about battery life. I eventually figured out that this phone had "modes" that you could set it to, one of these was "Handsfree mode" after going through the menus and selecting this, the heaphones worked as handsfree. I can picture myself driving and getting a call, putting the headphones in, and then going through the menu to select handsfree, and then answering...twenty minutes or one car crash later. I guess I have to prepare for a phone call before I start my car. REGULAR MP3s CAN NOT BE USED AS RINGTONES: I bought a 1 GB card for it and put my favorite songs on it for ringtones. When I told the phone to use them, it said "CANNOT USE THIS FILE" as a ringtone. This is a common thing, as I found online. You CAN NOT use a regular MP3 file as a ringtone with the W580i. According to a little bit of Internet research, you can "edit" you Mp3 file so it is about 30-32 seconds, and about 599 kb for it to work, but you will have to download software like Audacity or something else in order to do it. Audacity is free, but it will take a little work to get your phone to play "Heigh Ho" when your cheating ex calls about wanting their black t-shirt back. I have yet to download the software and finagle the MP3s for my phone, so I can not confirm that this works. I had Audacity before on my previous computer (that died on me) because I was recording audio books for Librivox in my spare time. It is pretty easy to use. Oh, and the adapter that came with the 1GB card didn't really fit any of my slots on my computer perfectly. It finally went into one of the really big ones, and my computer recognized it. I put my MP3s in the "Ringtones" folder (they still didn't work) "Refurbished", WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH THIS PHONE: According to Amazon reviews and other places, the number keys on the keypad crack and break easily! Sometimes within days! This would be why the phones would be getting refurbished. I don't text and I got my numbers transferred from my old phone to this one…so, I won't be using my keypad much. If you are a text-aholic, then sorry, the keys on this phone might break on you. Your provider won't fix it because it is a physical phone problem, and not their fault. If it is still under warranty, then you can pay the shipping, send it in for 6-8 weeks, and they will fix it for "free" (but you will also be "free" of a phone for awhile too, eek). If your warranty has expired, you might just have to buy a new phone, because each key replaced may be $25.00 plus $50.00 per hour of labor. There is also talk on the Internet about a really low battery life on this phone too. The official site just talks about talk time, and non-use-sitting-on-the-shelf time. It doesn't talk about ring time and listening to music time. I have had my phone for three days, I haven't experienced any battery problems yet, or cracked any keys. MAGNATIZED HIP CASE: I can't find any info about this. The cheap-o soft leather one he sold me is very non-compatible with the phone. I can answer and talk through the case, but it doesn't immediately auto lock afterward because it can not be slid open or closed while it is in the protector. I have already pocket dialed and accidentally got on the net with it just from sitting down and standing up. I did eventually discover that the phone has two auto-lock modes. One is for when you slide it closed, and the other will auto-lock it after a few seconds of total non-use. I am now using it to protect me from erroneous charges. I have read that because the unlock is push one button on side and then another button on the other side, that it can still unlock easily in your pocket… but I don't carry mine in my pocket. Another problem with this case is in order to use the keypad I have to fully remove it from the soft tight leather case. The phone sticks to the case and is very hard to remove after being in there for a couple of days. The other magnetized case was just a holder that when you take the phone out of it, you have just your phone and no need to take it out anything. Which also has its drawbacks as far as screen protection and stuff goes, but they make static cling screen saver things for that. If you drop your phone that is another story. The tight leather case he sold me was $19.99, and according to the Internet, the Magnetized Hip Pouch cases are about $11.99. Yeah, he just wanted more money. As far as recalls go, I haven't seen any evidence of that either. If you don't have an iPod, then this phone can work with up to 2 GB extra memory (for $69.99, or 1 GB for $39.99) for a few of your favorite songs. The documentation with the phone says it only takes up to 2 Gigabytes, but some Internet sources mention 4 GB. Who knows? So I spent $159.98 for my phone and accessories, with a $50.00 mail in rebate (for a $50.00 Visa card) . I traded in my old broken LG for $9.98, and they gave me a five dollar accessory price break. That gives me a total of $95.00 for my $89.00-$99.00 (retail) phone. Not horrible, but not what I expected for my “Free Upgrade.” Now if I want a car charger, insurance, a hands free device, etc. We are talking mayb $200 plus. Sony Ericsson is releasing a Bluetooth Car Speakerphone called the HCB-150. I am guessing that it will cost about $150.00, but at least you won’t be microwaving your brain. Tags: at&t, battery, cell phone, cellphone, cingular, hands free, headphones, headset, lies, locking, mp3, phone, ringtones, sony ericsson, upgrade, w580i, walkman, wired, wireless
Current Location: Phoneland, USA
Current Mood: disappointed
Current Music: "Heigh Ho" from Disney's Snow White
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