E90, TyTN 2 & ECPI

Yesterday morning I switched to my TyTN 2 as my main phone for the day and learned something new and very important. The Nokia E90 that I usually use is not optimized for American 3G so I configured the network setting to work as "GSM only" instead of "Dual" mode for both GSM and 3G. I figured it wise to make this move on my E90 since it was wasteful to the battery to have the device searching for nonexistent European 3G signals along with worldwide GSM. Once I switched my SIM card from my E90 to my TyTN 2 and powered it on, I noticed that the AT&T network was not connecting to my device whenever I tried to check email or make a call. After a few minutes of pondering I finally guessed that switching the network mode of my SIM card on the E90 may have had something to do with the situation. At that point I placed the SIM back into the E90, changed the network setting back to "Dual" mode and then switched back to the TyTN 2. Everything began working as normal and I had absolutely no trouble through the day with the HTC as my main phone.

However, on this morning I have changed back to the E90 and am loving the heck out of it! As I type this blog entry on its expanded qwerty and listen to the music of Ennio Morricone playing from its stereo speakers I feel very much at home with it. Being privileged to experience all of its features continues to convince me that no BlackBerry, Motorola, Palm, Samsung, ETEN, iMate, Apple or HTC will ever win my loyalty like Nokia has. At one point I did have my 6GB microSD filled with feature films courtesy of HandBrake and VisualHub on my Mac, but have since then replaced them with an extensive library of digital music previously ripped to a desktop harddrive. Watching a movie on the E90's internal widescreen is great but not as pleasing as listening to music while writing with its qwerty keypad. I guess that movie playback was at least great for tutorial purposes on YouTube. This E90 consistently impresses me with its potential every day and I am certainly glad that I decided to return to it again. I may check up on the status of my device upgrade with AT&T, but a part of me thinks that I may not need it at all.

During this past weekend on Saturday I took the entrance exam at ECPI, a local technical school in Virginia Beach, and I passed it! While reading and writing were huge strengths for me, the math was not as great in terms of my performance. But since I will be able to take refresher courses in math I have no worries at all about that. The current plan of action is to fill out enrollment paperwork on Thursday and await my first day of class on March 17th shortly after my birthday on March 2nd. For the first term I will attend night classes after my full-time work at Chubb and must learn to better manage my time with such a hectic schedule. If I really want to achieve my goal of earning a technical degree then I will find a way and the will to make this happen. At this moment in my life it seems to be the only way that I can break the monotony of my dead-end job that has been plagued by complacency and boredom.

Despite my being eager to go back to school I am definitely scared of failure. But at the end of the day I must realize that I am in control of my own destiny and that no one can stop me from following my dreams. I can only stop myself by constantly worrying about the unknown, so it is best that I stop it here and now and write of it no further. I WILL do well at this school and WILL do the best I can!

TRENT
Sent from my Nokia E90