And then I joined the beta test band.

Dear Cin­gu­lar,

You’re com­mer­cials sug­gest that you have few dropped calls. This is wrong. Your ser­vice is so bad in my neigh­bor­hood [19125, hol­la at your boy] that I’ve con­sid­ered key­ing the Cin­gu­lar-brand­ed truck that’s often parked at the inter­sec­tion of York and Cedar. Your new music ser­vice is idi­ot­ic, and I think Apple made a pact with Satan when they chose your com­pa­ny of all com­pa­nies to pro­vide cel­lu­lar ser­vice to the iPhone. I’m hope­ful that Apple can over­come your rank stupidity.

In the mean­time, here’s what I thought of your phone and its mp3 capac­i­ty. The short answer? They both suck, though there’s a soft spot in my heart for a phone that can’t prop­er­ly queue mp3s in the order they ought to be played. That’s dar­ing, which is how I know it was unin­tend­ed. The web 2.0 beta test? Also dar­ing, and you put your fate in the hands of democ­ra­cy. You’re learn­ing a tough les­son. Best of luck going forward.

XOXO,

Black­mail Is My Life

P.S. Call­ing your beta test web­site My Blue Notes makes no sense. Is it sup­posed to be a jazz phone? It’s about as much fun to use as a Jaz dri­ve!