Somerville, MA
In what some are calling a travesty of the iPhone, area woman, Elena (Lany) Mamlok, believes her hand me down iPhone may be broken.
"I have received a paltry number of phone calls and texts on my new phone over the past few days. Something's not right." Mamlok elaborated, "I mean, it makes no sense..."
Upon changing her phone number this past weekend, Mamlok alerted an alarming number of friends, family members, colleagues, rotary clubs, credit agencies, and the Cristos Pizza in Davis Square, of her new contact information.
"What I'm most concerned about is the phone's warranty. I mean, it's a year old... I assume the warranty is up... so, now I'm stuck with a bum iPhone?"
At the time of this printing, there have been no reports or statistics to verify iPhone reliability.
"Well, I don't care what statistics are out there. My phone is not working... and if I have to start a support group for others in similar situations, well, fine, I will!"
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Area Woman Switches to 617
Somerville, MA
A quick decision made on Saturday, July 26, resulted in a new cellular phone number for Somerville resident, Elena (Lany) Mamlok. Bystanders say this change came about due to Mamlok receiving a gently used iPhone from her brother-in-law, Robert Westervelt, of Natick. Mamlok elected to change her phone number entirely, updating her area code to Boston's 617.
When asked to comment about the decision, Mamlok said, 'Well... it just made sense for me... the [right] time, the [right] place, the [right] area code, most of all.'
Mamlok's previous mobile phone number had been part of the (508) area code since 2002.
'You know, I was at Clark [University] and my parents bought me a phone for my birthday. And I did live in Worcester after graduating, so there was no need to change it then.'
When asked to elaborate on the decision, Mamlok stated, 'Well... to be honest, I was content with my 508 number. My brother-in-law gave me his old iPhone when he bought the new one and, since I had to switch service anyway, I thought I'd make the most of out this big change.'
Big change indeed. In a recent study of cellular phone customers, 12% of people between the ages of 27 - 27.5 years living in a 617 designated town reportedly used 508 area codes. Mamlok's new phone number brings that percentage down one whole point.
'... I realized that I'd been living in Somerville for over three years and am not making plans to move to the metro west area, at least not in the next year since I've signed a new lease. So... why not?'
Friends say this is just one of several changes [Mamlok] has made over the past 12 months, including (but not limited to) buying a car, deciding to move this coming September, switching jobs, and, most significantly, being in a happy relationship with Mandy Minichiello.
'Yeah... Lany is making some big changes', an anonymous source close to Mamlok said confidentially. 'I was shocked about the new phone number... and hurt that I didn't receive her text that she apparently sent to like 30 people.'
'It's true', Mamlok responded, 'I sent a text to the first 30 people (alphabetically listed) in my phone yesterday. And I didn't have a chance to send it to everyone else... actually, that's what prompted me to contact the press.'
Mamlok recalled when her sister and brother-in-law, Charna and Robert Westervelt, respectively, of Natick, changed their home phone from a 617 to a 508 area code. Mamlok stated it was a front page headline, thanks to her sister's connections in the news industry. 'That's where I got the idea... so thanks, Charn!'
Mamlok's new phone number effective immediately is 617-xxx-xxxx
A quick decision made on Saturday, July 26, resulted in a new cellular phone number for Somerville resident, Elena (Lany) Mamlok. Bystanders say this change came about due to Mamlok receiving a gently used iPhone from her brother-in-law, Robert Westervelt, of Natick. Mamlok elected to change her phone number entirely, updating her area code to Boston's 617.
When asked to comment about the decision, Mamlok said, 'Well... it just made sense for me... the [right] time, the [right] place, the [right] area code, most of all.'
Mamlok's previous mobile phone number had been part of the (508) area code since 2002.
'You know, I was at Clark [University] and my parents bought me a phone for my birthday. And I did live in Worcester after graduating, so there was no need to change it then.'
When asked to elaborate on the decision, Mamlok stated, 'Well... to be honest, I was content with my 508 number. My brother-in-law gave me his old iPhone when he bought the new one and, since I had to switch service anyway, I thought I'd make the most of out this big change.'
Big change indeed. In a recent study of cellular phone customers, 12% of people between the ages of 27 - 27.5 years living in a 617 designated town reportedly used 508 area codes. Mamlok's new phone number brings that percentage down one whole point.
'... I realized that I'd been living in Somerville for over three years and am not making plans to move to the metro west area, at least not in the next year since I've signed a new lease. So... why not?'
Friends say this is just one of several changes [Mamlok] has made over the past 12 months, including (but not limited to) buying a car, deciding to move this coming September, switching jobs, and, most significantly, being in a happy relationship with Mandy Minichiello.
'Yeah... Lany is making some big changes', an anonymous source close to Mamlok said confidentially. 'I was shocked about the new phone number... and hurt that I didn't receive her text that she apparently sent to like 30 people.'
'It's true', Mamlok responded, 'I sent a text to the first 30 people (alphabetically listed) in my phone yesterday. And I didn't have a chance to send it to everyone else... actually, that's what prompted me to contact the press.'
Mamlok recalled when her sister and brother-in-law, Charna and Robert Westervelt, respectively, of Natick, changed their home phone from a 617 to a 508 area code. Mamlok stated it was a front page headline, thanks to her sister's connections in the news industry. 'That's where I got the idea... so thanks, Charn!'
Mamlok's new phone number effective immediately is 617-xxx-xxxx
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