Close Call

I found myself in a dilemma. My smart phone was becoming an obsession. I was beginning to take it with me when I left the house. So I called Verizon with the intent of canceling. The lady suggested   suspending the service for ninety days. Well, texting had been a joy, but something had to be done about the problem. 
Then I had an idea. Why don't I just get a dumb phone to text? This move would save the $220 penalty for dropping out of the contract early. Alas and alack, the equipment was so shoddy that I couldn't force myself make the switch. 
During my suspended animation, I discovered an iPhone could text another iPhone without using a carrier. Wow! Pretty cool, a potential tool for the future, but I was still suspended with the debt hanging by a thread over my head.  

After talking to all these phone folks, I choose the conservative course and decided to just run out the clock and save the 220 large.