Every two years I get really excited in mid-July because I am able to get a new, discounted mobile phone with my service provider (Verizon Wireless).

This year is no different. I have had my eye on the LG Voyager since it came out and I can't wait to trade in my beaten-up Samsung!

The discount is a nice bonus to signing a new two-year agreement with Verizon. It allows me to stay "up-to-date" with new mobile technologies and it feeds the hunger of wanting something new and shiny in my purse.

Unlike my husband, I am not interested in a Blackberry, Treo or iPhone. He's in sales and has to be connected 24/7, so for him it makes sense. I do all of my work either on my desktop or laptop and I never feel "disconnected."

My friends, family, co-workers and clients all know my mobile & office numbers as well as my email address and I feel that is more than sufficient for the work I do. Granted, it would be nice not to have to bring my laptop on day trips to NYC or back home to SC but it's something I don't mind doing. In fact, I like doing it... which is why I want the LG Voyager and not the Blackberry Pearl.

In a world where we are becoming more and more connected through the Internet, mobile devices, social networking, etc... it's nice to "disconnect" for a brief moment and have one electronic device meant to do just one thing: be a telephone.