Anyway, the new phone uses micro-USB just like my smartphone, so all of the chargers and connectors work interchangeably, thank goodness. Also, the new phone has online backup for my contacts list, and I've set that up so that as I rebuild my contacts, I won't lose them again. And, since it's a pay-as-you-go $35/month phone, I've set it auto-pay so that I don't have to fret about remember to buy a phone card for it other than in the very unlikely case of exceeding 500 minutes in a month. (50 minutes is a rare high for me.)
Meanwhile, we're staying inside as much as possible, as the 40°C temps are deadly. It's about 30°C inside, which isn't fun but also isn't quite as awful. And the air conditioning works in the