cell phone confessions

g.fonz reads article

2009-02-16T19:23:00.000-08:00

g.fonz reads this article: the cellphone, navigating our lives

g.fonz seeks superhero

2008-11-18T11:18:00.000-08:00

do you have incredible customer service skills? do you need some extra cash? do want to save the world . . . one cell phone at a time?

gFonz is seeking a cell phone superhero(ine) like you. you hook people up with a recycled cell phone when theirs is broken, lost or stolen. you meet them somewhere near you. you receive $10 cash for each person you rescue.

it's necessary that you have a cell phone and email access.

if you're interested in this green gig, please reach gfonzmail@gmail.com or 212.928.1842 right away.

g.fonz goes to midtown

2008-11-14T23:14:00.000-08:00

g.fonz today sells a lg vx5300 to a merrill lynch executive, a lg vx5200 to a jazz club server and a samsung sph-a660 to a law & order production assistant. all sales are in midtown manhattan.

g.fonz txt of the day

2008-11-08T00:26:00.000-08:00

from an verizon lg env.

mom had some major sales today. i think she might be the gfonz salesman of the year.

g.fonz takes a trip

2008-10-25T17:59:00.000-07:00

g.fonz today sells a lg vx5300 in forest hills, queens, and a samsung sph-a660 in williamsburg, brooklyn.

g.fonz usually sells phones only in manhattan. but when a customer from a neighboring borough needs a phone, g.fonz hooks them up.

g.fonz hooks up rock chick

2008-10-22T23:11:00.000-07:00

g.fonz hooks up a rock chick with a lg vx8100 video camera phone.

"i'm never going to (big evil cell phone company) again" she says after her g.fonz experience.

g.fonz sells

2008-10-20T22:20:00.000-07:00

g.fonz today sells phones to a dogwalker on the upper west side, a rabbi on the upper east side, a college professor and a college janitor.

g.fonz goes to brooklyn

2008-10-18T23:11:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells a lg vx5300 to a graphic designer in brooklyn at midnight.

g.fonz remembers borrowed phone

2008-10-13T20:08:00.000-07:00

a year ago today, a boy borrows a motorola razr, and g.fonz is born out of it.

to celebrate, please watch lost verizon.

g.fonz sells at koronet

2008-10-12T02:30:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells a samsung sph-a760 cell phone at koronet pizza at 2:30 am to a girl who desperately needs a phone.

g.fonz receives referral from company store

2008-10-07T14:22:00.000-07:00

g.fonz today receives a customer referral from a major wireless carrier's company store.

after losing his cell phone, the customer can hardly afford a replacement. so an associate at the carrier's customer store finds a g.fonz ad and gives the customer g.fonz number.

and g.fonz hooks that customer up.

g.fonz sells at 30 rock

2008-10-06T19:00:00.000-07:00

g.fonz tonight sells an lg vx5300 bluetooth camera phone at 30 rock.

g.fonz ships g.fonz

2008-10-06T17:00:00.000-07:00

g.fonz today ships two dozen g.fonz to arizona and utah for local sale in those states.

mesa, arizona, residents will be able to buy alltel lg ax5000 and verizon lg vx7000 video camera phones with brand new batteries for $40.

st. george, utah, residents will be able to buy alltel lg ax4270 and verizon lg vx4650 cell phones with brand new batteries for $40.

g.fonz goes to brooklyn

2008-10-03T17:45:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells a lg vx5300 bluetooth camera phone to carol ann in brooklyn.

"i can't believe you do this," she says.

g.fonz sells to an emt

2008-10-02T22:02:00.000-07:00

g.fonz a third phone to an emit while he sits in an ambulance.

"you rescued me once again," he says as he starts the ambulance to rescue someone.

g.fonz sells to a jetblue crewmember

2008-10-02T19:11:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells a samsung sph-a660 phone to a jetblue crewmember.

g.fonz recommends g.fonz

2008-10-01T23:11:00.000-07:00

why might a girl consider a ghetto phone over a sexy phone?

Just a little over 1 year ago, my magenta Motorola Razr phone died on me. The screen just blacked out one day. Which was fine, considering I had a rubber band holding the screen on - which I had pulled off to clean the lint that got trapped between the phone and the phone screen. Let's just say that Motorola might not make the highest quality phones and it was time for me to move on.

So what did I do? I replaced it with the same phone. One would think that I would learn. Nope. I like to repeat my mistakes.

Well, the last 3 weeks my phone has been on the fritz. The screen won't work (again) if I close my phone...keep it open and it's fine. Today might be the last straw...the voice activation on it keeps trying to on its' own to call people. The buttons on the keypad don't work at all. And it just keeps shutting off on its' own.

Stupid technology.

g.fonz hooks up wall streeter

2008-09-30T21:11:00.000-07:00

the day after the dow takes its biggest plunge in two decades, g.fonz hooks up a recently set-free wall streeter.

"i'm a casualty of what's going on downtown. i've been drinking a lot, and i lost my phone" he says, so g.fonz hooks him up with an inexpensive replacement.

g.fonz visits ad agency

2008-09-30T17:55:00.000-07:00

g.fonz hooks up an ad agency account executive with an lg vx4400 cell phone and an extra battery.

"it's a pleasure to do business with you," she says.

g.fonz txt of the day

2008-09-06T23:11:00.000-07:00

from an lg vx5300 bluetooth camera phone.

Hooray! phones are here!

g.fonz scores 100 positive feedback ratings

2008-09-05T10:10:00.000-07:00

g.fonz scores 100 positive feedback ratings and maintains 100 percent positive feedback on ebay.

g.fonz thanks its customers for their purchases and for their feedback.

g.fonz txt of the day

2008-09-05T07:34:00.000-07:00

from an lg vx3200 cell phone

Ha to long for text next time i'll see you i'll explain in detail

g.fonz receives nice note

2008-09-02T13:58:00.000-07:00

g.fonz receives this nice note from a customer in utah.

"we received the phone on friday and it works beautifully. . . . thanks."

g.fonz hears from customer

2008-08-28T00:45:00.000-07:00

holly in washington spots g.fonz on craigslist new york and calls about a sprint cell phone.

after receiving it, she writes this: we got the phone yesterday and service on it today. . . . thank you. my dad likes the phone because the buttons are much easier for him to dial and see.

g.fonz sells at virgin megastore cafe

2008-08-22T18:24:00.000-07:00

for the second time in two months, g.fonz sells an lg phone to the same customer at virgin megastore cafe.

the first time, it is an lg vx5300 camera phone. the second time, it is an lg vx8300 video camera phone.

g.fonz receives tip

2008-08-07T20:07:00.000-07:00

g.fonz hooks up a bartender in penn station.

"that's the smartest *@#!%&' thing i've ever seen," he says of g.fonz and gives a $2 tip.

g.fonz t apple stores

2008-08-04T13:34:00.000-07:00

the first g.fonz t-shirt visits apple store fifth avenue for the first time.

g.fonz today sells g.fonz to a guy whose iphone won't work.

g.fonz advertises

2008-07-30T13:11:00.000-07:00

g.fonz meets a kind customer in astor place.

"you're smart. you really know how to advertise," he says.

thanks.

g.fonz hooks up brother

2008-07-29T23:55:00.000-07:00

g.fonz hooks up a brother from the hood with an lg vx5200 camera phone. because of a system outage, the phone has to be manually programmed.

"you usually don't get that kind of customer service on the internet," the brother says.

g.fonz hooks up mugging victim

2008-07-26T20:08:00.000-07:00

g.fonz hooks up a previous customer who has been mugged.

"it would add injury to injury if i had to pay $200 for another cell phone," he says.

g.fonz hooks up band manager

2008-07-26T14:34:00.000-07:00

g.fonz hooks up the manager of a band on the vans warped tour.

g.fonz becomes blue star

2008-07-25T04:15:00.000-07:00

g.fonz becomes a blue star on ebay, which means g.fonz achieves an ebay feedback rating of 50. that tells ebay users that g.fonz is an established member of the ebay community.

"congratulations on your success, and keep shooting for the stars!" says john donahoe, president and ceo of ebay, inc.

g.fonz's ebay feedback continues to be 100 percent positive.

g.fonz receives treat

2008-07-22T13:44:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells the same phone model to the same customer for the second time in two days. we meet at the same time in the same place.

g.fonz watches the customer's car while the customer goes to a convenience store to get change.

the customer gives g.fonz payment for the phone and a chocolate almond haagen-dazs bar.

g.fonz sees phone fall

2008-07-22T13:22:00.000-07:00

a phone fall from a business man's pocket as he walks across 57th street in manhattan,

he doesn't notice it, but two women do. they react as they he has dropped an infant.

"sir," they call to him and pick up his baby.

g.fonz knows cell phones are much more than cell phones.

g.fonz abvertises

2008-07-18T19:49:00.000-07:00

g.fonz abvertises during the underwear run in central park.

"go g.fonz!" fanz cheer.

g.fonz sales in central park

2008-07-16T23:11:00.000-07:00

while in new york's central park today, g.fonz sales two g.fonz to two customers in utah.

g.fonz txt of the day

2008-07-15T23:11:00.000-07:00

from an lg lx5450 camera phone.

U busy?

on a day when g.fonz was extremely busy.

g.fonz threepeats

2008-07-14T17:30:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells a third phone to a customer who has previously purchased two others.

g.fonz acquires new phones

2008-07-08T07:08:00.000-07:00

g.fonz today acquires 128 recycled phones, which will be on sale beginning next week.

g.fonz is saving the earth one cell phone at a time.

g.fonz email of the day

2008-07-07T19:07:00.000-07:00

Hi,
I need a phone to replace my cricket phone I went swimming with Friday.

g.fonz vid of the day

2008-07-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

when you microwave your cell phone, gfonz.biz will hook you up.

g.fonz article of the day

2008-07-02T23:11:00.000-07:00

do you want out of your cell phone contract?

here are some tips.

g.fonz txt of the day

2008-06-24T23:11:00.000-07:00

from an alltel lg lx5550 cell phone.

Y have you not called me

g.fonz txt of the day

2008-06-23T23:11:00.000-07:00

from an alltel lg lx5550 cell phone.

My mom wants to send your mom pictures of us playing golf

Will i have time to practice fro the 23 to the 28?

Ya there will be a little time each day. we can figure out a couples days to play too

What is your home address? do u know what room ur in yet?

Got a R5 3w, caved in my callaway 3w, shot 76 at st cloud cc today like it was nothin, way to suck it up at neb kan cup btw

That would be awesome man. i for sure will do it senior year if not this year

And how much money did you win

By how many did you win

What did you shoot

Dont talk to a jr am champ like that

Hey Tiger just caled n he wants to set up a time for some lessons! Wow man keep it up thats awesome.

g.fonz txt of the day

2008-06-19T23:11:00.000-07:00

from an lg lx5550 phone.

Now you wonder why she don't pick up for u. You play 2 Much.

g.fonz ebays alltel phones

2008-06-18T23:11:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells three alltel phones on ebay today: one lg lx5450 camera phone and two lg lx5550 cell phones.

g.fonz txt of the day

2008-06-17T23:11:00.000-07:00

from cody's cell, a us cellular lg lx5550.

u gotta remember the regulator valve.

g.fonz sells sprint

2008-06-17T11:11:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells a sprint samsung a660 cell phone to the taylors on their way from utah to arizona.

the sale takes place at a cafe rio.

g.fonz gets new g.fonz

2008-06-14T11:11:00.000-07:00

98 g.fonz arrive today and will be on sale soon.

g.fonz kejijis

2008-05-31T16:20:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells its first phone on kejiji to a customer in new york.

g.fonz has memorial day sale

2008-05-26T19:11:00.000-07:00

on memorial day, g.fonz sells an lg vx5200 phone in a cemetary this morning. almost.

the would-be cemetary sale is delayed until the evening.

g.fonz arizonas

2008-05-23T23:11:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells its first g.fonz today in arizona and walks to the sales because g.fonz is green and walking is the new driving.

g.fonz at&t's

2008-05-17T15:33:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells the first of a lot of 20 like-new at&t motorola c139 phones in madison square park near shake shack.

people who like small and simple phones will like the motorola c139.

g.fonz goes green

2008-05-16T19:11:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sends an lg vx6100 to texas in a recycled envelope.

it feels good to be green.

g.fonz runs out of time

2008-05-15T16:11:00.000-07:00

g.fonz runs out of monthly airtime minutes on his cell phone plan.

mercifully, a customer service representative grants 50 more minutes to g.fonz can speak with customers tomorrow.

g.fonz acquires gfonz.com

2008-05-15T01:15:00.000-07:00

g.fonz today acquires gfonz.com.

g.fonz acquired gfonz.biz in november 2007. g.fonz will continue to promote itself as a .biz site.

g.fonz sells six phones in six hours

2008-05-14T19:11:00.000-07:00

g.fonz today sold six phones in six hours in manhattan.

2:00 one lg vx3300 on the lower east side
3:00 one lg vx5200 downtown on wall street
4:00 one lg vx6100 downtown
5:00 one lg vx3300 on the upper east side
6:00 one lg vx6100 on the upper east side
7:00 one lg vx5200 in washington heights

g.fonz thanks today's six customers for making this possible, including one repeat customer.

g.fonz sells razr battery to taxi driver

2008-05-12T17:12:00.000-07:00

a taxi driver from haiti buys a razr battery from g.fonz while parked across the street from shake shack.

g.fonz sprints

2008-05-09T12:45:00.000-07:00

while in a school selling a verizon lg vx4650 phone, g.fonz meets danielle. she says she lost her phone, and she needs a new sprint one.

g.fonz sells mostly verizon phones but has one sprint phone in stock: it's pink and perfect for a school girl.

"this is an answer to my prayers," danielle says of her pink sprint phone with a new battery.

g.fonz called compassionate

2008-05-08T17:08:00.000-07:00

an nyu graduate student who buys a verizon lg vx5200 from g.fonz says, "you're the most compassionate salesman i've ever met."

g.fonz receives positive ebay feedback

2008-05-06T06:13:00.000-07:00

a recent g.fonz customer on ebay has this to say:

it's not really a question so much as a personal thank you. this was my first time ever buying anything off of ebay. i just wanted you to know that you made it really easy for me. thanks for the fast as hell shipping as well. thanks again!

g.fonz receives referral

2008-05-05T13:40:00.000-07:00

ryan buys a lg vx5200 phone from g.fonz on friday. he says it's "a pleasureful experience."

ryan refers his roommate, and ryan's roommate buys the same phone at the same location today.

g.fonz receives feedback

2008-05-02T23:11:00.000-07:00

trevor buys an lg vx8300 phone from g.fonz.

he emails: "great thing you have going, i'll certainly recommend you to anyone i know interested in changing phones."

what's g.fonz?

2008-04-28T16:28:00.000-07:00

g.fonz sells reasonably priced, recycled cell phones with new batteries.

here are 10 reasons to own a phone from g.fonz.

10. free activation: g.fonz helps you activate your phone and saves you from activation fees.

9. convenience: g.fonz meets you at your office or your nearest apple store or starbucks.

8. speed: g.fonz meets up with you today or mails your phone tomorrow.

7. street cred: g.fonz comes down from the hood to hook you up. some g.fonz have some scratches, which gives them a lived-in look and broken-in feel and adds character and value to them. g.fonz are never broken or stolen.

6. no contracts: when you buy from g.fonz, you don't need to sign two years of your life and savings away.

5. cameras: most g.fonz have them.

4. camaraderie: you join a growing group of people who feel like you do about wireless carriers.

3. new batteries: the biggest risk with a recycled phone is how long the battery will last. g.fonz removes that risk by offering used phones with new batteries.

2. it is green: using a g.fonz recycled phone helps save the world.

1. it saves green: most g.fonz are $25 to $50.

chris g.fonz

2008-04-26T16:11:00.000-07:00

i sell a lg vx5200 phone to a columbia student named chris. he calls me, and we meet across from koronet pizza.

he says he's impressed how fast i'm able to meet him.

taxi driver buys battery

2008-04-12T16:12:00.000-07:00

while parked just across the street from shake shack, a taxi driver from haiti buys a razr battery from .http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

new g.fonz

2008-01-05T16:20:00.000-08:00

34 new g.fonz arrive today: lg, motorola and samsung.

most of them are lg, and most of them have cameras.

brooke's g.fon

2008-01-05T13:30:00.000-08:00

after losing two cell phones recently, an awesome woman named brooke from daybreak calls me this morning while i'm still in bed.

we meet at draper library this afternoon.

i sell her a lg vx3100 g.fon to her. i'm psyched to be able to offer her a phone in great condition at a great price. she too seems pleased.

first ebay g.fon

2008-01-04T23:55:00.000-08:00

the first g.fon sells on ebay.

this g.fon is going to a woman in texas.

watch for more g.fon ebay sales.

rob's g.fon

2008-01-04T17:45:00.000-08:00

i sell a lg vx3300 g.fon at draper library to the dad of a kid named rob who lost his cell phone.

we meet at draper library as it's just about to close. so we stand outside in the january wind and activate it.