Short Version: I'll probably replace my mobile phone service with a combination of Google Voice, Skype, Ooma, and an iPad with 3G instead of my original plan of an iPod touch plus a MiFi.

Long Version: With yet another next generation iPhone leaked, I thought I'd share my next phone plans with you, my loyal reader. My AT&T contract is up in August of this year. Sounds like the prefect time to pick up the next gen iPhone. I know there are tons of Android options and Windows Phone 7 is around the corner, but I am actually picking up none of them in August.

After my contract with AT&T ends, I'm dumping my phone. I will be using Google Voice as a front end to receive calls. I already have an Ooma telephone number as well as a Skype line. Google Voice will call those other numbers and I should not really miss a beat. 

My original plan was picking up a MiFi plus an iPod touch to act as a portable VoIP service. I may do something even stranger than that with an iPad. The iPad's service plans are so low cost that I may pick up a 3G version to use with Skype and a headset. Realistically, this setup will probably mean I won't take phone calls as much, but I am not a fan of phone calls in general as many of you already know. I am not going to defend the iPad in this post, maybe I'll do it in a follow up. 

I've been injured a couple of times before my rib injury. Once my back seized on me while putting a collar on one of the dogs. I most likely injured my back the day before doing a shoulder press using too much weight. I couldn't move well for about a week. 

What got me injured in the past were a couple of things: overall poor fitness or when fit, trying too much. Now, I'm pretty cautious. There's a fine line between intensity and over doing something. That's the line I've been more aware of in the past couple of months. 

Now that I've written this little post, let's see how long before I do something dumb again.