09-18-2011, 09:10 AM
The wife and I each have a new toy. I would rather play with a loaded bear trap. Mine sat in the box for a week. Finally I asked her to CHARGE it for me so that I could figure it out. Two minutes later she handed me the FULLY ACTIVATED new phone/computer/stereo/rocket ship. A few seconds later, it rang. Apparently I had a call coming in. The thing is, I didn't know how to answer it. So it finally quit ringing and then it started making other noises. It would seem that I: A)missed a call B)had a voicemail and C)received a text from D)I have no idea who.
So what did I do? I cussed at my wife for awhile. Then I cussed at the phone. Then I cussed at my OLD phone because it was now deactivated. Then I went to work. My new toy was ringing and singing and chirping and burping until 9:59AM when they opened the door at the Verizon store.
Here is the conversation:
Me: My wife activated this phone and I am not ready to use it. I get between 200-300 calls a day and I need to learn, QUICK.
Pimply Faced Dweeb: OK
Me: I guess the first thing that I need is to get my contacts from my old phone and put them on this phone.
PFD: That's easy. I can do that right away.
Me: Great! (hands both phones over)
PFD: (after a few minutes of syncing and doing other geeky stuff) UHHH it's not doing it.
But there is another way.
Me: Have at it.
PFD: We'll just log onto the website and do it there.
Me: Cool
PFD: (after more dicking around) Uh oh! Well, I got your contacts moved but they are not on your contact List. They are in your G-Mail.
Me: I don't have a G-Mail
PFD: Well, you should get one. In the meanwhile, we can just try to move them one at a time.
Me: There are 128 of them. Have fun.
PFD: Well... I can't do them all.
Me: Then switch my old phone back on.
PFD: You will have to call the "Care Center" for that.
Me: I may not be showing any outward signs of anger but I am about to boil over
PFD: (Kinda scared looking) Let me get them on the phone for you.
So I used the old phone until yesterday. Part 2 coming soon
So what did I do? I cussed at my wife for awhile. Then I cussed at the phone. Then I cussed at my OLD phone because it was now deactivated. Then I went to work. My new toy was ringing and singing and chirping and burping until 9:59AM when they opened the door at the Verizon store.
Here is the conversation:
Me: My wife activated this phone and I am not ready to use it. I get between 200-300 calls a day and I need to learn, QUICK.
Pimply Faced Dweeb: OK
Me: I guess the first thing that I need is to get my contacts from my old phone and put them on this phone.
PFD: That's easy. I can do that right away.
Me: Great! (hands both phones over)
PFD: (after a few minutes of syncing and doing other geeky stuff) UHHH it's not doing it.
But there is another way.
Me: Have at it.
PFD: We'll just log onto the website and do it there.
Me: Cool
PFD: (after more dicking around) Uh oh! Well, I got your contacts moved but they are not on your contact List. They are in your G-Mail.
Me: I don't have a G-Mail
PFD: Well, you should get one. In the meanwhile, we can just try to move them one at a time.
Me: There are 128 of them. Have fun.
PFD: Well... I can't do them all.
Me: Then switch my old phone back on.
PFD: You will have to call the "Care Center" for that.
Me: I may not be showing any outward signs of anger but I am about to boil over
PFD: (Kinda scared looking) Let me get them on the phone for you.
So I used the old phone until yesterday. Part 2 coming soon