lilspaz68
Well-Known Member
And to tell you how monumental this is I shall explain.
My first phone is a crazy basic phone called an LG Wink. When I got it I had to buy a phone to get the plan with Mobilicity. They gave me the floor model at a lower price, but told me after I bought it, that it was a returned phone. It was just a basic Talk/Text package for $39.55 a month due before the month started. The guy wrote down a PIN # for me, etc etc and off I went. Quickly I learned that the PIN# was wrong so I had no access to my online account, the password for my Voicemail was wrong so I couldn't get into it (it just filled up over the years). And even worse was the fact that the prior owner of my number had serious debt issues and collection agencies called constantly. They didn't believe that I wasn't or didn't know Schulz, and just kept calling. And they weren't the legit type of collection agency, they were the ones that break all the rules, and call 5-6 times a day every day except Sundays. Sigh. :/
I finally learned how to text last year but as everyone I "wrote" knows, I had to text "old school" with a keypad. If I wanted the actual number 2, I had to hit the key 4 times, and if I missed (often enough) I had to go all the way around again LOLOL. People would watch me text on the bus or streetcar and have this look on their face...OMG its like the Olden Days! I also complained of sore thumbs a LOT to the people I was texting..."can we save my thumbs and wait til I get home to continue this conversation online?" :laugh2:
So I could old-school text, I could answer calls....umm yeah that was it.
I had dreamed of smartphones but recently had to get upgraded phones for the people at work on our phone plan and it was a NIGHTMARE. They are all less technological than I am (I seem to be internal IT as I am pretty good with computers), and they all got Blackberries 10 O/S. They Had cheaper Blackberry 7's before and once they got their phones they were like "Shelagh, How do I open it up, how do I put the SIM card in, How, How, HOW??? I cannot get it to do this, or this, or this" I went online trying to figure it out, shrugged my shoulders and tried not to pull out my hair (unfortunately any nail growth that had happened was lost) :tongue2:
I hated all phones and was trying my darndest to avoid getting a new one. But then the phone really stopped holding a charge, started turning off, then started not turning on again...ARRGH. This phone is my cell and my landline so I finally said "enough, I am going to get a new phone!"
So off I went on my lunch yesterday and 20 mins later I am on an Unlimited Talk/Text/Data plan for only $5.25 more, a 2 year plan with a brand new Sony Xperia M phone.
Here you can see the difference between the 2
My poor old LG Wink with its chewmarks from Mal and my new fancy phone
I printed out the 124 page manual, and will figure things out, but so far I can make calls, answer calls, text, add a contact, turn on the Walkman with its 5 sample songs (I only liked one so i just played it over and over again), used the FM radio once I discovered they GAVE me a ear buds, found a weather app that randomly popped up, then went away again?
My challenge this weekend is figuring this darn thing out, modifying it for me, and consistently being able to get places not just being surprised when I make it there LOLOL
Wish me luck! :toothy1:
My first phone is a crazy basic phone called an LG Wink. When I got it I had to buy a phone to get the plan with Mobilicity. They gave me the floor model at a lower price, but told me after I bought it, that it was a returned phone. It was just a basic Talk/Text package for $39.55 a month due before the month started. The guy wrote down a PIN # for me, etc etc and off I went. Quickly I learned that the PIN# was wrong so I had no access to my online account, the password for my Voicemail was wrong so I couldn't get into it (it just filled up over the years). And even worse was the fact that the prior owner of my number had serious debt issues and collection agencies called constantly. They didn't believe that I wasn't or didn't know Schulz, and just kept calling. And they weren't the legit type of collection agency, they were the ones that break all the rules, and call 5-6 times a day every day except Sundays. Sigh. :/
I finally learned how to text last year but as everyone I "wrote" knows, I had to text "old school" with a keypad. If I wanted the actual number 2, I had to hit the key 4 times, and if I missed (often enough) I had to go all the way around again LOLOL. People would watch me text on the bus or streetcar and have this look on their face...OMG its like the Olden Days! I also complained of sore thumbs a LOT to the people I was texting..."can we save my thumbs and wait til I get home to continue this conversation online?" :laugh2:
So I could old-school text, I could answer calls....umm yeah that was it.
I had dreamed of smartphones but recently had to get upgraded phones for the people at work on our phone plan and it was a NIGHTMARE. They are all less technological than I am (I seem to be internal IT as I am pretty good with computers), and they all got Blackberries 10 O/S. They Had cheaper Blackberry 7's before and once they got their phones they were like "Shelagh, How do I open it up, how do I put the SIM card in, How, How, HOW??? I cannot get it to do this, or this, or this" I went online trying to figure it out, shrugged my shoulders and tried not to pull out my hair (unfortunately any nail growth that had happened was lost) :tongue2:
I hated all phones and was trying my darndest to avoid getting a new one. But then the phone really stopped holding a charge, started turning off, then started not turning on again...ARRGH. This phone is my cell and my landline so I finally said "enough, I am going to get a new phone!"
So off I went on my lunch yesterday and 20 mins later I am on an Unlimited Talk/Text/Data plan for only $5.25 more, a 2 year plan with a brand new Sony Xperia M phone.
Here you can see the difference between the 2
My poor old LG Wink with its chewmarks from Mal and my new fancy phone
I printed out the 124 page manual, and will figure things out, but so far I can make calls, answer calls, text, add a contact, turn on the Walkman with its 5 sample songs (I only liked one so i just played it over and over again), used the FM radio once I discovered they GAVE me a ear buds, found a weather app that randomly popped up, then went away again?
My challenge this weekend is figuring this darn thing out, modifying it for me, and consistently being able to get places not just being surprised when I make it there LOLOL
Wish me luck! :toothy1:
