Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Mini Horses]

I'm third same here on 3g, phone age and needs! Not spending hundreds on a phone that's smarter than me!

 

[Baymule]

I still use the same South Carolina number that I first got back in 1995.

I have an old number too, it’s a Humble number, basically a small town nestled up against Houston that grew up against it. Our phones died during the switch from analog to digital and that was the nearest place I could get digital phones. It took over 6 months for digital service to get to Livingston, a mere 50 miles away.

 

[Mini Horses]

Sorta same with internet, so we have "less desirable, just what's available". I've superficially checked a hot spot device and will probably buy that and service, as I buy an "acceptable" to them phone. Price wise about same monthly as now. Not well versed with options.

 

[Bruce]

I got a text from Verizon yesterday telling me that my 3G phone would quit working later this year so I'm going to have to finally break down and get a new phone but it won't be a smart phone

MIL got that from TracFone last year. Had to get her a cheap smartphone, they didn't have any 4G flip phones.

Got a text from Verizon that here in Va we are going to have to start using the area code with ALL calls being made.

We had to do that last year, makes no sense to me as there is only one area code in Vermont and that isn't changing. Had something to do with the suicide prevention hotline??? Still have to dial 1 first for "non local" calls.

 

[Finnie]

I got a text from Verizon yesterday telling me that my 3G phone would quit working later this year so I'm going to have to finally break down and get a new phone but it won't be a smart phone. I don't make more than 3-4 calls a month and the only reason to even have a phone is the few times that Teresa and I go to different places. I have had this phone for going on 10 years and when I got it, I worked in a classified work area and the only phones allowed were no frills especially camera capability.

My daughter still has a 10 year old flip phone. Doesn’t want to upgrade. We got the same email from Verizon that her phone won’t be supported any more. We just waited, and then they sent an email that she would be receiving a new flip phone similar to her old one, for FREE!

So those of you who want to stick with old-style flip phones might want to consider waiting and seeing what Verizon will offer you. It sounded to me like they don’t want to lose their low tech customers.

 

[farmerjan]

Hoping that they will extend the same to other customers. I need a phone I can stick in my pocket and not worry about breaking it.

 

[Finnie]

Hoping that they will extend the same to other customers. I need a phone I can stick in my pocket and not worry about breaking it.

That’s why she doesn’t want a smart phone. Her old one fits her pocket. This new one seems about the same size.

 

[Bruce]

My daughter still has a 10 year old flip phone. Doesn’t want to upgrade. We got the same email from Verizon that her phone won’t be supported any more. We just waited, and then they sent an email that she would be receiving a new flip phone similar to her old one, for FREE!

Same with MIL and TracFone. Only when I ordered her the free smartphone it sat in limbo for a month and a half. Come February they said her 3G phone wouldn't work anymore. I spent ungodly number of hours trying to get them to figure out what was going on with the free phone. She eventually got a text saying the order as cancelled. So I call and they say she can't get a free phone because she already got one.

Um, nope YOU cancelled the order!!! I spent ungodly number of hours trying to get them to figure out how to get us that free phone. I finally got so fed up with the PITA system and getting the line disconnected that I just ordered her a cheap one so she wouldn't be phoneless. She would much rather have a flip phone, the smartphone is confusing to her and I don't blame her. It is a Motorola, same brand as my old one but some of the "do this to get that" things are invisible. Where my old phone had an actual touch screen button for showing everything that is currently running, on hers you have to be on the home screen, swipe up to the middle and hold. I really don't like "invisible" functions. Every time we go over she's got about 20 things running, doesn't know what they are or how she started them.

 

[Baymule]

I have a smart phone. I like it. BJ got dragged to a smart phone kicking and screaming. Of course he loved it and learned it fast. My sister’s phone is on the blink, so I gave it to her.

 

[Finnie]

@Bruce I’m with you. Invisible functions are annoying.

I guess once you learn them, they are no problem. But I don’t like things that I can’t figure out because you can’t see anything to click on.