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The Jitterbug phone was delivered today. It is a beautiful red phone, and is just perfect for me as far as size, weight, and number & control buttons are concerned.
I activated it online, which took some time but the prompts were simple and it wasn't difficult at all. The only trouble is that when it was all activated it hadn't given me an opportunity to port my Tracfone number. So I called Customer Service. The tech told me what info I needed from my tracfone account in order to port the number, so I hung up to look for it and said I'd call back.
I was worried because you get no paperwork or invoices with a tracfone - the only reason I could come up with any info at all is that I had added the last top-up online and had to sort of create an account/password while doing so. I called J'Bug Customer Svc back and gave the info they needed, but it can take up to 3 days to switch the numbers I was told. So for the next 3 days I have two cell phones and two different numbers! Maybe I can mostly use the tracfone and get rid of some of that airtime.
I tried to call my friend in Ireland this morning using the tracfone, but the connection was so poor that I hung up and called back on the land line. When I talked to her a few days ago the call was disconnected for some reason, so I was able to get news today that we didn't have time to discuss then. One of my old boyfriends died; my hairdresser died; it seems a lot of folks I knew had passed away. We discussed all the problems of Ireland in general, and her problems in particular, as well as my problems. I think we talked for at least an hour! I'm not making any decisions yet as to whether I will try to get there this fall. The economic situation there is frightening, and I wonder what will happen with our own economy within the next year. Everything is global and we can't live in a vacuum, so what happens in one part of the world affects us whether we like it or not.
My d-i-l Meg stopped by with Liam today. Any day I get to see a grandchild is a beautiful day. And of course, I love seeing my children and their spouses too. The grandchildren tug on my heart strings though.
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Travel
Jitterbugging along
The Jitterbug phone was delivered today. It is a beautiful red phone, and is just perfect for me as far as size, weight, and number & control buttons are concerned.
I activated it online, which took some time but the prompts were simple and it wasn't difficult at all. The only trouble is that when it was all activated it hadn't given me an opportunity to port my Tracfone number. So I called Customer Service. The tech told me what info I needed from my tracfone account in order to port the number, so I hung up to look for it and said I'd call back.
I was worried because you get no paperwork or invoices with a tracfone - the only reason I could come up with any info at all is that I had added the last top-up online and had to sort of create an account/password while doing so. I called J'Bug Customer Svc back and gave the info they needed, but it can take up to 3 days to switch the numbers I was told. So for the next 3 days I have two cell phones and two different numbers! Maybe I can mostly use the tracfone and get rid of some of that airtime.
I tried to call my friend in Ireland this morning using the tracfone, but the connection was so poor that I hung up and called back on the land line. When I talked to her a few days ago the call was disconnected for some reason, so I was able to get news today that we didn't have time to discuss then. One of my old boyfriends died; my hairdresser died; it seems a lot of folks I knew had passed away. We discussed all the problems of Ireland in general, and her problems in particular, as well as my problems. I think we talked for at least an hour! I'm not making any decisions yet as to whether I will try to get there this fall. The economic situation there is frightening, and I wonder what will happen with our own economy within the next year. Everything is global and we can't live in a vacuum, so what happens in one part of the world affects us whether we like it or not.
My d-i-l Meg stopped by with Liam today. Any day I get to see a grandchild is a beautiful day. And of course, I love seeing my children and their spouses too. The grandchildren tug on my heart strings though.
- The Last Straw!
More about my ATT service: I again called this morning to have my land line svc removed, but first I wanted to know what the difference would be in my bill. The reps talk in circles and never give you a straight answer, so I kept at this guy...
- Not Quite Finished
Not finished with dental work, that is. I still need a cleaning, and that has been scheduled for May 15. It's probably what I dread most, all that scraping just drives me crazy but it needs to be done. The dentist called me yesterday to...
- More About Jitterbug
I used the Jitterbug this morning for the first time to call Great Call Customer Svc. My old phone # had been ported to the new phone, but it wasn't showing up on the J'bug screen. A feature of this phone is that when you open it your...
- No Patience For Waiting
I really try but have difficulty waiting for something I want. I am not a person who is always wanting things or desiring more than I need, but when I order something I want it to be delivered quickly. That's why I really don't like...
- Have Dinner In South Africa
Voulezvousdiner Have just launched a new special offer. ...