I love you Sprint - Random Conversations

So my new phone arrived today, after waiting for it for hours, literally sitting outside in my yard, waiting for the FedEx man to arrive. When it finally was delivered I spent 30 minutes trying activate it only, first by their instructions, then manually. 


Everything was great, I made a call, received a call life was good. I could touch my screen and it worked! Granted now I'm scared I'll mess it up by touching it... but that is beside the point. All of the sudden I'm starting get these "Error Code 67" messages every few seconds. And I discover, true to the little messages word, I have no data! You have GOT to be kidding me.


Of course the first thing I do is Google it.  One site: TRY this and this and this and dog this, and punch that. I do that. Nothing. Ok Google some more, register for Forums so I can see the whole answer to the question. I hate that. Still nothing. 


I decide to wait and see if it will fix itself, load the dogs, and my youngest sister in the car, and head out for the worst dog park experience to date. All three "kids" decided to act really ugly today. I've never been more embarrassed. Anyway so, still no data connection and I'm coming to the sad realization that I will actually have to call Sprint. I don't like on the phone, its weird, unless its someone I know really well..like my parents, or my siblings...I even have a hard time talking to my friends on the phone. So you can understand how the prospect of spending lots of time, with a complete stranger in Who-Knows-where,  made me feel. 


So I'm on the phone with the Sprint Rep, its quietly awkward as we reboot the phone 15,000,000 times. 20-30 minutes pass with no communication but what's necessary. Then all of the sudden, she starts chatting like we're best friends.....!??!?! 

• She never talks on the phone outside of work, and she has her voice mail sent to her boyfriends phone
• She never returns calls
• She doesn't text
• The one time she did return someone's call, they thought someone was dying. 
• Her co-worker is on WifeSwap 
• The longest phone call she's been on is 2 hours 

*insert blank uninterested but have no where else to go look*


I feel I'm a very friendly and outgoing person, and I had tried to spark some conversation earlier, but she didn't seem like she really cared to talk to the person on the other end. 


No Problem.. I mean, I don't know you, you don't know me, we barely remember the others name...despite sitting on the phone with each other for the last 30 minutes....


.....oh never mind, I just realized she was sitting  WATCHING WifeSwap while I was on the phone with her. Good to know I'm a priority. 


But whatever the reason, eventually my phone was fixed, I'm happy, she's off the phone. Life is Good again. 

Two For Tuesday

For each of the following 10 categories, tell us which brand/product you use and why.

1. Cell Phone
Sprint HTC Hero all they way baby... regular readers know I've had many cell phone problems lately...my fault. But here's a note: ALL WAYS PURCHASE CELL PHONE INSURANCE.


2. Email
I used to be a e-mail addict, what can I say I was bored and had nothing to do so I created like 5 different email accounts, from Yahoo.com to Gigway.com. I finally found Gmail and haven't left since...though I still have two Yahoo accounts, and a second gmail account. But then again I have a love affair with all things Google now. 


3. Toothpaste
I never pay attention to toothpaste brands. I think the Dollar Tree only sales Colgate, so that's what I buy.


4. Car 
Right now I'm driving my DAD's Toyota Corrolla. Dying for a newer, bigger vehicle. I'd really like on of the new Chevrolet Suburbans..but that's waaay out of my price range. 


5. Writing Utensil
I actually only like mechanical pencils, I don't like my writing using pens. 


6. Lotion
Udderly Smooth. St. Ives, Johnson's Baby Lotion. <3 <3 <3 There are so many lotions that actually dry out my skin, and these have been the only ones that last any amount of time. Thus I keep them in business. 


7. Interior Paint - 
WHA?!?! 


8. Soda/Drink 
Soda!  Dr.Pepper is my current addiction, with Mountain Dew coming in at a close second.  I got into the caffeine habit during my freshman year of college, my dad is convinced all my "memory problems" are the cause of it..and I can't say that I don't believe him.


9. Laundry Detergent
I buy what's on sale. 


10. Medicine
Don't get sick much, but during  Aunt Flo's visit I'll sometimes take Bayer's Crystals. 

A New Phone

I don't know exactly how to put into words my feelings. 

I have been informed, that I must cut off my right hand.

Yep.

My Phone is officially dead. 
Ok so that was a bit melodramatic 

Nothing Sprint or HTC will do.

"Buy a new phone." 

Was the words the "kind" Sprint Rep told me.

And then she had the NERVE to ask me, did she help solve my problem.

I'll admit to being very sarcastic when I say..."yesss".

She got it, but there wasn't anything she could do about it.

But seriously. 

You would think I'd learn that I NEED to get insurance on my phones already.

This is what...the fourth time this has happened too me?

Do I EVER learn?

Don't answer that. 

Ebay...Craigslist? 

Here I come.