[AGL] the deaf leading the blind or maybe the other way around

[Frances Morey]

Charlie,
Think of it as the phone company where most everything is in writing and it
comes with pictures. The young people who man those cell phone storefronts
are amazingly competent. They seem to like helping us older folk. I had one
tell me that she appreciated it when older people asked for help, at least
they are curious enough to try to learn how to use the most useful features.
I love the audible that comes with monthly credits for audiobooks from
amazon prime. I just used a credit to buy one that our new Bay Yacht Club
book club is reading for November: "Where the Crawdads Sing."  Sounds
dreadful but I love being members of a Yacht Club--terrific people, even
some Democrats.
The club has a double decker boat tied to one of the T-heads for a
clubhouse. It stays moored because the insurance for taking people out on
it is prohibitive, which is just fine with me.
Best,
Frances
Best,
Frances

On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 7:01 AM Charles Loving <lovingigor at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't even know what my number is. I spent a hour on the phone with
> their people and still can't make the thing work. I never should have opted
> for a smart phone. I am going to have to go back and get a flip phone since
> this thing is too complicated and I actually am too fumble fingered to use
> a touch screen and can't see unless I dredge up my reading glasses which
> are never near the phone which lives in the truck. No service here so I
> have to be in San Antonio to work on the thing and they want me to have a
> computer to look at. I have a computer at the house that doesn't travel. I
> know I am just a bitchy old geezer.
>
> On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 1:13 PM Michael Eisenstadt <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Charlie Loving wrote:
>> > try to call people but it doesn't work. Called Consumer Cellular
>> > abd they worked it for one call. Am I too stupid to have a smart phone?
>>
>> Consumer Cellular gives good support. A techie walked me through
>> resetting phone to factory settings. Took around 45 minutes but she
>> walked me through a complicated procedure.
>>
>> Receiving a call (wait three rings and then press green icon and you're
>> good to go) is easier than making a call. Hold the thing to your head
>> after you press the green phone icon and you can hear the incoming call.
>> Another thing we just learned is to turn the ring up to maximum loudness
>> and take the phone out of its case if it has one so you'll hear it from
>> inside your man purse. Call CC support and they'll walk you through
>> setting the loudness.
>>
>> As for calling out, there's a phone shaped icon on the top screen. Press
>> that and a new screen appears. I believe you press on some icon on the
>> bottom of that screen which brings up a virtual dialing keyboard. You
>> dial the number and press on some icon - I don't know which - which
>> dials the number out.
>>
>> Don't set up a voice mailbox. It uses up your minutes. What did you say
>> your number was?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Charlie Loving
>
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