Cell Phone Woes

MikeTheKnife

Shared on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 12:09
So the girlfriend got me a new phone. Apparently my old phone, which was able to send and receive both phone calls and text messages quite efficiently, was just not cool enough.  So she knows someone who re-sells these things and I now have a Palm Treo phone with 10 jillion buttons and a screen you can touch with a stylus (which apparently, the previous owner lost).

So this guy's number is somehow impregnated in the phone as the voicemail number.  I tried setting the speed dial to myself, I tried changing settings, all kinds of crap. The end result is on Saturday, I dialed his number by mistake. He answered, I said 'oops wrong number'. Then while fiddling with it I proceeded to dial his number by mistake another 8 or 9 times.  Finally I was at the Suns game, fiddling with it, and he called. I ignored the first one, then he called right back again. I couldn't hear him but I yelled into the phone 'sorry, i'm setting up my voicemail and it keeps dialing you by mistake. I'll stop messing with it now'. I could not hear his response but he hung up.

Right then, the voicemail he had left the first time popped up. I touched the screen and it dialed his number again.  OOPS! At that point I shut the phone off.

The reason I feel so bad is I know if it was me, I'd be PISSED.  When I finally got to the point I could retrieve my voicemail I thought it would be an angry message but the guy was really calm, someone keeps dialing my number, please either leave a message or stop calling.  It made me feel even worse, at least if the guy was screaming I'd be like, hey he's an ahole anyway.  But no...he had to be polite.

Anyway, it's a very cool phone. But I am afraid to touch it at this point. Hopefully Alltel can tell me how to fix the damn thing although they've been ineffective to this point.

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Baine's picture
Submitted by Baine on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 12:21
So da bitch got me uh new phone. Apparently muh ma fuckin old phone, which wuz able ta send an' receive both phone calls an' text messages quite efficiently, wuz just not tight enough. So she knows someone who re-sells deez things an' I now gots uh Palm Treo phone wiff 10 jillion buttons an' uh screen ya can whack wiff uh stylus (which apparently, da previous owner lost). So dis here guy'snumber iz somehow impregnated in da phone as da voicemail number. I tried setting da speed dial ta myself, I tried changing settings, all kinds o' crap. The end result iz on Saturday, I dialed his number by mistake. He answered, I said 'oops wrong number'. Then while fiddling wiff it I proceeded ta dial his number by mistake another 8 or 9 times. Finally I wuz at da Suns game, fiddling wiff it, an' he called. I ignored da first one, then he called right back ag'in. I couldn't hear him but I yelled into da phone 'sorry, I setting up muh ma fuckin voicemail an' it keeps dialing ya by mistake. I'll stop messing wiff it now'. I could not hear his response but he hung up. Right then, da voicemail he had left da first tyme popped up. I touched da screen an' it dialed his number ag'in. OOPS! At dat point I shut da phone off. The reason I feel so bad iz I know if it wuz me, I'd be PISSED. When I finally got ta da point I could retrieve muh ma fuckin voicemail I thought it would be an angry message but da guy wuz really calm, someone keeps dialing muh ma fuckin number, please either jet uh message or stop calling. It made me feel even worse, at least if da guy wuz screaming I'd be like, werd up he'san ahole anyway. But nahh...he had ta be polite. Anyway, it'suh very tight phone. But I be afraid ta whack it at dis here point. Hopefully Alltel can tell me how ta fix da damn thin' although they've been ineffective ta dis here point. what 'chew thinking man?
rabbmasterflash's picture
Submitted by rabbmasterflash on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 12:22
thumbs up but only for Baine's version
RyanFromVegas's picture
Submitted by RyanFromVegas on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 12:25
He sold the phone with his info still in it so he cant get that pissed. But I think he deserves and explanation.
MikeTheKnife's picture
Submitted by MikeTheKnife on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 12:31
I swear if you could pay someone to block a website from someone else's computer they would have a standing contract to keep Baine out of altavista or whichever fucking translator he's decided to use today
MikeTheKnife's picture
Submitted by MikeTheKnife on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 12:32
PS I think it's awesome that your ebonics translator has no synonym for 'efficiently', 'impregnated' or 'jillion'.
Baine's picture
Submitted by Baine on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 12:33
giurare se poteste pagare qualcuno per ostruire un Web site da qualcun'altro calcolatore che avrebbero un contratto diritto per mantenere Baine da AltaVista o quale traduttore fucking ha deciso di utilizzare oggi
KingBayman's picture
Submitted by KingBayman on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 12:34
Maybe the words "short" and "midget" sound bigger in other languages.
KuruptU4Fun's picture
Submitted by KuruptU4Fun on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 12:34
DO a hard reset on the phone, remove the battery and see if there is a reset hole in the back of the phone You will lose all data you've previously entered
rabbmasterflash's picture
Submitted by rabbmasterflash on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 12:41
smash the phone on the concrete, I bet that works
TANK's picture
Submitted by TANK on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 12:51
I'm a diehard PalmOS Smartphone fan and love the Treos. They can do a TON of stuff, if you're interested in some software/game recommends, shoot me a PM. I'm probably the biggest PalmOS geek on this site.
YEM's picture
Submitted by YEM on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 13:26
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MikeTheKnife's picture
Submitted by MikeTheKnife on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 17:30
Kurupt wins the prize, the customer support team finally resorted to having me do that and it worked! I didn't even have much info in there anyway so it's nice cleaning that guy out of the phone entirely (hopefully)

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