Casey Liss

And sometimes the screen won't even go to sleep, but just fine. The phone is plugged in, but it just seems stupid. But anyway, whatever. On the new phone, it's doing stuff and it gets to a thing that says, you know, whatever screens are like activating, blah, blah, blah. This may take a few minutes. Well, I was on that phone for a solid hour the first time.

And sometimes the screen won't even go to sleep, but just fine. The phone is plugged in, but it just seems stupid. But anyway, whatever. On the new phone, it's doing stuff and it gets to a thing that says, you know, whatever screens are like activating, blah, blah, blah. This may take a few minutes. Well, I was on that phone for a solid hour the first time.

And I'm like, because I was afraid to abort it and screw something up. And then I tried again and tried again and tried. And it would be like activating. This will take a few minutes. And then I resigned myself. I'm like, look, I just it's never going to get past the screen. Like there was no skip, no thing.

And I'm like, because I was afraid to abort it and screw something up. And then I tried again and tried again and tried. And it would be like activating. This will take a few minutes. And then I resigned myself. I'm like, look, I just it's never going to get past the screen. Like there was no skip, no thing.

Like I'm assuming it was trying to transfer, you know, my phone number, eSIM, whatever thing from my 14 Pro to my 16 Pro. It just wouldn't and couldn't do it. and I'm going all over. Like, I have five bars in my house these days. Like, they must have upgraded the coverage right here. It's not even like I have bad signal anymore. I'm like, and it's on, they're both on Wi-Fi.

Like I'm assuming it was trying to transfer, you know, my phone number, eSIM, whatever thing from my 14 Pro to my 16 Pro. It just wouldn't and couldn't do it. and I'm going all over. Like, I have five bars in my house these days. Like, they must have upgraded the coverage right here. It's not even like I have bad signal anymore. I'm like, and it's on, they're both on Wi-Fi.

Like, I don't know what the problem is. Time to contact Verizon, which is just the most terrible sort of resigned feeling of dread. Like, you're getting an exciting new thing, and instead of setting up your exciting new thing, you're going to be calling your phone carrier on day one of iPhone. It's just like, Why is this my life?

Like, I don't know what the problem is. Time to contact Verizon, which is just the most terrible sort of resigned feeling of dread. Like, you're getting an exciting new thing, and instead of setting up your exciting new thing, you're going to be calling your phone carrier on day one of iPhone. It's just like, Why is this my life?

But what would you suggest? I mean, next year I'll use the wired one, but that wasn't the problem. It was the carrier activation. That's where I'm getting it now.

But what would you suggest? I mean, next year I'll use the wired one, but that wasn't the problem. It was the carrier activation. That's where I'm getting it now.

But I wanted to take over my other number, obviously.

But I wanted to take over my other number, obviously.

But I'm assuming they still charge you the fee. If they're going to charge you the fee, I don't think I get.

But I'm assuming they still charge you the fee. If they're going to charge you the fee, I don't think I get.

Anyway, yeah, I could potentially try to unlock one, but I just feel like that's been trading a bunch of known problems for unknown ones.

Anyway, yeah, I could potentially try to unlock one, but I just feel like that's been trading a bunch of known problems for unknown ones.

so anyway i have advanced in my ability to deal with this because i was like i can't do it i can't i can't dial that because remember i can't call them on my cell phone either so i'd be calling on like my quote-unquote landline phone still wireless whatever on my landline phone it would be on speakerphone i have to hear that music over the i just i can't do it so i'm like you know what this year i'm gonna try the chat thing they always heard you towards anyway like in the in web page verizon you know text chat

so anyway i have advanced in my ability to deal with this because i was like i can't do it i can't i can't dial that because remember i can't call them on my cell phone either so i'd be calling on like my quote-unquote landline phone still wireless whatever on my landline phone it would be on speakerphone i have to hear that music over the i just i can't do it so i'm like you know what this year i'm gonna try the chat thing they always heard you towards anyway like in the in web page verizon you know text chat

And so I did that. And the world's friendliest person telling me, oh, I hope you're having such a wonderful day. Congratulations on your new phone, blah, blah, blah. I'm like, please, just... I've got all the data ready to go. I tell him the situation. I say I'm on the activating screen. He says, could you please give me your IME ID, which I already have on the clipboard. I just paste it.

And so I did that. And the world's friendliest person telling me, oh, I hope you're having such a wonderful day. Congratulations on your new phone, blah, blah, blah. I'm like, please, just... I've got all the data ready to go. I tell him the situation. I say I'm on the activating screen. He says, could you please give me your IME ID, which I already have on the clipboard. I just paste it.