Casey Liss

Don't change anything. Don't get an unlocked phone. Don't do anything weird. Don't change carriers. Don't it's like just the default straightforward thing. And yet, pretty much every year, with the possible exception of last year, I don't recall exactly, I end up on the phone with Verizon. On iPhone. Which is not the time you want to be on the phone with Verizon. No. Well, guess what?

I ordered my new phone using that same old default method. I took it out of the box. I couldn't use the wired. Well, I decided not to use the wired thing because the 14 Pro has USB 2 speeds and Wi-Fi can beat that, I think. So I'm just using plain old, you know, phone-to-phone wireless transfer with both phones plugged in. And it starts doing the thing. You know, I see a new phone.

I ordered my new phone using that same old default method. I took it out of the box. I couldn't use the wired. Well, I decided not to use the wired thing because the 14 Pro has USB 2 speeds and Wi-Fi can beat that, I think. So I'm just using plain old, you know, phone-to-phone wireless transfer with both phones plugged in. And it starts doing the thing. You know, I see a new phone.

Do you want to do this? Connect to the other phone. Type in the passcode of this phone and that phone. Scan the fuzzy dot ball, you know what I mean?

Do you want to do this? Connect to the other phone. Type in the passcode of this phone and that phone. Scan the fuzzy dot ball, you know what I mean?

the whole the whole process right all right can i interrupt you right there does that actually do like is that like a qr code does that actually transmit data yeah there's there's actual data in there okay i i just i can't fathom how i believe you okay yeah it's just it's just artfully done but yeah it's it's like sort of an obscured artful kind of like qr code type thing anyway um

the whole the whole process right all right can i interrupt you right there does that actually do like is that like a qr code does that actually transmit data yeah there's there's actual data in there okay i i just i can't fathom how i believe you okay yeah it's just it's just artfully done but yeah it's it's like sort of an obscured artful kind of like qr code type thing anyway um

And then they start doing their thing. One thing that's always annoyed me is the phone you are transferring from has like a white sheet up that says, you know, finish on other phone or whatever. But if you try to dismiss that sheet, it's like, oh, do you want to exit the setup process? It's like, no, I just don't want to be staring at this white thing.

And then they start doing their thing. One thing that's always annoyed me is the phone you are transferring from has like a white sheet up that says, you know, finish on other phone or whatever. But if you try to dismiss that sheet, it's like, oh, do you want to exit the setup process? It's like, no, I just don't want to be staring at this white thing.

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.