So I got a phone....... [Archive] - Chevrolet Chevelle Forums

FlintTony

10-19-2015, 06:03 AM

Well, I can answer it when it makes the noise that says I have a call. Tried texting, but the thing that makes up words was driving me nuts. Kathy went online and got that stupid thing shut off. The online instructions assume that I know what all this shit means. I haven't a clue yet.

I was almost there too Bill. Was about to smash it when Kathy took it away from me.

Ray, I'll see if one of the neighbors kids will give me some help with it. I'm pretty sure they will know how it works.

Hank70SS

10-19-2015, 08:03 AM

Ask Kathy if she can take some videos of you trying to use your phone, I'd love to see them.

You'll get use to it Tony then you'll be glad you got it. Texting on mine is so easy. Type one or two letters and it pops up several words to choose from. Select one of them and it pops up a list of what the next word could be. I can send a complete sentence without spelling out one complete word. Hang in there, it's a brave new world.

RBeckman

10-19-2015, 08:32 AM

What kind of phone did you get?

fleming23

10-19-2015, 09:42 AM

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9d/5f/2a/9d5f2ab86d64e65761ae9341e8081baa.jpg

shadowgray396

10-19-2015, 11:26 AM

Complete sentences and spell words it does. This is why we have a generation that can not spell. It's amazing how many kids can't spell or do basic math. They don't exercise their brains anyone.

mestorod70

10-19-2015, 06:34 PM

Hmn.
If you want to talk to me....i have a land line.
Or you can write me a letter and mail it with a stamp.
lmao.

flash

10-19-2015, 07:52 PM

I still have a flip phone and have the text and message parts blocked ,just a phone .

FlintTony

10-20-2015, 04:20 AM

This phone is a "Brigadier". Some heavy duty construction phone. I think I saw somewhere on it "Android". All I want to do is use the phone part, make pictures, and send the text things. I figure when I can see the weather, like Ric can, then I've got it whipped.

flash

10-20-2015, 07:19 AM

Im sure one day I will be forced to get one of those but Im in no hurry ,I hear they will do everything but wipe your rear though.

Hank70SS

10-20-2015, 07:58 AM

Im sure one day I will be forced to get one of those but Im in no hurry ,I hear they will do everything but wipe your rear though.

That's probably a good thing. Wouldn't want a phone to wipe my rear then have to put it to my face to make a phone call.

They can do a lot of things. It's a better GPS than my Garmin GPS. Takes great pictures and videos. Scan a barcode in a store and get the price of that item in other stores and online. I have RV road assistance for the motorhome. Click on the app and it will request road service and use the GPS to let them know exactly where I'm at. The list goes on and on. I don't use all those things, at least not on a regular basis. I do like the blue tooth connection to the car. No fumbling for the phone if it rings, just hit the touchscreen in the car to answer.

FlintTony

10-20-2015, 07:54 PM

This thing hates me as much as I hate it. My wife and brother touch the screen and it does what they want. It stalls out or goes to some unknow place when I touch it. Itried mashing it to no avail.

RBeckman

10-20-2015, 09:12 PM

I know nothing about Android phones, Apple is for us old folks. Relax and just play with it and you will get it, start with baby steps like using the phone and then pictures, then text and so on and so on...pretty soon you will be our weather man at car shows.

FlintTony

10-21-2015, 04:34 AM

Baby steps. Yeah, thats the ticket. I'll get something figured out.

RBeckman

10-21-2015, 11:34 AM

Don't jump right into the PORN, it takes time to get that good.

carpoor

10-21-2015, 02:52 PM

All this talk about a new phone, and no mention as to whether or not it has a CLOCK. ;)

Hank70SS

10-21-2015, 05:25 PM

Don't jump right into the PORN, it takes time to get that good.

Ric should know, take his advice.

All this talk about a new phone, and no mention as to whether or not it has a CLOCK. ;)

Ha! Of course it has a clock but it's Ric that needs the clock not Tony.

RBeckman

10-21-2015, 05:47 PM

Ric should know, take his advice.
.

Well remember Tony is still watching VHS tapes

FlintTony

10-21-2015, 08:45 PM

[QUOTE=RBeckman;59194]Well remember Tony is still watching VHS tapes[/QUOTE

And still listening to my 8 track tape machine, although sometimes I use that newfangled cassette tape.

I would like to put some pictures up here from Florida, but my beloved flip phone got turned off and I am still too stupid to make pictures and send them. I can build a Harley engine with my eyes closed (almost), but haven't figured this electornic shit out yet. I would just as soon smash the stinking smart-ass phone as try to use it.

chevymaher

10-22-2015, 11:41 AM

My last phone was dying. It was a computer deal. Camera stopped working and it was re-booting in the middle of calls. So I had to get and learn another one yesterday.

It a whole new ball game even just switching phones.

BillsCamino

10-22-2015, 12:55 PM

Here 'ya go Tony... ;)

http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/attachments/random-thoughts/226618d1310944368-my-new-cell-phone-securedownload.jpg

Hank70SS

10-22-2015, 06:38 PM

That's the phone he had before Bill.

FlintTony

10-22-2015, 10:02 PM

Here 'ya go Tony... ;)

http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/attachments/random-thoughts/226618d1310944368-my-new-cell-phone-securedownload.jpg

Oh hell yes!!!!!! That's me for sure!!!

RBeckman

10-23-2015, 08:11 PM

I was out in your area tonight and was going to call you but I thought I read you were in Florida.

Ken Hayes

11-01-2015, 12:16 PM

Hey Tony, I finally gave up my Flip Phone yesterday for a LG Leon Smart Phone.......now the fun starts tryin to figure out this thing.

FlintTony

11-03-2015, 06:48 PM

Good luck Ken. I just spent 2 weeks in Florida. That stinkin new phone "locked up" on me twice. My fault the first time. I was trying to set up a password. The second time, I have no idea. It kept asking for my SIM_PUK number. How in the hell am I supposed to know what the is? I called the place I bought it from, using my brothers land-line, and he couldn't tell me what to do to make it work again. I called the wife, she went to Verizon on the computer and figured it out. Phone was the most aggravating thing I've ever dealt with. I did make some pictures with it though.

shadowgray396

11-04-2015, 03:30 PM

Once you learn how to use it you will never go back. If I can learn how anyone can.

RBeckman

11-04-2015, 06:11 PM

Once you learn how to use it you will never go back. If I can learn how anyone can.

Well knowing Tony for over 10 years this will be a challenge as he hates technology. Ask him about putting points in place of the MSD ignition in the Nomad. Hell he even disconnect the clock in the Camaro I bought from him because it was high tech.

FlintTony

11-04-2015, 07:45 PM

The stinkin clock again huh? Well, heres one for you and that stinkin clock. I get down to Florida, fire up the Ford van, and BAMM, the stinkin clock won't work. Every time I shut the key off, the stinkin digital bastard goes back to 12:00. I hate digital stuff too. Give me back my cables and knobs! And the stinkin digital clock that I bought in Florida has an alarm that goes off every stinkin day at 9.09. I can't get it to stop doing it. I'm gonna have to smash it.

I went to the Verizon place today, where I bought the phone. They kid that works there taught me more in 15 minuets than I learned on my own in over 2 weeks. I went in there last year to get a phone so I could listen to music on the plane. Same kid said my old flip phone could play music. Led me in the right direction and I got it working. Sorta. I had to have him show me how to get it to play. He liked all my old music, so I lent him the CD"S that it's on. He showed me the microphone thing on the smart phone. That thing is crazy. I can ask it how to get home and it tells me! I can ask if the tacos are any good at Heysuses place and it tells me "no, don't go there". Still gotta learn an easier way to get pictures in the Florida build post here. Right now I email them from the phone to my email,click on the new message, click on the picture, click save as, type in what the picture is, then it goes to my documents. Then I have to go to photobucket, do all the sign in shit, go back and find the pictures in my documents, send them to photobucket one at a time, open this site on a different tab, go to the thread, minimize it, go back to photo, figure out how to copy, come back to minimized tread, and click the copy thing. Man, there has to be an easier way. If any of you guys have the answer, I'd appreciate it.

Hank70SS

11-05-2015, 07:53 AM

mestorod70

11-05-2015, 09:51 AM

Straight from your documents to the forum.
why you need photobucket.?

FlintTony

11-05-2015, 03:15 PM

Straight from your documents to the forum.
why you need photobucket.?

How would I do that? I tried to 'copy" and make it show up here, but nothing. What moves do I make to get a document picture here?

RBeckman

11-05-2015, 04:08 PM

How would I do that? I tried to 'copy" and make it show up here, but nothing. What moves do I make to get a document picture here?

Maybe Hank and I need to come over and help?...you buy the beer.

Hank70SS

11-05-2015, 06:47 PM

Maybe Hank and I need to come over and help?...you buy the beer.

And maybe some snacks. I may be easy but I ain't cheap, well kinda cheap.

Tony, we're heading to Fl first week of January. If all goes we'll be heading back first week or so of April. We'll be stopping in Ocala both times. Hopefully we can hook up and get to see your place. Weather will dictate when we head south but we're flexible otherwise. A few days coming or going is not a big deal. Would really like to see what you've put together.

FlintTony

11-05-2015, 06:51 PM

Maybe you should just get prints made of the photos and mail a copy of them to each of us. Sounds a lot easier.

If you have micro-usb to regular usb cable, many phone chargers use them, you can just plug your phone into your computer and move the file anywhere you want.

Got that figured out and the pictures are now on the computer. Haven't been able to figure out how to post them yet.

FlintTony

11-05-2015, 06:52 PM

Maybe Hank and I need to come over and help?...you buy the beer.

Beer, snacks, a little smoking material, come on up. How does Saturday sound?

FlintTony

11-05-2015, 06:57 PM

And maybe some snacks. I may be easy but I ain't cheap, well kinda cheap.

Tony, we're heading to Fl first week of January. If all goes we'll be heading back first week or so of April. We'll be stopping in Ocala both times. Hopefully we can hook up and get to see your place. Weather will dictate when we head south but we're flexible otherwise. A few days coming or going is not a big deal. Would really like to see what you've put together.

I'm not sure about the first of Jan, as I plan to head back down the first of Dec for a couple of weeks. Will let you know when I have solid plans.

FlintTony

11-05-2015, 07:01 PM

So when I was in Florida, Bank Of America calls me to see if I had authorized a new user on my credit card. Hell no, I haven't. Turns out that I'm now a victim of identity theft. What a pain in the ass this has become. Macy's called today to verify that I applied for a CC online with them. Again, hell no. I have gotten a fraud alert on my name and social. That's why they called. I joined that LifeLock thing. Pain in the ass to list all my cards and accounts with them. I hate people.

carpoor

11-05-2015, 08:50 PM

I hate people.

Me too. I say that exact phrase often.

Hank70SS

11-06-2015, 07:51 AM

Damn, that sucks Tony. You don't know how long it can take to get that straightened out. I feel for you man.

grumpy

11-06-2015, 09:12 AM

I changed over to a "smart" phone about a year ago. Dam it was a PITA to get used to.

RBeckman

11-06-2015, 02:11 PM

Beer, snacks, a little smoking material, come on up. How does Saturday sound?

I'm good if Hank is

FlintTony

11-06-2015, 05:20 PM

I changed over to a "smart" phone about a year ago. Dam it was a PITA to get used to.

The phone does actually have a lot of good stuff on it. It's just so hard for me to figure it out. Everybody says I will get used to it and really like it. We shall see.

FlintTony

11-06-2015, 05:22 PM

I'm good if Hank is

Give me a call on the shop line, not the smart phone, as I can't answer the stinkin thing half the time. Let me know if you are headed up.

FlintTony

11-07-2015, 04:59 AM

Last night I was in the kitchen. I hear someone talking. The phone was setting on the stand in the living room on the charger. I'm like "WTF is that"? I go into the living room and there is a guy from a survey taking place that is speaking on my phone. It didn't ring, but it was on and I picked it up and started talking to the guy. How in the hell can this be? He was able to listen to me just like it rang and I answered it. This I do not like at all.

RBeckman

11-07-2015, 08:01 AM

I never heard of anything like that before. You have some of the wildest things happen to you.

shadowgray396

11-07-2015, 09:59 AM

What I hate is on my Iphone they are constantly updating the hardware. And if you up date the phone it changes all my settings and I have reset everything.

FlintTony

11-07-2015, 06:46 PM

I never heard of anything like that before. You have some of the wildest things happen to you.

Yep, same thing Kathy said when she heard the guy talking. We went out for a steak dinner tonight. Ordered the rib-eye. When the waitress brought it out and set it down, she said go ahead and cut it and see if it's done right. I attempted to cut it. It was the toughest steak that I have ever seen. I had her try to cut it, She sawed her way about half way through and quit. Took it to the manager. She couldn't cut it either. I'm going to make some toast. Hard to wreck toast.

FlintTony

11-07-2015, 06:47 PM

What I hate is on my Iphone they are constantly updating the hardware. And if you up date the phone it changes all my settings and I have reset everything.

Mine keeps beeping, saying "9 updates available". I'm not even going there.

Hank70SS

11-10-2015, 08:16 AM

Give me a call on the shop line, not the smart phone, as I can't answer the stinkin thing half the time. Let me know if you are headed up.

Hey missed this. I was down and out this weekend anyway. Tooth infection/abscess. Got some antibiotics, saw the Dentist yesterday. Guess I have to get a root canal. Need to call this morning and set up appt. for that, oh boy.

FlintTony

11-10-2015, 09:46 AM

Hey missed this. I was down and out this weekend anyway. Tooth infection/abscess. Got some antibiotics, saw the Dentist yesterday. Guess I have to get a root canal. Need to call this morning and set up appt. for that, oh boy.

Good luck with that one Hank.

Hank70SS

11-10-2015, 07:17 PM

10:15 next Tuesday for the root canal. Doesn't hurt anymore, antibiotics took care of that. Not looking forward to the root canal but had one done by this group of Docs a few years back. Doc and his assistant where like robots, wham, bam, thank you mam. Oh, that will be around $1,000, thanks.

Worst part is that tooth has a cap. So they'll drill the cap, do the root canal and send me on my way. Then I have to go to my dentist to have whatever crap they stuff in there pulled out and the cap sealed up. Don't have time for this crap. I can't believe how much shit I have to do and I'm retired, you'd think I'd have plenty of time. Oh, and 5 minutes ago Lynda asks about going to Henry's house tomorrow to help him with some more shit. Sure, I got nothing but time. Spent most every weekend at his house this year, what's another day.

mestorod70

11-10-2015, 07:32 PM

A grand for a root canal....then more for another dentist...your geting taken.
Check into going to costa rica for your dental work.
Nice hotel..owned by the dentist...and will cost you less than half that.
My wife had 25 grand in the USA implants done for under 6 grand down there.
Check it out.

Hank70SS

11-11-2015, 07:58 AM

Not worth going to Costa Rica from MI for one root canal. For multiple implants, sure, but not one root canal.

BillsCamino

11-11-2015, 08:26 AM

Plus your new phone won't work down there!! :)

Hank70SS

11-11-2015, 12:48 PM

Plus your new phone won't work down there!! :)

I don't know Bill. Our daughter is in Thailand right now. A little vacation with some friends. T-Mobile gave her the unlock code for her phone so she could buy and install a prepaid sim card over there. A lot cheaper than paying T-Mobile international rates.

BillsCamino

11-11-2015, 01:01 PM

Yeah Hank, I deal with this all the time. Will be heading back to Europe next Wed night, in fact.

I've got an account with a mobile phone company in the UK. I simply swap SIM cards in my iPhone from the Verizon one to the Mobal one. Changes my phone over to a UK number and all calls, texts, ect are charged on a per use/minute basis. All my Contacts remain in the phone.
No monthly service costs.
http://www.mobal.com/international-gsm-sim-card/

Works well...been doing this for years even while traveling outside the US when I worked. Mobal bills my Debit card.

FlintTony

11-11-2015, 06:53 PM

OK, this is some crazy shit with this phone. I was making supper when I hear my daughter, who lives in Texas, say "dad, can you hear me, I can hear you". The son of a bitchin phone didn't ring out loud, but it answered itself again.

Hank70SS

11-11-2015, 07:08 PM

Tony, you obviously bought the latest, greatest phone available. My old fashion phone, getting close to 10 months old now, won't do that. I have to answer the damn thing. You're on the bleeding edge of technology my friend. Next version will not only answer the phone put carry on a conversation with whomever called so you don't have to be bothered. Could be a real time saver.

FlintTony

11-11-2015, 07:26 PM

Hank, you a funny mo-fo! Made me laugh, and I sure as hell needed a laugh!. This phone has that text thing where you say words at it and it makes text out of it. Only I have to learn to proof read that shit before I hit send. Some of the stuff, I have no idea what I was trying to say when I read it.

Hank70SS

11-12-2015, 08:31 AM

Glad you had a laugh Tony. Guess you need to talk to them about your phone. There has to be some setting that let's it answer or else it's broke. Try bouncing it off the wall once or twice. That usually resets them so they don't auto answer.

chevymaher

11-12-2015, 10:23 AM

There is a auto answer setting in there.

FlintTony

11-12-2015, 04:08 PM

There is a auto answer setting in there.

Thanks! I did a Google search for that and found something on it. I think that did the trick. The setting has to be on, not off. Who would of known that?

Hank70SS

11-12-2015, 06:54 PM

Thanks! I did a Google search for that and found something on it. I think that did the trick. The setting has to be on, not off. Who would of known that?

What? You didn't try bouncing it off the wall as I suggested? That usually resets everything.

FlintTony

11-23-2015, 06:48 PM

Thanks! I did a Google search for that and found something on it. I think that did the trick. The setting has to be on, not off. Who would of known that?

Well, that didn't work. This POS answered itself twice today. I changed the setting back to "on" and it answered itself again. It's going back to the phone joint in the morning. The way it is, someone could hear all my conversations when the POS does it.

FlintTony

12-21-2015, 06:56 PM

More phone drama. It kept answering itself when I was down south, then it wouldn't send any pictures or email. It would made 6 ding sounds about every 30 seconds, then "sending failed" would show up on the screen. Every stinking 30 seconds until I shut it off. I took it to a Verizon dealer. He said the SIM card was bad, so he changed it at a cost of 22 bucks. It is supposed to be under warranty, but because I was from out of town, he gave me some bullshit about getting a refund from my phone store. That fixed the email, but still answered itself. Took it to the place that I bought it from today. He did a "wipe" of the thing. Lost all the pictures that I just took in Florida. They are in the 'cloud", but I have no clue as to how to get them back.