The last few weeks have been so busy for me especially in relation to my Salesforce class that I haven't had much of a chance to blog. This latest entry was supposed to be done in early August but now we're almost done with the month by the time it gets posted. But it's okay. And I've made great progress in the class, managing to pass my Salesforce Admin exam on my first try on the 18th. I'm so stoked. Next step after updating the resume is for me to continue learning towards a second certification in late September/early October. More details to come.
Back to the next post...
I'm happy to say that I finally am free of my T-Mobile contract. I had the worst experience with my T-Mobile phone for the two years I had it. Usually in time I do complain about a given cellphone but this was the first time I remember complaining about it less than two months after getting it. I would get delays in sending and receiving texts and don't even try sending GIFs or photos. It would take dozens of tries before it would go through. And there was times when the other party said a GIF or photo went through but my phone would say it's still on route. This would happen even inside my own home.
Also calls would be dropped randomly and sometimes the other party would not hear me at all. T-Mobile would turn off service at random times even though they were getting their money from me every month. And it was double trouble if the other party was a T-Mobile customer. My Dad unfortunately still has them and when we talked, both of us would lose signal at various points in the conversation.
Customer service was a joke as well. They offered no real help at all since I didn't get their insurance. They gave me a new SIM card once or twice over the course of my contract since I had read on their message board that some folks that were having connectivity issues were resolved once changing the SIM. That did nothing for me.
All I could do was count the days, hours, minutes, and seconds till I could break free. That day finally came on July 21, 2021. Verizon happened to have a sale on 5G phones on their site where they give you a monthly credit for the phone if you get their service. I decided to take advantage of the sale and I got a second phone for Dom.
Dom was one of the last hold outs on getting a smart phone instead being content with a flip phone which they forced him two years ago to upgrade. We've been wanting to be on the same service for awhile now and he loves Verizon.
Since I've gotten my phone, I've definitely noticed a difference in phone quality. I can actually make phone calls in the basement without them dropping. I even was able to talk in the underground train station. I don't know if I should be afraid of potential cancer risk but as far as the service itself, it is very good.
I'm also able to text without major delays. I have seen it lag sometimes but definitely not as bad as it did when I was with T-Mobile.
Dom still has a lot to learn in regards to using a smart phone. So far we haven't synched his phone to his car yet. He also has a funny habit of not wanting to take his phone with me anywhere, rather opting to leave it in his car which defeats the purpose of having a phone. He definitely has a love/hate thing with phones preferring not to take on his phone for long periods of time (meaning more than 5 minutes).
Yes Dom having a smart phone will be lots of fun...*LOL*.
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