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Date: 20 August 2024. Phone Saga, lesson 1.
© janice142
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The articles Phone Saga, lesson 1 and Phone Saga, lesson 2 detail the cell phone problems I experienced plus the solutions I implemented to prevent a repeat.
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Less than 20 minutes after a friend said "be careful or you will break your phone" I dropped said iPhone7 onto the sidewalk. The screen shattered. So too did my world. Perhaps that is a bit hyperbolic, however not having my phone numbers accessible was disheartening. I lost everybody, almost. A lessons was learned.
Baby had gifted me the phone years ago. Below is the first picture taken with the iPhone.
My Skipper was such an amazing
pup. She was 5 pounds of fluffy fur that she left all over Seaweed.
My bilges still have Skipper's fur.
But I digress...
Almost immediately after being told to be careful I managed to drop the phone. The screen shattered. Because of that I was unable to open the phone, retrieve phone numbers, answer calls, make phone calls, LIVE MY LIFE!!! It is amazing how much information I had on that little phone.
I should have had a written list of my friends, associates and the businesses I call. Because I did not, I was lost. Additionally, due to not having a replacement phone for quite some time folks who normally called me did not receive an answer. I was able to send letters to a couple of friends which was good.
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The
technology of telephones has changed the world far more than I ever
could have imagined years ago. The Star Trek communicators of
decades ago has been supplanted by the now common cell phone.
After a couple of flip phones (both dropped overboard) my newer phone has a hotspot. Baby has me on her Verizon plan. Here in my area the coverage is spectacular. |
Oliver's mom enjoyed using her cell phone while aboard Lutin: |
Phone coverage varies by area. What works where I am may be a terrible choice in your location. It is important to determine which company provides the best service where you are located.
Cell phone service providers are similar to bottom paint options. For boaters every area has different needs. Fresh water, brackish, and salt water all have distinct requirements. Choosing the bottom paint for your boat may indeed differ from my preference. Quite frankly, opting for what the boatyard suggests is most likely your best choice. More on that and a new-to-me boatyard in an upcoming article...
After shattering the screen on my old iPhone, Baby sent
me a new one.
Now I have a spiffy iPhone11. (whoo-hoo!)
The iPhone11 in a lilac (pale purple) case is much
larger than the one I broke. Baby even bought me a brand new cell
phone case. I am blessed.
I am grateful more than I can say for the spiffy new phone. Because I knew Baby's number, I was able to contact her after shattering my original iPhone7. Unlike decades ago however, I had not memorized anyone else's number. Therefore, once I had the new phone in hand I wrote the numbers that remained into my address book. I did lose many numbers however...
Lesson Learned: HAVE A HARD COPY of important phone numbers.
But this is just one lesson, and there was another... that tale will be posted tomorrow. Thank you for reading.
Have you ever shattered a phone screen?
And, did you fix it or simply replace?
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