Today, I got a new phone. Only after berating the Sprint employee and Apple support desk because I could not call, text, or access the Internet did I find out that I didn't need to buy a new phone. It was just on airplane mode. FML
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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I called my cell phone tech support to help with my Samsung device. They sent me contact info for Apple support. FML
Today, after going to T-Mobile thinking my phone won't receive texts, I found out that my phone is perfectly fine, my friends just don't text me back. FML
Today, my cell phone broke. It wouldn't even turn on. I went online to access my account so that I could order a new phone. I couldn't remember my password. The phone company had an option of "forgot my password". Upon clicking I get a message saying "Your password will be sent to your phone". FML
Today, I switched cell phone service providers, hoping to upgrade. After working out the details and picking a phone in the store, I got home to find my brand new cell can't get a signal in my house. I already signed the two year contract. FML
Today, my iPhone got back from being fixed. When I opened the box there was a note attached to my phone that said, "All you had to do was turn it on." FML
Today, I went to the Apple store to try and figure out what's going on with my iPhone. After an hour of speaking to three different geniuses and waiting around, their solution was to "Google it." FML
Today, I had to sell my phone to pay for the phone bill. FML
Today, since my phone had two eSIM cards, I decided to activate the second one. No harm no foul, right? But then I realized having two with the same number was redundant and turned it off. That disconnected my cellphone data, causing me to fly into a panic. It took 30 minutes with customer service to fix my mistake. FML
Today, I realized that with all the money I've spent on repairs for my iPhone through the months, I could have bought a phone that doesn't die horribly whenever I so much as give it a mean look. FML
Today, after calling the insurance plan for my new iPhone a "huge waste of money", I promptly dropped it in the store while trying to put it into my pocket, cracking the screen. FML
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Top comments
Welshite 40
I'm not surprised. You seem a bit flighty.
Timmip12 9
Did you try turning it off and on again?
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Comments (105)
writergirl1029 17
I used to work in tech support for a major carrier. I've never hit YDI so fast before.
saffy66 34
So the old phone was on airplane mode, and OP got a new one before realising? I'd have thought you'd be familiar enough with a phone you've had a while, to realise these things...
Mike_Oxhard 14
The best customer of electronics is someone who doesn't know how to operate it. They'll pay for support 10 times over and end up buying new versions of the product.
itchmcrotch 13
YDI. People like you are why NotAlwaysRight exists.
pandemonium307 10
the employees probably knew it was in airplane mode. But, you came in yelling so they figured they'd get even and make you buy a new phone.
ronjain09 12
Congo on your new phone
peacefully84 19
As a person who may or may not work in tech support for one of said companies, I will say that one of the techs should have had a series of questions to ask you that include asking if it's in airplane mode. So, if they had the opportunity to ask and didn't, they didn't do their job. If you started yelling before letting them ask, then you're an ass.
russfml 31
You sir are an idiot
Jachin357 28
And this is the reason why I refuse to work in customer service or even retail. People attack them like its their fault.
JKPwnage 27
Sounds like something someone would post on NotAlwaysRight. Nothing but a YDI from me.