Jenny, Don't Change Your Number (Part II)

Well, if you really want to hear your CallerTune, now's the time to call, because I can't make or receive calls. This means that if you leave me a nasty voice mail, I won't get it until tomorrow. Hate to disappoint.

(See how sick Mr. SideKick is? Poor thing ...)

When I left for lunch today, I dialed Dear Hubby to see how his day was going. It rang once, then Mr. T-Mobile came on the line: "We're sorry, but the call cannot be completed as dialed from the phone you are using. Please check the instruction card or dial 611 for customer service."

Umm, okay. Well, lacking my instruction card (Card? CARD? I received a frickin' manual when I bought my SK. I've had textbooks smaller than that!), I went to Plan B: dialing 611. "We're sorry, but the call cannot be completed as dialed from the phone you are using. Please check the instruction card or dial 611 for customer service."

WTFB?! So I can't use my phone ... and I can't call for help ... hurm. I came back to the office and called Paul from the landline. "Hello?" "Hey hon. So you can make and receive calls. That's all I needed to know. Thanks!" Then I hung up on him.

My next stop was calling T-Mobile ... and waiting for 83 minutes to talk to a representative (the call timer on my workstation comes in handy in such situations). She was very nice, but annoyingly sympathetic. ("Oh, you can't use your phone?! That's terrible! Let's see what we can do here!") And, yes, I could hear the exclamation point at the end of each sentence. Lordy.

Apparently, SideKicks and BlackBerries can use their data services (IM, Internet, e-mail), but cannot make phone calls, but regular phones like Paul's CAN make phone calls. Because that makes sense. There's something wrong with the towers ("There are plenty of technicians in your area working on this problem right now!" she assured me perkily...), so only data phones are unable to make phone calls.

So let me get this straight: The people who pay, like, 500 bucks for a phone can't get service ... while people like Paul, who use the cheap-o free phone they give you when you sign up CAN get service. Sigh. Anyway, now's the time to leave me voicemail. :-) Peace and love!

P.S. Late-breaking news ... looks like both concerts are a no-go. Another weekend alone, at home, with my teddy bear, sedated so I'll sleep instead of having to find things to amuse me ... ::sighs::