I am such an idiot
So today I was messing around with my cell phone which is only about 2 months old. I was trying to turn the ringer off since I had to go into this place to take some tests for this second job I am applying for.
Apparently I had no fucking idea what I was doing. Instead of turning my phone unto the silent mode, I LOCKED it. I have never locked my phone before and honestly see no purpose in it. So once I realized my mistake, I then tried to UNLOCK it so I could check my voicemail and use it to make regular calls.
This is where the story gets good. The fucking thing asked me for a password! It's some four digit numerical password that I have never used or been given before. Oh great! I try every possible four digit code I can think it would be. Perhaps '0000' or '1234' since it's a new phone...Nope! Perhaps it's the same code I created for my voicemail? Nope! Perhaps it's '****' or '####'? No and no.
Now at this point I am pretty annoyed because with my phone in the locked position I cannot call anyone...not even Verizon to get them to help me. Annoying! So once I got home, I decide to check the website and my bill to see if there is some magical code I missed the first time. There is no such code anywhere on the website or on my bill, but there is a special number that I can dial from my phone to get through to Verizon customer service, but alas I cannot do anything with my phone until I unlock it. I could call the 1-800 number listed on the bill, but since I don't have a land line and I am home alone, I cannot call anyone...not even 911!
Ok so now I am about ready to throw my phone out the window when I realize that my only option is to go to the Verizon store and have one of the cocky sales guys help my dumb ass unlock my phone. Once I get there I have to wait in a line that is practically out the door with people....GREAT! Finally after about 20 mns of waiting, a sales guy asks me what I need in front of about 10 other customers. I explain that I cannot get my phone unlocked and that I have tried every possible code I could think of. He asks (very loudly I might add) if I tried the last four digits of my phone number? I say, umm, no, but that is a good idea...and VOILA! my phone is unlocked. He laughs and so do about half the people waiting in line as I bow my head down in shame and run out of the store.
I couldn't believe I didn't think of that...let this be a lesson to all of you who read this...
Apparently I had no fucking idea what I was doing. Instead of turning my phone unto the silent mode, I LOCKED it. I have never locked my phone before and honestly see no purpose in it. So once I realized my mistake, I then tried to UNLOCK it so I could check my voicemail and use it to make regular calls.
This is where the story gets good. The fucking thing asked me for a password! It's some four digit numerical password that I have never used or been given before. Oh great! I try every possible four digit code I can think it would be. Perhaps '0000' or '1234' since it's a new phone...Nope! Perhaps it's the same code I created for my voicemail? Nope! Perhaps it's '****' or '####'? No and no.
Now at this point I am pretty annoyed because with my phone in the locked position I cannot call anyone...not even Verizon to get them to help me. Annoying! So once I got home, I decide to check the website and my bill to see if there is some magical code I missed the first time. There is no such code anywhere on the website or on my bill, but there is a special number that I can dial from my phone to get through to Verizon customer service, but alas I cannot do anything with my phone until I unlock it. I could call the 1-800 number listed on the bill, but since I don't have a land line and I am home alone, I cannot call anyone...not even 911!
Ok so now I am about ready to throw my phone out the window when I realize that my only option is to go to the Verizon store and have one of the cocky sales guys help my dumb ass unlock my phone. Once I get there I have to wait in a line that is practically out the door with people....GREAT! Finally after about 20 mns of waiting, a sales guy asks me what I need in front of about 10 other customers. I explain that I cannot get my phone unlocked and that I have tried every possible code I could think of. He asks (very loudly I might add) if I tried the last four digits of my phone number? I say, umm, no, but that is a good idea...and VOILA! my phone is unlocked. He laughs and so do about half the people waiting in line as I bow my head down in shame and run out of the store.
I couldn't believe I didn't think of that...let this be a lesson to all of you who read this...