FYI/PSA

[bookofmirrors]

My phone sucks. It's never been a particularly good phone. I usually blamed it on switching from AT&T's digital service to Cingular's satellite service (even though I'm not entirely sure that even that description of the services is accurate - no one at Cingular has corrected me when I've lamented about it in those terms), but blckwngdorcl had the exact same service, and the exact same phone, and never had any problems with his. In fact, I was told by one of the dudes at Cingular a while back that my phone was likely fucked, and I should trade it in. I procrastinated, however, and I think I'm past the year deadline to trade it in. But, anyway, my phone has died the great death. It comes on for just long enough to say "Hello Moto" and pop up a Cingular screen, then goes off again. It's charged, so that's not it. So, anyway, I'm not gonna be available by phone until I get a new one. This should happen sometime next week, as I get paid on Wednesday. (simplysakka, I'm planning on paying $200 on the first, to cover January and February.) I have my eye on a few phones on the Cingular website. This one has some really cool features, but is a brand I've never used, and I'm not sure if my SIM card will transfer, this is a RAZR... ummm.. 'cause it's a RAZR... but Cingular doesn't carry the pink one, which I LUST after... plus, y'know, unnecessarily expensive, and this one, which is just a step above the same phone I have. Anyone have any suggestions/comments?

Anyway, the point of this post being that, as far as phone service is concerned, I'm unavailable. You can try calling blckwngdorcl, if that works for you. If you know my number, his is the same, except with a 6 instead of a 7. Also, we finally got around to getting a land line. I don't mind posting the number here, 'cause, for one thing, we don't even have a phone hooked up to it. For another thing, I'm never going to answer it. This is the line I intend to use for outgoing calls during peak times during which I expect to be put on hold. Partially 'cause of minute usage on the cell phones, and partially 'cause my phone cuts out all the damn time, and there's little more frustrating than sitting on hold for 10 minutes, only to be cut off unceremoniously shortly after getting a real live person. This will also be the number I give to anyone that I don't really want to talk to. So... anyone who might become a bill collector later. If I ever get around to hooking a phone up to it, I'll at least set up the voicemail, so I can screen messages. In the meantime, if you're so inclined, the number is 404-528-5693. I think it is, anyway. I remember it spelled KAT-KOZE, which I thought was ironic, but it could have also been CAT KOZE. I don't remember. Anyway, like I said, it doesn't matter, 'cause I won't answer, but there ya go. I'd look on my phone, where I have it programmed, but... as I mentioned, it's not working. So, there ya go. eMail and IM are still the best ways to reach me, and both can be found on my profile page. I'm pretty much always listed as away on my IMs, and most of the time, it's true. Sometimes, Trillian sets me as being here when I'm not, so don't be offended if I don't answer that, either.

Ummmm... basically, I'm an uncommunicative bitch like that.

There are quite a few things going on internally lately, not all of which I'm ready to share yet... partially 'cause I'm not ready to share yet, and partially 'cause I'm just not in that mindset. Y'know, the one where I suddenly make a shitload of quasi-meaningful and insightful posts, and use up your friends page? Yeah, that mindset. Anyway, not there.

Oh... further FYI. Starting on 02/01/2006, my schedule (for Sona) will be as follows:

Sunday: Sona Closed
Monday: Off Work
Tuesday: 9:00am - 8:00pm
Wednesday: Off Work
Thursday: 9:00am - 8:00pm
Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 4:00pm

For beansidhe, this means I won't be there Wednesday, which sucks, 'cause I really wanted to meet you. Dammit. I'd come in, anyway, but I made a shitload of other plans... Reschedule if you like, otherwise we'll get together later. Sorry to miss you. :(

Anyway, that's it. Till later!

Comments

[bookofmirrors.livejournal.com]

My fear is that I would have to pay a horrible down payment to do so, since my credit sucks. I'm not sure if I have a contract with Cingular or not, so not sure if I'd be breaking that. Also, I had VoiceStream back in the day, which is the pre-cursor to T-Mobile, and I still owe them money. They'd probably connect those dots... :(

[bookofmirrors.livejournal.com]

*le sigh*

I actually did look it up on the web, thinking I might go do it anyway... unfortunately, even without checking on my credit, they wanted over $400 for the phones and the plan I wanted, just to start it up.

As my grandfather used to say, "Too rich for my blood!"

Anyway, I have some hope. My phone is shit, but I might be able to pull it along a little longer. On a whim, I tried charging it, even though I knew it had almost a full charge last I looked at it. Lo and behold, it was (merely?) dead. I'm gonna see how long this charge lasts. Maybe I only need a new battery, and can put off the new phone (and possibly different service?) expense until later.

[simplysakka.livejournal.com]

Cool about the payment on Feb 1st, however, we never received December's payment. So you'd still owe for Feb, according to our records.

Thanks.

[bookofmirrors.livejournal.com]

Goddammit... I just KNEW I should have waited and made that payment late rather than paying it like I did. I don't even have a receipt to show for it.

I put the December payment in the depository of the Wachovia on the corner of LaVista and Cheshire Bridge... not sure the exact day, but it was a day it was closed, so I couldn't go into the bank. I couldn't use my ATM card to validate it, 'cause it links to my account, not yours. But they still had one of those older depositories near the drive-up window, where you could just put the stuff in the drawer, and I wanted to get the money in ASAP, so that's what I did.

*sigh* Check your account for around those dates, maybe call that bank. I won't be able to follow up on it, 'cause it was with one of your deposit slips, and there's nothing to link it to me, 'cause I used cash.

Grrrrr... let me know what you find out.

[bookofmirrors.livejournal.com]

P.S. "Those dates" being sometime towards the end of the month, either a weekend, a bank holiday, or both.

[simplysakka.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll go over my December statement with a fine-tooth comb to see if any $100.00 deposits that we can't account for show up.

No worries. I'm sure if you made it, it's there.

[bookofmirrors.livejournal.com]

*crossing fingers* You might wanna look in early January, too. I know I made it toward the end of the month, and maybe with the holidays, things went in late.

Here's the contact info for that branch:

CHESHIRE BRIDGE FINANCIAL CENTER
2349 CHESHIRE BRIDGE RD NE
ATLANTA, GA 30324
Phone: (404)348-1480
Fax: (404)348-1489