Popular Post maddmaxx ★ Posted October 19, 2021 Popular Post Share #1 Posted October 19, 2021 The elderly neighbor's phone is fixed. The tech, who seemed very knowledgeable, replaced the junction terminals inside the box outside where the line from the pole meets the lines in the house and cleaned up the wire ends. All good now. Technician good. Call center help desk not so good. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 19, 2021 Share #2 Posted October 19, 2021 Good of you to take it on. We will all need help, someday. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maddmaxx ★ Posted October 19, 2021 Author Popular Post Share #3 Posted October 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Wilburger said: Good of you to take it on. We will all need help, someday. There is no way she could operate a cell phone. At the least it would need to be one of those senior citizen specials with the big keys and very limited choices of what can be done. I guess I really didn't know how many senior citizens were so technically illiterate. It just never dawned on me because of my career and training that a phone could be so hard to use. Still, we do watch over her, checking to make sure her lights come on and go off at approximately the right times and that she's ok. Womaxx goes over sometimes just to be some company. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 19, 2021 Share #4 Posted October 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: There is no way she could operate a cell phone. At the least it would need to be one of those senior citizen specials with the big keys and very limited choices of what can be done. I guess I really didn't know how many senior citizens were so technically illiterate. It just never dawned on me because of my career and training that a phone could be so hard to use. Still, we do watch over her, checking to make sure her lights come on and go off at approximately the right times and that she's ok. Womaxx goes over sometimes just to be some company. This is so very cool. And here I thought you were just a pretty face with a fast car. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted October 19, 2021 Share #5 Posted October 19, 2021 23 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: There is no way she could operate a cell phone. At the least it would need to be one of those senior citizen specials with the big keys and very limited choices of what can be done. I guess I really didn't know how many senior citizens were so technically illiterate. It just never dawned on me because of my career and training that a phone could be so hard to use. Still, we do watch over her, checking to make sure her lights come on and go off at approximately the right times and that she's ok. Womaxx goes over sometimes just to be some company. Awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted October 19, 2021 Share #6 Posted October 19, 2021 Wait. Multiple phones got fixed? Or did you forget an apostrophe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted October 19, 2021 Share #7 Posted October 19, 2021 Good on you Maxx! It's amazing how fast faculties decline in the elderly. Then add in the fact they never saw much of this technology until they were past their window of opportunity and it can be difficult. My dad wanted a smart phone so he would have something to do besides just books during dialysis. By the time he actually got it not long after, he was terrified of it! We had to re-activate his old flip phone so he would even answer a call. Then you get people like my great aunt who at 92 was asking questions and engaged in conversation when I got my first PC. She lived to be 104 and was self-sufficient until just before 100. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maddmaxx ★ Posted October 19, 2021 Author Popular Post Share #8 Posted October 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, Dottles said: Wait. Multiple phones got fixed? Or did you forget an apostrophe? 1 base station and two remotes. After the tech was done I had to fix all the stupid things I had changed in the menu system when I was first testing for phone or line problems. I had turned all the ringers off, the volumn down, invoked some sort of hold on both remotes. I needed a 15 year old to set everything up faster. When I was done she asked me if the manual would help Manual? You have a manual for these? Yes that probably would have helped. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted October 19, 2021 I see some irony here in the idea of a 75 year old being the young guy that a 93 year old lady needs to fix technology problems. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted October 19, 2021 Share #10 Posted October 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: I see some irony here in the idea of a 75 year old being the young guy that a 93 year old lady needs to fix technology problems. No... I see a guy helping someone that needed help. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted October 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, Bikeguy said: No... I see a guy helping someone that needed help. Please don't spread it around. My reputation will suffer. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted October 19, 2021 Share #12 Posted October 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Please don't spread it around. My reputation will suffer. Oh, your reputation is safe with us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted October 19, 2021 Share #13 Posted October 19, 2021 79 and 80 here, and I can't see that we will ever use our phones for anything other than calling or texting. My wife will never text, but she has fun with her iPad and laptop.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 19, 2021 Share #14 Posted October 19, 2021 48 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Please don't spread it around. My reputation will suffer. It can't get any worse. Trust me. I mean you live in the basement and play with models.... at your age? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted October 19, 2021 Share #15 Posted October 19, 2021 36 minutes ago, jsharr said: I mean you live in the basement and play with models.... at your age? Yeah... but he has some very fast cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Share #16 Posted October 20, 2021 36 minutes ago, Bikeguy said: Yeah... but he has some very toy fast cars. fify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share #17 Posted October 20, 2021 2 hours ago, jsharr said: fify This is true. The days of the very real very fast cars have passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Share #18 Posted October 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: This is true. The days of the very real very fast cars have passed. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Share #19 Posted October 20, 2021 27 minutes ago, jsharr said: Sorry MUCH MO BETTER FOR THE EARS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Share #20 Posted October 20, 2021 16 hours ago, maddmaxx said: The elderly neighbor's phone is fixed. The tech, who seemed very knowledgeable, replaced the junction terminals inside the box outside where the line from the pole meets the lines in the house and cleaned up the wire ends. All good now. Technician good. Call center help desk not so good. Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted October 20, 2021 Share #21 Posted October 20, 2021 16 hours ago, maddmaxx said: The tech, who seemed very knowledgeable, replaced the junction terminals inside the box outside where the line from the pole meets the lines in the house and cleaned up the wire ends. All good now. It's a failing infrastructure so things are not likely to get that much better in the long term without major capital expenditure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share #22 Posted October 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, donkpow said: It's a failing infrastructure so things are not likely to get that much better in the long term without major capital expenditure. There isn't much money these days for wired phone technology. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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