IPHONE 3G DISASTER - PART II

Oh, how sweet this post shall be!!!!

I am still the only one on my block without an iPhone 3G, but I come to find out that is a good thing.

It seems that in the greediness of Apple and AT&T, most of the iPhones that were sold today were still unable to be used due to server crashes. It seems that they could not activate most of the phones due to high traffic to the servers. So they sent people home with something called an iBrick and they must try all day to see if it will be activated.

Even the old iPhone users are now the proud owner of an iBrick, since they went to update their software and it blanked out the phones and made them inoperable.

I feel sorry for the iPhone users that waited days camped out in line. I want to do something to help. So if anyone wants to make a call from my Crackberry, please let me know and I will be more than happy to........ Whoops. Hold on, I have a text message. it's my wife. She says to stop gloating and say goodbye.

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Goodbye!

Press "0" to be disconnected

I just got off the phone with Washington Mutual Bank. I spent 10 minutes trying to get a real person.

My debit card allows me to spend $7000 in one day.
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING. Like I need to have a limit of $7000 a day. So I called WAMU to lower my limit.

I tried to use their automated phone system to change my limit, but then never offered what I needed, so I did the next best thing. I pressed "0".

The recording told me I made an incorrect entry. So I pressed "0" again. They continued to tell me I have made an incorrect entry. I then started pounding the 0 like it's a video game button. The recording finally says I am sorry you have made an incorrect entry. Please call back later. Then it disconnects me.

I was now livid. So I quickly learned to play the automated game. Then only way to reach someone is act like you are going to spend money. So I chose the "open a long term CD" option. Wow. You'll never guess what happens next. I got a voice immediately. Well I'll be darned.

I then proceed to rip this person a new one. I told her that I have three business accounts with WAMU and they had better put in an entry fur customers to speak with a representative or I am pulling everything from WAMU and going to another bank.

Now get ready for this. She apologizes and tells me that all I had to do to speak with a representative was to......................... wait for it ......... press 0#0# and I would have been sent directly to a representative.

HOLY CRAP. I ALMOST BUSTED A BLOOD VESSEL. FORGIVE ME GOD, BUT HOW IN THE HELL WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT. IT WASN'T ONE OF THE OPTIONS.

I am getting all worked up AGAIN just writing this.

Anyway, for those of you who bank with WAMU, press 0#0# to get through to someone on the national 800#. IN FACT, I ADVISE YOU TO ALWAYS BYPASS THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM NO MATTER WHAT.

If your calling your local branch just press option #3.

your welcome.