A little disappointed and a lot happy

Hi,
After looking through the Apple site yesterday I decided to find out what all the fuss was about and went to my nearest Apple retaier and bought the AppleTV.
The setup was easy (connected to network in seconds.
While syncing took a while (what did I expect when transferring 35GB across a wireless network!)
The graphics look sexy (no correct that actually, super sexy !), crisp and clear on my Plasma TV and was the first time I actually saw what my TV was capable of.
My music collection has arrived over intact and I can browse through the very easy to use interface (with one grumble as per below).
After a firmware upgrade I could also see YouTube videos - cool!
The downsides:
One of the reasons I seriously considered getting this box was to try and take some of the strain away from my aching PC's hard drive. However on looking further it appears that, like a Pod, that synching is even more of a one way street. I have over 60GB of music which I hoped I could transfer over to my AppleTV and then remove from my PC. My hope was to delete the AAC files from my laptop and then only sync up new music I imported from the iTunes store or through CDs I Purchased.
Instead I find that if I try to de-select the option of synching I am advised that this will remove the music from the Apple TV also. I'm not sure if this warning is only that it wont sync furhter or it will actually remove the files from the AppleTV ??!
It would seem a bit silly to me to have a 120GB AppleTV full of files which I also have to keep on my PC? How does that work? I understand there are some users who may want this but I am not one. No doubt this will bring in the old copyright issue - but whats the difference of just using the AppleTV as the source for my music etc compared to my PC ??
My second gripe - though smaller - still is a bit niggling. I find that I now will have to spend between $30 - 50 for a piece of software which will allow me to burn my DVDs to a format (MP4)that can be used by the AppleTV. I would have preferred it if Apple could have either
a) included a free version of what can't be too hard a program for them to write.
or
b) accepted different versions of other media formats
After all, we all started importing our MP3s/CDs to iTunes/ iPod and that was what made it more alluring.
Quick and easy transfer....
Last grumble is around the scrolling not mimicing the Pod - ie quick scrolling through lettters - hopefully a firmware upgrade of the future?
With all the above said I still think it's a great piece of kit but hope that Apple take a little time in their next upgrade to incorporate some new features around interoperability or actually utilising this cool piece of kit more freely.

Hi
Welcome to the forum.
Wherever you keep your media files you'd be generally advised to have a backup somewhere else, but as you say you can't even regard AppleTv as a backup device if you can't easily get files off again.
Apple couldn't really provide a program to convert DVDs to AppleTV format unless it was for home made or un-copy-protected discs only. I'm sure they'd love to offer something like that but the movie companies would not allow it in the current climate.
Don't spend money without looking at options.
Try a search for Handbrake, Videora AppleTV Converter and also MPEGStreamclip for Windows.
Handbrake has Mac and Windows version, I think the Videora does too but haven't tried it (it's not the Videora program rather a freebie converter). MPEGStreamclip is a bit of a swiss army knife converter though I can't remember if you'd need the Quicktime MPEG2 plugin to convert MPEG2 files you might have.
Between them and various windows utilities you should be able to accomplish the transfers you want, but encoding is time consuming.
AC

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A rather long post of me talking gibberish and asking LOTS of questions.

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Before reading this MASSIVE post, please read the bottom at the stupid amount of P.P.S.'s as they probably have a lot of information that I forgot to put in the middle or something.
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Hi, I'm some guy on the internet and I am 15 years old. For the sake of this post and the answers I hope to have, please ignore my age and understand my maturity and I hope that you can understand why I would like to learn this language so much. I seem to have major issues with learning this language and online tutorials and stacks of books do not seem to do the trick. Please do not reply saying "this is not for you, try something else" because although I do not know much in Java in terms of making good applications, I have learned quite a few things and I am able to make simple things with the console such as making a calculator where the user has to type in what operator they want to use and then they are asked to enter two numbers in which they are timed/added/divided etc. together and it gives the answer. Considering this I really want to continue learning this language because I find it fun to learn and fun to program in, yet I am having serious stress issues because I can't understand simple things and I just forget some of them and I then find it difficult to make simple applications. For example, I am trying to make a simple snake game where you have to find all the apples and eat them and then your body grows larger etc. but I just can't think of how I would do it. I know a few simple application type things and maybe how to put them to use, but I just don't know how to use them in this situation and how to start off making games like these.
Just to tell you a little bit about my background of programming, I have known about programming since I was about 11, I made a virus in Visual Basic believe it or not. It would disguise itself as Mozilla Firefox and would slowly delete random files that were opened or edited in the last month starting from the last used files in said month. It would delete a set amount of files every time you booted up and it was pretty nasty. It was obviously quite easy to get rid of it and it probably had many bugs, but it was a nasty virus nonetheless. Anyway, that lasted around 2 months and I never really picked up on programming until around 13 at which point I learned a bit of Java up until the System.out.println part, so not very far at all and I barely understood anything. Then I kinda picked it up at 14 last summer (2012) and learned almost as much I know now over the summer holidays and then kind of left it until after Christmas because I couldn't really get past a certain 'barrier' so I got bored and gave up. Until now. After Christmas I got back into it and starting learning a few more things, understood functions a little more and downloaded a bunch of source code from lots of different websites. I've now been extremely stressed out for the past 2 weeks going crazy because I can't fit anything else into my head because I just forget it or just don't understand it. So I am now in a complete frenzy not doing homework, being a douche to my friends and just not being very social or doing stupid things.
Unfortunately this is going to be a rather long post as you can probably already tell and there will be a 20 Q's kind of 'game' below where I ask things that I desperately need to know and maybe things that I want to know but don't necessarily need to know.
If you can, I would greatly appreciate it if you could answer all of the first 14 questions in one post instead of 1 or 2. Also, please do not post anything unnecessary or nasty as I am a new poster here and I just want to get started in Java and I have my own reasons for starting at such a young age and my intentions are rather personal. So please treat this matter with maturity and I hope someone can really help me.
I am sorry for any misspellings or grammatical errors, I am fully English, I am just rubbish at spelling.
THE QUESTIONS!!!
1) What is SUPER used for, when should I use it and why should I use it?
2) When making a new class and you type PUBLIC [insert class name here](){} what does this do and why does it need to be the same name as the class it is in?
3) Why do you need to make new classes inside already made classes sometimes?
4) What is the use of NEW and why do you need to use it when you are creating something like a JFrame, where for example you would use it in your main function and have NEW [insert name of function with JFrame inside]();, why can't you just do [insert name of function with JFrame inside]();?
5) What is actionPerformed, where is it used and why should I use it?
6) When using a function, what is achieved when you call another class and make another variable inside said function? Eg, public [insert class name here]([insert other class name here][insert new variable name here]){}
7) What 'type' is an ENUM? Is it an int? String? Double? So if I were to make ENUM [insert name of enum here] {A, B, C, D, E, F, G}; So what would happen if I were to say PUBLIC [insert name of enum here] B = 5; what would that mean? Would that assign it as an integer?
8) When should I use enums, what is the point in them?
9) What does [inset object here].ORDINAL mean? What is it used for and when should I use it?
10) Although I understand that the RETURN statement is used to end a function and return it with a value if there is one specified, but when it returns it with that value that you may have specified, what happens to that value, how do I retrieve it and how do I use it? When will I know when to use RETURN?
11) Briefly explain how to use KeyEvent, getKeyCode and just anything else to do with accepting user input and how I would use it.
12) When using the KeyAdapter, why do you need to make a new class inside an already made class? What does this achieve? Why can you not extend it on the current class you are using instead of making a new class? This links back to the 3rd question.
13) What is the difference between ++object and object++? Does it really matter which way I use them? Why should I use them differently and how will it affect my code if I use them differently?
14) What's the difference between an IF statement and a BOOLEAN statement? They are both booleans and if used correctly can be used to do the exact same thing with just one or two lines of codes difference. Which one should I pick over the other and why? Which one is better to use for what kind of things?
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15) What is the best way to get into the mindset of 'a programmer'? What is the best way to understand the ways in which you would build an application and learning the step by step processes so you know what you have to do next and how to do it.
16) I seem to always be worried that it takes programmers 5 minutes to program a very simple game, like Tetris because I've seen videos and just other places where it makes it look like it takes them a very small amount of time to make something that might take me months to learn. Is this how it works? Or can it take hours to program 5 classes for a very simple game? If so, why does it, if said programmer hypothetically understands the language well enough to make said program? Surely they would know what to do and how to make it so it would not take long at all?
17) How often are IF and ELSE statements used in common programs? I feel when I am making a program I am always using them too much and I just stop programming from there because I feel that I am using too much of something so maybe it isn't the right way to do it or maybe there is a better way to do it.
18) What would be the best way to learn programming for someone who finds it difficult to teach himself said topic yet has no efficient way to have someone teach him? I feel I am somewhat intelligent enough to learn a programming language, I have gotten this far, so I feel I should just keep going. Besides, despite the difficulties I have and the ridiculous amount of stress I get from not being able to learn on my own, I find it very entertaining to program things, read over other peoples code and slowly learn the world of programming. I feel that I see myself as a programmer in the future and I just really hope that I can learn this language quickly before I am too old to have time to learn this as a hobbie as I do now.
19) I am someone who hopes to become a games developer as I thoroughly enjoy playing games as much as I do finding out how they work. What would be the right way about learning how to make games? Should I stick with Java or should I go to C++? I've only stuck with Java because I have more experience with it and I feel that I should learn an easy language and get used to OOP and other things before I go off making complex programs with a difficult language. I know how to print something to the console in C++ and that's about it.
20) I have no way of having an education on programming in my school at the moment and all courses that have programming in them aren't very good - you make a simple application for coursework and you do a computer physics exam at the end of the year, not too helpful for me. Also, I don't have many friends that are diversed in any language of programming and the ones I do have, coincidentally, absolutely none of them are any good at making games or painting anything in graphics or anything to do with frames and windows. They're all about the console and making mods for games instead of making full on programs with a window and what not so it's difficult to get any of them to teach me anything. I've looked at college courses and none of them are for my age and what I am wanting, or they are just too damn expensive. I have also looked at online courses, one-to-one tutoring etc. but they are either way too expensive or they aren't very good in terms of being in a country half way across the world or maybe they have bad ratings. Anyway, what I'm trying to ask, despite all the negative put backs and all the issues that seem to follow me whenever I try to learn this damn language, what would be the best way to teach myself this language or any other language, or where are the best places to have someone teach me for free/cheap prices? I just essentially want to make something basic like a video game like Tetris or something so I at least have some knowledge of making a video game so I can maybe learn other things much easier.
P.S. I am in top sets for all my classes at school, so any intelligence issues aren't a part of this. I guess you could maybe call it laziness, but I just prefer to say that I am too used to people teaching me things and doing things for me rather than teaching and doing things myself. So if I were stuck on an island alone I really would not know what to do at all because I would mainly rely on other people.
P.P.S. Just for anyone's curiosity, I use Eclipse as my IDE on a Windows 7 Ultimate OS.
P.P.P.S. I am British.
P.P.P.P.S. I have read through about 4 books about Java, but on most of them I just get really bored and stop reading them half way through because they either don't explain what I want to know or they really suck at explaining what I want to know.
P.P.P.P.S If you are going to post a good tutorial, please post one that I have most likely NOT been on. PLEASE. I have gone through MANY tutorials which all of them don't do me any favours. Please post one that you think that I might not have seen and actually tells me what EACH line of code does and WHY it does it and WHY I might use it and WHERE I might use it. Etc.
P.P.P.P.P.S If this is a TL;DR kind of post, then I am awfully sorry to have bored you, please go onto another post, but thank you very much for taking the time to actually LOOK and CLICK on my post. However if you do not have any intention of helping my dilemma, please leave as although I am asking for A LOT for FREE, I really don't need pointless posts that really do not solve my problem. Thanks.
P.P.P.P.P.P.S (Last P.P.S I swear! I just keep forgetting things.) If you have any questions to ask or I might not have asked something properly, feel free to ask as I will probably be refreshing this page non-stop for the next 2 weeks. Thanks ^^
For all the people out there who are THAT awesome to post here answers to these questions, I really salute to you and I would VERY gladly give you money for your time and effort, if I had the funds to give you what it's worth. ;-)
Edited by: 983242 on 21-Jan-2013 16:26

Before reading this MASSIVE postI didn't read it. I went straight to the questions. The rest of it was a complete waste of your time. Nobody cares whether you are 15, are stressed, get bored, etc. You should spend more time learning and less time emoting, and typing.
I am rubbish at spelling.So fix that. If you stay in this business you will have to spell properly or get nowhere. Compilers won't accept mis-spellings: why should anybody else? Get over it. In a few years you will have to write a resume. If I get it and it is misspelt it goes in the bin.
1) What is SUPER used for, when should I use it and why should I use it?It is used for two purposes that are described in the Java Language Specification. If you can't read language specifications you will have to learn, or get nowhere. You can't learn languages in forums.
2) When making a new class and you type PUBLIC [insert class name here](){} what does this do and why does it need to be the same name as the class it is in?That's two questions. 'public' is used for a purpose that is described in [etc as above]. The class name needs to agree with the file name because that is a rule of Java. Period. There's a reason for the rule but you should be able to discover it for yourself eventually, and it doesn't actually matter what the reason is at this stage in your development.
3) Why do you need to make new classes inside already made classes sometimes?Why not?
4) What is the use of NEW and why do you need to use it when you are creating something like a JFrame, where for example you would use it in your main function and have NEW [insert name of function with JFrame inside]();, why can't you just do [insert name of function with JFrame inside]();?Meaningless. You have to use the language the way it was designed. Same applies to most if not all your questions.
5) What is actionPerformed, where is it used and why should I use it?See the Javadoc.
6) When using a function, what is achieved when you call another class and make another variable inside said function? Eg, public [insert class name here]([insert other class name here][insert new variable name here]){}I cannot make head or tail of this question. You could try making it intelligible.
7) What 'type' is an ENUM?It is of type Enum.
Is it an int? String? Double?No, no, and no.
So if I were to make ENUM [insert name of enum here] {A, B, C, D, E, F, G}; So what would happen if I were to say PUBLIC [insert name of enum here] B = 5; what would that mean? Would that assign it as an integer?I'm getting sick of this [insert name here] business. Try making your questions legible and intelligible. And again, an enum is not an int.
8) When should I use enums, what is the point in them?When you want them. Not a real question.
9) What does [inset object here].ORDINAL mean?Nothing. There is no such construct in Java. There might be an occasional class with a public variable named ORDINAL, in which case it means whatever the guy who wrote it meant. If you're lucky he documented it. If not, not.
10) Although I understand that the RETURN statement is used to end a function and return it with a value if there is one specified, but when it returns it with that value that you may have specified, what happens to that value, how do I retrieve it and how do I use it?You store it in a variable, or pass it to another function, or use it as a value in a statement, for sample as an if or while condition.
When will I know when to use RETURN?Err, when you want to return a value?
11) Briefly explain how to use KeyEvent, getKeyCode and just anything else to do with accepting user input and how I would use it. In a forum? You're kidding. Read the Javadoc. That's what I did.
12) When using the KeyAdapter, why do you need to make a new class inside an already made class?You don't.
13) What is the difference between ++object and object++?This is all described in the Java Language Specification [etc as above] and indeed most of this stuff is also in the Java Tutorial as well. Read them.
Does it really matter which way I use them?Of course, otherwise they wouldn't both exist. Language designers are not morons.
Why should I use them differently and how will it affect my code if I use them differently?That's just the same question all over again.
14) What's the difference between an IF statement and a BOOLEAN statement?The difference is that there is no such thing as a boolean statement.
POINTLESS QUESTIONSThanks for stating that.
THAT I JUST FEEL LIKE ASKINGBad luck. I don't feel like answering pointless questions. Ever.

Best buy, please help me on this! very disappointed and frustrated!!

Here is my complaint:
1.I have been saving for weeks trying to buy this flat screen TV: the price has been $299.99
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/westinghouse-48-class-48-diag--led-1080p-hdtv-black/6233067.p?id=1219198...
Then finally this Tuesday I went there to buy, I checked the online price, it jumped to $329.99. I do have a mover coupon which is good for 10% off a single item. So I used, but I will have been really happy if I could have used it when the price is $299.99 instead. This mover coupon said any single item with some exclusions and I believe this Westinghouse 48" is not in the exclusion list.
After I bought Tuesday, I checked the price online today, man, it went back to $299.99. Your price mathcing policy said if the price lowered within the return period, we could get the difference back. Then I went back to the Best Buy at Fairlawn, Ohio (Montrose) location where I bought my TV. But they refuse to return the difference saying I used that coupon.
But key issue here is not using the coupon. That coupon DOES NOT SAY anything about not using on a sale item at all!!!!!
If I return the TV today and they give me back that coupon, I would have been able to buy this one again at $299.99 AND using that coupon again! So It is very UNFAIR they are doing that.
Very disappointed and frustrated. Please help me to get this issue straightened out!! I follow all the rules, but that store clerk did not seem to understand that coupon is good for on sale items too and that TV is not on the exclusion list so they should follow the price matching promise and issue me the credit!!!!!!

here is the detail of this mover coupon:
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It does not have Westinghouse TV mentioned in the exclusion list and I donot believe it is a UMRP product!
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Happy Holidays. I have Adobe Actobat 7.0 Standard for quite a while, and I'm happy with it. I use it for mainly filings at the federal court. They require PDF. I use two computers in two different states for work. I realize my Adobe 7.1 is a few years

. I have Adobe Actobat 7.0 Standard for quite a while, and I'm happy with it. I use it for mainly filings at the federal court. They require PDF. I use two computers in two different states for work. I realize my Adobe 7.1 is a few years old, but sometimes I have difficulty using it with the other days downloading a boarding pass, and e filing at the USDC. . There's a problem with Adobe Flash, media, etc. and other Adobe programs, (which I use for downloading boarding passes for airlines, etc.) so basically I have to delete these other Adobe programs, besides the Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Standard if I want to 7.0 Standard to work. I periodically download the updates, but there's still a problem. My question is: Can or should I purchase another program to update the present Adobe Acrobat 7.0 standard, or just buy a new program such as the Adobe 11? Am I mistakenly doing something wrong, such as when I download? I'm an old valued customer so I don't want to spend a lot of money since I am replacing my Dell XP for a new computer now, and my other computer is a Dell Vista.
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If you are getting a new computer (for a PC it would have Win 7 or 8), then you will need to purchase XI if you wish to continue using Acrobat. Acrobat 7 is not compatible with these systems (and probably the same for MAC systems), though sometimes workarounds are possible, though not easy to use. I guess the answer is to buy the new version. Try http://www.adobe.com/products/catalog/software._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_catalog_sl_software _sl_mostpopular.html, click on the Buy for Acrobat, and then select the version you want.

I recently update my iphone 5 and had lots of problems. Apple support helped but now I see that none of my music is downloaded. Do I have to download each song/playlist individually?

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This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
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*Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Test while in safe mode. Same problem? After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

Frustrated, irritated, disappointed and extremely ticked off 16 1/2 yr Verizon Wireless customer!!!

This is a long one, so you might want to get comfortable!
As stated in the "subject", we have been with Verizon for over 16 yrs. with NEVER a change to any other service...SOLID!!! We purchased 4 Samsung Fascinate phones at Christmas and LOVED them...until the latest update about a month ago. From that moment, it has been nothing short of hell!!! Dropped calls, no calls, voicemails on calls never received, failed receiving and sending of texts, email failures, internet malfunctions or no availability, phone locks up(happened before updates periodically, but not near as often)...the list goes on and on. Probably wouldn't have noticed the issues as much had we not had FOUR...but all four of us were having problems. After about a week or so, we went into a store and were told they didn't know anything about the issue with the phone(we had already put together the fact that it had something to do with the update!) and said they would "research" it and give us a call. The next morning we received the call stating that "yes" there were problems with the update and that we would need to come in and Verizon was offering 3 NEW phone choices as replacements. (NOT "LIKE NEW REFURB" phones...NEW PHONES) We went up to the store and picked the Charge...we are not "techy" folks, we thought it was the most like ours and then the sales persons tells us it is the best one to replace ours being a 4G and all and also stated she was surprised it was on the list as a "NEW" replacement...then the circles began. The salesperson went to order them and we were told they were out of stock and that the best thing for me to do was EVERYDAY dial *611 and ask if they were back in stock at the warehouse...not that she would continue to check, God forbid there be any customer care service...but for me to do it and she handed me a "Post it" sticky with the phone listed on it and *611...I guess in case I forgot the name and #...LOL
I called the next day and was told, "Oh, no, we can't help you here. You must go into the store directly." So, I explained what I had been told and was informed that the warehouse would sent out a message to let the stores know they must handle it in-house and not let the customer call the warehouse on this issue. I was then connected back to my local store, where apparently the call "rolled over" because it connected me back to the warehouse and that representative proceeded to tell me I had to call the store. I informed him that I had and it had come back to them AGAIN! He suggested I "try the store again", so I did. And, AGAIN, it rolled over to the warehouse...I was again connected back to the store where a "precious" sales associate informed me, "yeah, we're all out of them" and also when I explained that I kept calling the store but getting the warehouse, "yeah, when we are busy or something and don't answer, it rolls over there, sorry, you'll just have to keep trying"...!!! Then, last night while speaking with customer care Noah(who was AMAZING!!!), and after almost 2 weeks of being told that they were out of stock on the Charge phones(I'm still thinking NEW phones)...in fact, there were over 9000 in the warehouse and to let him get me connected with a technician to get these ordered out to me. I was then connected to Kevin. After going through my frustrations over the past couple weeks trying to get these phones, he informed that that I was again, misinformed and that they were in fact "out of stock" on these phones! LIVID at this point, I ask how in the world can 1 minute there be over 9000 and now NONE?!? That is when I am informed of the "like new refurbished" replacement. I can only say I lost my mind in that second!!!
I realize that we are mere shads in this ginormous pond called Verizon and my tiny $280 monthly bill is nothing in the grand scheme of what is Verizon. However, I have been a LOYAL, CONSTANT for over 16 years, spending THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of hard earned dollars with them and was happy to continue to do so until now. I also realize that there are 2 other phone options for us to choose from...but now it's the principle of the matter. It's one thing for me to buy a phone and after months of wear and tear, something go wrong with it and they send a "like new refurb" phone...I get that and we have used that service several times over the SIXTEEN YEARS+ we have been with Verizon Wireless. However, this is not that same issue...I bought a NEW phone and that NEW phone was working perfectly and we were all 4 completely happy with that NEW phone until an update was sent out that made the phones completely malfunction. I also realize that it was a Samsung update...but that is between Verizon and Samsung.
I think we've proven our loyalty over the last 16 1/2 yrs to Verizon...and do not feel it is unreasonable to think that they should send us NEW phones to replace this issue between them and Samsung. In the grand scheme of that, given our long history with Verizon...they stand to make another several thousands of dollars off of us, which, I'm pretty sure would offset the cost of these Charge phones. I know we are not the only ones having issues with this phone and feel everyone deserves the same courtesy with a new phone! I'm disappointed that Verizon's actions with me on this issue has me questioning my loyalty and looking at my options with other carriers...I think I've proven that I don't like change...I wish they would prove they don't like customer change and step up and send me 4 new phones!
Sincerely,
Frustrated, irritated, disappointed and extremely ticked off 16 1/2 yr Verizon Wireless customer!!!

@ spottedcatfish
April/May 1995...you do the math sweetie...
I realize that Samsung designed the update, not Verizon...however, Verizon and Samsung have an agreement with the phones offered, therefore, Verizon accepts any updates Samsungs puts out...that has nothing to do with me, until my phone is completely jacked!
If you read my post in completion, you would see where I stated that we have had on several occasions used the "like new refurbished" phones offer on our phones. This is exactly what we are doing now, except it was never stated to us in THIS instance that it was "like new", we were told "NEW"...however, it is irrelevant as being "like new" when there are none in stock to replace ours with. That was one of my points! At this time, with them being out of stock and us battling with them for TWO WEEKS over getting FOUR phones replaced...I feel they should send new ones if that's all they have in the options offered to us. So your statement of them "doing us a favor" is a pile of cow dung...but thank you for the input...
And, again, yes we still have the Fascinate because, as stated in my post, when I call *611...they cannot help with this issue...it has to be handle in the store and they say the warehouse is "out of stock" and we should just keep calling back everyday...
Thank you for your amazing reply!

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