I'm now trying to figure out how to go about making the transition to the S9+ as my main phone.
I don't know if it can be done this school year. It would also mess up my Apple Watch LTE account and number sync.
But it may be time to let that go and turn off the LTE line. I don't know. I could still use the watch via Bluetooth for swimming this summer.
I would just move everything on over to the number I'm currently using for the S9+, as that would be the path of least resistance, but I am getting my iOS phone line for free because AT&T was atoning for a horrid customer service incident.
At some point I am going to close down the line my S9+ is currently on. So... somehow I have to extricate my main number from imessage group chats. This is going to be a nightmare.
Meanwhile in iOS land, I got a nasty wakeup call as to how sloppy things have gotten inside of the walled garden. I can't say it's a deal breaker between me and iOS because I know they're constantly working to improve things for customers. But right at this snapshot of a particular moment in time, I'm in customer service limbo over an in app purchase for Animal Crossing.
I got charged, but due to some connection error that suddenly popped up I didn't get the game currency I purchased. That in itself should be no big deal. It's the hot mess I'm being put through to try and fix it that's been eye opening for me.
Their interface sucks. If you look at the email receipt it looks like a simple matter of clicking on the transaction itself to report a problem. It appears to be the elegant simplicity one would expect of Apple.
Problem is, it takes me to a dead end of some sort of failed search window...after forcing me through entering two factor authentication codes and log ins that pop up like a dash of cold water to the face. I appreciate that Apple is trying to keep our accounts secure but it's an impediment to navigation.
I did find a link that should let me report the erroneous transaction, but not enough info is displayed to ensure I'm reporting the exact one that went awry. There's no transaction date given and the information is truncated in the extreme. There is no way to click to expand the transaction information.
It just may be the case I need to fix this on an actual desktop computer interface. If so, that's lame.
On top of that, some onscreen controls don't do what they say they are supposed to do. I've never seen a more confusing mess. This is utterly shocking from a technology company and indicative of the sloppiness and convolutions they're allowing to creep into everything these days. I'm going to have to wait for my husband to get back from church with his family to get it sorted on his laptop computer I suppose.
Sorry for the digression, but it's just a slice of life that indicates the sorts of things that can drive a very devoted Apple fan down a different path I once never would have dreamed of taking. I'm not one to bash Tim Cook. I think he's the best Apple could have. But I do miss Steve Jobs.
