A lot of today was frustrating. I think I have mentioned that the campground doesn't have WIFI, which we knew, and that once down here we learned that AT&T's cell signal at the campground is poor. It's barely OK for phone calls and a slow internet connection. Forget about trying to stream anything. A couple of guys in the campground office mentioned that they have T-Mobile and that the signal is good. One of them streams Netflix without problem.
I had read that Consumer Cellular plans allow you to access either AT&T or T-Mobile towers. This morning I contacted them and found out that they no longer have access to T-Mobile. Next I contacted T-Mobile to sign up for their unlimited data prepaid plan. During my initial contact with them I clearly told them I wanted a new line activated on the ESIM in my phone. After wasting at least a half hour I was told that they could only activate postpaid plans on an ESIM. I then called T-Mobile to activate a postpaid plan. About a half hour later I was told that everything was set up and that I should have T-Mobile service within a few minutes. 4 hours later still no service. I called T-Mobile customer service. After 67 minutes I finally was able to talk to a real person. Her Asian accent was so bad, combined with my poor hearing, that I had to ask her to repeat everything she said 2-3 times. She wanted an EID(?) number from my phone. I asked her to tell me where it was, she couldn't. After 15-20 minutes of her not being able to do anything positive she told me it was to early to expect the account to be activated. She told me that it can take up to 24 hours. We will see.
Between those frustrating encounters we drove over to Fairhope, AL, about a 15 minute drive, to have lunch, get some groceries at Publix and pick up a couple of miscellaneous items from Walmart.
Lunch at the Agave Mexican restaurant was good. We had enough leftovers that it met our needs for supper. (Once again it is easy to see my lack of photography skills.)
After the afternoon experience with T-Mobile I took a 2.5 mile walk around the campground to burn off some frustration. The temperature was in the 50's. It got dark while I was walking. The moon over the clubhouse was beautiful.
Even when you have to deal with T-Moble, God is still good <grin>. I pray that He blesses you and yours.
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