I hope you'll all forgive me for starting a new thread here, rather than posting in an existing one, but I thought more people might notice it this way and offer advice. Bearing in mind I've never owned or even used a "smart" phone before.
Today was going to be a day gardening but it's rained and drizzled non stop from about an hour after I got up this morning so that plan bit the dust - No plan survives contact with the enemy etc! So then, as Mrs J was going to spend the day out up town, I decided to make a start on one of my old lawnmower projects. However I got involved with some very interesting conversations here on the forum and, before I knew it, Mrs J had returned looking very wet and bedraggled, having visited only one of the shops she intended, and it was time to make some lunch for us both while she dried out. I very briefly then looked into the workshop, dragged my workmate out and perched the mower on it. But it's quite cold and damp and dingy and I just thought, "stuff this, wonder if there's a decent film on the TV" closed the door and went back in. Problem is though, now Mrs J has control of the remote and it's Wimbledon all the way, which is not really my cup of tea.
So I found myself sitting on the sofa and the letter box flap makes it's unique jangly sound. Hoping it's not another bill I thought? but no, it's an Amazon package. That's weird, we've not ordered anything? It turns out it's phone case for my new, as yet still in it's box, Google Pixel8 phone. Then the phone rings and it's my daughter. "have you had a wee package yet Dad?" Well, I've been meaning to order a Spigen tough armor case for it, as recommended by Steven in Newcastle, but just hadn't got round to it yet. This is a Spigen case but it's a "Thin Fit", so not quite so robust, but for free? Oh thank you very much. I just took the new phone out of it's box and the case fits perfectly and hides all the pink case colour (bought the pink one because I have no shame and it was half price, slightly less than half price actually, and I love a bargain!
Well, now I'm sitting here and thinking:
I've got the phone. It was bought sim free. It's now looking great in it's matt black and much more tactile case - the phone itself seems super slippy, like it's made of smooth glass, and slips through my very dry old skin much too easily.
The sim came a couple of days ago - Lebara cheap offer.
I've not yet done the request for a PAC code though.
About time I "woke" the new phone up isn't it? Trouble is I'm literally terrified I do something wrong during the awakening process and scupper the whole thing!
The sim seems to be all in one piece but I have to press out the size that fits the phone. Can I crack it or damage it in some other way when I try to do this? Actually putting it in the phone looks simple enough. You release the tray with the wee pin like tool that came with the phone - Lebara also provided one with the sim - put the sim, right way round, in the tray and push it back in.
Should the sim be in the phone first time I switch it on or do you do that after first start up?
I'm pretty sure Mrs J's iphone charger, a generic ugreen charger, will also charge the pixel so I probably should charge it before I try to do anything. Do I just plug the charger in and switch it on at the wall, or do I need to turn the phone on, or maybe do something else? bearing in mind this phone is straight out the box and never been switched on.
Do I need to do the PAC request before I turn the new phone on. Is the new phone going to ask for the PAC code as it "wakes up"
I'm guessing when I do actually press the "on" button on the side of the phone it's going to guide me through a basic "wake up"? Is there anything I need to be prepared for? can I do anything which will scupper the whole thing?
My old phone is a very very "dumb" phone and there's little I want to save from it except about half a dozen phone numbers which could be easily done manually. Maybe that makes things easier as the two phones don't really have to talk to each other?
"I've never done this before, I think it's going to lead me by the nose but I just don't know. I even checked
https://verizon-wireless.pissedconsumer.com/review.html for advice and tips. I'm feeling very nervous that I may do something which either ruins it or backs me into a situation I don't have the knowledge to get out of."
Any and all advice and guidance much appreciated. thank you folks
Jock
