Turn it Off and Back On
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (177943)
Boise, Idaho
August 4, 2025 1:38pm CST
Holy frogs! I tried to call out yesterday and again today. My phone ended the call immediately both times. I called on my grandson and he checked settings in every area we could think of. No call. I thought that Tracfone had stopped our service for some unknown reason. What the heck. We still had 7 more months. And, it's difficult to call service if the phone doesn't work. I needed to get the grandson's prescription called in. He can't go without it.
Finally, as a last attempt he had me turn it off and back on, and said to call him if it still didn't work. Okay!
It worked! I had to laugh. Is that(turn it off and turn it back on) going to go down in the annals of time as the fix it step for EVERYTHING?
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@DaddyEvil (156016)
• United States
4 Aug
I had to do that with my phone today... Sometimes it "loses touch" with the closest tower and can't re-establish contact unless you turn it off and back on (restart). I don't know why it happens but that's been the "normal" fix for that problem for years and years. 

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@celticeagle (177943)
• Boise, Idaho
13h
It seems to work for so many other situations too.
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@DaddyEvil (156016)
• United States
13h
@celticeagle True, computers and tablets can often be "fixed" by shutting them off and turning them back on again.
@sw8sincere (5903)
• Philippines
5 Aug
It’s funny how often that simple step works when nothing else does.

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@RebeccasFarm (95550)
• Arvada, Colorado
4 Aug
Oh gosh I am glad it started working again..how strange.

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@celticeagle (177943)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Aug
Seems to always be the answer about 9 times out of 10.
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@MarieCoyle (46909)
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4 Aug
I know it is recommended where I go for phone service to power down your cell phone once a week or so. I do that every Sunday, or I will forget to.
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@celticeagle (177943)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Aug
I haven't for awhile. Need to do that.
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