New Phones...

By DE
@DaddyEvil (176232)
United States
June 9, 2026 6:11am CST
I think I already mentioned that we bought me a new Moto G Power 5G a couple of months ago. Setting it up was easy enough except it didn't transfer all my phone numbers over from my old Moto E Power... *sigh* Pretty's new phone is a Samsung Galaxy S22. It came in the mail yesterday. (She bought it because her boyfriend said it was the phone he just bought and he likes his so far.) When she transferred her phone numbers to the new phone, she found several of mine mixed in with hers... So I got the rest of them I'd lost now. She just called me to make sure her phone works correctly. I told her 5 am is a little early to be calling someone. Obviously, I was already awake.
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@Juliaacv (56955)
• Canada
9 Jun
I dislike getting a new phone. Even though I always stick with the same brand, I am never great at adapting to the new features.
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@Juliaacv (56955)
• Canada
9 Jun
@LadyDuck I was always taught if it is not broken, don't fix it. Very rarely do people wait until their phone is broken to replace. And I am no different, although I did wear much of the touch screen out on 1 phone. Maybe that is why I dislike getting new phones.
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@LadyDuck (505143)
• Italy
9 Jun
We are two Julia. Same as you.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
New phones are pretty easy to figure out. My old phone was over six years old when we bought my new phone. Pretty always took my old phones to use. This is the first time she's ever gotten a new one.
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@rakski (158557)
• Philippines
10 Jun
Oh my goodness you are bothe awake at 5am??
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
10 Jun
Yeah, why? It's 4:36 am now and I'm awake.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
11 Jun
@rakski It is 11:48 pm right now. It is 12:48 pm in Manila right now.
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@rakski (158557)
• Philippines
11 Jun
@DaddyEvil it is night time there now?
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@allen0187 (59989)
• Philippines
9 Jun
Hope both of you enjoy your new phones!
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@allen0187 (59989)
• Philippines
10 Jun
@DaddyEvil What were your previous phones!
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
10 Jun
@allen0187 She always wanted my old phones since I only used them for two years. My last phone was a Moto E Power and the phone before that was a Moto, too. I LIKE Motorola phones.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
10 Jun
Thank you. I'm sure we will.
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@LadyDuck (505143)
• Italy
9 Jun
Samsung is a good phone. I receive every day proposal to buy one from my phone provider and also from my Bank. I have no intention to replace my phone now.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
We bought both our phones on sale. Mine cost $179, from around $300, and hers cost around $200, on sale from $500.
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@LadyDuck (505143)
• Italy
9 Jun
@DaddyEvil - I did not even check how much the Samsung proposed by my bank is. I do not want to transfer all the photos and the apps to a new phone. Mine is working so well.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
@LadyDuck My old phone was giving problems when we bought my new one. I think that's the reason it didn't transfer all my phone numbers over. Pretty always wanted my older phones but my last one wasn't worth keeping.
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@noni1959 (13106)
• United States
10 Jun
I had a Galaxy long ago, and liked it but now get my son's "hand-me-downs" every year. Each new iPhone that comes out, his business buys it and I get to have the "old" one. How do you like your phone and brand?
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
10 Jun
I love Motorola phones. That's been my go-to brand for years now. The new phone is very similar to my last phone since they were both Motorola Powers. (I LOVE the huge battery and can make calls. send texts and read ebooks on my phone for six or seven days before needing to recharge it. ) Pretty always got my old phones but she doesn't use a phone as a phone. She just wants them to play games on and earn money.
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@noni1959 (13106)
• United States
12 Jun
@DaddyEvil Wow that is a long battery life! If I don't use mine much, I may get mine to last four days. Talking on them is rare. I may talk once a week. My friends and I do more text, email and messenger. I use messenger on my lap top. My phone has the usual apps like banking, ibotta, hog receipt and other "stuff." I prefer doing surveys on my lap top to earn.
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@noni1959 (13106)
• United States
15 Jun
@DaddyEvil That is a great idea to find out which apps to delete. I have deleted several but there are some I wonder if will cause issues if I delete. I keep my apps signed out and turned off . No location services and all that. If I have to buy my own phone again in the future, I may go back to a Galaxy.
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@Wrexxo (3753)
9 Jun
Sàmsung is a great brand..pretty expensive though but awesome. People who use it say good things about it..my next phone will be a Samsung
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
I've owned Samsung phones before but prefer the Moto brand now. I LOVED my last one and this new one because they have the largest batteries you can put in a phone. My phone charge lasts six or seven days using it to make calls, send texts and read my ebooks.
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@Wrexxo (3753)
9 Jun
@DaddyEvil your phone charge last six to seven days! that's exactly the type of phone I need. I never heard of that brand before
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@Wrexxo (3753)
9 Jun
@DaddyEvil it's not common here.
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@GardenGerty (170230)
• United States
10 Jun
So, Pretty has a boyfriend. . . where does he live? Is he near by. I hate setting up new phones. I invariably lose things.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
10 Jun
Pretty has had the same boyfriend for six or seven years. He doesn't live close to us, being in the state of Georgia. His mom lives with him. (Pretty "dates" him by watching the same movie on her desktop while he's watching the movie on his laptop and talking to each other over the phone. ) Several years ago, while I was still working, he came out here for a few days. He stayed in a local hotel so I never met him. They did stuff during the daytime while I was at work. This was the first time I lost phone numbers. Only local numbers transferred, and I lost all the long distance ones I'd had. That's why I aske myLot friends to contact me again so I could get their numbers back into my phone.
@AmbiePam (123455)
• United States
9 Jun
New phone are kinda of fun, but frustrating to me at first. But, of course they are. I’m not a tech person, and unfortunately, I won’t ever be. I’ve always said I’ll have to live somewhere close to either my brother-in-law or my friend, Quentin. Technology is their business, and I’m too poor to pay anyone else.
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@AmbiePam (123455)
• United States
9 Jun
@DaddyEvil You’re the sweetest!
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
@AmbiePam I always tell people I'm sweet and innocent... Nobody seems to believe me, though.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
If you lived close to me, I could help you with it, too. And wouldn't charge you anything.
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@jstory07 (149114)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14 Jun
I have a Motorola cell phone and I like it. So far no trouble with it.
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@jstory07 (149114)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Jun
@DaddyEvil Yes they are.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
14 Jun
They're good phones.
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@sallypup (69539)
• Centralia, Washington
14 Jun
I am beyond clueless on all things phone.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
14 Jun
I would help you with a cellphone.
@JESSY3236 (22472)
• United States
9 Jun
lol I got a new phone too. Mine is a Samsung Galaxy S24+ and I like it so far. I bought it on Amazon. Mine old one was a Samsung Galaxy A14SG. My contacts transferred, but the audiobook files didn't. So I am listening to the audiobook on my old phone.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
I'm glad you got a new phone... One of the things I check is that a new-to-me phone can do is let me read my ebooks on it or I don't want it.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
@JESSY3236 I have a Kindle but almost never wake it up. I prefer reading on my phone. It fits my hands better than my Kindle.
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@JESSY3236 (22472)
• United States
9 Jun
@DaddyEvil lol I use my kindle for ebooks and my phone for audiobooks.
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@AliCanary (4681)
10 Jun
I like my S26 pretty well, except they eliminated the headphone jack. Fortunately, you can get an adaptor to plug into the USB-C port, so I can still listen to music.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
11 Jun
Pretty never uses headphones with her music. She just closes her bedroom door so I don't have to hear it, too.
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@LindaOHio (223812)
• United States
13 Jun
I'm not using 10% of the features that my phone has. I could be doing so much more with it.
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@Jehanne (2280)
• Philippines
11 Jun
Transferring phone numbers is what I dislike to because sometimes it can't be avoided you lost some contacts. And retrieving can sometimes such a hassle.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
11 Jun
I agree. Now I have all my contacts saved on an old phone, just in case I lose some again.
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@toniganzon (78062)
• Philippines
9 Jun
She's just happy with her new phone.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
Yes, she is. It's the first new phone she's ever gotten.
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@FourWalls (87941)
• United States
9 Jun
Call me at 5 AM and you’ll find my phone is on “do not disturb.”
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
We're both normally awake all night and sleep during the daytime. We text each other all night long.
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@wolfgirl569 (137917)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Jun
At least you have your phone numbers now
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
True. I need to call several of my friends and let them know I'm still alive.
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@RasmaSandra (99324)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jun
Enjoy your new phones.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
Thank you. I'm sure we will.
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• Torrington, Connecticut
9 Jun
Well, at least the missing phone numbers mystery finally got solved ?? Funny that they ended up hiding in Pretty’s phone instead of transferring properly to yours. Technology really does like to keep us guessing sometimes.
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@DaddyEvil (176232)
• United States
9 Jun
I'm just glad we got those numbers back again. They're from friends all over the world. I think both phones are registered to my Gmail account.
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