[SFDXA] Something you need to know when upgrading your phone

[wb4ehg]

So, another story of a problem I had so that you don't have the same 
problem.

Two weeks ago I upgraded my cell phone to a Google Pixel 6 Pro which is 
5G capable. {I didn't care about the 5G ability}

I got reports from friends that the voice message for when I didn't 
answer the phone said that my phone was lost and to call my land line 
number. (Diane's out of town so I could not use her phone to test.)

That number has not been mine for over 5 years. I guess somewhere there 
is another annoyed ATT subscriber.

I changed it, it changed back. I went to the ATT store (Flamingo & 
Sunrise) , they changed it and it changed back.

Second trip to ATT store, their customer service call center changed it. 
It changed back.

Third trip to ATT store yesterday and I refused to leave till they fixed it.

Their tech finally figured out that the SIM card needs to be changed to 
a 5G version. I received the phone via mail and it didn't come with a 
SIM card so I used the one from my old phone.

Changing to a new SIM card fixed the problem (so far). I got a text 
message overnight that other account changes were being made because of 
the new SIM. Who knows what that will break.

Anyway, you have been warned.

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