On 7 May 2018 18:14:07 GMT, KenK  wrote:   
      
   >senior@internet.none wrote in news:5mpmed9h73d4l629ka8rbkitn46bt6u3os@   
   >4ax.com:   
   >   
   >I'm am old guy and I have never owned or used a smartphone. My   
   >> cellphones have always been flip phones. I intend to keep my flip phone   
   >> for actual phone calls. That phone is a prepaid Tracfone.   
   >>   
   >> I just bought a smartphone. I got one made for Tracfone, in the event I   
   >> decide to swich my phone service to the smartphone. However, the only   
   >> reason I really bought the smartphone is because I want a portable   
   >> device to use for WIFI internet. And I wanted a better camera than the   
   >> really crappy one on my flip phone.   
   >>   
   >> At this point, I have no intention to get service on this smartphone.   
   >> Like I said, I only plan to use it at WIFI spots and for picture   
   >taking.   
   >>   
   >> The phone is a ZTE zfive 2 (Z837VL).   
   >>   
   >> But I am trying to set it up and it's driving me nuts.   
   >>   
   >> First, it insists on a pin# or password. For my uses, I do NOT want   
   >anyt   
   >> sort of pin or password. No one else is going to use it anyhow. But it   
   >> refused to go to the main screen without the use of a pin or password.   
   >I   
   >> finally fed it a very basic pin# out of frustration.   
   >>   
   >> I am working on it at home, where there is no WIFI. All I can get at   
   >> home (on my rural farm), is dialup internet. That works fine for email   
   >> and usenet, but is worthless for the web.   
   >>   
   >> After finally entering this unwanted Pin#, I got to the main screen. I   
   >> selected the camera, and I saw my desk for a moment, then it went to   
   >> some google page that insists I enter something, and the camera went   
   >> away. There is no way out of that goddamn google page except to shut   
   >off   
   >> the phone and start all over again. I have now dont that 3 times and   
   >> still am unable to take a picture. Why is it doing that? I just want to   
   >> take a picture?   
   >>   
   >> Also, is there any way to eliminate all the pin numbers and passwords.   
   >I   
   >> dont want or need any of that stuff....   
   >>   
   >> This is a lot more confusing than I ever thought. I'm beginning to   
   >think   
   >> that maybe I am just too old to use a smartphone. and should just   
   >return   
   >> it to the store.   
   >   
   >I had a lot of similar problems with one. Fortunatly it was given to me   
   >so I'm not out anything by not using it. I got rid of the password and   
   >have wifi but just Googling with the on-screen keyboard I found   
   >impossible, which was the main planned usage.   
   >   
   >I bought an RCA tablet with detachable keyboard in hopes things go   
   >better. Haven't tried it yet, only charged the battery. Reading up on Win   
   >10 - I am using XP.   
      
   Could you please tell me how to get rid of the password? I have to put   
   it in twice everytime I use the damn thing. I dont need it, and even if   
   someone else got a hold of this phone, I hope they enjoy the 60's music   
   I have on it, and all the videos of animal pets.......   
      
   Even if I cant get much use from the WIFI, I'd be happy to just use it   
   to play music and watch the video that I saved to my computer and copied   
   to the phone. Plus to use the camera on it.   
      
   One other thing, over the weekend I went to visit some friends who were   
   camping. I promised to show them a few videos. I turned on the phone it   
   it said it was "Activating the phone". (said that could take up to 5   
   minutes). WRONG..... I could not get out of that screen. Could not   
   access my videos, music or even use the camera. I shut it off, went into   
   safe mode, even removed the battery. Every time I restarted it, it went   
   back to that activation crap. Not only do I NOT want it activated, but   
   it took muich more than 5 minutes. I just went to bed and left it on all   
   night. When I woke up, it said "unable to activate". After I hit "OK" it   
   finally allowed me to use the phone again.   
      
   It probably did not do this at my house, because I dont get cell service   
   at home. The tower is miles away and I live in a metal home.   
   Apparently it caught a cell signal at that camping place and decided to   
   do that activating crap. I never was able to show the videos to my   
   friends because I could not use the damn thing. That's super annoying.   
   The almost worthless manual that came with it, says nothing about   
   escaping that activation mode.   
      
   Thanks   
      
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