stupid Verizon rep

[silentq]

So, when I bought the phone I asked about swapping into an international rate for the weekend. Rep says sure sure, no problem. Call today, support says "nope, phone has to have been active for 90 days". Of course I'm doing most of my travel outside of the country over the next 30 days. *kicks things* So, voice calls will be 69c/minute, and I'm

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[couplingchaos]

Sorry to hear about the phone troubles, but have a great trip!

[mr_sharkey]

Boo-urns. What's teh best way to reach you while you're in CDN?

M.

ps - try calling back, maybe you'll get the first rep again.

[silentq]

Oops, didn't see this until I got back, no lj for palm app found yet. :)
It was the rep in the store who said I could turn on the global package, and the phone support who said I couldn't. I'm going to try and stop in the store tomorrow to talk to the same guy again.
But it looks like text messages are the best way to get a hold of me when I'm out of the USA, or short phone calls.