I knew it, I knew it, I knew it.  I get a new smart phone.  Salesperson says: "Oh sure; turn on 'EZ' mode at any time you want; you can always turn it off again".  So I turn on 'EZ' mode through "Settings".  Now, not only can I NOT turn off EZ mode, but none of the apps work--when you tap them, they only give  you the option of removing their icon from the screen.

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it.  And I did it anyway, and now Verizon and Samsung have screwed me royally. I'm not dumb--been doing IT for 30 years and the fucking phone screwed me anyway. Good luck anyone who calls: I probably can't even answer the phone in "EZ" mode.

What a fucking $700 joke. Next phone: pay me $700 to me to use it.

Oh yeah: I forgot to mention. At least half of my "notifications" have been for me to buy additional services.  It's nice to know that I spend $700 on a phone and a ridiculous amount of money per month just to use it and I'm slathered with hourly "Here's a cool service; only $10 per month; please use me!" messages. Perhaps we all need to email-bomb our carriers with service messages too.

--SDP