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Jim Yanik
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Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:22 am
"Paul E. Schoen" <paul_at_pstech-inc.com> wrote in
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"mpm" <mpmillard_at_aol.com> wrote in message
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I use Sprint too. My contract expired in 2007 and I've been
thinking about either re-upping, possibly getting a new phone (this
battery should die any minute?? - it's amazing it's lasted this
long!!!), If I switch, the closest thing they offer to what I have
now costs about $10 more.
-------------------------------------------
My first cell phone was a Motorola TracFone I got as a Christmas gift
in 2005. Since then I have only paid $99/year for about 400 minutes,
which have now accumulated to over 1000. In September 2008 I lost that
phone and bought a new one, with camera, for $50, and transferred the
minutes. A few days later, I found the phone I had lost, and I put it
aside as a spare. Yesterday I was cleaning up, found the phone, and
tried to power it up, expecting it to be dead after one and a half
years. But it powered up, the screen was reasonably bright, and it
seemed to work fine, except it was deactivated.
you can still use it to call 911.
Or you can donate it to charity and some poor person will get a cellphone.
Quote:
I leave my phone turned off except when I need to use it or I am
expecting a call, so I only recharge every couple of months or so. But
I still think it is impressive that the battery held a decent charge
for so long. I have also had very good reception with both Motorola
phones, while other people (even the Verizon FIOS guys) could not get
a good signal on their cell phones standing next to me with my
TracFone showing three or four bars. "Can you hear me now?" :)
Paul
AFAIK,Li-ion bateries can hold a charge for 6 months of storage.
that's why they're popular for consumer power tools that get intermittent
use;very low self-discharge.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com
JosephKK
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Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:29 am
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:42:24 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
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JosephKK wrote:
On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:57:51 -0500, PeterD <peter2_at_hipson.net> wrote:
On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:40 -0800, John Larkin
jjlarkin_at_highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:00:58 -0800 (PST), mpm <mpmillard_at_aol.com
wrote:
...
Note: not to pick on Vonage. I could have just as easily used Heinz
Ketchup,
Everybody knows that DelMonte tastes better.
John
No way, if you want better, you have to make your own...
Gotta take a pass on that. I use so little that even the smallest
bottles are spoiling before i get more than halfway through them.
I haven't used any ketchup in over 40 years. I never liked the
taste. I love tomatoes, but ketchup always made my sick to my stomach.
I use some with fries but BBQ sauce tastes much better for that.
JosephKK
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Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:35 am
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:07:29 +0000, Martin Brown <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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Jim Yanik wrote:
"Paul E. Schoen" <paul_at_pstech-inc.com> wrote in
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While you are writing, put down Comcast. They are promoting giving
a DTA ( Digital Transport Adapter to home owners for their second
TV's. Their advertising is Welcome to The World of More! But in
fact the DTA only provides 480i signals. So it really ought to be
Welcome to the World of Less.
480i is better than no TV at all.
With US TV broadcast quality that is debatable.
Regards,
Martin Brown
Yes, but the issue is not so much image quality as it is program quality.
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Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:25 pm
On Mar 11, 6:21 pm, mpm <mpmill...@aol.com> wrote:
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On Mar 11, 1:41 pm, "Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgro...@yahoo.com
wrote:
"amdx" <a...@knology.net> wrote in message
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When my contract was about to expire they called me to renew and
I laid into them about the "additional Nextel Charges" They dropped
them for a short time. Now I see "Sprint Surcharges" $2.66.
In general the cell phone companies all seem to add about 10% in "junk fees."
I'm pretty sure their strategy is that, since they want to be able to
advertise a "price" that's as low (competitive-looking) as possible, they set
the junk fees at a level just below where the government would get involved
and charge them with false advertising.
- FYI
These fees are probably relates to the Universal Service Fund.
Basically, all of us pitch in to promote wired and wireless service in
rural areas (where it is expensive for carriers to deploy towers and
landline assets).
Nevermind they're all making record profits....
Are they? Do tell.
--
Cheers,
James Arthur
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Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:17 pm
On Mar 10, 12:35 pm, "tm" <no...@msc.com> wrote:
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dagmargoodb...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Mar 10, 12:16 pm, Winston <Wins...@bigbrother.net> wrote:
On 3/10/2010 4:40 AM, mpm wrote:
(...)
I think today or tomorrow, just for kicks, I'll carry around a
notebook and jot down every instance of a scam I encounter that day.
Scams to include:
(...)
Mail-in rebate
Dealer auto service
"Sears Horsepower"
Dentistry
Psychology
In-home appliance repair
This list only gets bigger
--Winston
Jobs created or saved
Microsoft Works
"Laser-like focus on jobs."
Joel Koltner
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Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:03 am
"brent" <bulegoge_at_columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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Video professor? - complete joke.
Is it a scam though? Or just over-priced instructional videos of poor
quality?
krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz
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Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:09 am
On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:17:03 -0800 (PST), dagmargoodboat_at_yahoo.com wrote:
Quote:
On Mar 10, 12:35 pm, "tm" <no...@msc.com> wrote:
dagmargoodb...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Mar 10, 12:16 pm, Winston <Wins...@bigbrother.net> wrote:
On 3/10/2010 4:40 AM, mpm wrote:
(...)
I think today or tomorrow, just for kicks, I'll carry around a
notebook and jot down every instance of a scam I encounter that day.
Scams to include:
(...)
Mail-in rebate
Dealer auto service
"Sears Horsepower"
Dentistry
Psychology
In-home appliance repair
This list only gets bigger
--Winston
Jobs created or saved
Microsoft Works
"Laser-like focus on jobs."
Well, his policies certainly have zapped enough of 'em and he's certainly not
done with his laser yet.
Michael A. Terrell
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Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:13 am
JosephKK wrote:
Quote:
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:42:24 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
JosephKK wrote:
On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:57:51 -0500, PeterD <peter2_at_hipson.net> wrote:
On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:40 -0800, John Larkin
jjlarkin_at_highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:00:58 -0800 (PST), mpm <mpmillard_at_aol.com
wrote:
...
Note: not to pick on Vonage. I could have just as easily used Heinz
Ketchup,
Everybody knows that DelMonte tastes better.
John
No way, if you want better, you have to make your own...
Gotta take a pass on that. I use so little that even the smallest
bottles are spoiling before i get more than halfway through them.
I haven't used any ketchup in over 40 years. I never liked the
taste. I love tomatoes, but ketchup always made my sick to my stomach.
I use some with fries but BBQ sauce tastes much better for that.
I never really cared for BBQ. What people told me was 'the best'
always made me sick. :(
--
Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'
Michael A. Terrell
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Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:16 am
"Paul E. Schoen" wrote:
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"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message
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"Paul E. Schoen" wrote:
But many people will need to learn to live cooperatively and in closer
contact with their neighbors, and change their lifestyles of increasing
isolation even among family members as has been the trend in the last 50
years. We live in a global community and we can't continue to wolf down
the
lion's share of the pie while billions of other world citizens
increasingly
demand their fair share. And the failures of recent wars show that we can
no
longer take what we want by military force.
What have we taken by military force, other than the lives of our
military? Be specific.
It can be argued that we have facilitated the taking of cheap crude oil from
the Middle East, by providing military protection for the US energy
companies' interests and continued profits. So we have "taken" Iraq, and
continue a strong military presence in the region. Even if the bulk of
forces are withdrawn, as promised, we will continue to monitor the situation
and we'll be back if instability threatens our commercial interests there.
Do you look for monsters under your bed?
--
Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'
Joel Koltner
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Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:29 am
"brent" <bulegoge_at_columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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Wow.
Seems like a scam after all!
brent
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Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:45 am
On Mar 9, 9:00 pm, mpm <mpmill...@aol.com> wrote:
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Lately, I've been barraged, nay, attacked by morons seeking to
separate me from my money.
What happend to the US?
It seems like I just woke up, and BAM! - cheats, liars and theives
everywhere.
From the banks, to the government, to Vonage!
(Sorry Vonage, not a customer here, but hey, would it kill you to
mention aloud that your $14.95 price is only good for 6 months, and
even then, only with a one-year committment?)
It's gotten so bad lately that if a vendor actually told me the truth
about something, no matter how inane or inconsequential, I think I'd
just drop over dead right then and there. In other words, people
(companies especially) are so untruthful so often, that I no longer
even consider the possibilty that they might not be.
Cynacism, or reality??
Note: not to pick on Vonage. I could have just as easily used Heinz
Ketchup, or Acai Berry diets, or 401k's.
Everybody's looking for an angle, screw the other guy. Whatever it
takes. </rant
-mpm
I agree. All the gold commercials are complete scams. If you want
gold go find someone to sell you an ounce for 8% over spot price.
They will sell you gold at prices that will take another 50%
devaluation on the dollar to just break even.
I call these commercials all the time to challenge them:
Video professor? - complete joke.
Rosetta Stone? I have called two times for my "free" demo disk.
Guess what - no demo disk sent to me yet. I had to listen to their
crap for 5 minutes to sign up for lessons and keep asking them for the
free demo disk that they talked about how badly they want to send you.
Free smoothies. Nope. They did not mention the shipping and handling
fees on the commercial. Wanted to send them to me for free. Of
course I will never give these scumballs my credit card number.
Every call is recorded so they can have proof that you agreed to their
$400 program after they take your credit card to simply process your
free whatever.
I call these guys all the time. I hope that by calling these liar
scumbags out that maybe some of the people who take the calls will get
a conscience and quit.
Jim Yanik
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Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:45 am
"krw_at_att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" <krw_at_att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in
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Quote:
On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:17:03 -0800 (PST), dagmargoodboat_at_yahoo.com
wrote:
On Mar 10, 12:35 pm, "tm" <no...@msc.com> wrote:
dagmargoodb...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4504ad29-e57d-47e2-a5c8-cc8cd6044ab1_at_g7g2000yqe.googlegroups.com
... On Mar 10, 12:16 pm, Winston <Wins...@bigbrother.net> wrote:
On 3/10/2010 4:40 AM, mpm wrote:
(...)
I think today or tomorrow, just for kicks, I'll carry around a
notebook and jot down every instance of a scam I encounter that
day.
Scams to include:
(...)
Mail-in rebate
Dealer auto service
"Sears Horsepower"
Dentistry
Psychology
In-home appliance repair
This list only gets bigger
--Winston
Jobs created or saved
Microsoft Works
"Laser-like focus on jobs."
Well, his policies certainly have zapped enough of 'em and he's
certainly not done with his laser yet.
Yes,Obama and his socialism/communism ARE job-killers,except for government
jobs.
(and the unions have not realized this yet!)
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com
brent
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Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:12 am
On Mar 12, 7:03 pm, "Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgro...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Quote:
"brent" <buleg...@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:cf1d4431-b0fe-4815-927a-5aef83739dbd_at_z4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
Video professor? - complete joke.
Is it a scam though? Or just over-priced instructional videos of poor
quality?
My impression about video professor from based upon reading stuff like
this:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/education/video_professor.html
Is that they record your call and trick you into "agreeing" to
purchase a higher end product and then you are hosed. I have called
these type of guys. They always try to get you to sign up for the
higher dollar program with the "money back guarantee" of course.
brent
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Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:20 am
On Mar 11, 3:42 am, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
Quote:
JosephKK wrote:
On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:57:51 -0500, PeterD <pet...@hipson.net> wrote:
On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:40 -0800, John Larkin
jjlar...@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:00:58 -0800 (PST), mpm <mpmill...@aol.com
wrote:
...
Note: not to pick on Vonage. I could have just as easily used Heinz
Ketchup,
Everybody knows that DelMonte tastes better.
John
No way, if you want better, you have to make your own...
Gotta take a pass on that. I use so little that even the smallest
bottles are spoiling before i get more than halfway through them.
I haven't used any ketchup in over 40 years. I never liked the
taste. I love tomatoes, but ketchup always made my sick to my stomach.
--
Greed is the root of all eBay.
My three food groups are beef, onions and ketchup -- not catsup. I
know I support John Kerry by buying Heinz, but I claim this one
dispensation that I can buy Heinz Ketchup.
brent
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Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:48 am
On Mar 12, 7:45 pm, Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote:
Quote:
"k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" <k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote innews:frllp5dk3c7jf8gkpbi66iksct9etk25hr_at_4ax.com:
On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:17:03 -0800 (PST), dagmargoodb...@yahoo.com
wrote:
On Mar 10, 12:35 pm, "tm" <no...@msc.com> wrote:
dagmargoodb...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4504ad29-e57d-47e2-a5c8-cc8cd6044ab1_at_g7g2000yqe.googlegroups.com
... On Mar 10, 12:16 pm, Winston <Wins...@bigbrother.net> wrote:
On 3/10/2010 4:40 AM, mpm wrote:
(...)
I think today or tomorrow, just for kicks, I'll carry around a
notebook and jot down every instance of a scam I encounter that
day.
Scams to include:
(...)
Mail-in rebate
Dealer auto service
"Sears Horsepower"
Dentistry
Psychology
In-home appliance repair
This list only gets bigger
--Winston
Jobs created or saved
Microsoft Works
"Laser-like focus on jobs."
Well, his policies certainly have zapped enough of 'em and he's
certainly not done with his laser yet.
Yes,Obama and his socialism/communism ARE job-killers,except for government
jobs.
(and the unions have not realized this yet!)
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com
And the government jobs that are being created are not productive
jobs.
These idiots are concerned about fairly splitting the pie, but the pie
is gonna drastically shrink with these guys environmental, tax, health
care and energy policies.
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