basic cellular bill + added taxes ?

-= Hawk =- <Hawk@thispartisbogus.cfl.rr.com> wrote in
news:jiral3pgd0pjm9k9mir1cni7dfjb8oqn83@news-server:

> On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:07:14 +0000, Larry <noone@home.com>
scribbled:
>
>>My family is all dead. Do you think your landline can call
them?
>
> Are you always this much of an asshole or are you extra special
bitter
> becuase of the holidays? Don't bother letting me know, I really
don't
> give a shit.
>
>

Wha'd I say?? It's true! They're all dead! It's not my fault
they're dead! Most died in their 80's!

Geez....

Larry
--
Isn't it ironic that the same ISPs that are telling you
you're downloads threaten their networks......
.....are testing 100Gbps TV to sell on the SAME systems?
http://tinyurl.com/27qx3v

Wooly <nobody@nunya> wrote in news:4755647f$0$2314
$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:

> You obviously don't have children. Show me one who remembers
his
> pencil, his homework, his lunchbox and his jacket every morning
and I
> might agree that's a kid who is responsible enough to own a
cellphone.
> Until you prove to me that you're talking about MY kid I'll
continue to
> be a responsible parent by knowing his friends, his friends'
parents,
> his hangouts, his hobbies and his habits - all of which goes a
whole lot
> farther toward keeping a kid safe than a gadget in his pocket.
>

The modern kid will lose everything EXCEPT his video game and
SELLphone. My kids all grown and gone, she's 38. She lost
everything...it's a blonde thing...including a LOT of boyfriends.

But lose the COMMUNICATIONS link to the boyfriends? Uh-uh..

Larry
--
Isn't it ironic that the same ISPs that are telling you
you're downloads threaten their networks......
.....are testing 100Gbps TV to sell on the SAME systems?
http://tinyurl.com/27qx3v

Patrick C wrote:
> We use prepaid, buy 1000 minutes at a time for $100 and only pay sales tax
> on that (less we find refill card on EBay). We live in Illinois and our
> local sales taxes are 7%. The minutes last a year then are rollable if you
> don't use them. Of course we don't use that many minutes to begin with and
> the prepaid phone selection isn't that great.

I was told at a T-Mobile store that you can have any phone they offer, for
the equivalent of the one-year-commitment price plus $50.

--
A staffer for Democrat Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington has been
arrested for trying to arrange a sexual tryst with a 13-year old boy.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...72senate1.html

"clifto" <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:p37h25-1ml.ln1@remote.clifto.com...
> Patrick C wrote:
>> We use prepaid, buy 1000 minutes at a time for $100 and only pay sales
>> tax
>> on that (less we find refill card on EBay). We live in Illinois and our
>> local sales taxes are 7%. The minutes last a year then are rollable if
>> you
>> don't use them. Of course we don't use that many minutes to begin with
>> and
>> the prepaid phone selection isn't that great.
>
> I was told at a T-Mobile store that you can have any phone they offer, for
> the equivalent of the one-year-commitment price plus $50.
>

Good point. Didn't know that. You'd think they would mention that on their
web site.

> --
> A staffer for Democrat Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington has been
> arrested for trying to arrange a sexual tryst with a 13-year old boy.
> http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...72senate1.html

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:07:14 +0000, Larry <noone@home.com> scribbled:

>SELLphone

Yeah, you're just an idiot....

In article <475599f3$0$84158$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
SMS éz‰�ï∂• ⃠<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> PagePlus is probably the best option

except, you can't buy it.

Go ahead. Try to buy any of what you claim. It doesn't exist. Even on
Ebay.

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On 2007-12-04, SMS <scharf.steven@gmail.com> wrote:

> 1. DSL is generally much cheaper than broadband cable, and naked DSL
> is usually no cheaper than a landline plus DSL.

In California's Victor Valley, Charter Cable internet seems to consistently
beat Verizon DSL and Verizon FiOS in terms of reliability, so at least in my
case, I wouldn't use DSL anyhow. (Even though I'm around the corner from the
Victorville CO and my house is surrounded by Verizon buildings.)

> 2. Using a landline allows you to select a lower cost cellular plan
> with fewer peak minutes. Usually the savings more than offset the cost
> of the landline.

If you like the carrier, that's great. I will never use AT&T for anything
again due to the royal screwing they tried to give me when I was an SBC
customer in Ohio. "never use for anything" includes wireless.

> 3. A landline is better for 911 service.

I'll agree with this and point #4.

> 7. Alarm systems often need a landline.

Alarm systems often need a dry copper pair. You don't necessarily need a
working landline. However, that depends on the provider and specific service
you're receiving from them.

> 8. Satellite TV boxes need a landline, and satellite TV service is
> much cheaper than cable TV service.

When I had DirecTV the only reason they recommended a landline was to enable
me to place orders for programming directly through the box.


--
Steve Sobol, Victorville, CA PGP:0xE3AE35ED www.SteveSobol.com
Geek-for-hire. Details: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesobol

["Followup-To:" header set to alt.cellular.verizon.]
On 2007-12-05, clifto <clifto@gmail.com> wrote:
> Patrick C wrote:

> I was told at a T-Mobile store that you can have any phone they offer, for
> the equivalent of the one-year-commitment price plus $50.

This is correct. Look online or at the pricing in-store and you should
see exactly that.


--
Steve Sobol, Victorville, CA PGP:0xE3AE35ED www.SteveSobol.com
Geek-for-hire. Details: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesobol

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <475599f3$0$84158$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
> SMS éz‰�ï∂• ⃠<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> PagePlus is probably the best option
>
> except, you can't buy it.

Go to https://www.pagepluscellular.com/ to buy minutes and handsets.

For activations search eBay for "PAGE PLUS PREPAID ACTIVATION"

> Go ahead. Try to buy any of what you claim. It doesn't exist. Even on
> Ebay.

What are you trying to say? Since activations are available on eBay, and
minutes can be purchased both on eBay and direct from Pageplus by phone
or online, clearly you have something that you're not saying.

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:20:28 -0800, SMS ???• ?
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

>P.Schuman wrote:
>> wonder which prepaid you are using ?
>> We have our son on Virgin Mobile right now....
>> but he's starting to eat up the minutes :)
>> It seemed the best at 90 day interval for adding funds.
>
>Virgin is one of the worst prepaid plans in terms of cost.
<snip>

If I can find a less expensive service, I'll switch to it. My wife
uses less than 10 minutes of wireless service per month, so Virgin
costs me $15 every 3 months, plus taxes and fees. I haven't found
anything cheaper.

--
Paul Miner