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I like my google fi account and haven't had any issues. My husband and I are both on it and its significantly cheaper than any other plan. Probably because we use 95% of our data through either our home or work wifi so its super cheap.
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Platystemon posted:When the iPhone was first available, exclusively on AT&T, their billing systems were a bit antiquated. It’s kind of funny how the iPhone and flip phones existed at the same time. I remember always frantically panic closing the phone browser when I accidentally opened it because the data charges for those kB would start piling on right away.
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Alterian posted:I like my google fi account and haven't had any issues. My husband and I are both on it and its significantly cheaper than any other plan. Probably because we use 95% of our data through either our home or work wifi so its super cheap. Yeah, this is pretty much why I'm sticking with Google Fi for now. I don't even use the cell phone itself a whole lot either, I could probably get away with sharing my roommate's landline (yeah, I know).
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Ugly In The Morning posted:It’s kind of funny how the iPhone and flip phones existed at the same time. I remember always frantically panic closing the phone browser when I accidentally opened it because the data charges for those kB would start piling on right away. Or even the iPhone and every other smartphone prior to 2008. I always had HTC Windows Mobile phones and the designs were bananas since no one had figured out how to make a smartphone without a keyboard. I almost got this. 
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Sep 28, 2020 17:20
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Krispy Wafer posted:I almost got this. Bullet dodged, the Samsung Cataract was a complete failure.
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Sep 28, 2020 17:38
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I miss having a slide out keyboard tbh
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Sep 28, 2020 17:44
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Iron Crowned posted:I miss having a slide out keyboard tbh https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/astro-slide-5g-transformer/
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Sep 28, 2020 19:14
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Anyone want my HP Palm phone?
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Rust Martialis posted:Anyone want my HP Palm phone? My Treo is still one of my favorite phones ever.
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Alterian posted:I like my google fi account and haven't had any issues. My husband and I are both on it and its significantly cheaper than any other plan. Probably because we use 95% of our data through either our home or work wifi so its super cheap. I'm still on Fi for the moment but there are cheaper options than $20 plus expensive data. Mint resells T-mobile and if you pay yearly the plans start at $15 with 3GB built-in. I guess it lacks roaming in certain areas.
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snoo posted:dish wants to kick non-profitable customers off of boost Same, I was with a regional piggyback carrier for nearly a decade when Sprint bought them (and had a flip phone until 2017), and it was easier stay put on Boost than to find another budget service. I guess I might have to prepare myself for that eventuality now? There's a small carrier in my area that does a pay-only-for-what-you-use deal, I might check them out.
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Alterian posted:I like my google fi account and haven't had any issues. My husband and I are both on it and its significantly cheaper than any other plan. Probably because we use 95% of our data through either our home or work wifi so its super cheap. Likewise. I think I've been on Fi for like 5 years now? Sure the phone selection is a bit limited if you want all the features but it's not like they force you to get the super premium flagship phones. Also it worked flawlessly without any additional charges when I went to the UK and Japan so I'm all for it, even if it is just reselling Sprint.
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Rust Martialis posted:Anyone want my HP Palm phone? I miss Palm. I still have a few Palm microUSB cables with the silver discs floating around. They’re a lot more useful than the WebOS phones they came with that can’t be activated anymore. 
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I have no issue with the phones for Fi, it's just the loving coverage ranges from okay to nope you can't even text or keep a call going. In metro loving Phoenix.
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Rags to Liches posted:My Treo is still one of my favorite phones ever. The Treo 650 is the phone I wish I had owned, but never did.
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Segmentation Fox posted:Likewise. I think I've been on Fi for like 5 years now? Sure the phone selection is a bit limited if you want all the features but it's not like they force you to get the super premium flagship phones. Same, about 3 years for us since ditching lovely ATT. There have only been a couple of places with poor reception, and those are in rural Michigan. I'll hang on to Fi until they shut down or service gets crappy - for the price, the service has been great.
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90s Solo Cup posted:The Treo 650 is the phone I wish I had owned, but never did. That's what I have. It was such a good phone. Palm had a great run and HP killed them.
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Rags to Liches posted:That's what I have. It was such a good phone. Palm had a great run and HP killed them. Well , Palm had a great run of software that was hindered by their first WebOS phone having hardware that crumbled in your hand, with very bad marketing , and making the mistake to sign exclusively with Sprint with the Pre. I loved Palm and WebOS , but yeah, there’s a reason they had to sell to HP (who then ruined it).
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Duckman2008 posted:Well , Palm had a great run of software that was hindered by their first WebOS phone having hardware that crumbled in your hand, with very bad marketing , and making the mistake to sign exclusively with Sprint with the Pre. I skipped from a Palm V in the early 2000s to my Treo so I missed a lot of the early WebOS stuff, but you're right. They made some terrible decisions, especially the move to sign with Sprint. I'd kill for a PDA like my old Palm V nowadays.
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A lot of federal hiring aid is expiring so expect to see more of this https://twitter.com/orlandosentinel/status/1311051552455626753?s=21
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FlamingLiberal posted:A lot of federal hiring aid is expiring so expect to see more of this https://twitter.com/AP/status/1311474967247282177
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Oct 1, 2020 03:07
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I'm sure this will be handled with quick decisive action by our elected legislators.
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Apparently the XFL is unkillable https://twitter.com/xfl2020/status/1311654749222043648?s=21
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The XFL is like Nibiru or whatever, its return signaling an upcoming cataclysm. First it told us about 9/11, then covid-19. I'm assuming in 2022 the Earth's magnetic field will weaken enough for the solar wind to strip the ozone layer.
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Solar flare destroying electronics is my bet.
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FlamingLiberal posted:Apparently the XFL is unkillable Honestly the Rock buying it is probably the best chance it has to succeed.
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I am so tired of the air carrier industry needing to be bailed out every time poo poo gets rough, and as we see here, bailed out twice. They should have saved up for a rainy day like the people keep getting told. Planes are a terrible waste of energy, find a better way.
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Carrion Luggage posted:I am so tired of the air carrier industry needing to be bailed out every time poo poo gets rough, and as we see here, bailed out twice. I'm trying to think of how a metal tube full of human disease vectors spewing hydrocarbons into the upper atmosphere is critical to something right now. Otherwise I couldn't get across our hellscape flyover states because I'm bi-coastal baby. Just die at home, everyone else is.
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Carrion Luggage posted:Planes are a terrible waste of energy, find a better way. Put people in existential crises until they spontaneously develop teleportation, imo.
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tight aspirations posted:Put people in existential crises until they spontaneously develop teleportation, imo. That's kind of what happened in The Stars My Destination.
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Carrion Luggage posted:I am so tired of the air carrier industry needing to be bailed out every time poo poo gets rough, and as we see here, bailed out twice. They should just let everything fail so we can really see what the hell world people are pretending they live in now would actually be like.
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AceOfFlames posted:That's kind of what happened in The Stars My Destination. I thought the teleportation came before the existential crisis
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Volmarias posted:I thought the teleportation came before the existential crisis Didn't the first guy jaunt after facing death in some specific way? But yeah, the real existential crisis came later. Still a fascinating book despite it being hideously problematic like most classic sci-fi.
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AceOfFlames posted:Didn't the first guy jaunt after facing death in some specific way? Oh, yeah, sorry, I'm used to thinking of existential crisis in the format of "why am I self aware and conscious and what's the point" not "oh gently caress, certain death, time to wish REALLY hard about that other spaceship"
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Solice Kirsk posted:They should just let everything fail so we can really see what the hell world people are pretending they live in now would actually be like. I mean they should let everyone fail because that’s kind of how the economy is built. Instead we have weird shambling corpses that just gives upper management money periodically
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Carrion Luggage posted:I am so tired of the air carrier industry needing to be bailed out every time poo poo gets rough, and as we see here, bailed out twice. What’s really interesting about this as well is that the airlines are charging 2x to 3x the normal rates for people that are currently flying. They are also hauling a lot of cargo too. I’m sure they are taking a hit but I’m not so sure it’s gloom and doom.
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MarcusSA posted:What’s really interesting about this as well is that the airlines are charging 2x to 3x the normal rates for people that are currently flying. We've flown some since the pandemic hit and prices have been alright. Car rental prices are outrageous though. I guess they know if you're renting a car right now you are probably price inelastic.
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AceOfFlames posted:That's kind of what happened in The Stars My Destination. I usually have to read at least a couple of posts before I find out that someone already made the super-clever joke or reference I had in mind. Thank you for ripping the Band-Aid off quickly.
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Carrion Luggage posted:I am so tired of the air carrier industry needing to be bailed out every time poo poo gets rough, and as we see here, bailed out twice. Theyy always jack up prices and add fees and make things worse during every crisis "just till we get through ---------". And then of course -------- passes but the fees and other poo poo don't stop. gently caress them. They're loving terrible.
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