I saw this with Tivo recently too. They asked me if I knew anyone who wanted to take over my account because I apparently had a grandfathered $13/mo account rather than the current $15/mo rate. As if that made the device worth its weight in gold and it was my obligation to find a new home for it.
In the end, I just told the sales-lady that at the end of the call she will cancel my account. How long the call took was entirely up to her. Seemed to work, though I don't enjoy being rude like that.
I have to go to the DEQ for an emission check every two years in order to get new tags in the Portland area. I can't remember if recording mileage is part of the process. This seems like a low-tech problem that could be solved with a change to a form.
Don't believe the lie that AT&T will always unlock off contract phones when asked. I own an iPhone 3G. This was a hand-me-down from a relative. The phone contract that was connected to the purchase was satisfied nearly two years ago. I am also a AT&T (prepaid) customer. According their own rules, they should unlock my phone, but they denied my request. My guess is that they don't recognize me as the owner.
I shouldn't need AT&T's cooperation to unlock my phone, but as it stands now, unlocking it without their permission is a DMCA violation.
Jailbreaking is still legal regardless of how the phone was purchased/subsidized. The only thing that changed on January 26th was that unlocking without carrier approval is no longer a valid exception to the DMCA, and is now illegal.
Carriers will generally unlock a phone if you are traveling, even if you are within the contract, which makes their own argument about recovering their subsidy hollow. Network locks are unnecessary, anti-competitive, and diminish the resale value of perfectly good used phones.
Either way, I'm pleased that this petition is on course to qualify for a response.
I've always thought that electric cars should have gas generator trailers available as an option. If you need extended range, you just attach the trailer (purchased or rented), fill up with gas, and off you go. It sort of turns a car into a diesel/electric train.
I second this. My wife has a iPhone 4S on AT&T using their prepaid GoPhone service. For about $10 a month, she gets 200 texts and 50 voice minutes. Clearly she isn't a power-user, but with the abundance of WiFi available (home, work, Starbucks) she doesn't notice the absence of cellular data.
I have never signed a cell phone contract, so I need some help understanding this. Is there a provision in the contract that says that the carrier can repossess the phone for defaulting on the contract? If not, I don't see how a phone that was resold under contract is stolen goods.
Has anyone tried to do this with an incorrect phone number? If the call is locating you based on your Facebook ID, then the phone number shouldn't matter, but who knows how Facebook implemented the feature.
I don't have an iPhone, or I would check this myself.
I understand that AT&T is trying to argue that since FaceTime is a bundled app, they can restrict it however they like. If Apple cared, they could just make a FaceTime Pro app that is available in the app store and tell AT&T to go pound sand.
My favorite Dazed and Confused quote: "That's what I like about high-school girls. I keep getting older, and they stay the same age." So creepy, yet so true.
This isn't just a Christian-head-in-the-sand issue. There are an embarrassing number of people who share my faith that think that the Sun revolves around the Earth just because Maimonides said something to that effect over 800 years ago. On top of that, you have: Birther, Bigfoot, ghosts, the Loc Ness monster, the connection between autism and vaccination. The list goes on and on. Faith is a powerful thing.
This has been debated for over one hundred years. No amount of discoveries will resolve it because evidence is sort of tangential to the argument anyway. It's a bit like the joke that 2012 will be the year of the Linux desktop. Will 2030 be the year of Evolution?
I just went through the exercise of trying to get Game of Thrones without paying for $100/mo worth of cable. I wish there was a streaming version of HBO, but it's just not meant to be right now.
In general, the books are slightly better. To their credit, Weiss and Benioff do a great job. The sex scenes are much improved from the books.
I use an LG Optimus-T on T-Mobile prepaid service. The phone itself cost me $100 and the service runs about $7/mo, but I use very few minutes/texts in a month. If your usage is higher, there are options for that as well. I have WiFi at home and work, so I rarely feel the need for cellular data. In a pinch, I can drop by a Starbucks or McDonalds and get connected there.
I use T-Mobile's Pay as You Go prepaid with a LG Optimus T. The phone cost me about $100 and I spend $8/mo or so on the service. I have regular phone service and WiFi at home and in the office, so the the phone is mostly used on the go.
I mostly use the smartphone features for G-mail and to sync my office calendar. I refuse to set up my office e-mail on it. I'm not exactly a power-user, but at least I'm not paying power-user fees either.
Just remember that if a contract company is quoting you $14/hr, they are paying their programmers considerably less than that. If a US company can save itself a factor of 3x by going overseas, shouldn't an overseas company be able to save itself a factor of 3x? so you are looking at $5/hr or so now. Maybe. One of the biggest problems with outsourcing is that you have more hands in the cookie jar than you need. If everybody is looking to maximize their piece, the odds of corners getting cut go up dramatically.
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I saw this with Tivo recently too. They asked me if I knew anyone who wanted to take over my account because I apparently had a grandfathered $13/mo account rather than the current $15/mo rate. As if that made the device worth its weight in gold and it was my obligation to find a new home for it.
In the end, I just told the sales-lady that at the end of the call she will cancel my account. How long the call took was entirely up to her. Seemed to work, though I don't enjoy being rude like that.
If they are watching, I hope they are impressed by my Firefighter achievement.
I have to go to the DEQ for an emission check every two years in order to get new tags in the Portland area. I can't remember if recording mileage is part of the process. This seems like a low-tech problem that could be solved with a change to a form.
I want some of what this guy is having.
Exactly. Prepaid cell phone service just got 61 cents a month more attractive.
Don't believe the lie that AT&T will always unlock off contract phones when asked. I own an iPhone 3G. This was a hand-me-down from a relative. The phone contract that was connected to the purchase was satisfied nearly two years ago. I am also a AT&T (prepaid) customer. According their own rules, they should unlock my phone, but they denied my request. My guess is that they don't recognize me as the owner.
I shouldn't need AT&T's cooperation to unlock my phone, but as it stands now, unlocking it without their permission is a DMCA violation.
I'm a cheapskate. Because I'm a cheapskate, I don't buy subsidized phones. You pay more for them in the long term,
Jailbreaking is still legal regardless of how the phone was purchased/subsidized. The only thing that changed on January 26th was that unlocking without carrier approval is no longer a valid exception to the DMCA, and is now illegal.
Carriers will generally unlock a phone if you are traveling, even if you are within the contract, which makes their own argument about recovering their subsidy hollow. Network locks are unnecessary, anti-competitive, and diminish the resale value of perfectly good used phones.
Either way, I'm pleased that this petition is on course to qualify for a response.
I've always thought that electric cars should have gas generator trailers available as an option. If you need extended range, you just attach the trailer (purchased or rented), fill up with gas, and off you go. It sort of turns a car into a diesel/electric train.
Pinky and Brain.
I second this. My wife has a iPhone 4S on AT&T using their prepaid GoPhone service. For about $10 a month, she gets 200 texts and 50 voice minutes. Clearly she isn't a power-user, but with the abundance of WiFi available (home, work, Starbucks) she doesn't notice the absence of cellular data.
I have never signed a cell phone contract, so I need some help understanding this. Is there a provision in the contract that says that the carrier can repossess the phone for defaulting on the contract? If not, I don't see how a phone that was resold under contract is stolen goods.
Has anyone tried to do this with an incorrect phone number? If the call is locating you based on your Facebook ID, then the phone number shouldn't matter, but who knows how Facebook implemented the feature.
I don't have an iPhone, or I would check this myself.
I understand that AT&T is trying to argue that since FaceTime is a bundled app, they can restrict it however they like. If Apple cared, they could just make a FaceTime Pro app that is available in the app store and tell AT&T to go pound sand.
Let it go Carly.
My favorite Dazed and Confused quote: "That's what I like about high-school girls. I keep getting older, and they stay the same age." So creepy, yet so true.
This isn't just a Christian-head-in-the-sand issue. There are an embarrassing number of people who share my faith that think that the Sun revolves around the Earth just because Maimonides said something to that effect over 800 years ago. On top of that, you have: Birther, Bigfoot, ghosts, the Loc Ness monster, the connection between autism and vaccination. The list goes on and on. Faith is a powerful thing.
This has been debated for over one hundred years. No amount of discoveries will resolve it because evidence is sort of tangential to the argument anyway. It's a bit like the joke that 2012 will be the year of the Linux desktop. Will 2030 be the year of Evolution?
I agree with this. Also Target if there is not a Costco nearby.
If only these were made by Apple and not Phillips. There would be block long lines forming to buy the latest iBulb.
Maybe the government could contract with Apple and produce a White Box model. People would be lining up around the block to get it installed.
I just went through the exercise of trying to get Game of Thrones without paying for $100/mo worth of cable. I wish there was a streaming version of HBO, but it's just not meant to be right now.
In general, the books are slightly better. To their credit, Weiss and Benioff do a great job. The sex scenes are much improved from the books.
I use an LG Optimus-T on T-Mobile prepaid service. The phone itself cost me $100 and the service runs about $7/mo, but I use very few minutes/texts in a month. If your usage is higher, there are options for that as well. I have WiFi at home and work, so I rarely feel the need for cellular data. In a pinch, I can drop by a Starbucks or McDonalds and get connected there.
"The flaw results in too much information about the PIN being returned to an attacker and makes the PIN quite weak"
Does anyone else visualize a router responding with: "Getting warmer!"
I use T-Mobile's Pay as You Go prepaid with a LG Optimus T. The phone cost me about $100 and I spend $8/mo or so on the service. I have regular phone service and WiFi at home and in the office, so the the phone is mostly used on the go. I mostly use the smartphone features for G-mail and to sync my office calendar. I refuse to set up my office e-mail on it. I'm not exactly a power-user, but at least I'm not paying power-user fees either.
Just remember that if a contract company is quoting you $14/hr, they are paying their programmers considerably less than that. If a US company can save itself a factor of 3x by going overseas, shouldn't an overseas company be able to save itself a factor of 3x? so you are looking at $5/hr or so now. Maybe. One of the biggest problems with outsourcing is that you have more hands in the cookie jar than you need. If everybody is looking to maximize their piece, the odds of corners getting cut go up dramatically.