Chances are, imo, at least, is that they'd be manufactured somewhere where there was electricity, as well as surplus salad shooters. And while manual centrifuges may be inexpensive, can you really get more inexpensive that bulk buying plastic salad shooters and refills for hot glue guns? This, to me, sounds like something that could be sold in developing nations for $5-10 per unit, if not less. And being all manually powered, I dont see why soaking it in bleach, or boiling water wouldnt help sterilize it (not perfectly...and an autoclave would need electricity..and probably damage/melt it...). And with the production costs and sales costs so low, the cost of replacing it if it's too worn down, or contaminated, would not be that expensive. Especially the units were donated by some large charity or some overly right person who will never spend their billions of dollars before their great great great grandchildren are dead...
This is essentially how it is in Athens, GA. My wife (several times, unfortunately) got tagged by one of the 4 red light cams in Athens. The letter (no video, or link to video... just a Print Page from IE, completely with a URL at the bottom) showing 2 pictures of her van. The "ticket" was for me to pay the $75 fine, as the van is in my name. She forgot to pay it, and called the courthouse to see what would happen. The person there said "nothing will happen, wont go on your record, no warrants will ever be issued... you will just keep getting letters to pay".
They dont even report to credit agencies there, as there's no clear way to tell who's driving... so they'll just send you monthly letters saying "PAY ME Or or or.. I'll tell you to pay me again!"
In my use of Google Apps Premium, there were no ads at all, and thats because they are getting money from you already. Probably not as much as the advertising, but still, $50 per mailbox per year.
If someone really wants their email to stay private, have it sent encrypted... decrypt it, read it, delete it, and use a secure wipe on the blocks that contained the data. Then take out the hard drive, crack it open, take a dremel to the platters, then bend them all into funky angles. But save the magnets! Those are good magnets.
Thats not a eurofighter thing.... the F-16s have it, as do a lot of modern commercial airliners, as part of TAWS/EGPWS and TCAS.
The most notable use of this was from the 90s computer game F-16 Fighting Falcon.. or something to that effect. Which used the actual warnings from the F-16 (such as it telling you to Pull Up, when you were nose diving into the ground at 600 knots).
Shit... I was nearly expelled from high school (a boarding school) because another kid took 6 vivarin from my room, took them all at once and ran head first into a tree (and bounced back up and asked "who put that tree there?"). The administration labeled me a "drug dealer" because I was in possession of over the counter medications, which anyone could have walked to the nearby general store and bought.
This was back in the 90s.
So schools have always been insane on "drugs".
You just put a cough drop into your mouth! You must also be selling meth, because of that!
Generally, that type of functionality is provided with an actual PBX (either analog line, digital line, or VoIP service).
Of course, the core system can be pricey (the analog or digital cards... VoIP service isnt), and the phones generally range from $99 to over $500.
You would use Asterisk (or one of it's various incarnations), and any compatible SIP phone (Aastra, Cisco, Snom, etc). Some are 100% wireless (using wifi), some are wired, but come with an optional wireless phone.
So, yes, it can be done, but all depends on how much money or effort you want to put into it.
Yes, they've been doing this for years for entire houses. Back in 1999, my mother in law, being rather crazy, decided Y2K will be the end of everything, and had a geothermal (water furnace is the company) heating and air system installed (Plus a manual and electric pump for water, and a dual fuel 15kw/100A genny). So, yeah, going deep is the better way to maintain a constant temp. Just going around and around will do some cooling, but, really, not a lot. And, ours is a 3 pipe closed loop system, which ends in the well water area under the house.
The military offers distance learning classes, which give you college credits. Working on an associates or bachelors degree would still be consdered doing school work. I know several people who went into the Air Force with a Highschool Diploma, and would up with several associates degrees, and a bachelors degree... one was even working on her Masters degree while in.
I rarely, if ever, use more than 4G of swap. And I'm talking on machines that do have 16 to 32G of FBDIMMs, and frequently have all of it in use. Why only 4G? Well, I like that number.. I've never once actually reached it. The software we use requires some swap to exist. But, I guess it all depends on WHAT you will be using the system for. If you're using it as a End-User System (I like that better than "Desktop" or "Laptop"), you may find out you need more, depending on what apps you're running. But, as others have stated, even if you create a 2G swap partition... if you run out.. create a swap file.. do a swapon on it etc.. and poof.. now you got that much more swap. It's like Windows' pagefile.. where it can determine how large a file it needs to create up to a certain limit.. but it's not automatic (and I'm sure there's a script/app out there in the linux/unix/bsd world that will automatically adjust your swapfile based on usage.
But, I think the Swap == 2x RAM deal has mostly gone away. It made sense when people had 256M ram, or on a decent midlevel system, 512 or 768M (I've also heard 1.5x and 2.5x from different sources), but nowadays, where you can have a a dual quadcore xeon with 128G of RAM... does it really really make sense to have 256G of swap? Unless you're doing something really really intensive, it just doesnt. Maybe highend CAD/CAM work, animation, etc, you might need it (Like you're making the next big Pixar movie on your 1 system!). But, really.. most users (even us on slashdot) arent going to need that much swap..
And I'd hate to tell the others at my company that we can only really use 2 drives in the 3 drive system, because we're using the 2x RAM == swap method, and needed an entire 400gig SATA drive for swap...(yes, using the supermicro systems that hold 192G ram, and quad six-core CPUs).
Ah ha.. I had that happen to me. Though the speed limit sign was in the middle of the hill, with the cop right at the bottom. But here, state law says you have 500' from a speed limit sign to change to that speed.
That exists right down to the state level.. it's nothing new...
If you're driving along.. and a cop car rear ends you, without it's lights on... you cant sue the police department, at least in most states. They dont have to pay to fix your car, you're just SOL and have to fix your own car.
I'm willing to bet that that law came into effect to stop the "Well, the government passed a law that offends me... so I'm going to sue it!" and then all the courts would be tied up with stupid lawsuits that waste everyones time... and of course, then they can use it to stop lawsuits that should be allowed to continue.
Remember.. with the government (state and federal), the law is there to protect them, and can be shrugged off whenever needed. Like the invisible clause in the first ammendment... which should read "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (Unless said speech bothers us)"
Such as those towns/cities who make it unlawful to swear in public... that would be a government passing a law abridging the freedom of speech in my book.
But yeah... when I enlisted, part of the contract said I cant sue the Air Force, or the Government, for anything which may occur during my time in the Air Force. I'm sure civilian contractors have the same thing too.
Well, that goes with the bullpup design, though, having it double gripped is wierd. The UK SA80, the Steyr AUG all have the same design, grip/trigger assembly in the front, ammo behind. Makes the weapon able to have a longer barrel without making the actual length extremely long.
I agree... HW RAID controlers, unless you get high end ones, are have no real performance gain. While some do have a cpu on them to offload some of the work, they generally are really underpowered, and you'll get more performance out of a modern CPU (and how many of us REALLY use 100% cpu constantly?).
Now, for work, we have some systems with good RAID cards, but they are doing database stuff, and hosting hundreds of websites (though I have them set to be 2 8drive RAID0 arrays, 1 for data, one as a backup partition). And the cards cost about 700 each, so definitely not made for home use, unless you really have tons of disposable cash.
There was a FAQ published years ago, about FreeBSD, on using vinum, and showing that Software RAID tended to be faster than HW RAID on all but the really expensive controlers. Same is true now, only more so.
The only good thing about some HW RAID controlers is that most OSs will see the built array as a single drive. The cheap cards, however, wont be shown that way in Linux (ie: the SiI 3112/3114 series.. even if you make a striped array, it'll show both drives in Linux)
On PVC, based on what I've learned while working at an ISP, it's actually a violation of building codes to use PVC cabling a lot of places, as it adds extra danger in case of a fire (burn PVC, get chlorine gas/smoke). It's ok for like PC to Walljack. Now, I know thats the regs for commercial space, so it may not violate housing building codes, but it's always better to err on the side of caution. Plenum is a bit more expensive, but, I plan on eventually adding new phone/network jacks in each room, and will be using only plenum... would rather not die from a small fire.
And since all wiring needs to be redone, instead of getting a really highend UPS, you can always get a generator. My house has a 15kw/100A dualfuel generator (Natural Gas and Propane). All I have in terms of UPSs are the cheapo kind that will A. regulate the power frequency (gen tends to vary from 59hz to 62hz.. needs a tune up) and B. power everything for the 15 seconds it takes the generator to spin up. And they're really not that pricey..about $2000 or so for the generator, about another $1000 for the automatic transfer switch.
Actually, you can fly from NY to Cuba, indirect, by way of Mexico.. but you buy the ticket to Cuba. The laws are basicly you cant spend more than $50/day/person, including meals I believe. You're not allowed to spend more than a certain amount on souvenirs, etc. And the whole "cuban cigars are illegal!!!" stuff.. only if you have more than 10. If you have more than 10, you are transporting from an unfriendly nation with intent to sell, or some crap.
There are very very few places that Americans are not allowed to go, from the US. Most are due to that country's laws.. ie: North Korea. Most are on the State Department's "If you go, you probably wont make it back in one piece" list, like Mogadishu, Iran, several African nations. And all that list means, other than you'll probably get killed is.. if you get arrested, kidnapped, etc.. you're on your own, you knew what you were in for when you went... unless you're related to some bigwig politician.
$50/mo, Unlimited local, long distance, text, picturemail, web browsing. Add on $2 for unlimited 411. And, no contract. Downside.. price for phones.
Amp'd, which uses verizon's network (a MVNO), $119/mo for unlimited voice and data... and you can use it as a modem for your laptop, using the verizon network (as compared to dialing into an ISP at 14.4). It goes up to $150 if you need unlimited text.
Plesk is a real bitch when it comes to rebuilding certain things, such as.. MySQL, PHP and Apache. I worked for a hosting provider for years, and always recommended cPanel over Plesk, since the end user could easily add new PHP modules, rebuild Apache or MySQL when a new version was released (All done through the WHM login).
Plesk, you CAN rebuild them, but you have to find where they put various files (of which there are 3 copies, for different things), and install using the same path as Plesk's original install (and sometimes it's not that intuitive).
Ensim, as well, is a pain to update. If Ensim themselves did not release an update, it most likely wont be updatable by you, as they use proprietary modules for Apache (at the time I last used it)
Control Panels are for people who dont want to hire a full time Admin, and just want a simple way to resell shared hosting. Or, they're also for actual experienced Admins who want to simplify everything. Why spend 20min to set up a new domain in apache, then exim/qmail/sendmail, setup the jailshell, set their quota, their allowed bandwidth, etc, when you cn do it in 3 minutes or less with a control panel? Unless you're paid by the hour, being efficient is better than being inefficient.
Well, there are multiples. Cingular, T-Mobile, SunCom, ATT was around but folded into Cingular. I think there are a few others.
I stopped using GSM based companys... my researched showed that PCS/CDMA is actually better tech, though wont work well outside the US (not that I go outside the US!)
Well, I do believe that the SIM card does contain your number for operational purposes. This is why, with GSM providers, you can pick up a new phone, not from the company, pop your card, in, and it will work. Thats why, at least here, they are selling laptops with Cingular GSM modems built in. As long as you have a valid account with cingular, and a data plan, pop SIM out of phone, into laptop, and you're connected. The IMEI really only counts, from what I've seen, in identifying which phone has made the call, or in the case of the PalmOne Treo, installing software locked to 1 phone.
It is possible to clone SIM cards, as well. I've seen the software, and even looked into getting it (for legit purposes, as I've seen dual sided SIMs, so I can have both T-Mobile and Cingular on one phone, just flip the card as needed).
I'm surprised they didnt review raidarray.net. I use this service. Supports: A. ftp backup B. Driveletter mounting in Windows C. Normal SMB mounting D. NFS Mounting
I signed up for their middle plan, $15/mo, 50gig storage. Their higher plan is $25/mo for 100gig, or $10/mo for 25gig.
They're fast, seem to be stable. I was forced into using an offsite backup when the company I was working with was forced to downsize, and my dedicated server with them was going to be pulled. I was able to completely back my user data up within under an hour (30gig of data or so).
And yes, I did apply to be an affiliate, but it'd be tacky for me to try to get money from fellow/.'ers... Just say no to trolling for money.
I also use Packet8. Better pricing ($19.95)... REAL, WORKING E911 service, unlike Vonage which routes to non-emergency numbers (and I believe also to Vonage operators who then relay the request to non-emergency numbers). And yes, I have verified with our E911 dispatch that it does send all information(Address, etc), and that it did, in fact, go to the proper system.
I had vonage for awhile.. and had a horid echo when talking. Vonage decided it was my phones fault, not theirs... yet, we still use the phone now, (5.8ghz cordless), and it does not echo.
Exactly. The police Non-emergency number (as listed in the phonebook), would be the best to call. Now, depending on the size of your city/town, they may have NO idea what VoIP is, so you may need to try to explain it to them.. if it flys over their head, just tell them "it's a new type of phone technology".
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Chances are, imo, at least, is that they'd be manufactured somewhere where there was electricity, as well as surplus salad shooters. And while manual centrifuges may be inexpensive, can you really get more inexpensive that bulk buying plastic salad shooters and refills for hot glue guns? This, to me, sounds like something that could be sold in developing nations for $5-10 per unit, if not less. And being all manually powered, I dont see why soaking it in bleach, or boiling water wouldnt help sterilize it (not perfectly...and an autoclave would need electricity..and probably damage/melt it...). And with the production costs and sales costs so low, the cost of replacing it if it's too worn down, or contaminated, would not be that expensive. Especially the units were donated by some large charity or some overly right person who will never spend their billions of dollars before their great great great grandchildren are dead...
This is essentially how it is in Athens, GA. My wife (several times, unfortunately) got tagged by one of the 4 red light cams in Athens. The letter (no video, or link to video... just a Print Page from IE, completely with a URL at the bottom) showing 2 pictures of her van. The "ticket" was for me to pay the $75 fine, as the van is in my name. She forgot to pay it, and called the courthouse to see what would happen. The person there said "nothing will happen, wont go on your record, no warrants will ever be issued... you will just keep getting letters to pay".
They dont even report to credit agencies there, as there's no clear way to tell who's driving... so they'll just send you monthly letters saying "PAY ME Or or or.. I'll tell you to pay me again!"
In my use of Google Apps Premium, there were no ads at all, and thats because they are getting money from you already. Probably not as much as the advertising, but still, $50 per mailbox per year.
If someone really wants their email to stay private, have it sent encrypted... decrypt it, read it, delete it, and use a secure wipe on the blocks that contained the data. Then take out the hard drive, crack it open, take a dremel to the platters, then bend them all into funky angles. But save the magnets! Those are good magnets.
Thats not a eurofighter thing.... the F-16s have it, as do a lot of modern commercial airliners, as part of TAWS/EGPWS and TCAS.
The most notable use of this was from the 90s computer game F-16 Fighting Falcon.. or something to that effect. Which used the actual warnings from the F-16 (such as it telling you to Pull Up, when you were nose diving into the ground at 600 knots).
Shit... I was nearly expelled from high school (a boarding school) because another kid took 6 vivarin from my room, took them all at once and ran head first into a tree (and bounced back up and asked "who put that tree there?"). The administration labeled me a "drug dealer" because I was in possession of over the counter medications, which anyone could have walked to the nearby general store and bought.
This was back in the 90s.
So schools have always been insane on "drugs".
You just put a cough drop into your mouth! You must also be selling meth, because of that!
At least you had plastic coated!
Generally, that type of functionality is provided with an actual PBX (either analog line, digital line, or VoIP service).
Of course, the core system can be pricey (the analog or digital cards... VoIP service isnt), and the phones generally range from $99 to over $500.
You would use Asterisk (or one of it's various incarnations), and any compatible SIP phone (Aastra, Cisco, Snom, etc). Some are 100% wireless (using wifi), some are wired, but come with an optional wireless phone.
So, yes, it can be done, but all depends on how much money or effort you want to put into it.
Yes, they've been doing this for years for entire houses. Back in 1999, my mother in law, being rather crazy, decided Y2K will be the end of everything, and had a geothermal (water furnace is the company) heating and air system installed (Plus a manual and electric pump for water, and a dual fuel 15kw/100A genny). So, yeah, going deep is the better way to maintain a constant temp. Just going around and around will do some cooling, but, really, not a lot. And, ours is a 3 pipe closed loop system, which ends in the well water area under the house.
The military offers distance learning classes, which give you college credits. Working on an associates or bachelors degree would still be consdered doing school work. I know several people who went into the Air Force with a Highschool Diploma, and would up with several associates degrees, and a bachelors degree... one was even working on her Masters degree while in.
I rarely, if ever, use more than 4G of swap. And I'm talking on machines that do have 16 to 32G of FBDIMMs, and frequently have all of it in use. Why only 4G? Well, I like that number.. I've never once actually reached it. The software we use requires some swap to exist. But, I guess it all depends on WHAT you will be using the system for. If you're using it as a End-User System (I like that better than "Desktop" or "Laptop"), you may find out you need more, depending on what apps you're running. But, as others have stated, even if you create a 2G swap partition... if you run out.. create a swap file.. do a swapon on it etc.. and poof.. now you got that much more swap. It's like Windows' pagefile.. where it can determine how large a file it needs to create up to a certain limit.. but it's not automatic (and I'm sure there's a script/app out there in the linux/unix/bsd world that will automatically adjust your swapfile based on usage.
But, I think the Swap == 2x RAM deal has mostly gone away. It made sense when people had 256M ram, or on a decent midlevel system, 512 or 768M (I've also heard 1.5x and 2.5x from different sources), but nowadays, where you can have a a dual quadcore xeon with 128G of RAM... does it really really make sense to have 256G of swap? Unless you're doing something really really intensive, it just doesnt. Maybe highend CAD/CAM work, animation, etc, you might need it (Like you're making the next big Pixar movie on your 1 system!). But, really.. most users (even us on slashdot) arent going to need that much swap..
And I'd hate to tell the others at my company that we can only really use 2 drives in the 3 drive system, because we're using the 2x RAM == swap method, and needed an entire 400gig SATA drive for swap...(yes, using the supermicro systems that hold 192G ram, and quad six-core CPUs).
Ah ha.. I had that happen to me. Though the speed limit sign was in the middle of the hill, with the cop right at the bottom. But here, state law says you have 500' from a speed limit sign to change to that speed.
That exists right down to the state level.. it's nothing new...
If you're driving along.. and a cop car rear ends you, without it's lights on... you cant sue the police department, at least in most states. They dont have to pay to fix your car, you're just SOL and have to fix your own car.
I'm willing to bet that that law came into effect to stop the "Well, the government passed a law that offends me... so I'm going to sue it!" and then all the courts would be tied up with stupid lawsuits that waste everyones time... and of course, then they can use it to stop lawsuits that should be allowed to continue.
Remember.. with the government (state and federal), the law is there to protect them, and can be shrugged off whenever needed. Like the invisible clause in the first ammendment... which should read "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (Unless said speech bothers us)"
Such as those towns/cities who make it unlawful to swear in public... that would be a government passing a law abridging the freedom of speech in my book.
But yeah... when I enlisted, part of the contract said I cant sue the Air Force, or the Government, for anything which may occur during my time in the Air Force. I'm sure civilian contractors have the same thing too.
But... I go off on tangents.
Wouldnt it have been:
10 print testing
20 goto 10
or even
10 ? Testing
20 goto 10
Well, that goes with the bullpup design, though, having it double gripped is wierd. The UK SA80, the Steyr AUG all have the same design, grip/trigger assembly in the front, ammo behind. Makes the weapon able to have a longer barrel without making the actual length extremely long.
I agree... HW RAID controlers, unless you get high end ones, are have no real performance gain. While some do have a cpu on them to offload some of the work, they generally are really underpowered, and you'll get more performance out of a modern CPU (and how many of us REALLY use 100% cpu constantly?).
Now, for work, we have some systems with good RAID cards, but they are doing database stuff, and hosting hundreds of websites (though I have them set to be 2 8drive RAID0 arrays, 1 for data, one as a backup partition). And the cards cost about 700 each, so definitely not made for home use, unless you really have tons of disposable cash.
There was a FAQ published years ago, about FreeBSD, on using vinum, and showing that Software RAID tended to be faster than HW RAID on all but the really expensive controlers. Same is true now, only more so.
The only good thing about some HW RAID controlers is that most OSs will see the built array as a single drive. The cheap cards, however, wont be shown that way in Linux (ie: the SiI 3112/3114 series.. even if you make a striped array, it'll show both drives in Linux)
On PVC, based on what I've learned while working at an ISP, it's actually a violation of building codes to use PVC cabling a lot of places, as it adds extra danger in case of a fire (burn PVC, get chlorine gas/smoke). It's ok for like PC to Walljack. Now, I know thats the regs for commercial space, so it may not violate housing building codes, but it's always better to err on the side of caution. Plenum is a bit more expensive, but, I plan on eventually adding new phone/network jacks in each room, and will be using only plenum... would rather not die from a small fire.
And since all wiring needs to be redone, instead of getting a really highend UPS, you can always get a generator. My house has a 15kw/100A dualfuel generator (Natural Gas and Propane). All I have in terms of UPSs are the cheapo kind that will A. regulate the power frequency (gen tends to vary from 59hz to 62hz.. needs a tune up) and B. power everything for the 15 seconds it takes the generator to spin up. And they're really not that pricey..about $2000 or so for the generator, about another $1000 for the automatic transfer switch.
Actually, you can fly from NY to Cuba, indirect, by way of Mexico.. but you buy the ticket to Cuba.
The laws are basicly you cant spend more than $50/day/person, including meals I believe. You're not allowed to spend more than a certain amount on souvenirs, etc.
And the whole "cuban cigars are illegal!!!" stuff.. only if you have more than 10. If you have more than 10, you are transporting from an unfriendly nation with intent to sell, or some crap.
There are very very few places that Americans are not allowed to go, from the US. Most are due to that country's laws.. ie: North Korea. Most are on the State Department's "If you go, you probably wont make it back in one piece" list, like Mogadishu, Iran, several African nations. And all that list means, other than you'll probably get killed is.. if you get arrested, kidnapped, etc.. you're on your own, you knew what you were in for when you went... unless you're related to some bigwig politician.
Well,
$50/mo, Unlimited local, long distance, text, picturemail, web browsing. Add on $2 for unlimited 411. And, no contract. Downside.. price for phones.
Amp'd, which uses verizon's network (a MVNO), $119/mo for unlimited voice and data... and you can use it as a modem for your laptop, using the verizon network (as compared to dialing into an ISP at 14.4). It goes up to $150 if you need unlimited text.
Well, no.
Plesk is a real bitch when it comes to rebuilding certain things, such as.. MySQL, PHP and Apache. I worked for a hosting provider for years, and always recommended cPanel over Plesk, since the end user could easily add new PHP modules, rebuild Apache or MySQL when a new version was released (All done through the WHM login).
Plesk, you CAN rebuild them, but you have to find where they put various files (of which there are 3 copies, for different things), and install using the same path as Plesk's original install (and sometimes it's not that intuitive).
Ensim, as well, is a pain to update. If Ensim themselves did not release an update, it most likely wont be updatable by you, as they use proprietary modules for Apache (at the time I last used it)
Control Panels are for people who dont want to hire a full time Admin, and just want a simple way to resell shared hosting. Or, they're also for actual experienced Admins who want to simplify everything. Why spend 20min to set up a new domain in apache, then exim/qmail/sendmail, setup the jailshell, set their quota, their allowed bandwidth, etc, when you cn do it in 3 minutes or less with a control panel? Unless you're paid by the hour, being efficient is better than being inefficient.
Megabyte.. what the pitbull next door just did to your leg
Megabit.. what you tell the hospital the pitbull next door did to your leg.
Well, there are multiples. Cingular, T-Mobile, SunCom, ATT was around but folded into Cingular. I think there are a few others.
I stopped using GSM based companys... my researched showed that PCS/CDMA is actually better tech, though wont work well outside the US (not that I go outside the US!)
Well, I do believe that the SIM card does contain your number for operational purposes. This is why, with GSM providers, you can pick up a new phone, not from the company, pop your card, in, and it will work. Thats why, at least here, they are selling laptops with Cingular GSM modems built in. As long as you have a valid account with cingular, and a data plan, pop SIM out of phone, into laptop, and you're connected. The IMEI really only counts, from what I've seen, in identifying which phone has made the call, or in the case of the PalmOne Treo, installing software locked to 1 phone.
It is possible to clone SIM cards, as well. I've seen the software, and even looked into getting it (for legit purposes, as I've seen dual sided SIMs, so I can have both T-Mobile and Cingular on one phone, just flip the card as needed).
I'm surprised they didnt review raidarray.net. I use this service. Supports:
/.'ers... Just say no to trolling for money.
A. ftp backup
B. Driveletter mounting in Windows
C. Normal SMB mounting
D. NFS Mounting
I signed up for their middle plan, $15/mo, 50gig storage. Their higher plan is $25/mo for 100gig, or $10/mo for 25gig.
They're fast, seem to be stable. I was forced into using an offsite backup when the company I was working with was forced to downsize, and my dedicated server with them was going to be pulled. I was able to completely back my user data up within under an hour (30gig of data or so).
And yes, I did apply to be an affiliate, but it'd be tacky for me to try to get money from fellow
I also use Packet8. Better pricing ($19.95)... REAL, WORKING E911 service, unlike Vonage which routes to non-emergency numbers (and I believe also to Vonage operators who then relay the request to non-emergency numbers). And yes, I have verified with our E911 dispatch that it does send all information(Address, etc), and that it did, in fact, go to the proper system.
I had vonage for awhile.. and had a horid echo when talking. Vonage decided it was my phones fault, not theirs... yet, we still use the phone now, (5.8ghz cordless), and it does not echo.
Exactly. The police Non-emergency number (as listed in the phonebook), would be the best to call. Now, depending on the size of your city/town, they may have NO idea what VoIP is, so you may need to try to explain it to them.. if it flys over their head, just tell them "it's a new type of phone technology".