The problem is that sometimes it is hard to get service without the subsidy penalty.
Fortunately, it is much easier now than it was a year or so ago, thanks to Straight Talk and Net10's SIM-only plans (both give you choices of AT&T or T-Mobile's network, although new AT&T ST SIMs may be temporarily unavailable.) and T-Mobile's new plan structures.
When my contract is up, it's off to ST (if they are offering AT&T SIMs again at that point) or Net10 for me.
Net 10 is Straight Talk. They're the same company. If you call Net10's support line it declares itself to be Straight Talk.
The differences are that ST is sold only by Walmart, Net10 is sold by other stores and Net10 can be $5 per month more expensive unless you use their "Auto Refill" service.
My employer is moving from one ERP system to another one on iSeries. If your Co. has expertise with iSeries' systems then stay with it. There are very few systems with the security and reliablity of an iSeries. OS/400 (and i5/OS) is object oriented by design and that contributes enormously to it's security. One idea is to keep the iSeries and use it as a DB2 server. That way you aren't locked into it if your company decides to move to another platform and are taking advantage of the iSeries' strengths. By the way, you can run X applications from i5/OS and OS/400 natively as well as running Linux, AIX, etc. in logical partitions.
I've been in similar situations. One employer got into a fistfight with an employee who was leaving. You should 1. Turn in any keys, security cards, etc. NOW. If you have high security access to servers or other resources relinquish them NOW. Tell your boss why you are doing this (so that there won't be a possibility that you can be accused if something is missing, stolen, etc.) Do this publicly. 2. Do NOT tell your current employer who your next employer will be. Sometimes the nutzo employer will call your future employer and bad mouth you. If your next employer is smart they'll ignore him, but sometimes people lose job opportunities to this. 3. Contact your next employer and see if you can go ahead and start work now. 4. Don't confront your nutzoid employer, but do tell him (quietly and civil-like in PUBLIC) that you're uncomfortable with his hostile behavior and would he mind if you left now? 5. If he indicates that you may leave now-GET IT IN WRITING. if he says no, and continues to threaten you then report him to your local labor authorities. Don't leave until he's been contacted by the labor folks or your notice is up. 6. Do not agree to anything he requests, demands, etc. in private. ALWAYS be in public or have someone accompany you to any meetings with him. Back up any agreements with a formal memo detailing the agreement and copy someone else in the department as well as your boss.
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Java. I can't use Firefox to access any of our enterprise systems now.
Why would the world health organization be involved in this?
The problem is that sometimes it is hard to get service without the subsidy penalty.
Fortunately, it is much easier now than it was a year or so ago, thanks to Straight Talk and Net10's SIM-only plans (both give you choices of AT&T or T-Mobile's network, although new AT&T ST SIMs may be temporarily unavailable.) and T-Mobile's new plan structures.
When my contract is up, it's off to ST (if they are offering AT&T SIMs again at that point) or Net10 for me.
Net 10 is Straight Talk. They're the same company. If you call Net10's support line it declares itself to be Straight Talk. The differences are that ST is sold only by Walmart, Net10 is sold by other stores and Net10 can be $5 per month more expensive unless you use their "Auto Refill" service.
My employer is moving from one ERP system to another one on iSeries. If your Co. has expertise with iSeries' systems then stay with it. There are very few systems with the security and reliablity of an iSeries. OS/400 (and i5/OS) is object oriented by design and that contributes enormously to it's security. One idea is to keep the iSeries and use it as a DB2 server. That way you aren't locked into it if your company decides to move to another platform and are taking advantage of the iSeries' strengths. By the way, you can run X applications from i5/OS and OS/400 natively as well as running Linux, AIX, etc. in logical partitions.
I've been in similar situations. One employer got into a fistfight with an employee who was leaving. You should 1. Turn in any keys, security cards, etc. NOW. If you have high security access to servers or other resources relinquish them NOW. Tell your boss why you are doing this (so that there won't be a possibility that you can be accused if something is missing, stolen, etc.) Do this publicly. 2. Do NOT tell your current employer who your next employer will be. Sometimes the nutzo employer will call your future employer and bad mouth you. If your next employer is smart they'll ignore him, but sometimes people lose job opportunities to this. 3. Contact your next employer and see if you can go ahead and start work now. 4. Don't confront your nutzoid employer, but do tell him (quietly and civil-like in PUBLIC) that you're uncomfortable with his hostile behavior and would he mind if you left now? 5. If he indicates that you may leave now-GET IT IN WRITING. if he says no, and continues to threaten you then report him to your local labor authorities. Don't leave until he's been contacted by the labor folks or your notice is up. 6. Do not agree to anything he requests, demands, etc. in private. ALWAYS be in public or have someone accompany you to any meetings with him. Back up any agreements with a formal memo detailing the agreement and copy someone else in the department as well as your boss.