On 5/18/2012 4:40 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On May 18, 1:32 pm, Chemo the > wrote:
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>>> On May 18, 9:29 am, > wrote:
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>>>> I finally succumbed to the dark side. I texted my daughter. 'Course,
>>>> I hadda call my carrier to get instructions on HOWTO actually generate
>>>> a txt msg, me being dumber'n a post and cellphone illiterate. I kinda
>>>> get it, now, how kids can txt w/o looking. I thought ya hadda push
>>>> shift buttons or something, but no, jes hit that number n number of
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>>>> I'm already looking at an upgrade to my $15 tracfone. I can see me
>>>> eventually sinking down in a death spiral of txtg, pictures, etc. Woe
>>>> is me. But, it'll be one of those slider models with a full keyboard.
>>>> I'm too old to be tippy-tappin 250 times fer 8 letters till my thumbs
>>>> bleed. This, only to reach my daughter and two GDs, who are all
>>>> cellphone txtg wizards and seemingly total strangers to the spoken
>>>> word. Also, they'll be my only contacts on this heretofore ingnored
>>>> Hellspawn device. Everyone else can pound sand or speak actual words
>>>> into the mouthpiece, as Mr Bell intended. 
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>>>> nb
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>>> If you are like me and have a pre paid phone you will find out that
>>> texting eats up your money very fast.
>>> I only use my cell as an emergency phone, to have in the car and in my
>>> purse just in case. I prefer talking to people on
>>> a 'regular' phone at home.
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>> Same here. AT& T Gophone. Cost: $25 every three months. I have over
>> 300 minutes saved up.
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> Verizon - 100 bucks a year - prepaid - since last July, I've not used
> even 40 bucks of it. Have to re-up tho in JUly or lose em. It's
> still a huge deal for someone who was paying 45 bucks a month and some
> months using 1 or 2 minutes.
We had our home phone service disconnected quite some time ago and use
that money to get a better cell plan. All of our family and most friends
are on VZW so we can call each other anytime at no additional cost.