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
times.

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.

nb

--
vi --the heart of evil!
Support labeling GMOs
<http://www.labelgmos.org/>

notbob wrote:

> 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.

Why doesn't this "news" surprise me?

On May 18, 9:29*am, notbob > wrote:
> 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
> times.
>
> 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. *
>
> nb
>
> --
> vi --the heart of evil!
> Support labeling GMOs
> <http://www.labelgmos.org/>

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.

On 2012-05-18, ImStillMags > wrote:

> If you are like me and have a pre paid phone you will find out that
> texting eats up your money very fast.

I've sent 3 txt msg and received 2. Total debit: 2 mins. I got 5
hrs!! I never use the damn thing, so everytime I hafta add 60 mins,
it jes sits there. My daughter doesn't have a computer, so this is
one way to get here some types of data.

> I only use my cell as an emergency phone, to have in the car and in my
> purse just in case.

Likewise.

> I prefer talking to people on a 'regular' phone at home.

Boy, howdy!

nb


--
vi --the heart of evil!
Support labeling GMOs
<http://www.labelgmos.org/>

On May 18, 10:16*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On May 18, 9:29*am, notbob > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > 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
> > times.
>
> > 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. *
>
> > nb
>
> > --
> > vi --the heart of evil!
> > Support labeling GMOs
> > <http://www.labelgmos.org/>
>
> 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.

Same here. AT & T Gophone. Cost: $25 every three months. I have over
300 minutes saved up.

On May 18, 9:29*am, notbob > wrote:

> 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.

We WILL submit. I finally got with it about two years ago when the wife
and I were playing tag-team with my mother-in-law's dementia before we
got her to assisted living.

> I'm already looking at an upgrade to my $15 tracfone.

Good luck.

Relative to texting, I carry a phone when I'm out of the house which is
about 10 hours a week on a good week. But I have to text people who
can't/won't answer their business/cell/home phones. I started using web
pages instead. I use callwave.com and it's free.

I don't have the thumbs for the phone, and refuse to adopt txtspel as
my next foreign language.

k? u c wht i meen

On 18 May 2012 16:29:12 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> 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
> times.
>
> 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.
>
I think you can call up a texting feature on your cell phone providers
web site to text via the computer (using that keyboard instead of the
phone). I did it a few times before I cancelled texting on my phone.


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Fri, 18 May 2012 11:09:26 -0700, gtr > wrote:

> I started using web
> pages instead. I use callwave.com and it's free.

I didn't know they were still around! I used it back when I was still
on dialup so I didn't need a second phone line. After they upgraded
and I got a cell phone, I had it reroute incoming calls to my cell.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On May 18, 1:32*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On May 18, 10:16*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On May 18, 9:29*am, notbob > wrote:
>
> > > 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
> > > times.
>
> > > 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. *
>
> > > nb
>
> > > --
> > > vi --the heart of evil!
> > > Support labeling GMOs
> > > <http://www.labelgmos.org/>
>
> > 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.
>
> Same here. AT & T Gophone. Cost: $25 every three months. I have over
> 300 minutes saved up.

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.

On May 18, 1:40*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> On May 18, 1:32*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On May 18, 10:16*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
> > > On May 18, 9:29*am, notbob > wrote:
>
> > > > 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
> > > > times.
>
> > > > 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. *
>
> > > > nb
>
> > > > --
> > > > vi --the heart of evil!
> > > > Support labeling GMOs
> > > > <http://www.labelgmos.org/>
>
> > > 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.
>
> > Same here. AT & T Gophone. Cost: $25 every three months. I have over
> > 300 minutes saved up.
>
> 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.

Wow- that's a great deal that I'm going to look into- thanks!

On May 18, 1:54*pm, merryb > wrote:
> On May 18, 1:40*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On May 18, 1:32*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
>
> > > On May 18, 10:16*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
> > > > On May 18, 9:29*am, notbob > wrote:
>
> > > > > 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
> > > > > times.
>
> > > > > 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. *
>
> > > > > nb
>
> > > > > --
> > > > > vi --the heart of evil!
> > > > > Support labeling GMOs
> > > > > <http://www.labelgmos.org/>
>
> > > > 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.
>
> > > Same here. AT & T Gophone. Cost: $25 every three months. I have over
> > > 300 minutes saved up.
>
> > 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.
>
> Wow- that's a great deal that I'm going to look into- thanks!

the same deal with ATT.

On May 18, 1:59*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On May 18, 1:54*pm, merryb > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On May 18, 1:40*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
>
> > > On May 18, 1:32*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
>
> > > > On May 18, 10:16*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
> > > > > On May 18, 9:29*am, notbob > wrote:
>
> > > > > > 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
> > > > > > times.
>
> > > > > > 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. *
>
> > > > > > nb
>
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > vi --the heart of evil!
> > > > > > Support labeling GMOs
> > > > > > <http://www.labelgmos.org/>
>
> > > > > 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.
>
> > > > Same here. AT & T Gophone. Cost: $25 every three months. I have over
> > > > 300 minutes saved up.
>
> > > 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.
>
> > Wow- that's a great deal that I'm going to look into- thanks!
>
> the same deal with ATT.

Cool- I have used Virgin for the last few years, and didn't know the
options- thank you also!

On 18 May 2012 16:29:12 GMT, notbob > wrote:



>
>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.

I text once or twice a month. The slider phones are pretty much gone,
but the smart phones have a nice touch keyboard.

Took me a long time to succumb, but I really like having an Android
phone at times. I've used it for practical purposes often. It saved
me $10 on a recent vacation. Walked into a hotel and asked for a
room. The price she gave me was higher than on-line. I showed her
the rate on the web page my phone was open to and she honored the
rate.

Seven of the ten nights I had no idea where we would be so we made no
reservations ahead. With the phone, I was able to find a place, check
availability and reserve if I chose to do so.

Hungry? The "Near Me" app will list all the restaurants nearby and
even reviews for them.

Once you have and use it, you'll like having it along for the ride.

On 5/18/2012 8:37 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> I text once or twice a month. The slider phones are pretty much gone,
> but the smart phones have a nice touch keyboard.

They're not "pretty much gone." Smart phones with real as well as
virtual QWERTY keyboards are widely available, and so are flips and
sliders with alphanumeric keyboards.


<snip>


> Once you have and use it, you'll like having it along for the ride.

S'truth. It grows on you quickly.

On 5/18/2012 4:33 PM, sf wrote:
> On 18 May 2012 16:29:12 GMT, > wrote:
>
>> 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
>> times.
>>
>> 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.
>>
> I think you can call up a texting feature on your cell phone providers
> web site to text via the computer (using that keyboard instead of the
> phone). I did it a few times before I cancelled texting on my phone.
>
>

All providers have a email to text gateway. On VZW for example you send
to phone number @vtext.com

On 5/18/2012 12:29 PM, notbob wrote:
> 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
> times.
>
> 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.
>
> nb
>

You will fit right in with all of the abbreviations you use...

On 5/18/2012 4:40 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On May 18, 1:32 pm, Chemo the > wrote:
>> On May 18, 10:16 am, > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On May 18, 9:29 am, > wrote:
>>
>>>> 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
>>>> times.
>>
>>>> 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.
>>
>>>> nb
>>
>>>> --
>>>> vi --the heart of evil!
>>>> Support labeling GMOs
>>>> <http://www.labelgmos.org/>
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Same here. AT& T Gophone. Cost: $25 every three months. I have over
>> 300 minutes saved up.
>
> 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.

On 5/18/2012 10:37 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 18 May 2012 16:29:12 GMT, > wrote:
>
>
>
>>
>> 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.
>
> I text once or twice a month. The slider phones are pretty much gone,
> but the smart phones have a nice touch keyboard.
>
> Took me a long time to succumb, but I really like having an Android
> phone at times. I've used it for practical purposes often. It saved
> me $10 on a recent vacation. Walked into a hotel and asked for a
> room. The price she gave me was higher than on-line. I showed her
> the rate on the web page my phone was open to and she honored the
> rate.
>
> Seven of the ten nights I had no idea where we would be so we made no
> reservations ahead. With the phone, I was able to find a place, check
> availability and reserve if I chose to do so.
>
> Hungry? The "Near Me" app will list all the restaurants nearby and
> even reviews for them.
>
> Once you have and use it, you'll like having it along for the ride.
>

And other stuff like being able to look at live weather radar. We like
to bike and previously might not go or quit early because of weather.
Now I just look at the weather radar while out on a trail and get a
really good picture which often enables us to keep going.

Or other stuff like looking at traffic cameras. We go to Philly a lot.
If you are leaving Philly and going north you will be using the
Schuylkill expressway. Sometimes it is a parking lot sometimes it flows
freely. So instead of parking on it for two hours on the way home I can
look at the PennDOT cameras. If it is a parking lot I would just as soon
do something in Philly for a while longer instead of noodling along for
hours on the Schuylkill expressway.

Then being able to get airline info. A few weeks ago I was traveling and
my flight was running late so I knew I would likely miss my connecting
flight. Instead of getting to the airport and scrambling to get to the
connection or trying to figure out my next flight the airline already
notified me with the new flight number, gate and seat number.

On 19/05/2012 9:15 AM, George wrote:
>
>
> And other stuff like being able to look at live weather radar. We like
> to bike and previously might not go or quit early because of weather.
> Now I just look at the weather radar while out on a trail and get a
> really good picture which often enables us to keep going.

Same here. If the weather is at all questionable, I look at the weather
radar and figure out my changes of staying dry. There have been plenty
of times that I figured that I was able to get out and back before the
rain hit. The best case was about two years ago when I was doing the
therapeutic riding gig. There were two other guys that used to come by
motorcycle but they showed up in cars and kept saying I was going to get
wet. I got home, put the motor cycle in the garage, and jsut as I got
to the house it started raining.

On Sat, 19 May 2012 07:47:14 -0400, George >
wrote:

> All providers have a email to text gateway. On VZW for example you send
> to phone number @vtext.com

Thanks, George! Just wondering, do they charge you the same way they
charge for text messages via phone? If they do, I'm not sure if
you're charged to send text messages or just by what's received.
Never used that feature enough (or cared enough) to figure it out.

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On Sat, 19 May 2012 09:15:24 -0400, George >
wrote:

> Then being able to get airline info. A few weeks ago I was traveling and
> my flight was running late so I knew I would likely miss my connecting
> flight. Instead of getting to the airport and scrambling to get to the
> connection or trying to figure out my next flight the airline already
> notified me with the new flight number, gate and seat number.

That's nice!

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On Sat, 19 May 2012 09:21:11 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 19/05/2012 9:15 AM, George wrote:
> >
> >
> > And other stuff like being able to look at live weather radar. We like
> > to bike and previously might not go or quit early because of weather.
> > Now I just look at the weather radar while out on a trail and get a
> > really good picture which often enables us to keep going.
>
> Same here. If the weather is at all questionable, I look at the weather
> radar and figure out my changes of staying dry. There have been plenty
> of times that I figured that I was able to get out and back before the
> rain hit. The best case was about two years ago when I was doing the
> therapeutic riding gig. There were two other guys that used to come by
> motorcycle but they showed up in cars and kept saying I was going to get
> wet. I got home, put the motor cycle in the garage, and jsut as I got
> to the house it started raining.
>
My husband walks an hour a day, so he checks the weather via computer
and he's always commenting about how accurate they are. The sun is
shining in the morning, but it says rain at 3PM and sure enough - look
out the window at 3:01 and it's raining.

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On Sat, 19 May 2012 09:05:07 -0400, George >
wrote:

> 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.

You have to increase your minutes to get that feature. I'm on
Verizon, my friends and family are not. We're still on the smallest
number of minutes per month (grandfathered in because they don't offer
that few anymore) and don't even come close to using them up monthly.

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On 5/19/2012 12:35 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 19 May 2012 07:47:14 -0400, >
> wrote:
>
>> All providers have a email to text gateway. On VZW for example you send
>> to phone number @vtext.com
>
> Thanks, George! Just wondering, do they charge you the same way they
> charge for text messages via phone? If they do, I'm not sure if
> you're charged to send text messages or just by what's received.
> Never used that feature enough (or cared enough) to figure it out.
>

The only charge involved would be to the person who received the
message. The charge would be whatever they pay for a received message.

On 5/18/2012 1:02 PM, George M. Middius wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Why doesn't this "news" surprise me?
>
>
Hey, I'm texting challenged too. I am in the IT field but I just don't
text often. I also have a TracFone and plan to keep it that way. I
have a Blackberry for work but I don't use all the bells and whistles on
that either.

On 5/18/2012 5:51 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 18 May 2012 16:49:54 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> If you buy the right Tracfone, texts only cost .3 minutes. I have 2
>> LG500G's with full keyboards that cost about $.04 a text (assuming you
>> buy 120 minute cards with double a minute phone).
>
> BTW: The above phone is always on sale for $20 at Dollar General. $30
> elsewhere. I have one still in the package - never opened.
>
That's the deal I have and I have to stop opening SPAM on my tracfone.
I've started learning the numbers of the greatest offenders.

On Sat, 19 May 2012 20:04:44 -0400, George >
wrote:

>On 5/19/2012 12:35 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 May 2012 07:47:14 -0400, >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> All providers have a email to text gateway. On VZW for example you send
>>> to phone number @vtext.com
>>
>> Thanks, George! Just wondering, do they charge you the same way they
>> charge for text messages via phone? If they do, I'm not sure if
>> you're charged to send text messages or just by what's received.
>> Never used that feature enough (or cared enough) to figure it out.
>>
>
>The only charge involved would be to the person who received the
>message. The charge would be whatever they pay for a received message.

We had our text thingie turned off. Neither of us have ever sent a
text but people kept sending them to us and we had no package. The
cost wasn't the issue. Between email, facebook, and usenet that's all
the typing I care to do.

Lou

On 2012-05-20, Cheryl > wrote:

> That's the deal I have and I have to stop opening SPAM on my tracfone.
> I've started learning the numbers of the greatest offenders.

I probably had some spam on my tracfone, but since I very rarely use
it, I had no clue. When my daughter msg'd me back, I saw I had 38
msgs. I guess what I thought were beeps telling me the phone was
completely charged were actually msg beeps. Who knew! I erased them
all without looking.



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On 18/05/2012 12:29 PM, notbob wrote:
> 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
> times.
>



I have never done it and I don't plan to. The other day I was in a
restaurant with my son while we were waiting for a friend of his who was
coming down to pick him up. We got a text from the friend asking for
directions. We were unable to figure out where he wanted directions from.

On 20/05/2012 7:59 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2012-05-20, > wrote:
>
>> That's the deal I have and I have to stop opening SPAM on my tracfone.
>> I've started learning the numbers of the greatest offenders.
>
> I probably had some spam on my tracfone, but since I very rarely use
> it, I had no clue. When my daughter msg'd me back, I saw I had 38
> msgs. I guess what I thought were beeps telling me the phone was
> completely charged were actually msg beeps. Who knew! I erased them
> all without looking.
>


My provider keeps sending me messages. I just look at them and delete
them. I rarely even use the phone. I have a cheap plan that gives me 55
minutes per month, basically for emergencies. They keep offering me
deals on plans that offer a lot more.... and cost a lot more. In a busy
cell phone month I might use 5 minutes of my time.

On 2012-05-20, Dave Smith > wrote:

> cell phone month I might use 5 minutes of my time.

Yep. I never even even carry it unless I go somewhere in the car. I've
probably used 5 mins in the last yr. No doubt the reason I have 5 hrs
of accumulated time.

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On 20/05/2012 9:12 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2012-05-20, Dave > wrote:
>
>> cell phone month I might use 5 minutes of my time.
>
> Yep. I never even even carry it unless I go somewhere in the car. I've
> probably used 5 mins in the last yr. No doubt the reason I have 5 hrs
> of accumulated time.


I started carrying it more often after my heart scare. I take the dog
for a nice long walk in the woods almost every day and figure that it
would be courteous to give one last call to let them know where to ind
my corpse. I also try to remember to take it when I go bicycling. You
never know when there is going to be a mechanical breakdown and I might
need a lift. I urge my wife to take it once in a while but she is not
interested.

On 5/20/2012 9:04 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 18/05/2012 12:29 PM, notbob wrote:
>> 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
>> times.
>>
>
>
>
> I have never done it and I don't plan to. The other day I was in a
> restaurant with my son while we were waiting for a friend of his who was
> coming down to pick him up. We got a text from the friend asking for
> directions. We were unable to figure out where he wanted directions from.

Unfortunately some people don't consider what the proper tool might be.
A "Stuck in traffic, will be 10 minutes late" text is helpful and a
timesaver. But trying to describe something in text messages that can be
solved with a 2 minute call is a waste of everyone's time.

On 20/05/2012 11:03 AM, George wrote:

>> I have never done it and I don't plan to. The other day I was in a
>> restaurant with my son while we were waiting for a friend of his who was
>> coming down to pick him up. We got a text from the friend asking for
>> directions. We were unable to figure out where he wanted directions from.
>
> Unfortunately some people don't consider what the proper tool might be.
> A "Stuck in traffic, will be 10 minutes late" text is helpful and a
> timesaver. But trying to describe something in text messages that can be
> solved with a 2 minute call is a waste of everyone's time.


How about a text ...."Stuck in traffic due to accident caused by some
asshole texting while driving".

On 5/20/2012 1:41 AM, Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Sat, 19 May 2012 20:04:44 -0400, >
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/19/2012 12:35 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 19 May 2012 07:47:14 -0400, >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> All providers have a email to text gateway. On VZW for example you send
>>>> to phone number @vtext.com
>>>
>>> Thanks, George! Just wondering, do they charge you the same way they
>>> charge for text messages via phone? If they do, I'm not sure if
>>> you're charged to send text messages or just by what's received.
>>> Never used that feature enough (or cared enough) to figure it out.
>>>
>>
>> The only charge involved would be to the person who received the
>> message. The charge would be whatever they pay for a received message.
>
> We had our text thingie turned off. Neither of us have ever sent a
> text but people kept sending them to us and we had no package. The
> cost wasn't the issue. Between email, facebook, and usenet that's all
> the typing I care to do.
>
> Lou

It is inconsiderate to assume the intended recipient has a text plan
and/or is interested.

On Sun, 20 May 2012 11:06:06 -0400, George >
wrote:
>
> It is inconsiderate to assume the intended recipient has a text plan
> and/or is interested.

I don't think it's inconsiderate at all. Only us geezers turn off
text messaging.

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On Sun, 20 May 2012 09:04:36 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>
> I have never done it and I don't plan to. The other day I was in a
> restaurant with my son while we were waiting for a friend of his who was
> coming down to pick him up. We got a text from the friend asking for
> directions. We were unable to figure out where he wanted directions from.

Nobody texted back to ask from where? When it's a vague request like
that, they usually just want the cross streets; not turn by turn
directions. I'm surprised he didn't use the GPS navigation part of
his smartphone to get directions... or google maps at the very least.

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On 2012-05-20, Dave Smith > wrote:

> How about a text ...."Stuck in traffic due to accident caused by some
> asshole texting while driving".

heh heh....

I couldn't txt without pulling over, putting on reading glasses, and
looking at every sgl ltr I typ ....twice!

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On Sun, 20 May 2012 11:05:34 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 20/05/2012 11:03 AM, George wrote:
>
> >> I have never done it and I don't plan to. The other day I was in a
> >> restaurant with my son while we were waiting for a friend of his who was
> >> coming down to pick him up. We got a text from the friend asking for
> >> directions. We were unable to figure out where he wanted directions from.
> >
> > Unfortunately some people don't consider what the proper tool might be.
> > A "Stuck in traffic, will be 10 minutes late" text is helpful and a
> > timesaver. But trying to describe something in text messages that can be
> > solved with a 2 minute call is a waste of everyone's time.
>
>
> How about a text ...."Stuck in traffic due to accident caused by some
> asshole texting while driving".

Our problem on Friday was a furniture truck (I didn't notice if they
were delivering or someone was moving - but no matter what, they
shouldn't have been there at that time of day) that blocked a lane of
traffic on a main thoroughfare during rush hour. It literally doubled
the time it should have taken to cross town. Where's a cop when you
need one?

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On Sun, 20 May 2012 08:20:28 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 20 May 2012 11:06:06 -0400, George >
>wrote:
>>
>> It is inconsiderate to assume the intended recipient has a text plan
>> and/or is interested.
>
>I don't think it's inconsiderate at all. Only us geezers turn off
>text messaging.

BS., why should I pay 20¢ to get an advertisement or other unwanted
text? I don't have texting and never will because it is cheaper to
pay by the message when you send one or two a month.