On 5/18/2012 4:40 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On May 18, 1:32 pm, Chemo the > 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.

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