As it is, I'm wearing ¼" of duct tape around mine, so it doesn't.
Posted on 08/01/2012 6:56:15 AM PDT by Mountain Bike Vomit Carnage
Not the ones I saw.
I know my state cross-checks for multiple applications with different vendors — not all states do that, I’m guessing. This state also checks for an existing lifelink landline phone. You can’t have both. In fact, the check turned up an old landline phone my relative had — from a prior apartment she had moved out from months ago.
Some info on it, from AT&T
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/articles-resources/community-support/lifeline-link-up.jsp
Actually the cell is all she has now, she was required to get rid of her landline to qualify for the phone. Funny thing is she hated the phone they sent her (she is 80 and couldn’t figure out how to work it) so sent it back and her daughter put her on her cell phone plan for $10 a mnth.
The income limits seem to differ by state:
Here’s the plan doc from Verizon for New Jersey; it shows a higher income eligibility (150% of “poverty” level vs the 135% that I saw in the AT&T example I posted).
http://www22.verizon.com/cs/groups/public/documents/adacct/ll_reform_ma_application.pdf
Gosh, I'm still using my ancient, 2006 Nokia 6060 "Clamshell" cellphone. Ha, but I don't care. It works reliably; that's what counts. And I have a box full of newer Nokia replacements, left-over from my out-of-business Family Business, if it ever fails.
Fancy-schmancy phone? Who needs 'em!
As it is, I'm wearing ¼" of duct tape around mine, so it doesn't.
My first cell was a Motorola. Still have it somewhere. Heavy sucker.
When I was Mktng VP (’85-’87) for Hertz RAC in NYC, we had those 3-lb Motorola “Brick” units, 6” rubber antenna, large stand-up charging unit, 30-min charge, wouldn’t work indoors or in NJ-NYC tunnels. What an anchor. LOL. “Good ol’ days”.
Different here. The state buys a lot of ads saying "Report fraud or abuse" -- gives website and phone number.
I don’t have a fancy phone either just a Samsung Tracfone. Out of curiosity, can you post comments on FR from your 6060’s browser? I can log in fine and browse but it will not post successfully. Sometimes this is frustrating, other times probably just as well lol.
Actually, I’ve never tried that. I disabled everything on that phone except make/receive calls, calendar, timer, stopwatch and address book. (I can easily re-activate, but don’t.) Originally, I did access Net and download “24” CTU telephone ringtone to be my audible ring, but have never used it since.
Yep, that’s probably the one. Cost around $300 if I remember correctly.
Wish I knew where to get rid of it. Anchor you say? Why not!
At Hertz, we'd gotten several "early release models" for execs to use and comment on. It was truly a "stone". Heavy, cumbersome, low-power, short-duration charge, basically a long-range radio, very expensive, but would call anywhere the satellite would let it. It always drew a crowd in NYC, as no one had anything like it back then.
You can still get a retro "brick clone" of it:
I remember seeing those earlier phones and I thought the person must be government or high up.
I think mine was foldup type tho.
Some were actually test models - prototypes - at least the ones we had were, so we had extensive questionnaires to fill-out after using them for a selected period. They got very hot in the charger, and the short battery charge was a major problem. Carrying a spare, or taking the charger along in its fat briefcase was a PITA.
I have one of these in my collection:
http://www.angus1.com/ericsson/eiffel.htm
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