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To: rivercat

Invading your Privacy... “there’s an app for that”...

Haha I write Iphone apps, but I carry a dumbed down trackfone.. I just can’t beat $40 for 400 minutes when I use about 10 minutes (maybe) a week...

Why do I need an expensive data plan? I have a computer at home wired in, and 10 minutes to work and I am wired in there too.


14 posted on 04/20/2011 9:04:25 AM PDT by rokkitapps
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To: rokkitapps

BOL on the reality and cost savings of what you posted:

“Haha I write Iphone apps, but I carry a dumbed down trackfone.. I just can’t beat $40 for 400 minutes when I use about 10 minutes (maybe) a week...”

We have a Moto Tracfone that is quiet old, and due to the carryover of unused minutes, we now have over 2800 minutes on the phone.

It takes pictures, sends them and works in most places the expensive services work. One of our younger relatives was visiting here and had a conference phone he need to join. His Blackberry/Verizon didn’t work in this area. I handed him my el cheapo Moto Tracfone and he was able to participate in our home with the conference call.

A female relative with her beloved I Phone couldn’t make phone calls from a local beach. I took a picture her and the beach on my el cheapo and sent the picture in a text message. She laughed and said it didn’t work. I told her to wait until she got back where her I Phone worked and check her messages. When she did, my text/photo was waiting for her.

She pays more per month for her AT&T connection, than we do for 400 minutes.


34 posted on 04/20/2011 9:40:54 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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