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Re: ......EARTHQUAKE....!!!! - 9 years ago

The wife reports she felt it in Nantucket, MA. I didn't feel a thing in Charleston SC.

by neophyte - Tips and Deals

Re: My Droid X has landed… - 9 years ago

Those permissions allow the app to detect incoming calls and texts and emails, etc, so it will interrupt the game to let you know.

by neophyte - Tips and Deals

Re: Verizon gurus - a question on plans - 9 years ago

No change will occur to your line unless your Verizonwireless plan is so old that it cannot have a line added. Which plan do you have? The data package is a feature added to individual lines of service. Your line has the $29.99 unlimited data feature, which is no longer available for new lines of service. That feature is part of your contract. The contract terms are binding on you as well as V

by neophyte - Tips and Deals

Re: South Carolina nominates another resident to Religion Hall of Fame - 9 years ago

Look, I live in Summerville, and anybody can be a "Pastor" here. There are 2 churches on every block. More churches here than car mechanics, and everybody here (except me) has at least one brother or cousin who calls himself a car mechanic. The guy who painted my house was a pastor. That's how he actually made a living. Most pastors here are not ordained by any nationally-organized rel

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Re: Anyone using a Verizon/Motorola Droid X? - 9 years ago

I've had my X for about a year. Never had a battery issue, though I have an extended battery and it never gets below about 20% charge. Never had any issue with it. I still have the original OS 2.2.1, never saw a reason to update it. About 60% of the VZW reps I work with have this model. It seems to have the least number of problems, based on the number of customers who come in with a problem on t

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Re: OT: Purchasing Hills Prescription Food - 9 years ago

Or if you get the vet to write the prescription for it, you can buy it at Petsmart.

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Re: Verizon trying anything to kill Grandfathered data plans - 9 years ago

QuoteGeneL I was on a shared plan in my s/o's name and wanted to make sure that I had the unlimited data, so I opened a new account in my own name the day before the option disappeared. I was assured by the rep, that I've worked with since we switched from Sprint to Verizon, that I would be grandfathered on the unlimited data plan. I wanted to make sure that I would have the unlimited data pla

by neophyte - Tips and Deals

Re: Just wondering - who here is against the 2007 light bulb efficiency standards, and why? - 9 years ago

" The savings over the lifetime of the bulbs are immense". Not for me. My electricity surges and dims during storms. I have replaced about 10 CFLs in the last six months. They don't last nearly as long as advertised. My incandescents have been fine. I'm all for energy efficiency, but this is going to cost me big time compared to the savings in electricity costs.

by neophyte - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Aliteration Thursday - 9 years ago

Bob, the brown buffalo, bellowed belligerently at this BS badonkadonk, but blithely bent the beige backup breadthwise until he could boldly

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Re: Another iPhone related question...what about upgrading to a new phone? - 9 years ago

"I was told if you switch phones in the middle of your unlimited plan, you will be switched to tiers. If your current phone breaks down and you need a replacement, you can buy the same phone. But if you decide to get a different one, say the iPhone 5, you won't get to keep your unlimited. That's what a Verizon B&M employee told me this weekend. He was a manager." And he is wrong.

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Re: Now that the weather is warmer, how productive is your garden? - 9 years ago

My tomato plants are 6 feet high, been picking for a month now. Bottom stems are yellowing/dieing from the heat even with adequate water, that's just what they do in South Carolina. First time I've tried cherry tomatoes, they have a hint of sweetness and are prolific; I pick 10 or so every day or 2 from just one plant. The plants will be dead by the end of the month. New crop gets planted end of

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Re: Need phone recommendation - 9 years ago

I prefer the customization ability of the android's multiple screens over the iPhone. And free audible navigation. The incredble has a front facing camera for video chatting, as does the iPhone, but the X2 does not. X2 is larger and bulkier than the other 2. Whatever you do, be sure to get a VZW smartphone BEFORE July 7, as July 6 is the last day to get unlimited smartphone data for $29.99 per

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Re: Recommendations for Cape Cod Stuff To Do? - 9 years ago

Friendly's! Tuna roll and Milkshake! Yum!

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Re: Crap ~!~ In life-saving mode' in western Massachusetts - 9 years ago

My BIL in Southbridge hasn't called in yet, phone lines down?

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Re: Android handsets vulnerable to account credential theft - 9 years ago

Seems like its vulnerable via wifi only? I never have to use wifi on my Droid phone.

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Re: Looking for stair railing idea to flare out the handrail. - 9 years ago

You'll need a few more small rocks to more securely chock up those stringers too. ;)

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Re: Don't have iPhone but have question - 9 years ago

VerizonWireless has 4, not 3.

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Re: How Did They Bill Me For This Text Service That I Never Authorized? - 9 years ago

Allgold called it. Premium Messaging is billed through your carrier by third parties. You get on their list by submitting your phone number while online, or by texting your vote to any TV show. Read the fine print (if you can on your TV), which states that by sending the vote by text or submitting your number online, you agree to receive texts from the third party and be billed up to$9.99 per mon

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Re: Syma S107 helo rocks - 9 years ago

How bad is the battery life? Is it 10 minutes flying : 50 minutes charging? Can you get spare batteries and charge them while flying on original batteries?

by neophyte - Tips and Deals

Re: "Kid Mode" or "Hide App" for Android and/or iOS? - 9 years ago

For Android, search market for Lock Mode. Several apps come up that might fit your needs. App Protector Lite (or Pro) allows you to lock any app, File Cover allows you to hide pics and videos, and several play apps for toddlers lock all else on the phone except that play app.

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Re: anyone like/dislike their swype virtual keyboard & more android questions? - 9 years ago

What Pinkoos said. Also voice recognition works really well with navigation, as in "Navigate to... " .

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Re: now....or LATER.....?!....that darn iPhone still befuddled by Daylight Savings time.... - 9 years ago

Interestingly, my BB Storm, whilst NOT connected to any network or wifi (I use it for my alarm clock as my house power is unreliable), still sprang ahead one hour. And of course, my Droid X changed appropriately as expected. "Droid Does"

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Re: Ok. Shuttle is done. End of era. Move along - 10 years ago

QuotePaul F. The solid rocket boosters have thrust termination charges to open a port up front (near the nose), but those reportedly were not fired until nearly 20 seconds after the Challenger impacted the external tank and came apart from the dynamic pressures. Yes. I watched that flight from a 4th story window in Tampa, a nearly horizontal view. In my minds eye I still see a "Y" -

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Re: Homepage is Google, but every 5-6 days can't find SERVER - 10 years ago

I had the same problem with Time Warner's crappy DNS servers. I fixed it by entering the following two public DNS servers in my Network settings: 4.2.2.3 4.2.2.2 No more problems. Can't remember if I put them into my Buffalo router's DNS field...

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Posting from VZW retailer - 10 years ago

Just trying this out. Posting from a display model iPhone in one of my Premium Authorised VZW Retailer stores near Charleston, SC.

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Re: Finally dumped my sh!tty Palm Pre & now have an Android HTC Evo 4G. What apps to get? - 10 years ago

Where - finds movie theaters/show times, gas prices, food, drink, etc; Droid-Mania's widgets (Silent Toggle and Brightness); K9 Mail - easily sets up and handles multiple email addresses in separate inboxes; Ringdroid - cuts songs into ringtones; Zedge - more ringtones than you can go through in a lifetime. All of these are free.

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Re: Best Verizon phone for talk & text? - 10 years ago

Used? Samsung Intensity I or II are OK. Older kb phones like the Alias and Env3 require a data package, newer ones do not. The Blitz does not hold up over time.

by neophyte - Tips and Deals

OT: Buying home raised chicken eggs - 10 years ago

So the nice 10 yo girl across the street has a hen or two, and is selling the brown eggs. Wifey wants to be agreeable because this girl also watches our cats when we go away. Fine, its only $2-3 a dozen. Even if we throw them out its OK. But what are the risks if we actually cook and eat them? Do grocery store-bought eggs go through some sanitation procedure? Anything I can replicate at home? Or

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Re: First time for everything. I just met a strange guy in a Perkins parking lot and gave him a... - 10 years ago

Come on, it was a Perkins parking lot. Think upscale. That sleezy stuff you guys are hinting at is what happens in Waffle House lots. I've witnessed PC's wrapped in ratty trench coats being exchanged in those lots, with lots of furtive looks...

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Re: Switcher migrating from Blackberry to iPhone 4.... - 10 years ago

Ask the reps in the store to use their Cellebrite machine to do the transfer.

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