Archive for February 2008

A Few Issues To Consider When Ditching Your Landline

Posted 25 February 2008 by
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My landline is getting cut off today. My wife and I now have two Sprint SERO plans that we will use for voice communication. Honestly, I’m looking forward to losing the landline. For the last six months or so, at least once a day we receive a phone call that proves to be nothing more [...]

Another Indymac Account Error – Icing on the Cake

Posted 22 February 2008 by
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Well, friends, every time I think I have resolved every possible issue in opening a CD at Indymac Bank, their incompetence rears its ugly head. For background information up to this point, please see: Part I – Indymac Bank CD Account Opening Review Part II – Indymac CD Review – Addendum – PURE GARBAGE Part [...]

Dropping Your AT&T Landline is Easy

Posted 21 February 2008 by
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That’s what I just found out, anyway. Since my wife and I just got cell phones through the Sprint SERO plan, we decided that we no longer need a landline, especially since it costs us more than our DSL Internet. I was afraid that convincing AT&T to drop our landline would be difficult, but it [...]

Quick Tip – Enabling Internet Access on the MOTO Q, plus Underscore Key

Posted 19 February 2008 by
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I just received my MOTO Q as part of the Sprint SERO plan, and while I love it, a couple things drove me crazy until I figured them out. Two quick tips for new MOTO Q owners: Enabling Internet access – my phone would not connect to the Internet until I updated my PCS Vision [...]

Deciphering my AT&T Bill – My Landline Costs HOW Much?

Posted 18 February 2008 by
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Since I finally broke down and bought a cell phone, I’m seriously considering ditching my landline. I’ve had a POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) in usage through AT&T for the last five years, and I confess that I haven’t thought much about it. It’s just… kind of been there. Yesterday I actually examined my latest [...]

I Finally Broke Down – Sprint SERO Plan Purchase

Posted 17 February 2008 by
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For the last few years my wife and I have successfully resisted the call of cellular phones. I even wrote about it last year, bragging about how I consistently save $780 a year. Feeling Trapped Times change, and sometimes we need to adapt to new conditions. Recently I was away on a job interview, and [...]

Making Peace with Indymac Bank?

Posted 15 February 2008 by
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This is the third post in my ongoing struggle with Indymac Bank. Please also see: Part I – Indymac Bank CD Account Opening Review Part II – Indymac CD Review – Addendum – PURE GARBAGE Since January 21, all I’ve been trying to do is open a 7-month CD with Indymac. When I last posted, [...]