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Old 02-22-14, 09:34 AM   #21
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funny thing is I use my iphone as my main house phone and travel phone, My phone costs are now about $120 a year with my pay as you go 7-11 phone plan ($20 per 100 minutes) as opposed to $430 for the standard no frills land line plan.

Not sure how power hungry these iphones are.. the batteries are only 1800mah..

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Old 02-22-14, 02:14 PM   #22
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I got my kid the Ooma VOIP Phone System when she dumped Fios and went to a Comcast TV and data plan.

So, her home phone line is cheap.. She only gets a monthly tax bill now. I think it's about $3.50 or so..

Her alarm system needs a landline and the Ooma provides one.
We also wanted to be able to call her house and not be wondering if her iPhone was on mute or not.

I really like Fios, but will likely change providers too (someday).
That Ooma is a nice system. You just need to have broadband..

My wife and I are retired and use the landline for 99.6% of our calls.

We use the cells (cheap tracFones) very little and the cost for each is 6.67 USDs a month.
My LG 840G has 413 minutes / 33 days of service left on it.
I like that the minutes carry over. I never have to buy extra.
So, the $20 for 90 service days (and a bunch of minutes) isn't too bad.


My iPhone4 is a hand-me-down from my kid and it's just used on wifi,
as a tiny PC/radio/tv..
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Old 02-22-14, 07:20 PM   #23
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I like to email people or text a quick message on the phone - talking is so yesterday haha

I bought a Magicjack last month , have yet to hook it up, I may well talk more often once I get it up and running.
There is a app for your iPhone that allows you to use your MJ account with the Phone as long as you can find I wifi hotspot somewhere or even your own home.
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I have Talkatone on my iPhone and use it about once a month..
It's like Skype and has echos and lost audio a bit too much for me..
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Old 02-23-14, 07:40 AM   #25
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Ohhh, you boys are so yesterday. I'm in the market for a new Blackberry10, haha
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They got them on Ebay... Blackberry 10 Q10 Unlocked New Smartphone Complete Bundle in Original Box 0802975666096 | eBay

If you have the moola!
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Nice, I see the prices are still holding. Too bad for me. It is a great phone.
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So, what's the story, does the Blackberry 10 contain 15 or 20 grams of gold?


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