-----Original Message-----
From: Carolyn Arnold
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 7:33 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Cost of New IPhone

I've talked to all four of my Houston contacts on their cells. In fact, when one of them was without power, she had no hard connection, so cordless was out. I told her I'd hang up, for her to call me when she could, but save her cell battery for necessity. She was three and a half days without power, but by sparing her phone as much as possible, she did not lose phone power. I didn't think to ask her how long it took her to recharge the thing.

Best from,

Carolyn

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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 6:23 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Cost of New IPhone


No mobile phone will ever be as reliable as a land line phone that is tethered to an underground copper wire network. In a major storm, the cell phone towers are often knocked out, so a mobile phone would be useless, even if you could charge it, which you might not be able to do, anyway. After Hurricane Sandy, thousands of people had no cell phone service for weeks because of damage to cell phone towers and power outages caused by catastrophic flooding. And the same thing is happening right now in Florida and Texas.

Gerald



From: Joseph Hudson <mailto:jhud7789@...>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 5:33 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io <mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Cost of New IPhone

So we won't, because it relies on the Internet. But luckily, if you have a mobile phone, and you have it forwarded to that device or if you have a way of forwarding it through another means of Internet, then you can still receive your calls.


Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 13, 2017, at 11:44 AM, Gerald Levy <bwaylimited@... <mailto:bwaylimited@...> > wrote:




And what happens if you lose power like millions of people in Florida and Texas? Will Majic Jack still work?

Gerald



-----Original Message----- From: Peter Spitz
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 12:01 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io <mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Cost of New IPhone

Gerald:

For mylandline, I use MagicJack and think it's a great cheap
alternative. It's a great basic landline phone and it's dirt cheap.

On 9/13/17, heather albright <kd5cbl@... <mailto:kd5cbl@...> > wrote:


That is why I have te-mobile and the NFB discount. Now my mom is over 55 so


she wants to sign us for that plan for unlimited for 60 for two lines. If


you have more than one line and over age 55 or if the other person is over


55, I highly recommend this plan. It is 60 no taxes. Cheers Heather





Heather Albright


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From: Carolyn Arnold


Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 9:42 AM


To: main@TechTalk.groups.io <mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io>


Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Cost of New IPhone





Yet my Verizon bill is as high as when I started with the


iPhone 4S that supposedly was a penny or 99 cents, I can't


remember which, but less than a dollar. So I checked with


Verizon to see if the two of us could go cheaper now, over


three years later with prepaid - no go, same price.





Best from,





Carolyn





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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io>


[mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Pablo Morales


Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 7:30 AM


To: main@TechTalk.groups.io <mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io>


Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Cost of New IPhone





Yes, they do. When every month they have problems to pay


their bills, or when they try to buy something and they


can't save money is when they notice it. The problem is that


they are not understanding how works this business.


We notice it, but whe are not thinking why it happen.








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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io>


[mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Pamela


Dominguez


Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 5:14 PM


To: main@TechTalk.groups.io <mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io>


Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Cost of New IPhone





Most people don't notice that, or they don't seem to care,


as long as they don't see the price all at once. Pam.





-----Original Message-----


From: Rob Hudson


Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 5:01 PM


To: main@TechTalk.groups.io <mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io>


Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Cost of New IPhone





Carlos <carlos1106@... <mailto:carlos1106@...> > wrote:


Most people get an iPhone the same way they get any other


expensive


smart phone, as part of a contract or deal with the cell


provider.





Yeah but then you get gouged with interest and other


surcharges, which makes the phone more expensive over the


term of the contract lol. So it's probably cheaper


relatively speaking to just plunk down your credit card and


go on that canned tuna diet.














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