GraveYard Shift BS

i thought i was just tired and had the wrong site.....nope just a new TW.

 

Seems like a drunken monkey designed the new UI but I'll need a week to see if I can get used to it.

 

Don't like it... so far Seams cumbersome, too many new features. But, apparently the old software was no longer supported, and the updates sucked!
I'll leave this here as a test

 

Don't like it on my pc but it seems pretty fair on my mobile.

Sup late nighters.

 

Welcome.

 

What's up night crew?

 

Playing with my new phone. Switched carriers after 12 years because they kept jacking my bill up. (Verizon) moved to the mobile for nearly $30 less.

How goes it out east?

 

I moved from Vz to T-mobile for a year and then back to Vz. I liked T-mobile but as soon as I'd go up into the mountains reception was extremely limited. With my hobo camping plans this summer I jumped back to Vz on a special they had last November.

 

That's what i'm a bit worried about. I was grandfathered in verizons "unlimited" data plan. Unfortunately since my screen on my rezound, which was old but I was very happy with, just wasnt cutting it anymore.
It was either deal with someone from craigslist to buy a used phone or pay $700 cash for a new phone and keep my plan. Things have certainly come a long way and unfortunately the $15 lan line of the 80's is a thing of the past.

 

We still have a home "landline"; it's tied in with our cable package somehow. But I'm a dinosaur.

 

Yeah I pay $130/month for my phone of which $27 is for the phone/device payment plan; then I get a 10GB data with internet sharing/tethering to other devices from the phone and also insurance ($11/month) for the phone for accidental damage. 10GB is a lot for me but when it's my only internet connection in the forest (starting in 2.5 weeks) I'll use the data every month. The $130/mo price includes a modest discount through my company since they do a lot of business with Verizon.

I'll drop the insurance after 12-18 months on the plan as then the deductible for the insurance $100 will be the same as what I can find the phones for on craigslist/ebay used. My old Verizon plan for 2GB was $95/month back before I switched to T-Mobile.


It's still a crazy amount of money for a phone but VZ's individual plan with 2GB and no data tethering (I could hack the phone to enable it, but it'd be annoying to do) would've been $103/month after taxes and fees as the new individual plans don't get corporate discounts or so I was told.

 

I love the voice quality on POTS phones (landlines). When I had in my first solo apartment all I ever got were telemarketer spam calls and never used it so I went cell phone only.

 

I'm honestly not sure how our home cable package is configured; my wife is the book keeper and I don't worry about unless she mentions something. We are still on the same corporate (Air Force) cell phone plan we've had since we moved here 13+ years ago. From what I understand it's still a good deal; we have 6 phones (wife, sons + sig others), unlimited call and text, 30GB shared data--costs $350 a month. Wife bills the kids for their portions. It's AT&T, but it must be a good deal, because the kids have looked at going on their own plan, but the price always brings them back to staying on our plan.

 

I guess I should be gratefull. What....100 yrs ago it took months to deliver a message.
Now I can tell people that they suck in less that .005 secds.

 

Good point.

 

My last night shift for a week!

 

Bite me!

Been on vacation for the last 7 days fishing all over Florida. I start my night shifts Thursday. So, not looking forward to going back to work!

I find it funny this was the first thread notification I got when I picked up wifi.

 

I have another 6 weeks before my vacation.....cabin in the Blue Ridge Mtns. Can't wait!

 

My signature pic was taken on the Blueridge Parkway. Beautiful area! Have fun

 

We stayed near Maggey Valley, NC 2 years ago & loved it. This time we're headed to Blue Ridge, Ga. The hard part is finding cabins that are secluded.