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Anyone Ditch the Landline and Go Only Cell Phone?
Asked by C.W. from Detroit
on February 28, 2008
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the only reason we have kept our landline is for the slowwww internet dial up due to the fact we live in the country. now we are going to try a broadband card for hig...
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- The reason I didn't go this route was the children and /or emergencies. What if there is an emergency and there is no phone in the house? 911 can trace the call to y...
- My husband and I have been strictly cell phones for the past 4 years. before that we had both the landline and the cells. The landline was barely used and we felt t...
- I went through the same thing in November. Paying cell bills and telephone bills just seemed a little much. I called the phone company and deleted out long distance, ...
Toddler (2.5 Years Old) Having Night Terrors...
Asked by F.M. from San Diego
on August 12, 2008
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I'm writing on behalf of my sister, who lives in Alaska and is still on dial-up internet (no broadband access way out there) and asked me to post for her. She is havi...
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- My husband had night terrors as a child and still to this day sits up in bed and yells at someone or something and then goes back to sleep, unlike me who's awake for a...
- My daughter has had night terrors before...but, as I understand from our doctor and from reading about them, night terrors are something that a child doesn't remember....
- hi F. sorry, my attempt to answer took off. It sounds like she is having nightmares, not night terrors, with night terrors, they usually wake up rested and don't remem...
Internet Service Providers
Asked by J.T. from Provo
on June 30, 2008
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I currently use Qwest for my ISP but I'm looking to switch. I know there are cheaper options out there that give a "bundle discount" for home phone (including unlimite...
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- I recently switched to Bresnan and love it. Of course for us the internet is ten times as fast because we switched from the dial-up dinosaur to Bresnan's. But their p...
- We have Comcast and love it. I believe that comcast has a bundle package for $99 for phone, internet and TV
- We had a bundle but didn't like it. Commcast is our network provider. Vontage is for our phone. But watch it with Quest they are a pain to deal with and will charg...
Home Phone Necessary to Keep Internet Service
Asked by B.R. from Dallas
on June 23, 2008
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Hello Mamas,
I just have a question. As most families, I am trying to cut expenses where I can. We currently have Verizon FIOS for internet and and home phone servi...
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- If you have fiber optic, you don't have to have phone service. We have Verizon FIOS and we cancelled our home phone and kept the internet. I was nervous at first, bu...
- No, you don't have to keep the phone. If you really want a home phone service, you can get a VoIP service (like Vonage). The issue with 911 service and VoIP has been...
- Unless your internet service uses a landline, you do not have to have one. We have wirless and with a cell tower just a block away, we both have cell phones. Howev...
Ipad, Tablets, Respective carriers--Recommnedations? (Im Not Tech Savvy)
Asked by E.H. from Orlando
on November 18, 2011
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I am going to get my first tablet. I will probably get an IPad unless you recommend a different one like the galaxy.
I want to go online so I will have a Wi-Fi. I...
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- IPad. Awesome. Well used by everyone in the family. Although it is my Husband's. Very, versatile and useful.
- I have a WiFi only iPad and love it! I didn't get the 3G access because I mainly use it at home or take it when traveling to use at the hotel. My 5 year old son also u...
- We have the WiFi only Ipad2. It was a gift for my 4.5 yr old from her grandparents. It is amazing. I'm not exaggerating when i say we took out the box, i downloaded it...
What Type of Laptop/pc/notebook Should I Get
Asked by J.M. from Philadelphia
on October 24, 2011
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I have a desktop currently, and have a website I'd like to be able to update on lunch breaks, in waiting rooms...so I'd like to sell my PC and get a portable one, so i...
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- You can't go wrong with a Dell. Usually if you go into a Best Buy or Office Max, all the computer geeks who work there are more than happy to help you and get you the...
- I love my dell laptop. You can start off with a nice one for around 400 dollars if you don't need or desire a bunch of upgrades.
- I am normally a fan of Asus laptops, but the one I got last month crashed almost immediately. Now I have a Sony Vaio and I really like it!! My mom had a netbook an...
Internet at Work?
Asked by C.B. from Kansas City
on August 16, 2011
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i just have to ask, and please don't take this the wrong way - i would LOVE to be in a job where things were relaxed enough for me to play on the internet througout th...
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- I work at a big package delivery company, and they frown on it big time, and only give access to us folks who need to check the weather, for our deliveries. Or we ca...
- My personal laptop with broadband sits under my desk connected with a KVM switch. :p I don't smoke (some of our smokers spend 15 minutes of every hour smoking, I don'...
- I'm pretty certain NO employer would be happy catching their employees diddling online during working hours. It's not part of professional "multi tasking". However, ...
Vonage
Asked by D.B. from Tampa
on August 29, 2008
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Hello everyone. I am trying to cut back on some monthly bills and have heard about Vonage vs. Verizon for our phone services. It seems like a very good deal as far a...
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- We've been on Vonage for a couple years and are happy with it. Definitely SUCH a deal compared to the regular phone company and all their little charges for everything.
- I'm not sure about Vonage, but we have Brighthouse digital phone bundled with our tv and internet and pay about $120 a month for all 3. It's a lifesaver for us, as the...
- We have Vonage and we love it. We did have issues at the beginning but the problem was with our settings and once we changed them, everything worked fine. For those ...
Kinect Vs. Nintendo Wii Vs. PlayStation
Asked by J.S. from Philadelphia
on November 1, 2010
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Hi everyone!
I'm looking at purchasing one of these game sets in the near future and would love to hear your recommendations on which one to get (especially if you ...
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- Depends on what you want to do with it. Do you and hubby want to play or exercise? If you want to exercise, there are a fair amount of Wii games that you can exercis...
- Go xbox 360 Kinect. I LOVE our 360 it has games for all ages and gameing levels where the PS3 is more for the hard core gamer and the Wii is more for the kids ,few a...
- Wii is great, but the graphics are a little childish........... (and upsetting at times... they were too lazy to give legs to the other baseball players in the Wii bas...
Any Experience with Vonage for Phone Service
Asked by T.S. from Dallas
on May 7, 2008
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Does anyone have Vonage phone service? We are currently with AT&T with the unlimited long distance plan for $50+ per month. Vonage advertises $24.99 per month for sam...
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- We have been with Vonage for over 3 years now and are VERY happy with it. Yes, you can be on the phone and internet at the same time, but it cannot be used with a trad...
- I have had vonage for over a year with no real problems. Yes, you can use the phone and the internet at the same time. So far we have been happy with switching to Von...
- I was a skeptic, but after rave reviews from several people we know, we switched to Vonage about 8 months ago and are very pleased! We all of the features we were payi...
