Archive for February, 2008
A Few Issues To Consider When Ditching Your Landline
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 [...]
Another Indymac Account Error - Icing on the Cake
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 III - [...]
Dropping Your AT&T Landline is Easy
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 was [...]
Quick Tip - Enabling Internet Access on the MOTO Q, plus Underscore Key
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 Profile. To [...]
Deciphering my AT&T Bill - My Landline Costs HOW Much?
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 bill. [...]
I Finally Broke Down - Sprint SERO Plan Purchase
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 my two [...]
Making Peace with Indymac Bank?
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, I was in [...]
