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From: John Navas on 4 Jul 2010 20:45 On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 18:53:07 -0400, in <4c311690$1$5500$8f2e0ebb(a)news.shared-secrets.com>, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: >"tony cooper" <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >news:gs2236t9l6h3oq0fsvq4mj4qi1vf5o5cmi(a)4ax.com... >> I can't get my mind around this. Your "phone" has WiFi, GPS, music, >> and camera functions. A phone should have phone functions. Without >> the phone functions, it's an electronic device but it's not a phone. > >There ya go! >If I agree to take the phone & 3G service Verizon will subsidize the phone >cost. It's effectively a time payment agreement, not a subsidy per se. -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: John Navas on 4 Jul 2010 20:46 On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:45:34 -0400, in <v67236ta22j9drfgdcbm3klui5sa11ggee(a)4ax.com>, tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:13:58 -0700, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> >wrote: > >>In article <gs2236t9l6h3oq0fsvq4mj4qi1vf5o5cmi(a)4ax.com>, tony cooper >><tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> I can't get my mind around this. Your "phone" has WiFi, GPS, music, >>> and camera functions. A phone should have phone functions. Without >>> the phone functions, it's an electronic device but it's not a phone. >> >>call it what you want, but the device is still functional if you don't >>pay for phone service, other than the phone portion. > >That's like saying an automobile is still functional without an engine >if all you want to do is sit in it and play the radio as long as the >battery lasts. Terrible analogy. That position is getting increasingly shaky. Time to declare victory and move on. ;) -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: Peter on 4 Jul 2010 20:56 "John Navas" <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in message news:doa2369qrchpuhirc4ekf6h1ccql46828n(a)4ax.com... > On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 18:53:07 -0400, in > <4c311690$1$5500$8f2e0ebb(a)news.shared-secrets.com>, "Peter" > <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: > >>"tony cooper" <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >>news:gs2236t9l6h3oq0fsvq4mj4qi1vf5o5cmi(a)4ax.com... > >>> I can't get my mind around this. Your "phone" has WiFi, GPS, music, >>> and camera functions. A phone should have phone functions. Without >>> the phone functions, it's an electronic device but it's not a phone. >> >>There ya go! >>If I agree to take the phone & 3G service Verizon will subsidize the phone >>cost. > > It's effectively a time payment agreement, not a subsidy per se. > Not at all. the price for the service is that same, regardless of which phone I use. -- Peter
From: John Navas on 4 Jul 2010 21:00 On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 20:56:48 -0400, in <4c312dfa$2$5542$8f2e0ebb(a)news.shared-secrets.com>, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: >"John Navas" <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in message >news:doa2369qrchpuhirc4ekf6h1ccql46828n(a)4ax.com... >> On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 18:53:07 -0400, in >> <4c311690$1$5500$8f2e0ebb(a)news.shared-secrets.com>, "Peter" >> <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: >> >>>"tony cooper" <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >>>news:gs2236t9l6h3oq0fsvq4mj4qi1vf5o5cmi(a)4ax.com... >> >>>> I can't get my mind around this. Your "phone" has WiFi, GPS, music, >>>> and camera functions. A phone should have phone functions. Without >>>> the phone functions, it's an electronic device but it's not a phone. >>> >>>There ya go! >>>If I agree to take the phone & 3G service Verizon will subsidize the phone >>>cost. >> >> It's effectively a time payment agreement, not a subsidy per se. > >Not at all. the price for the service is that same, regardless of which >phone I use. That's because the carrier is overcharging you for service without a bundled phone. Suggest you consider a more customer friendly carrier like T-Mobile. -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: John Navas on 4 Jul 2010 21:05
On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:00:31 -0700, in <0jb236dj2psp20e9k8kdfd3jt48hg80bj9(a)4ax.com>, John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 20:56:48 -0400, in ><4c312dfa$2$5542$8f2e0ebb(a)news.shared-secrets.com>, "Peter" ><peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: > >>"John Navas" <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in message >>news:doa2369qrchpuhirc4ekf6h1ccql46828n(a)4ax.com... >>> On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 18:53:07 -0400, in >>> <4c311690$1$5500$8f2e0ebb(a)news.shared-secrets.com>, "Peter" >>> <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: >>> >>>>"tony cooper" <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >>>>news:gs2236t9l6h3oq0fsvq4mj4qi1vf5o5cmi(a)4ax.com... >>> >>>>> I can't get my mind around this. Your "phone" has WiFi, GPS, music, >>>>> and camera functions. A phone should have phone functions. Without >>>>> the phone functions, it's an electronic device but it's not a phone. >>>> >>>>There ya go! >>>>If I agree to take the phone & 3G service Verizon will subsidize the phone >>>>cost. >>> >>> It's effectively a time payment agreement, not a subsidy per se. >> >>Not at all. the price for the service is that same, regardless of which >>phone I use. > >That's because the carrier is overcharging you for service without a >bundled phone. Suggest you consider a more customer friendly carrier >like T-Mobile. I meant: T-Mobile USA. -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams |