December 07, 2012
Posted by: Steven Den Beste in Daily Life at
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Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at December 07, 2012 12:54 PM (RqRa5)
Do I get charged for incoming messages (beyond a certain number)?
I'll have to look around and see if I can figure out how to block them, since I don't expect to receive any legitimate ones.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at December 07, 2012 01:39 PM (+rSRq)
Posted by: Siergen at December 07, 2012 02:57 PM (Ao4Kw)
I wouldn't worry unless you're getting a big amount.
Posted by: tellu541 at December 07, 2012 04:33 PM (omETO)
Steven, I get maybe two spam texts a year, unless you count Brickmuppet.
Posted by: Wonderduck at December 07, 2012 05:05 PM (LbiZL)
Posted by: Avatar_exADV at December 07, 2012 05:40 PM (pWQz4)
Posted by: RickC at December 07, 2012 06:29 PM (WQ6Vb)
I actually got a second one, but it was Verizon itself, so I suppose it doesn't count.
I won't worry about it unless it starts happening a lot. But it confused me; my phone make one ring, and then the power light started blinking. Now I know what that means.
I haven't gotten an incoming call yet. Probably the next time my brother needs to talk to me. He came over today and mounted a couple of grab bars in my bathroom, and tonight I took my first shower since getting home again.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at December 07, 2012 06:35 PM (+rSRq)
Posted by: David at December 07, 2012 09:37 PM (vyRm+)
Posted by: Mauser at December 08, 2012 01:48 AM (cZPoz)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at December 08, 2012 06:19 AM (+rSRq)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at December 08, 2012 03:40 PM (+rSRq)
I don't have a smartphone... hell, I barely have an idiotphone... but I've turned off what net-related features it has (on my plan, it costs an arm and a leg), and the battery life is incredible. If I get no calls and send no texts, it'll go four days before the battery drops to 75% charge.
Posted by: Wonderduck at December 08, 2012 03:56 PM (LbiZL)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at December 08, 2012 04:23 PM (+rSRq)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at December 08, 2012 04:24 PM (+rSRq)
Posted by: Mikeski at December 09, 2012 01:11 AM (DU6Ja)
Mikeski's got a point about turning off radios you don't need, altho that doesn't always buy you a lot. Also, you can do things like reduce the frequency of syncing with Google and the like, but week-plus charges are a thing of the past.
Posted by: RickC at December 09, 2012 09:13 PM (WQ6Vb)
Posted by: Mauser at December 10, 2012 02:03 AM (cZPoz)
Posted by: ReallyBored at December 10, 2012 08:13 AM (HRMe/)
Modern GPSes are impressive in how far indoors they can still get a signal; I have one that's a few years old that can't get a single satellite if it's more than a few inches from a window.
Posted by: RickC at December 10, 2012 04:17 PM (WQ6Vb)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at December 10, 2012 05:36 PM (+rSRq)
Enclose all spoilers in spoiler tags:
[spoiler]your spoiler here[/spoiler]
Spoilers which are not properly tagged will be ruthlessly deleted on sight.
Also, I hate unsolicited suggestions and advice. (Even when you think you're being funny.)
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