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Old 07-11-2023, 04:08 PM   #1516
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One problem I have is when an Amazon Prime Day deal is not a deal at all.
raising the price just before a sale, or?
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Old 07-11-2023, 08:14 PM   #1517
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One problem I have is when an Amazon Prime Day deal is not a deal at all.
Then you should be very troubled today and tomorrow.
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Old 07-12-2023, 03:39 PM   #1518
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Then you should be very troubled today and tomorrow.
Not everything isn't a deal. You do have to be careful or you'll end up with a deal that's not a deal.
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Old 07-12-2023, 03:49 PM   #1519
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Curious if anyone managed to wade through the whole Prime Day catalog? I wimped out at page 44...
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Old 07-12-2023, 04:11 PM   #1520
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Curious if anyone managed to wade through the whole Prime Day catalog? I wimped out at page 44...
No, but I did need a blender and I did bite. Bad hitch.

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Old 07-12-2023, 06:50 PM   #1521
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No, but I did need a blender and I did bite. Bad hitch.

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Old 07-12-2023, 07:04 PM   #1522
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Why? To use old software already paid for, in native mode.

The next challenge - to install XP on the machine!

(These boxes are "dirt cheap" (for working computers) refurbs. Around $100 USD for the computer, $20 for the dongle; and then as much (or as little) as you want to spend for hardware upgrades (memory bump and/or bigger SSD/Hard drive).

The 21st Century equivalent of turning a heap into a hot rod.
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Old 07-26-2023, 04:42 PM   #1523
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Old 07-26-2023, 11:40 PM   #1524
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I hate fiddle-fones and they hate me. Yet another one has thrown in the towel and gone belly up. When the previous one 'died' I opted for the dumbest phone I could find, now its dead too.

Starting to wonder if it's because I don't use them enough and rarely carry them around.

We're not allowed to have a POTS phone.

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Old 08-21-2023, 10:32 AM   #1525
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Old 08-21-2023, 08:31 PM   #1526
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I hate fiddle-fones and they hate me. Yet another one has thrown in the towel and gone belly up. When the previous one 'died' I opted for the dumbest phone I could find, now its dead too.
I discovered the way to resurrect my 'dumbest phone on the planet'.

Press and hold the RED button down for 10 seconds! I think I might have tried pressing and holding the GREEN button.

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Old 08-22-2023, 02:00 PM   #1527
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We're not allowed to have a POTS phone.
Please elaborate.
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Old 08-22-2023, 03:30 PM   #1528
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Please elaborate.
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Plain old telephone service (POTS), or plain ordinary telephone system, is a retronym for voice-grade telephone service employing analog signal transmission
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Old 08-22-2023, 04:58 PM   #1529
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I think "allowed" was the word that needed elaboration.
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Old 08-22-2023, 04:59 PM   #1530
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Per wikipedia (googled "POTS phone") :

Plain old telephone service (POTS), or plain ordinary telephone system, is a retronym for voice-grade telephone service employing analog signal transmission
Thanks, I should have mentioned that I'm familiar with POTS, but unclear on why it would be "not allowed" in contast to "not available".
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