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just wondering if anyone is using a VarioII with copilot and their experiences with it. I have ordered one from tmob on the standard £20 a month + with w&w but alas they are out of stock, so wondeing if i should cancel the order and get something else.
thanks
oac966 said:
just wondering if anyone is using a VarioII with copilot and their experiences with it. I have ordered one from tmob on the standard £20 a month + with w&w but alas they are out of stock, so wondeing if i should cancel the order and get something else.
thanks
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I used CoPilot with my old MDA Compact and it was great. I am waiting for my upgrade to come through to the VarioII. CP never got me lost, once.
Having studied the ALK website, there is only enhancements to the WM2003 version of CP - so can only be a good thing IMO. A lot will come down to personal choice however. The best for me is having a seperate Bluetooth GPS receiver so portability is fantastic.
You can always try out for a while and cancel if you've gone through web or telesales (you have 7 days).
Thanks for you reply. I can wait to get my hands on the device and try it all out, but Tmob seem to have no idea when it will come back into stock interestingly enough its still on their website and they are still taking orders. not sure why they would do such a silly thing.
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Thanks for you reply. I can wait to get my hands on the device and try it all out, but Tmob seem to have no idea when it will come back into stock interestingly enough its still on their website and they are still taking orders. not sure why they would do such a silly thing.
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I used to work for a network provider in the UK (O2) and its a simple case of making the numbers and worrying about delivery later.
I see you're based in the US, my comment re 7 day cool off period may not apply as its a UK based law as part of the Sale of Goods Act - you may want to check what your version is.
I don't have any experience of TMob over there at all. In the UK, I have found customer service to be excellent and if the phone is not in stock then its taken off the site.
I think you'll love it from my experience!
Sorry, newbie to this forum so still setting up profiles etc. but i am actually based in the Uk and have ordered it from the Tmob uk website so hopefully the 7 day period will apply + i think with their new street coverage you can also return the phone in 14 days if u find that the street coverages is not what u expected. (but i could be wrong.)
oac966 said:
Sorry, newbie to this forum so still setting up profiles etc. but i am actually based in the Uk and have ordered it from the Tmob uk website so hopefully the 7 day period will apply + i think with their new street coverage you can also return the phone in 14 days if u find that the street coverages is not what u expected. (but i could be wrong.)
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Spot on. Be aware though that any usage you incur (GSm/GPRS/3G) will be charged as normal.
UK customer services are great (in my opinion), i've only got good things to say about them.
let us know how you get on with CoPilot.
That is expected. after all i am using the service!! Do u know by any chance is making video calls in included in your allowance. I have taken the one which gives me £34 worth of allowance per month + wnw (£7.50),. but cant find anywhere where it says video calling in not included in this option!. So is it safe to assume that it is ?
I see t-mobile have removed the option of buying the Vario II without copilot!!!! i didnt really want Copilot as I've been using tomtom for many years and dont see why I have to pay for something I dont really need. Well at least I think they've removed the option as cant see it anywhere. Can someone point me in the right direction please.
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That is expected. after all i am using the service!! Do u know by any chance is making video calls in included in your allowance. I have taken the one which gives me £34 worth of allowance per month + wnw (£7.50),. but cant find anywhere where it says video calling in not included in this option!. So is it safe to assume that it is ?
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the 34 is only for use for voice calls to UK mobile and land lines ( eg. no 0845 etc, ) UK text ( no premium ) mms and Voicemail.
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I see t-mobile have removed the option of buying the Vario II without copilot!!!! i didnt really want Copilot as I've been using tomtom for many years and dont see why I have to pay for something I dont really need. Well at least I think they've removed the option as cant see it anywhere. Can someone point me in the right direction please.
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My advice would be to accept the package and ebay the CoPilot reciever and software as it retails at nearly £200 i think so you would make a fair chunk of money back or just phone telesales and i'm sure they would be able to help. As has been said before the customer service is excellent i'm very happy with my plain old Vario and CoPilot its excellent software
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That is expected. after all i am using the service!! Do u know by any chance is making video calls in included in your allowance. I have taken the one which gives me £34 worth of allowance per month + wnw (£7.50),. but cant find anywhere where it says video calling in not included in this option!. So is it safe to assume that it is ?
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Nope - Video calls are charged at 15ppm and are classed as outside the bundles - least that what I've got from the Tmob website. Probably best to have a scout round on their site - I found it in the faq section. Failing that check with CS folks.
MDA
shabba007 said:
I see t-mobile have removed the option of buying the Vario II without copilot!!!! i didnt really want Copilot as I've been using tomtom for many years and dont see why I have to pay for something I dont really need. Well at least I think they've removed the option as cant see it anywhere. Can someone point me in the right direction please.
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probably means that they are out of stock on those devices without the CoPilot bundle - speak to CS for advise.
i'm trying to get hold of an MDA compact 2 but the prices people pay on ebay are rediculous didnt realise they were so popular on their particularly the pink ones
Does anyone know how to get the alternate back for the Raphael as per the Wiki photos,....?
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ek
Yep: buy it from T-Mobile. The MDA Vario IV comes with a back that is rounded, with no edges, which is very similar to the second back as shown in the wiki (although its not exactly the same, lacking the "web" graphic in the lower right corner.)
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Does anyone know how to get the alternate back for the Raphael as per the Wiki photos,....?
Thanks,
ek
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Zn0rt said:
Yep: buy it from T-Mobile. The MDA Vario IV comes with a back that is rounded, with no edges, which is very similar to the second back as shown in the wiki (although its not exactly the same, lacking the "web" graphic in the lower right corner.)
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i can't find it, please post the link
Like this? I wonder if the sound issues are less with a different cover...
The german O2 cover looks better and probably has less sound issues, can someone confirm?
thanks everyone, very appreciated,...
Neither of those backs look as if they'd fit the regular shape touch pro, as the devices themselves are remoulded, not just the back covers.
Funny, I've just ordered my touch pro from Vodafone business site, and was just thinking the back is a bit ugly so came here to look for alternatives. How strange that this topic should be so near the top!
If anyone DOES know of a nice alternate back, let me know. Just something sleek and stylish (ie: without random diamond patterning on it)
If I were you I would cancel my web order and get direct from a voda store, they are doing much much better deals than on-line
I got my TP free with on a £30 per month tariff, that has 700 anytime/net mins + 250 texts plus unlimited data (and possibly unlimited landline but I need to verify that)
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If I were you I would cancel my web order and get direct from a voda store, they are doing much much better deals than on-line
I got my TP free with on a £30 per month tariff, that has 700 anytime/net mins + 250 texts plus unlimited data (and possibly unlimited landline but I need to verify that)
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Hmmm, that's the same package I got but charging £38.30 a month (or £48.50 once you include the unsurance and VAT). Did they say if the £30 was with or without VAT?
Also I think I'd be too scared to get a business contract instore, since I'm not actually a business. I basically desciribed myself as an "independant trader", which essentially means I sell stuff on ebay. But hey, I'll still use it to text while I'm at work ;-)
Ive posted this tread 2 let people know that with T-Mobiles new 3g upgrade for all of their radios the data is enough 2 play cod4 and cod6 on any desktop or lappy.. its about 15-200kbps per second down needed and 3-80kbps up 2 get smooth playin.. and the ping should be under 200 (i get around 150)works best in 3g and should get 3 out of 4 bars in wireless strength, bty.... edge is unplayable ... SO if you got an android phone with tether usb or wireless ur in the game see you there...... ((GSH))*GOONZ look for me...
SPEEDTEST -
DOWN MAX -848 kbps
UP MAX- 369 kbps
PING AVRG - 150ish
wrong section and not exactly a great idea anyway - good luck explaining the data usage to TMO when you go way over and they ask why
Using Wi-Fi tether and the wireless G adapter for xbox 360 I have been able to play COD4 with no lag over my T-Mobile 3G connection which in Portland OR is about 1800 kbps down to 350 kbps up. Not sure where this falls under development but I agree it is cool being able to use my G1 for something so advanced.
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wrong section and not exactly a great idea anyway - good luck explaining the data usage to TMO when you go way over and they ask why
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unlimited data plan.... hhmm it is going to be a little hard to go over the limit on this one
It may be the wrong section but ive been doing this since mod6 came out , when iam done playin which most of the time is about 4-5 hours a day through the phone its about 400-500mb and thats nothing.. you use max down and up when browsing ... this is not an idea pal.. people can do this.... just make sure u got unlimited data plan. iam here 2 let them know..peace chicken grease.
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unlimited data plan.... hhmm it is going to be a little hard to go over the limit on this one
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While yes it is unlimited, they cap you at about (5?)gb- after that say hello to edge. I'm also pretty sure that if you go look in the contract there's probably something like "If you use an unusual amount of data, then we are able to charge you $xx for xxgb"
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unlimited data plan.... hhmm it is going to be a little hard to go over the limit on this one
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I've been told ur unlimited=10GB/month so have fun paying for w/e u go over
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While yes it is unlimited, they cap you at about (5?)gb- after that say hello to edge. I'm also pretty sure that if you go look in the contract there's probably something like "If you use an unusual amount of data, then we are able to charge you $xx for xxgb"
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While there's no clause specifying charges, there is wording stating that they have the right to either throttle you back or disabling your data plan if they believe your use is "detrimental to their network". Yeah...no such thing as "unlimited"
ive posted this in dev cuz i use the the build.trout hack on system/, set hsxpa to 2 and gprsclass to 12 and get no lag... default is 1 & 10.. this allows higher up speeds ,which is what u want. some feed back on what others are using would be nice
and ping of 150ish? that unplayable for.....40 is high for me
10gb max????? dudes thats b.s , i download movies ,games off pretome.net and go passed 10gb in a work week.. bty idk if this helps but iam on that prepaid no contract **** so idk, i opened this up 2 let em know, not get ***** at k? happy gaming
i believe they cut your speed when you go over 1gb and cut your data at 2 or 3
unlimited has NEVER meant unlimited in internet terms
they quote fair usage when you try to give em hell about it
and they can pull the plug if data exceeds an amount they see plausible for a mobile phone following the TnCs
both TMO UK and US work the same way - even putting that you cant use IM over data in there (so you use their sms based IM clients)
read your contract, they have you by the nuts
Not true. I have called and checked with tmobile and there isn't any cap with the unlimited data plan. The only way you would get charge more is if you go outside of the US and use data.
yeap you guys are right. Quote from T-mobile terms and conditions:
1. Permissible and Prohibited Uses
Your Data Plan is intended for Web browsing, messaging, and similar activities on your device and not on any other equipment. Unless explicitly permitted by your Data Plan, other uses, including for example, tethering your device to a personal computer or other hardware, are not permitted.
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hmm...prepay and they dont screw you for it...il keep that in mind
the ping is kinda high and lower is always better yes but please note that the data does not get over used in 1 hour i used 24mb down and 7mb up...... so around 30 mb for 1 hour ...you do the math.. wireless tether tells you how much youve used... ive been doing this for about a year now...i just figured a few monthes ago it was enough 2 play ..thats all people
I just called tmobile and there is a 10gb cap... I am on the no contract unlimited plan
anyway... looks like the mods are slow tonight
anyone else report and request moved?
next time, please, questions go in the QnA
questions about using things that have been developed are still questions
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anyway... looks like the mods are slow tonight
anyone else report and request moved?
next time, please, questions go in the QnA
questions about using things that have been developed are still questions
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Not really a question, more of a general topic
garok89 said:
anyway... looks like the mods are slow tonight
anyone else report and request moved?
next time, please, questions go in the QnA
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Doesnt mikey or ivan mod usually move the threads?
I dont think sterison comes to this section, usually found in themes section.
Anyway back on topic, i always lose 3G so this is a No-Go for me.
Hello,
I didnt know where to put this question but i am considering buying this phone. Does anyone know if it will work with FIDO (Canada)?
Thanks.
It works on Rogers so it should work on Fido as well
Yes, I am using it on fido and it is working perfectly!!
3 things:
1- download the sms time fix (the sms received will be -4hours unless you download this from the marketplace because how rogers/fido does thier time stamping)
2- take name display out as some reported that it doesn't play nice with atrix when you receive a call from a landline. (I never have that problem because noone calls me from landline)
3 - I am on the AT&T atrix and it will warn me when i reboot the phone that I am on roaming network, once you click the notification, your phone does not complain
I am on Rogers with the ATT Atrix. I just had to load the APN settings and now I'm good, data and calls are perfect.
HungryEel, I did not test sms, but I will look into your fix.
It WILL work with fido I brought the ATT from US and unlock it. Now I am using it in Canada with Fido. Really great run H+
I'm on Rogers and didn't need any SMS fix. I did call in to ask for "name display" to be "excluded" from my account though - this fixed the Pay Phone listing from coming up on incoming calls though.
+1 worked fine on Fido... unfortunately when you unlock this phone it voids the bell warranty so i have to go through the Motorola service centre in Richmond...
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Hey Guys, since this is a topic about using in canada on rogers/fido network, I have two questions.
where did ya'll get the phone unlock from? and if someone can tell me how much it would cost?
and does anyone know if the 6GB dataplan from rogers/fido still possible to get?
i know for sure that Android eats up the data very quickly, i have opted for 1 gb data from rogers and I am always either almost finished with or over the data. i like the Atrix, am definitely picking up the phone by this saturday. Don't want to carry around 2 phones, if the 6gb plan is not available, thinking of leaving rogers as it is too expensive.
any suggestions? help much appreciated.
I used Cellunlock.com there are some coupons floating around for 50% off.
For your Rogers plan, you really should read this thread. I had a crappy plan and after reading that thread and doing my homeworks, I called retention 3 times and ended up with a ridiculously nice plan. From what I know, the 6Gb plan is dead and the only way to get one is to have a grandfathered corporate plan.
How are you using so mutch data ? you should try using wifi ... (or opera mini)
Oh and don't forget to call retention, maybe they can do something for you.
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I used Cellunlock.com there are some coupons floating around for 50% off.
For your Rogers plan, you really should read this thread. I had a crappy plan and after reading that thread and doing my homeworks, I called retention 3 times and ended up with a ridiculously nice plan. From what I know, the 6Gb plan is dead and the only way to get one is to have a grandfathered corporate plan.
How are you using so mutch data ? you should try using wifi ...
Oh and don't forget to call retention, maybe they can do something for you.
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Thanks a lot for the info. I will try CellUnlock.com.
I will call Rogers Retention people and see what happens. I have tried that trick in past and have got response such as "Oh you want to cancel your plan, sure, pay the money to us and F... O..." basically. Hence I am a little hesitant. But hey, there is no reason why I shouldn't try calling them again.
Why do I use it so much? Cuz my job requires me to... I travel through GTA a lot, and because I have a smartphone, I use it for pretty much everything from checking my emails to making phone calls to use it as a GPS.
creativedevil said:
Thanks a lot for the info. I will try CellUnlock.com.
I will call Rogers Retention people and see what happens. I have tried that trick in past and have got response such as "Oh you want to cancel your plan, sure, pay the money to us and F... O..." basically. Hence I am a little hesitant. But hey, there is no reason why I shouldn't try calling them again.
Why do I use it so much? Cuz my job requires me to... I travel through GTA a lot, and because I have a smartphone, I use it for pretty much everything from checking my emails to making phone calls to use it as a GPS.
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read the thread, if you are into a contract, there is a new rules: they can only charge you what you own them on your subsidised phone.
use a line like "I really like your service, but since it's SOOO mutch cheaper elsewere, there is no reason for me to stay..."
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read the thread, if you are into a contract, there is a new rules: they can only charge you what you own them on your subsidised phone.
use a line like "I really like your service, but since it's SOOO mutch cheaper elsewere, there is no reason for me to stay..."
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To add to this, remind the CSR that you want to be compelled to stay but in such a competitive market place you need to look at all avenues (the mitigating factor being what you pay, you want a better plan for what you pay!).
Do make sure to up sell the benefits of staying with your current provider and they'll happily recline, making small talk and keeping the discussion constructive and positive. They'll "review" things and find either a feature they can add, a discount that can be applied, etc. Just remain optimistic and act as though you're so torn between sticking with them or going with a risky new provider.
This usually seems to yield good results with me. I've worked in Retention departments and can sniff a promo hopper from a mile away. But if you're a nice promo hopper, whatever, I'll give you a good deal. Just be polite and a good sport. They'll try hooking you up where they can. Usually..
(if not, tell them thanks and that you'll call back after some review)
Thank you so much for the input guys... Real Helpful tips... I will try all the options mentioned above and will get back with some results...
Awesome, man. Let us know how it goes.
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Awesome, man. Let us know how it goes.
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Well guys, the tips above didn't help in the first try. I called them, got transferred to retention, answer was same old ****ed up response... Oh, we are sorry to see you leaving, let me just remind you that you will have to pay Rogers to end your contract, when do you want to end the contract?
I will try calling them again next week and see if my luck works out this time...
Again, thanks a ton. I have my Atrix working superb and flawlessly.
Hello.
Did you guys know that you can get the internet from boost mobile for 35 cents a day here in the USA? That's about $3.50 a month.
But actually, I don't have to pay for that. For some reason my phone has the internet whether I pay for it or not. It's an older phone so I don't usually use it, but sometimes I do and it comes in handy.
Has anyone else experienced this? I was seeing people saying they had this for T-Mobile but I didn't see anyone mention it on boost mobile. It makes sense though because those radio waves are pretty much in the air everywhere all the time whether we have access through them or not. It's just a matter of setting up the router/modem to access them.
Peace!
how do you get boost mobile internet for 35 cents a day?
The option is available on the boost mobile website under my account and plans. Just select the prepaid option. What I like to do is have two phones. I use a smart phone and get the internet through boost and then use another phone for regular calling. But you can use internet calling and texting too if you want to save money and only have one phone. Just get the internet through boost for 35 cents a day then go and get skype or some other internet calling and sms and use that through your boost internet. Works great u can get away with $10 a month for unlimited everything if you do it right.
Would it be possible to set up the boost phone as a mobile hotspot for my smartphone?
as long as your smartphone has that capability yes. I'm working on getting my touch pro 2 set up that way. You might need to download some cab files for it, drivers, software, etc... to enable the specific type of connection that you want. Generally the carriers who originally sold the phone don't want you to do things like this (because they don't get as much money) so they take things like that out of the phone or restrict them in any way that they can.
wait so would I be able to get Boost Mobile internet on my non-boost mobile phone? I have AT&T and an HTC Inspire 4G...So could I have all my AT&T service, but then have Boost for internet?
as far as I know this is possible, but may or may not be possible with your particular phone so you will need to check and see on that... but easier said than done. Check out this website article if you really wanna know how it works, then you can decide if you want to try : http://bridog.net/cellular/master-subsidy-lock-msl-codes/ (& plz click on an ad or two like I did to show your support for well written easily explained) its a good read but you would probably be better off going with a wifi router that fits in your pocket like the ones sprint or clearwire sells that you can stream internet from up to something like 5 or 8 devices. Or you could get another phone from boost and set up internet sharing and use that phone as your wifi transmitter. There's a lot of options really.
I was looking at the files on my blackberry and trying to get the msl unlock code, but it hasn't been easy for me so far. I thought If I could see what the programming is in the phone I could maybe understand how it does it, but as of now the software is incompatible with my windows 7 and for a second I thought I screwed my phone up as it started to give me an error when i was using a program called CDMA workshop. I just pulled the battery and it came back though thank god.
Actually you're probably not getting it free, the feature is usually enabled but you're not paying premium for data, but you will be billed extra for it.
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Actually you're probably not getting it free, the feature is usually enabled but you're not paying premium for data, but you will be billed extra for it.
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you know boost mobile is prepaid right? There is no billing for boost mobile lol I'll bet you $100 I get it free
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. You'll pay for it somewhere.
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I may not know or understand and I have a lot to learn (from you maybe if you wanna teach me something ) everything but I put my money where my mouth is on this one. I'm getting free internet from boost mobile!
w00t! I managed to get the MSL for my blackberry by social engineering/tricking the carrier into giving it to me. CAUTION: I just wanna let you guys know that most if not all of those supposed MSL SPC codes for your blackberry or other device are FRAUDULENT AND CONTAIN VIRUSES! Do not download any programs like CDMA WORKSHOP CRACK V2.7 UNICDMA or HEX EDITOR UNLESS YOU WANT A BACK DOOR TROJAN! CALL YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER AND MAKE UP THE EXCUSE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO CUBA OR SOME OTHER PLACE WHERE BOOST MOBILE/SPRINT or OTHER U.S. CARRIER DOESN"T HAVE SERVICE BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND YOU NEED YOUR CODE SO YOUR OPERATOR IN THAT COUNTRY CAN REPROGRAM PHONE FOR YOU TO USE WHILE THERE! IT TOOK ME 10 MINUTES!
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Hello.
Did you guys know that you can get the internet from boost mobile for 35 cents a day here in the USA? That's about $3.50 a month.
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You do realise that there are about 30 days in a month and at 35 cents a day it would be $3.50 for 10 days. More like $10.50 a month...
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You do realise that there are about 30 days in a month and at 35 cents a day it would be $3.50 for 10 days. More like $10.50 a month...
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I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out. Nice math on the part of the OP haha
lol that's funny can't believe I did that when I'm always doing algebra and algorithms for school apparently everyone else missed it too
like the subject the best things in life are for free.
Internet is Free
it is a good news for you, enjoy the free internet.
in panama dont have this service
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in panama dont have this service
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Oh yea americans only sorry. Unless you wanna try going to the american embassy and giving that as your address as technically that is America they might give you service if you threaten to sue? Then you could create an international legal drama and be famous and possibly somehow bring down the entire new world order in the process
derekstaroba said:
Hello.
Did you guys know that you can get the internet from boost mobile for 35 cents a day here in the USA? That's about $3.50 a month.
Peace!
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where did you learn to do math? here in the USA we have normally around 30 days in a month and at 35 cents a day that would be more around $10.50 a month, nice try tho lol