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Jackzwick

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Jul 15, 2009, 7:28:12 AM7/15/09
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ATT dsl is no longer providing USENET service as of today,
but online I did this morning get an ATT credit card bill with my 10%
credit for ATT purchases last month.

$44

Cell Bill
POTS & dsl Bill
iPhone purchase @ ATT store
AppleCare purchase @ ATT store


After 3 1/2 weeks I still love my iPhone even more, it's just wonderful
to have GOOGLE in your pocket. Last weekend I got a Mophie JuicePack
Air.

The juice pack air is a rechargeable external battery concealed inside
of a protective form-fitting case for the iPhone 3G & iPhone 3G S. It
offers you the full protection of a hard-shell case while providing
virtually twice the battery life of the iPhone alone; all in an
ultra-thin, light-weight, low-profile design.

http://www.mophie.com/juice-pack-air-p/1059_jpa-ip3g-blk.htm

News

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Jul 15, 2009, 7:39:03 AM7/15/09
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Jackzwick wrote:

> Last weekend I got a Mophie JuicePack Air.


Awww. Did it come with a sippy straw?

Todd Allcock

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Jul 15, 2009, 8:48:01 AM7/15/09
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At 15 Jul 2009 06:28:12 -0500 Jackzwick wrote:
> ATT dsl is no longer providing USENET service as of today,


You do realize there are a myriad of other usenet providers you can use,
right?

[What the hell am I saying! This is Phillipe I'm talking to!]

Um, er, sorry about that AT&T DSL thing...

It's been great- we're really going to miss you, Phil!!


John Navas

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Jul 15, 2009, 9:44:40 AM7/15/09
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:28:12 -0500, Jackzwick <jack...@yahoo.com>
wrote in <jackzwick-34D67...@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net>:

>After 3 1/2 weeks I still love my iPhone even more, it's just wonderful
>to have GOOGLE in your pocket.

Nothing special about that -- a great many phones can do it with the
phone browser and/or Opera Mini.

--
Best regards,
John <http:/navasgroup.com>

If the iPhone is really so impressive,
why do iFans keep making excuses for it?

Jackzwick

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Jul 15, 2009, 10:23:05 AM7/15/09
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In article <bumdnTmTlM5AIsDX...@speakeasy.net>,
News <Ne...@Group.name> wrote:


Your childish jealousy is showing.

News

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Jul 15, 2009, 10:45:49 AM7/15/09
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More like your sensitivity to being shown up as a fanboi.

Jackzwick

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Jul 15, 2009, 3:53:09 PM7/15/09
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In article <YrudnfSEJdEAdsDX...@speakeasy.net>,
News <Ne...@Group.Name> wrote:

Buying a very useful attachment, protection device for my iPhone makes
me a fanboi? SO be it.

You're still immatrure, however.

Jackzwick

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Jul 15, 2009, 3:54:25 PM7/15/09
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In article <KSk7m.449$8B7...@newsfe20.iad>,
Todd Allcock <elecc...@aNOoSPAMl.com> wrote:

> At 15 Jul 2009 06:28:12 -0500 Jackzwick wrote:
> > ATT dsl is no longer providing USENET service as of today,
>
>
> You do realize there are a myriad of other usenet providers you can use,
> right?
>

>

> Um, er, sorry about that AT&T DSL thing...
>
> It's been great- we're really going to miss you


How will you apologize for Sprint when they go out of business, and
Verizon buys some pieces?

News

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Jul 15, 2009, 4:47:18 PM7/15/09
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Your effusive rationalization and apologia for the iToy's lack of a
field replaceable battery and lack of durability makes me "immatrure"?
Whatever that is... You don't know, "jack". ROFLMAO

George Kerby

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Jul 15, 2009, 6:52:37 PM7/15/09
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On 7/15/09 3:47 PM, in article
p8udncmENr_I3cPX...@speakeasy.net, "News" <Ne...@Group.Name>
wrote:

And you don't know zara, right?

Steve Sobol

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Jul 15, 2009, 8:17:36 PM7/15/09
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In article <jackzwick-8919E...@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net>,
jack...@yahoo.com says...


>
> >
> > Um, er, sorry about that AT&T DSL thing...
> >
> > It's been great- we're really going to miss you
>
>
> How will you apologize for Sprint when they go out of business, and
> Verizon buys some pieces?

...and the idiot who swore he'd never post to the Sprint PCS newsgroup
posts again.

What does Sprint wireless have to do with AT&T DSL or AT&T Usenet
services? That's right, Bunky... nothing. I don't even know why this
thread is here, there are better newsgroups to post it to.

Besides, Todd isn't a Sprint apologist. I don't think he's ever used
Sprint... and only rarely have I heard him make any comments at all
about Sprint. So I don't know why you even bothered asking the question.

Seriously. Does someone pay you to snipe at people when they badmouth
AT&T? AT&T/SBC screwed me royally several years ago, or tried to (they
failed when I called the Ohio Public Utilities Commission and filed
complaints... after they insisted on trying to collect on $200 in
invoices for services that hadn't worked in two months.

As a result, I won't use AT&T for anything. Not wireless, not anything
else. Their wireless service may be stellar here in the Victor Valley,
but I will never find out.


--
Steve Sobol, Victorville, California, USA
sjs...@JustThe.net

News

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Jul 15, 2009, 8:40:39 PM7/15/09
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Only what I see posted here.

Todd Allcock

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Jul 15, 2009, 5:03:12 PM7/15/09
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At 15 Jul 2009 14:54:25 -0500 Jackzwick wrote:

> > > ATT dsl is no longer providing USENET service as of today,
> >
> >
> > You do realize there are a myriad of other usenet providers you can
use,
> > right?
> >
>
> >
> > Um, er, sorry about that AT&T DSL thing...
> >
> > It's been great- we're really going to miss you
>
>
> How will you apologize for Sprint when they go out of business, and
> Verizon buys some pieces?


For the record, I've never used Sprint, so I have neither a "revenge" nor
fanboi motive. As a disclaimer, I do own a whopping 200 shares of their
stock I bought at $3.50 for laughs. It's like Roulette. If the "wheel
of recovery" lands on Sprint, I win, if they go under, I'm out a few C-
notes. No big whoop.

You, and everyone else should have an interest in them staying afloat,
however, since the fewer strong competitors, can mean less choices and
higher prices.


Jackzwick

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Jul 15, 2009, 10:43:48 PM7/15/09
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In article <MPG.24c811809...@news.justthe.net>,
Steve Sobol <sjs...@JustThe.net> wrote:


Victor Valley? Didnt you claim to love Ohio so much?

Jackzwick

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Jul 15, 2009, 10:44:54 PM7/15/09
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In article <p8udncmENr_I3cPX...@speakeasy.net>,
News <Ne...@Group.Name> wrote:

Dont need a field replaceable battery now. I got a Mophie.

Why would I want to give a Moisture sensitive sticker a chance to see
the light of day?

Jackzwick

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Jul 15, 2009, 10:47:06 PM7/15/09
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In article <DradnebHosGS6sPX...@speakeasy.net>,
News <Ne...@Group.name> wrote:

I missed this I long ago plonked Koiby and his immature insults.

I wont miss USENET, thanks to clowns like Kirby, Allcl0ck and Sobel, the
noise to signal ratio is way too high.

Steve Sobol

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Jul 15, 2009, 10:51:06 PM7/15/09
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In article <jackzwick-86A96...@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net>,
jack...@yahoo.com says...


> > As a result, I won't use AT&T for anything. Not wireless, not anything
> > else. Their wireless service may be stellar here in the Victor Valley,
> > but I will never find out.
>
>
> Victor Valley? Didnt you claim to love Ohio so much?

Still do. I moved out here so my wife could be closer to her family.
Turned out to be a good idea job-wise too, since the economic climate in
SoCal sucks much less than the economic climate in NE Ohio.

Of course, you've still never offered even a single excuse for your lie.

I don't know about the at&t newsgroup, but you have no credibility
amongst the regulars here, and your dishonesty is a large part of the
reason why.

I don't expect you to ever admit you lied about staying away from this
newsgroup, either.

Of course, I'll also point out that after you switched from Sprint to
at&t... very soon after... you ranted about them too, and it was about
something stupid (retail store signage).

So what is your problem? When you waltz into this newsgroup and level
your smarmy little personal attacks at people, does it make you feel
better about yourself?

Do you even have the guts to admit that you have a problem?

Steve Sobol

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Jul 16, 2009, 12:05:50 AM7/16/09
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In article <jackzwick-5BF14...@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net>,
jack...@yahoo.com says...


> I wont miss USENET, thanks to clowns like Kirby, Allcl0ck and Sobel, the
> noise to signal ratio is way too high.

Answer the question I asked. Why do you continue to post somewhere where
you said you would no longer post, where no one wants to listen to you?

SMS

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Jul 16, 2009, 4:13:46 AM7/16/09
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Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 15 Jul 2009 06:28:12 -0500 Jackzwick wrote:
>> ATT dsl is no longer providing USENET service as of today,
>
>
> You do realize there are a myriad of other usenet providers you can use,
> right?

My AT&T DSL was turned off this morning (coincidentally the same day
AT&T dropped Usenet), and my new DSL provider came up this afternoon,
complete with Usenet, VPN termination, and U.S. based tech support that
knows more than just how to read a script that says "unplug the model
for 30 seconds" or "reboot your system." Didn't have to change DSL modem
either, using the same 2-Wire modem/wireless router, with a new key code
provided by the new ISP.

> [What the hell am I saying! This is Phillipe I'm talking to!]

One thing I had to do was to copy all my Usenet filters from my old
Usenet account to the new one. It was a bit of a pain figuring out where
the hell the file with the filters was, but copying the filters over was
easy (must have worked as posts from "Jackzwick" didn't show up.

> Um, er, sorry about that AT&T DSL thing...

Yeah, shut up.

News

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Jul 16, 2009, 6:52:22 AM7/16/09
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If that's a serious concern, keep it where the sun don't shine.

And you with it.

John Navas

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Jul 16, 2009, 10:05:38 AM7/16/09
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:47:06 -0500, Jackzwick <jack...@yahoo.com>
wrote in <jackzwick-5BF14...@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net>:

>I wont miss USENET, thanks to clowns like Kirby, Allcl0ck and Sobel, the
>noise to signal ratio is way too high.

Sad but true.

Ernie & Eythl

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Jul 17, 2009, 12:30:47 AM7/17/09
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Smiling Wickedly, News answered:


--
Ernie
<The man on the hill with a mountainous load in his shorts>

tlvp

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Jul 18, 2009, 3:43:23 AM7/18/09
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On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:13:46 -0400, SMS <scharf...@geemail.com> wrote:

> Todd Allcock wrote:
>> At 15 Jul 2009 06:28:12 -0500 Jackzwick wrote:
>>> ATT dsl is no longer providing USENET service as of today,
>>
>>
>> You do realize there are a myriad of other usenet providers you can use,
>> right?
>
> My AT&T DSL was turned off this morning (coincidentally the same day
> AT&T dropped Usenet), and my new DSL provider came up this afternoon,
> complete with Usenet, VPN termination, and U.S. based tech support that
> knows more than just how to read a script that says "unplug the model
> for 30 seconds" or "reboot your system." Didn't have to change DSL modem
> either, using the same 2-Wire modem/wireless router, with a new key code
> provided by the new ISP.
>

> ... [snip] ...

If you just happen to be in Southern Connecticut, SMS, would you mind
revealing who you use as "new DSL provider"? I might be in the market,
and that's my location ... .

Cheers, -- tlvp
--
Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP

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