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WHAT ARE THOSE SOLITARY, BLACK UTILITY POLES?
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Bad news, they are 5G cellphone towers. You know, the same 5G suspected of -- slowly, over time -- causing cancer. Yeah. See links below.For the full story, read this: what-are-all-those-black-poles-popping-upSee also: Is 5G Wi-Fi The Same As 5G Cellular?, Stop 5G On Earth And In Space, We Have No Reason To Believe 5G Is Safe, Senate Commerce Heari... read more

ENGINEER MAKES CELLPHONE WITH ROTARY DIAL
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My hero!Rather than learn to live with a smartphone, this engineer designed her own cell phone with a rotary dial--and she is helping others to make their...: rotary dial... read more

WE HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE 5G IS SAFE
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The technology is coming, but contrary to what some people say, there could be health risks: Scientific AmericanSee also Senate commerce hearingSee also: Residents Sick From Church Steeple Cell Tower Radiation and Health Risks Associated with 5G Exposure, Small Cell Densification and New Wireless Networks... read more

STOP 5G ON EARTH AND IN SPACE
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We the undersigned scientists, doctors, environmental organizations and citizens from (-) countries, urgently call for a halt to the deployment of the 5G (fifth generation) wireless network, including 5G from space satellites. 5G will massively increase exposure to radio frequency (RF) radiation on top of the 2G, 3G and 4G networks for telecommuni... read more

SO, YOU DROPPED YOUR PHONE INTO THE TOILET?
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Yep, that is what just happened to me. Here is some advice on what to do: wikihow.com/Dry-Out-a-Wet-iPhone. Luckily, the toilet had already been flushed and the phone was too big to go down the hole. Still... remind me to spray it with Lysol when I get home!Speaking of iPhones, if you've been locked out of yours (or your daughter's, as I wa... read more

MY PHONES
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In the process of upgrading to a new Samsung Galaxy Note II today (which should arrive in a few days), Sprint at one point showed me all of the devices I've had with them over the years (in case I wanted to trade any of them in). It was funny to see all of these, and their trade-in value, if any. I'd forgotten all about them.Here they are, ... read more

SPRINT NOW ALLOWS EDITING HOW YOU APPEAR IN CALLER ID
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This is great. I think I blogged once (here), complaining that I couldn't change how my name appears on the receiving end's caller ID. It showed my legal name, William, but I wanted it to say Bill. The foreign girl in Sprint customer support clearly did not understand the concept of nicknames and she refused to allow me to change it. Mayb... read more

STUPID ONLINE CHAT WITH SPRINT SUPPORT
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12:32:39 PM : Bill: Initial Question/Comment: Your online form won't let me change my contact info. It keeps saying Oops, something's broken or whatever, never telling me what I've done wrong. I filled out all the required fields.12:34:14 PM : Vicki: Hi Bill. I am sorry for the inconvenience you have faced during creating a online acc... read more

CELL PHONE
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Sprint called the other day and offered me a free new phone. The woman, sounding like she was from Indonesia or something, went on and on and on for twenty minutes. Luckily, the call did not count against my minutes. Just last month I had to increase my allowed minutes from 300 to 450 because I went way over and paid $105 that month instead of the ... read more

 

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