Back in 2005, I got my first cellphone. It was an Audiovox CDM-8500 that I bought used off of some guy, and locked to Virgin Mobile. At the time, Virgin Mobile’s plans were still actually prepaid (adding $20 to your account would extend the life of an account by 3 months, working out to a minimum monthly cost of $6.67), as opposed to the monthly nonsense they have now. (Today, VM’s only so-called “prepaid” plan requires you to pay at least $20 per month.)
Growing tired of Virgin Mobile’s arbitrary restrictions, their poor coverage, and lackluster selections of phones at the time, I decided, not even a year after buying my first phone, to switch to a different provider.
Now, what if I told you that my new provider offered $8.33/month for nationwide cell phone service with no restrictions, and was compatible with any unlocked GSM phone? What if I told you it still exists?
Don’t believe me? Then have a look at T-Mobile To-Go, T-Mobile’s prepaid service. By purchasing their refill cards in $100 increments (they’ll charge you more per minute if you choose the other denominations), you get 1000 minutes that don’t expire for a year (which works out to about an $8.33 per month minimum charge). Plus, you get free limited WAP service, which such services as pick up lines!
Today marked the release of Firefox 3.0.1. Yesterday, in response to the constant crashing I experienced with Firefox 3, I had moved to Internet Explorer and was in the process of writing a “Why I Switched Back to Internet Explorer” tirade. However, while working on the post, I stumbled across this article, indicating that the constant crashes were found chiefly on tablet PC users (I have an HP tx1120us), and that the problems had been fixed in 3.0.1. I immediately installed the latest version, and sure enough, Firefox hasn’t crashed since.
So kudos to the developers of Firefox for fixing their product!
Single? And aware of it? Well, this site just might be able to help:
I mean, if it’s proven…
Sadly, the link didn’t work.
Now that I’m 21, I can finally purchase grain alcohol for disinfecting wounds.
So The College of New Jersey is apparently sending out advertisements to parents, insisting that they send overpriced care packages to their students! Of course, they’ve been doing this for years, but this year they’ve added a new twist: a blatant attempt to capitalize on parents’ guilt with this delightful little passage:
Two students showed up to get their Care Packages. One beamed when she received her package. The other, whose family had not reserved a package, immediately used her cell phone and called home with a plaintive “You didn’t send me a care package?” Because so many students receive Care Packages during exam time, it can hurt if a student is left out.
Do you feel hurt and left out yet?
The election results came in, and sure enough, I lost the election! Curses!
Therefore, I’ve learned two things about SGA campaigning:
- Girls always win
- Amount of campaigning has little to no effect on votes
Next time, I must win!
Recently, I decided, rather abruptly, to run for the Student Government Association’s “Senator of Science” position. Needless to say, I was hoping that this position would be like so many others I’ve observed, and have no one (or only one person) running for it. As you, the nonexistent reader, may have guessed from the title, things haven’t quite worked out that way.
At a recent meeting where we learned about all the ways we’re not allowed to campaign. (This would be much easier if we were allowed to knock on people’s doors.) There, I also met my competition: all five of them. A couple freshman guys, two girls, and the incumbent candidate, an exceptionally irritating junior, such as myself. (Not overtly irritating, mind you, just that kind that really grates on your nerves after a while, but is impressive in small doses. Basically, he’s your typical politician.)
I also stumbled across another disturbing piece of information: the voter turnout last year was over 1,000 students. With that kind of turnout, I’ll need to campaign harder than I thought. Time to start killin’ trees.
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Don’t believe me? Then have a look at T-Mobile To-Go, T-Mobile’s prepaid service. By purchasing their refill cards in $100 increments (they’ll charge you more per minute if you choose the other denominations), you get 1000 minutes that don’t expire for a year (which works out to about an $8.33 per month minimum charge). Plus, you get free limited WAP service, which such services as pick up lines!
