Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Best vehicle for cross country..
SEATING
1. Front seats are wide and deep for comfortable thigh support
2. A deep, wide center console / arm rest
3. Rear seats can recline, for comfortable rest
WINDOWS/SUNROOF/DASH BOARD
1. Dash board is flat, so items / GPS can be place on top
2. Sunroof - for added view
3. Rear windows, fully retract, or nearly retracted for a better view
Misc Items
1. Separate A/C control for rear is nice
2. Err? Higher mileage the merrier, bigger the fuel tank - merrier
3. Direct access to rear cargo (SUV/Station wagen) is good.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Best GSM Mobile Service Plans and SIM Card Size Semi-Yearly Updates
LAST REPORT 2016 May - no contracts (SIM GSM Carriers)
LAST REPORT 2015 September - no contracts (SIM GSM Carriers)
Free phone, text and data without monthly fees
Freedompop (unlimited talk, text, 500mb)
Voice - bad
Text - acceptable, with slight delay
Data plan - good
Ringplus (best deal 2,500 min; 2,500 text, 2,500mb);
SIM Card $18; Upgrade to plan above $25; top-off fee $30
Voice - Good
Text - Good
Data - bad
Airvoice Wireless Unlimited Talk and Text $20.00 /month
Voice - Good
Text - Good
H2o Wireless (Park Phone Number) H20 Wireless, $10 / 90 days - 3 months
Voice - Good
Text - Good
Max out of everything - Net10Wireless $50.00 /month unlimited Talk Text MMS - 5GB data
SIM CARD Dimension ...
Mini-SIM ISO/IEC 7810:2003, ID-000 25.00 x 15.00 x 0.76
Micro-SIM ETSI TS 102 221 V9.0.0, Mini-UICC 15.00 x 12.00 x 0.76
Nano-SIM ETSI TS 102 221 V11.0.0 12.30 8.80 0.67
Mini-SIM : iPhone 3;
Micro SIM : iPhone 4s; Nexus 5; HTC EVO; ASUS Zenfone 2
Nano-SIM: HTC One 8M
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LAST REPORT JULY 2014
[[P]] PAY-GO, NO CONTRACTS
For just emergency - limited calling
LAST REPORT 2015 September - no contracts (SIM GSM Carriers)
Free phone, text and data without monthly fees
Freedompop (unlimited talk, text, 500mb)
Voice - bad
Text - acceptable, with slight delay
Data plan - good
Ringplus (best deal 2,500 min; 2,500 text, 2,500mb);
SIM Card $18; Upgrade to plan above $25; top-off fee $30
Voice - Good
Text - Good
Data - bad
Airvoice Wireless Unlimited Talk and Text $20.00 /month
Voice - Good
Text - Good
H2o Wireless (Park Phone Number) H20 Wireless, $10 / 90 days - 3 months
Voice - Good
Text - Good
Max out of everything - Net10Wireless $50.00 /month unlimited Talk Text MMS - 5GB data
SIM CARD Dimension ...
Mini-SIM ISO/IEC 7810:2003, ID-000 25.00 x 15.00 x 0.76
Micro-SIM ETSI TS 102 221 V9.0.0, Mini-UICC 15.00 x 12.00 x 0.76
Nano-SIM ETSI TS 102 221 V11.0.0 12.30 8.80 0.67
Mini-SIM : iPhone 3;
Micro SIM : iPhone 4s; Nexus 5; HTC EVO; ASUS Zenfone 2
Nano-SIM: HTC One 8M
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LAST REPORT JULY 2014
[[P]] PAY-GO, NO CONTRACTS
For just emergency - limited calling
... Spot Mobile - (T-Mobile)
... $5.00 refill / expires 90 days
... 10 cents - voice and 5 cents / text
For typical personal communication
... Spot Mobile - (T-Mobile)
... $12.99 monthly saver plan
... 250 minutes voice, and 250 text and 50 mb data (checking email/SMS?)
........ if needed, purchase $10 refill ($22.99 monthly) for a 350 minutes voice
For gossiping plan
... Spot Mobile - (T-Mobile)
... $24.99 monthly saver plan
... unlimited voice and text, no data plan
For unlimited plan
... Net10 Mobile -
... $44.99 monthly saver plan
... unlimited voice and text, and data plan
[[W]] WAL-MART SOLUTION
From Wal-Mart
The starter kit = $25 ea / per line-phone - including a SIM card
Unlimited Talk Text Web $40 (upto 2.5GB 3G network)
Unlimited Talk/Text $30
Additional line ; TTW = 35 && TT=25
[[E]] EXAMPLE - FOR GROWING FAMILY
$25 - Kid #1 250 min / 250 text / 50 mb
$25 - Kid #2 250 min / 250 text / 50 mb
$50 - Parent #1 unlimited Talk/Text/Web
$50 - Parent #2 unlimited TTW
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$150 total/tax included
[[X]] OR ACCORDING TO CNET AND OTHERS
[[A]] MY CHOICE OF ANDROID PHONES
[[W]] WAL-MART SOLUTION
From Wal-Mart
The starter kit = $25 ea / per line-phone - including a SIM card
Unlimited Talk Text Web $40 (upto 2.5GB 3G network)
Unlimited Talk/Text $30
Additional line ; TTW = 35 && TT=25
[[E]] EXAMPLE - FOR GROWING FAMILY
$25 - Kid #1 250 min / 250 text / 50 mb
$25 - Kid #2 250 min / 250 text / 50 mb
$50 - Parent #1 unlimited Talk/Text/Web
$50 - Parent #2 unlimited TTW
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$150 total/tax included
[[X]] OR ACCORDING TO CNET AND OTHERS
Using mobile phone - as your home land line
To connect mobile cell phone to home cordless phone system through
(a) blueTooth setup - rane = xxxxx ft
(b) xxxx???
To connect mobile cell phone to home cordless phone system through
(a) blueTooth setup - rane = xxxxx ft
(b) xxxx???
[[A]] MY CHOICE OF ANDROID PHONES
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HTC ONE $500
SAMSUNG NOTE II $500
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LAST UPDATE JANUARY 2014
SAMSUNG NOTE II $500
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LAST UPDATE JANUARY 2014
The basic 2G phone needs to run on two basic frequency 850mhz, and 1900 mhz
From Amazon $22.00 each
Samsung GT-E1205L Keystone 2 Dual Band GSM Phone with FM Radio, MP3 Ringtones, SMS and Mobile Tracker - US Warranty - Black
standby - 720 hours (30 days?)
talk time 2g = 8.3 hours
from amazon $30 each
Samsung GT-E1182L E1182 DUOS Unlocked Quad-Band Dual SIM GSM Phone with Dual SIM Standby Support, FM Radio and Organizer - US Warranty - Silver
| 2G Network | GSM 900 / 1800 |
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July 2013 - The latest discount for mobile service from Wal-Mart
The starter kit = $25 ea / per line-phone - including a SIM card
Unlimited Talk Text Web $40 (upto 2.5GB 3G network)
Unlimited Talk/Text $30
Additional line ; TTW = 35 && TT=25
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[[-]] A family of 5 (two adults and 3 kids) with U-TTW = 40 x 1 + 35 x 4 = $160 total for 5 lines
[[-]] A couple with U-TTW = 40 x 1 + 35 x 1 = $75
[[-]] Joe 40 TTW + Cindy 35 TTW + May 25 TT + Bob (special) 5 T = $105
# # # # What can you get for a $100 month cellphone plan from T-Mobile??
Samsung Rugby(R) II - 5 hours talk-time. rough handling allowed
Sony Slider??
Motorola - Razor Flip Phone??
Update 2012 March 8--------------------------------
iPhone voice quality is bad. Most of the cellphone, iphone included, don't have a decent speaker phone.
Frequent use of texting, emailing compensate for the largely deficient speaker phone. Do I want to get iPhone again? It will greatly depends on whether Apple can improve the "voice" aspect of a "phone".
# # # #
Pay Go Phone - for emergency
The best - $100, 1,000 minutes, for a 1 year
(T-mobile, and AT&T)
# # # # #
Samsung Rugby(R) II - 5 hours talk-time. rough handling allowed
Sony Slider??
Motorola - Razor Flip Phone??
AUGUST 2012 - IPHONE
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
SCREEN SIZE - 4 AND UP (DOUBLE RESOLUTION)
CPU STEPS - 3GS, 4 AND 4S (DUAL CORE)
CELL SPEED 3G (3.6) 3GS (7.2) 4 (5.76) 4S (14.4 DUAL ANTENNA)
CAMERA 3GS (3.0 F/2.8) 4 (5.0 F/2.8 -720P, FRONT .3 480P) 4S (8.0 F/2.4, 1080P, FRONT .3 480P)
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LIKE: 3GS / 4S
After 4 versions of iPhone, I still have the same wishful features in the next gen of iPhone..
1. Bigger screen. Rich text requires big screen. Rotating screen trades for bigger text, but fewer lines. Why can the phone simply made bigger.
2. Bigger battery. Many of us want a bigger battery for their phones, weight is a worth the weight trade off
3. Give us a non-iTune interface, or give me a memory expansion card
4. Just add a few more buttons for quick easy access.
5. Design the phone with more gripping surfaces, so phone would be slipped out of hands easily..
Update 2012 March 8
--------------------------------
iPhone voice quality is bad. Most of the cellphone, iphone included, don't have a decent speaker phone.
Frequent use of texting, emailing compensate for the largely deficient speaker phone. Do I want to get iPhone again? It will greatly depends on whether Apple can improve the "voice" aspect of a "phone".
# # # #
Pay Go Phone - for emergency
The best - $100, 1,000 minutes, for a 1 year
(T-mobile, and AT&T)
# ## #
last post August 2011
TMobile
AT&T
Others
T Mobile Text 10 cents, Voice=10 cent / minute
$100, expires in 1 year - or (10 months/average?) = $10 month = 100 minutes /month = 3-4 minutes /day.
$100 for 4 trips /year = $25.00 per trip or 250 minutes = 12 days? = 20 minutes /day.
AT&T $2/daily, unlimited
$100 for $2 day unlimited = 50 days / year or 12 days/per trip; text extra = 10 cent per message
or same as T-mobile, the rate expires after 1 year
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Pantech Breeze II (Bob)
Phone for older people - There is only one left on the market - Pantech Breeze II. This phone has big buttons, big numbers - it means there is no need for reading glasses.
iPhone 3GS/4/4S (Josh)
The preferred phone for many people - the ease of use allow one to overlook many other short comings.
Call (voice) quality is bad. Phone encounter software problems more often and not.
Sony Erricsion Xperia X10 (Cindy)
A powerful, well designed hardware, it just need a bit help with software
iPad 2
The oversize version of iPhone. - With the help of GoogleVoice, Skype etc, I can see this iPad2 with data plan can be a iPhone/mini-notebook replacement
July 2013 - The latest discount for mobile service from Wal-Mart
The starter kit = $25 ea / per line-phone - including a SIM card
Unlimited Talk Text Web $40 (upto 2.5GB 3G network)
Unlimited Talk/Text $30
Additional line ; TTW = 35 && TT=25
# # # #
[[-]] A family of 5 (two adults and 3 kids) with U-TTW = 40 x 1 + 35 x 4 = $160 total for 5 lines
[[-]] A couple with U-TTW = 40 x 1 + 35 x 1 = $75
[[-]] Joe 40 TTW + Cindy 35 TTW + May 25 TT + Bob (special) 5 T = $105
# # # # What can you get for a $100 month cellphone plan from T-Mobile??
Samsung Rugby(R) II - 5 hours talk-time. rough handling allowed
Sony Slider??
Motorola - Razor Flip Phone??
Update 2012 March 8--------------------------------
iPhone voice quality is bad. Most of the cellphone, iphone included, don't have a decent speaker phone.
Frequent use of texting, emailing compensate for the largely deficient speaker phone. Do I want to get iPhone again? It will greatly depends on whether Apple can improve the "voice" aspect of a "phone".
# # # #
Pay Go Phone - for emergency
The best - $100, 1,000 minutes, for a 1 year
(T-mobile, and AT&T)
# # # # #
Samsung Rugby(R) II - 5 hours talk-time. rough handling allowed
Sony Slider??
Motorola - Razor Flip Phone??
AUGUST 2012 - IPHONE
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
SCREEN SIZE - 4 AND UP (DOUBLE RESOLUTION)
CPU STEPS - 3GS, 4 AND 4S (DUAL CORE)
CELL SPEED 3G (3.6) 3GS (7.2) 4 (5.76) 4S (14.4 DUAL ANTENNA)
CAMERA 3GS (3.0 F/2.8) 4 (5.0 F/2.8 -720P, FRONT .3 480P) 4S (8.0 F/2.4, 1080P, FRONT .3 480P)
########################3
LIKE: 3GS / 4S
After 4 versions of iPhone, I still have the same wishful features in the next gen of iPhone..
1. Bigger screen. Rich text requires big screen. Rotating screen trades for bigger text, but fewer lines. Why can the phone simply made bigger.
2. Bigger battery. Many of us want a bigger battery for their phones, weight is a worth the weight trade off
3. Give us a non-iTune interface, or give me a memory expansion card
4. Just add a few more buttons for quick easy access.
5. Design the phone with more gripping surfaces, so phone would be slipped out of hands easily..
Update 2012 March 8
--------------------------------
iPhone voice quality is bad. Most of the cellphone, iphone included, don't have a decent speaker phone.
Frequent use of texting, emailing compensate for the largely deficient speaker phone. Do I want to get iPhone again? It will greatly depends on whether Apple can improve the "voice" aspect of a "phone".
# # # #
Pay Go Phone - for emergency
The best - $100, 1,000 minutes, for a 1 year
(T-mobile, and AT&T)
# ## #
last post August 2011
TMobile
AT&T
Others
T Mobile Text 10 cents, Voice=10 cent / minute
$100, expires in 1 year - or (10 months/average?) = $10 month = 100 minutes /month = 3-4 minutes /day.
$100 for 4 trips /year = $25.00 per trip or 250 minutes = 12 days? = 20 minutes /day.
AT&T $2/daily, unlimited
$100 for $2 day unlimited = 50 days / year or 12 days/per trip; text extra = 10 cent per message
or same as T-mobile, the rate expires after 1 year
# # ##
Pantech Breeze II (Bob)
Phone for older people - There is only one left on the market - Pantech Breeze II. This phone has big buttons, big numbers - it means there is no need for reading glasses.
iPhone 3GS/4/4S (Josh)
The preferred phone for many people - the ease of use allow one to overlook many other short comings.
Call (voice) quality is bad. Phone encounter software problems more often and not.
Sony Erricsion Xperia X10 (Cindy)
A powerful, well designed hardware, it just need a bit help with software
iPad 2
The oversize version of iPhone. - With the help of GoogleVoice, Skype etc, I can see this iPad2 with data plan can be a iPhone/mini-notebook replacement
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