Forget the Verizon “can you hear me now” guy. Don’t worry about dropping a pin for Sprint. And I’m sorry, pink T-Mobile girl, no matter how hot you are, you’re not the most memorable cell phone salesperson. That honor would have to go to a Canadian pitchman by the name of El Tabador. El Tabador…
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9650 and rising
Well, I guess December 2015 came a lot faster than expected. Backstory. Earlier this week, a friend of mine told me he had upgraded his phone and was no longer using his BlackBerry. “Do you want it?” he asked me. “It’s all paid for and everything, it just needs a factory wipe.” Now mind you,…
Read MoreAnd this is why you don’t film concerts with your camera phone…
Think about this for a second and a half. You’ve got your very expensive digital camcorder smuggled into the concert. You’re going to videotape your favorite performer on stage, and then after the show you’re going to upload it on YouTube or burn some DVD’s and sell them. Yeah, copyright infringement means nothing to you.…
Read MoreI guess Verizon DID hear us now… that $2 surcharge for paying your bill online JUST GOT REMOVED!
Well, this has to rank up there with the quickest “we blew it” moments of all time. Barely one day after Verizon Wireless announced they would be charging a $2 surcharge to customers who paid their bills online – and used their credit cards to do so – the telecommunications behemoth has announced that they…
Read MoreHappy Christmas from Verizon – we’re charging you an extra $2 to pay your phone bill, can you hear us now?
Ah, Verizon Wireless. Why do you hate me so? Why, when I go to a Verizon Wireless store, your sour-faced door-greeters invariably try to steer me either toward the most expensive smartphones on display, or to an electronic kiosk where I am required to type in my name and cell phone number before I can…
Read MoreTo the punk who tried to take away Donna’s “Goodnight, Baby”
My friend Donna has always been there when I needed her. Donna is the kind of person who will tell you – clear and unvarnished – if you’ve screwed up in your life; she will also be the first person to support you if you ever need help. For example. A few weeks ago, we…
Read MoreAfter four years, I improved from 6750 to 8703(e) to 9330! It’s a new high score!!
Four years ago, I was absolutely furious with my cell phone and my carrier. It had been a hate-hate relationship that had grown over time. It probably began in 2003, when my then-wife Vicki came home one day with some cell phones. Three of them, in fact. One for her, one for me, and one…
Read MoreDo I finally get a benefit from Verizon Wireless? (UPDATE)
I’ve had Verizon Wireless service for the past ten years. It’s been a love-hate battle between myself and the company, and the only reason I stayed with the Red Check was because we were on a family share plan and it would have cost too much to bounce to another service. Over time, I went…
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