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   AA>> Actually, the $29/mo plan was only intended for new customers   
      
   I was just on the web site checking out their plans and there's   
   nothing there worth changing over to. They have pretty much the   
   same plan as I do for $1 less for new members only, and for $4   
   more you can get 70 Gig of data instead of my 16 Gig, but that's   
   also just for new members.   
      
   Actually, I don't think they even offer my plan anymore, nothing   
   much under $50 that gives everything I have that isn't just for   
   new customers.   
      
   AA>I find the app more responsive and easier to check and see if   
     >there is an alternative plan available.  I don't check for   
     >other plans regularly either.   
      
   I try to avoid adding more software if I can manage without..   
   Most Apps seem pretty bloated and often renew ridiculously   
   often. More that's it's a pain.. I have enough data it's not   
   about that. I often only use about 5 of the 16 Gig I have now.   
      
   AA>Good to hear that they threw in the USA calling.  It's not   
     >available like that anymore.  Now, it's a special add-on.   
      
   Yes, I looked for that as well tonight and, you're right, no   
   plans offer it as part of the basic.   
      
   AA>Speaking of USA-calling, I recently looked to sign up a senior   
     >friend to NonameMobile.  They advertised (and still do) a $19/   
     >mo that includes USA-calling.  So, I purchased the NonameMobile   
     >SIM.  But upon registration, the process sent me to PCMobile,   
     >and there was *no* $19/mo plan!  And.. and the lowest plan that   
     >did include USA-calling as $29/mo!  I felt very disappointed.   
     >It's basically a bait 'n' switch - which is illegal, no?   
      
   Yes, you see those $19 signs in the stores all the time.   
   It looks like a great deal - I was tempted to switch but hate   
   changing from something that's working well for me for a couple   
   of dollars a month - but I never checked into it far enough   
   to find out what you did.   
      
   AA>For me, the situation simply started getting worse and worse.   
     >I have an underground feed from a pole on the property but then   
     >it continues a fair distance (about 50ft) under the driveway to   
     >the house and demarcation point.   
      
   I'm surprised I don't have more problems.. The phone line is above   
   ground and looks to be in terrible condition and I'm probably   
   close to 2 miles from the Bell Box. To clarify, only the line to   
   my house is ratty. The main line is in that heavy phone cable that   
   they run. Seems to me a while back when they worked on mine it had   
   to do with ground wires at my house. If I recall, there were two of   
   them and he ended up cutting one of them to fix things.   
      
   The last couple of times, over the past 5 years or so, they just   
   fixed it at the Box 2 miles away and then phoned me to tell me   
   it was done.   
      
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