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   Hello Rob!   
      
   ** On Monday 18.08.25 - 09:04, you wrote to me:   
      
    AA>> I don't like the way Bell uses "credit" to make it look like   
    >> you're "saving" $omething.  The $10/mo credit means that they   
    >> bill you at at $40, you get taxed on that, and then they deduct   
    >> $10.   And.. they probably reserve the right to remove the   
    >> credit at any time, thus avoiding blame for "changing the plan"   
    >> when the core plan is $40.  It is sick marketing strategy.   
      
    RM> I hadn't thought of that (the Credit setup). The rest of it was   
    RM> what had me wondering about the whole idea..   
      
   I think we are better off staying with Luckymobile. They don't     
   do to the "credits = saving" scheme.  We simply get what we     
   signed up for.   
      
      
    AA>> My main phone is a Blackberry Q10, circa 2012!  :D  Works fine   
    >> on the Lucky LTE network.   
      
    RM> Wow.. and I thought I was bad..   B)   
    RM> I assume you've changed the battery a few times?   
      
   Actually, I had / have 3  batteries for it.  The problem was     
   that the previous owner damaged the USB charge port when she     
   "stored" the USB cable connected to the Blackberry, wrapped the     
   rest of the cable around the phone, and then shoved the whole     
   thing into her purse!   
      
   To get around that issue, it was a simple matter to get a     
   couple of extra batteries and a charger.  I got a bit lucky at     
   first and got a couple of genuine batts and a genuine charger     
   for only $35.  I simply charge the batteries externally, and     
   drop them in the phone when needed.   
      
   The owner didn't like managing the battery charging that way     
   (she wasn't closing the back cover properly!) ..and gave the     
   phone to me.   
      
   That was over 10 yrs ago now.  Since then, one battery started     
   swelling - so I discontinued that one, and then another simply     
   seemed to cause random reboots! - so, I retired that one too. I     
   recently got two more genuine Blackberry batteries for $7 ea +     
   free shipping. They are solid performers and report 95% full     
   charge by the time I drop them into the phone.  The previous     
   ones only reported around 80%.   
      
   The Q10 can operate on one battery for several days if only on     
   cellular (and data is off).  When data is enabled, the     
   batteries only last 6 - 8 hrs at the most.   
      
      
    RM> I'm still using the original battery and, although it claims   
    RM> 100% charge, I think it really only lasts 75% or so as long   
    RM> as when it was new, but isn't bad enough to try to find a   
    RM> replacemnt battery if they are still available. I saw one   
    RM> on Amazon a while back for just $18, but buyers wrote back   
    RM> saying the new battery didn't last as long and the old one   
    RM> they were replacing because it was worn out so I didn't look   
    RM> into that any further at the time.   
      
   This is the OEM battery that I purchased:   
      
   https://www.ebay.ca/itm/205186404313   
      
    ..maybe that seller has the model for your phone.   
      
      
    AA>> You might like to look into OpenXP.  It would make your   
    >> connection operate as a point..   
      
    RM> I briefly had a look at that. I access this board by having   
    RM> QWK files eMailed to me.. Is that how you use OpenXP ?   
      
      
   This message is already pretty long on the battery topic.  I'll     
   resume the OpenXP topic in another message.   
      
      
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