[Magdalen] Wireless servers (was: Junk phone calls)

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Great story. They were professional and did the right thing.

On Nov 4, 2016 8:19 PM, "Sibyl Smirl" <polycarpa3 at ckt.net> wrote:

> I think I'll put in a little story to second Ann's nomination, though I'm
> happy with my super-cheap "burner" Trac-Fone, which does everything that I
> want a cell phone to do.  But a friend who was in the Joplin tornado,
> (front of their house ripped off, back not touched, a "what-not"
> glass-fronted etagere with a collection of ceramic merry-go-rounds, in the
> front room, left open on one side, in perfect shape, including all the
> merry-go-rounds)--anyway, when they came out of the back of the house after
> the giant meat-grinder went through, all their neighbors were also crawling
> out of the rubble, and out of shelters. Power out, towers down, everybody
> wanted to call their nearest and dearest in other places to let them know
> they were alive, nobody's cell phone worked -- except my friend's.  Her
> phone got passed around from hand to hand until it was totally out of
> charge, at which point it was returned to her. When her bill came in, it
> was humongous.  She took the bill to the office, and explained what had
> happened, and came out with the whole month free, marked "Paid".  Verizon.
>
>
>
> On 11/4/16 12:53 PM, Ann Markle wrote:
>
>> I know I'm late on this, but it's relevant for anyone who's unhappy with
>> their cell phone service.
>>
>> Here's my (limited) experience with cell phone carriers.  I always had
>> Verizon and loved it; the coverage was best in Crossville, TN.  My friend
>> had AT&T, and frequently had dropped calls.  I never did.  Crossville was
>> a
>> little spotty on coverage, because it wasn't near a city with lots of cell
>> towers, etc.  But Verizon never let me down.  I didn't like the big bill,
>> though.  When I moved to Buffalo I decided to do a plan with Cheryl, my
>> friend and housemate.  She did CREDO, a subsidiary of Sprint, and refused
>> to consider a change to Verizon, even though her coverage wasn't great.
>> We
>> both got a free new phone when we added my line to her account.  Coverage
>> was not good, and when my phone was stolen, they didn't even offer me a
>> bit
>> of a deal on another one.  So I quit them.  I still had my old Verizon
>> smartphone, and someone encouraged me to look at the monthly pay-per-month
>> service.  I currently have Verizon pay-per-month (on an auto-renew, so I
>> don't have to fuss about it).  I get unlimited talk and text and 1 gig of
>> data -- which is much more than I ever use, as I mostly do any data-eating
>> stuff when I have access to wireless, which doesn't count.  I'm perfectly
>> thrilled with it, and pay $48 per month, including the sales tax.  The
>> coverage is as good as ever, even out at the trailer, which is where
>> Cheryl
>> has the most trouble with her reception.  She also has a lot of dropped
>> calls and messages/texts (even from me) that don't ring, and she only gets
>> them later.
>>
>> Just wanted folks to know what works for me, and to recommend it highly.
>> Verizon.  Month-to-month.
>>
>> Ann
>>
>> The Rev. Ann Markle
>> Buffalo, NY
>> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> That's how I feel about at&t
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 11:37 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hate Verizon. Never again!
>>>> (sorry) :-D
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, October 21, 2016, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have an iPhone 6 and don't want to upgrade. We don't love Verizon but
>>>>>
>>>> are
>>>>
>>>>> leaning in that direction.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Sibyl Smirl
> I will take no bull from your house!  Psalms 50:9a
> mailto:polycarpa3 at ckt.net
>