I have replaced numerous batteries and screens on phones in the past, and I can say that none of those exploded or caught fire. I also never cut my finger.
Look back ten years ago at phone insurance. It was a scam and still is. You pay every month and then a flat fee if you make a claim. Anyone with phone insurance now is getting taken because with a basic Internet search and a few bucks, almost any phone can be repaired.
Last year, I actually got the opportunity to work on a friend's farm. I had the chance of combining corn and soybeans. When that combine has a problem, you call John Deere and it's an instant $100 before any work is even done. Gee, I wonder why these companies are fighting so hard.
We're making people more incompetent by restricting what people are allowed to do and making it sound dangerous. What year is this?
The Fourth Amendment doesn't protect you from corporation's searches and seizures. That's considered a given, because obviously, Yahoo can't obtain a Warrant. Yahoo can't set up checkpoints either (in case you were wondering). The Amendments are limitations the Government have in relation to the People. Furthermore, if Yahoo had ONLY one customer and did this, immediately you'd jump to the treason charge?
Yahoo didn't damage the nation with it's "betrayal of trust." They were dipshits years ago. ANYONE using Yahoo in 2016 is someone that can't be trusted anyway.
I rarely comment because I mostly use my phone for everything and typing this much can be a pain. But as a t-mobile customer, I should.
I agree that it becomes an arbitrary cap. There are no bandwidth issues that companies are faced with, so why make a cap and force it on people? I think t-mobile went the way of simplicity for consumers because they wouldn't know how to enable or disable it. Whether that says more for the company or stupidity if average consumer, I'm not sure. But, binge on saved me tens of thousands of dollars.
I lived in an area in central Florida where 300 megabits/s was under $100. I know it doesn't compete with Google etc, but down here, it was blazing. I decided to explore the country by building an RV and travel full time. You can see how binge on helps in this endeavor because contrary to popular belief, WiFi is NOT prevalent like you'd think.
Meanwhile, a family member moved into an area where Comcast has analog cable TV (no Internet) and AT&T controls the phone lines with $45 a month getting you 1.5 megabit per second. Turning a t-mobile phone into a hotspot nets every device connected unlimited video and music. T-mobile in this area is upwards of 40 megabits per second.
Since most people watch videos (how-to, movies, etc) tmobile is my savior. I can download podcasts too and not be affected. The fact that I can essentially have unlimited Internet from a phone, connected to a signal booster, connected to a tower, cheaper, faster, and more reliable than the one landline Internet company (at&t) is unbelievable.
This doesn't change my belief that it should have been opt-in. But I also believe that the average consumer is technologically stupid (I am in that field, I see it). My morals take over. It should have been opt in, with one hell of a campaign to explain what it is and how it works.
It is important to note that Apple wouldn't be collecting the information. It is stated that it goes directly to your bank you're using. Which, arguably, has more information than Apple regarding spending.
And this is why I've been avoiding Adobe like Ebola for a long long time.
Shotty software, always bad PR, inflated prices for certain countries, etc. Why haven't they been on the Consumerist list for Corst Company in America yet? They'd be a good contender.
Years ago I was mad that Flash was being killed on mobile. Adobe took a hit with that. Now I look at Adobe and am glad they are where they are. Their DRM has always sucked, and they obviously don't care. They seem to have the corporate mentality of Electronic Arts.
If anything, this should make people hate privacy policies, it should make people read them, and it should make people really think twice about using programs they would guess have no reason to, "phone home".
I don't really see this as accomplishing anything. The revelations that Apple is making encryption default in IOS 8 and with Google conforming it has had encryption on Android for three years probably accomplished more than this talk will do. No EFF?
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Yeah. A lot. The paradigm of technology and security needs to change.
On Android, when you install a 3rd party keyboard, you'll get a notification about how the developer can intercept what you type (SwiftKey anyone?).
When something new is around the corner, security should be paramount, not an afterthought once we realize it's broken.
I don't think there is enough black electrical tape in the world for every cell phone and webcam.
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Also, I invented email.
Ridiculous
Look back ten years ago at phone insurance. It was a scam and still is. You pay every month and then a flat fee if you make a claim. Anyone with phone insurance now is getting taken because with a basic Internet search and a few bucks, almost any phone can be repaired.
Last year, I actually got the opportunity to work on a friend's farm. I had the chance of combining corn and soybeans. When that combine has a problem, you call John Deere and it's an instant $100 before any work is even done. Gee, I wonder why these companies are fighting so hard.
We're making people more incompetent by restricting what people are allowed to do and making it sound dangerous. What year is this?
Keep 'em home then.
Government schools? Better start home-schooling.
Re: Yahoo committed treason against this nation.
Yahoo didn't damage the nation with it's "betrayal of trust." They were dipshits years ago. ANYONE using Yahoo in 2016 is someone that can't be trusted anyway.
Not treason.
Wrong, but so right
I agree that it becomes an arbitrary cap. There are no bandwidth issues that companies are faced with, so why make a cap and force it on people? I think t-mobile went the way of simplicity for consumers because they wouldn't know how to enable or disable it. Whether that says more for the company or stupidity if average consumer, I'm not sure. But, binge on saved me tens of thousands of dollars.
I lived in an area in central Florida where 300 megabits/s was under $100. I know it doesn't compete with Google etc, but down here, it was blazing. I decided to explore the country by building an RV and travel full time. You can see how binge on helps in this endeavor because contrary to popular belief, WiFi is NOT prevalent like you'd think.
Meanwhile, a family member moved into an area where Comcast has analog cable TV (no Internet) and AT&T controls the phone lines with $45 a month getting you 1.5 megabit per second. Turning a t-mobile phone into a hotspot nets every device connected unlimited video and music. T-mobile in this area is upwards of 40 megabits per second.
Since most people watch videos (how-to, movies, etc) tmobile is my savior. I can download podcasts too and not be affected. The fact that I can essentially have unlimited Internet from a phone, connected to a signal booster, connected to a tower, cheaper, faster, and more reliable than the one landline Internet company (at&t) is unbelievable.
This doesn't change my belief that it should have been opt-in. But I also believe that the average consumer is technologically stupid (I am in that field, I see it). My morals take over. It should have been opt in, with one hell of a campaign to explain what it is and how it works.
Sorry for any errors. My thumbs feel tired.
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Shotty software, always bad PR, inflated prices for certain countries, etc. Why haven't they been on the Consumerist list for Corst Company in America yet? They'd be a good contender.
Years ago I was mad that Flash was being killed on mobile. Adobe took a hit with that. Now I look at Adobe and am glad they are where they are. Their DRM has always sucked, and they obviously don't care. They seem to have the corporate mentality of Electronic Arts.
If anything, this should make people hate privacy policies, it should make people read them, and it should make people really think twice about using programs they would guess have no reason to, "phone home".
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