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Originally posted by Wishimay:

I always thought the Obama Phone thing was a joke . . .

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:

The look on their faces when I say that I don't have a cell phone at all is priceless.

Call my home phone. If I'm not home leave a message. If you're too good for that, fuck you. Period.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:


Nobody has to have it.
Freeing yourself from a cell phone is like a dog kicking off its collar.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Nobody has to have it.
Freeing yourself from a cell phone is like a dog kicking off its collar.

I'm one of only probably 2,000 35 year old males without a cell phone in America today.

We are more free than you could ever imagine.

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Originally posted by JO753:


Free to get home and hear a messaj from 1/4 mile away from where you were and now you gotta drive 20 milez to get back there during rush hour. With the return trip, it will only be 2 hourz plus gas thats wasted. Freedom!

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Originally posted by Wishimay:
I always thought the Obama Phone thing was a joke, but I guess it's nice that the low income in this country can have an extra burner phone when they can't find their IPhone that they left up in da club last night.

That's a fine program.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
so low income citizens wold not become disenfranchised as a result of the decline of the landline phone. Of course such a fine idea needed to be hijacked by Obama as his own.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
so low income citizens wold not become disenfranchised as a result of the decline of the landline phone. Of course such a fine idea needed to be hijacked by Obama as his own.

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Seems to me that phone service programs belong in the time of Reagan. I would think internet access would best serve the low income now?

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Originally posted by JO753:
...911 quite a few timez.

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Originally posted by Wishimay:

I always thought the Obama Phone thing was a joke . . .

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The Federal Communication Commission implemented the Lifeline benefit program for income-eligible consumers in 1984. Isn't that before Obama was born? www.fcc.gov/lifeline

That program had two parts: Lifeline Assistance, which
provided discounts on basic monthly landline telephone service at the primary residence of qualified telephone subscribers, and Lifeline Link-Up, which provided discounts on the initial installation fee for landline telephone service at the primary residence of qualified telephone subscribers.

As cell phone usage has increased and cell phone service fees have dropped, the Lifeline program has been expanded to include wireless technology. Prepaid cell phone companies have spun off government-approved subsidiaries (such as Safelink Wireless, Assurance Wireless, and Reachout Wireless) to specialize in providing Lifeline-covered telephone services to qualifying participants. www.lifelinesupport.org/ls/eligibility/default.aspx

From that basic framework, rumors have circulated, claiming that "the Obama administration created a program to give free cell phones paid for by taxpayer money to welfare recipients." All the elements of such statements are erroneous or exaggerated. www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/cellphone.asp

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Great explanation.................my guess those rumors started at Fox, but I don't know that for a fact. SGG

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Originally posted by JO753:

Free to get home and hear a messaj from 1/4 mile away from where you were and now you gotta drive 20 milez to get back there during rush hour. With the return trip, it will only be 2 hourz plus gas thats wasted. Freedom!

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Originally posted by JO753:
I dont know about skype, but youre rong about Majik Jack.

I hav Ooma, wich iz also a VOIP fone and hav called 911 quite a few timez.

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DUZ XaT SEM RiT TQ YQ? - Jubal Early

http://www.nooalf.com

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:

There's 0% chance that I couldn't dial 911 right now.

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Originally posted by JO753:
My mom iz not in good shape, so needz to go to the hospital fairly often.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
so low income citizens wold not become disenfranchised as a result of the decline of the landline phone. Of course such a fine idea needed to be hijacked by Obama as his own.

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Seems to me that phone service programs belong in the time of Reagan. I would think internet access would best serve the low income now?

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There's 0% chance that I couldn't dial 911 right now.

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While “911” is easy to remember, there is another choice. Add the direct number for Police Dispatch to your phone memory.

VoIP Limitations www.ellago-tx.com/165/VoIP-Phone-Services-Notice
Consumers are trading in their traditional phone service for Internet telephone service due to low costs and unlimited calling packages. Unfortunately, many citizens are not aware of the following limitations of this type of phone service as it applies to 911 emergency calling:

911 service may not be offered at all and may need to be activated if available.
Even when activated, emergency calls will not go directly into the 911 system, but to nonemergency administrative lines at the dispatch call center.
911 dispatchers may not have the capability to identify the caller's location or call back number.
If the power is out, VoIP telephone service may also be out.
If a VoIP adapter is used in a location outside of the home, 911 may not work.

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

If you meant "time of the ending of hardline phones, transitioning to wireless phones" which was the purpose of Reagan's program, then you would be correct. Not sure if that was what you meant, though.

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If you meant "time of the ending of hardline phones, transitioning to wireless phones" which was the purpose of Reagan's program, then you would be correct. Not sure if that was what you meant, though.

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NO, I meant that for the low income free internet would probably be more beneficial than free phone.
Internet= information, jobs, social media, education, online training, social services, foodbanks, ect. Things that could possibly help them NOT be low income.

Landline= talkie talkie and 911.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:


If I ever "take the easy way out", I'll do it like my uncle did with a bunch of plastic sheeting being my last purchase before the money ran out to make the cleanup easy, and as a courtesy let somebody know they might want to check the garage at their earliest convenience.

In the 36 years I've been alive, I've never once dialed 911. I'm willing to spin the roulette wheel for at least another two decades if it means $20,000 worth of savings. :)

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
That's actually a good idea.
SGG

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Originally posted by 1kiki:
"All you need for 911 iz a cell fone.'


I just want to point out that anywhere in CA if you dial 911 from your cell phone you'll be connected to the CHP, not the local 911 call center. Since I've had to dial 911 from my cell phone a few times, I can attest that my experience has been mostly negative - with major accidents, fires or other events swamping the system. If you're depending on timely assistance from your 911 cell phone call, you have a good chance of getting a busy signal for 20 minutes or more.

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Originally posted by Wishimay:
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/obama-focus-economy-visit-choctaw-nation-
071632300--politics.html

Wow. Ok. Who here works for the Obama Administration, because this is like the third time I make a suggestion and within weeks it happens????

Remember when I said they should give Ebola to Isis and it happened?

Now, they just need to point China into war with N. Korea and my evil plans for fixing the planet will finish stage one...

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

Overbearing evil Communist empire warring with it's obedient evil Communist puppet regime? How's that work?

You thought of that after the Christians warring against Christians template was imported to the Muslims warring against Muslims plan?

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Originally posted by Wishimay:
Stage Two is imposing drastic population control on any area with high crime rates. All people in those areas would have the option of relocation or sterilization.

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Step Five means getting rid of Daylight savings.

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Maybe it would just be easier to find a new planet...

Click the link to go to a new planet.


http://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/20140304-how-big-is-space-interactiv
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
So, having scrolled thru the thread, I takes it that ...

There is no such thing as an "Obama phone"?

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JEWELSF- we have something in common: I used to live in the Manchester/Inglewood area!

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Originally posted by Wishimay:


Seems to me that phone service programs belong in the time of Reagan. I would think internet access would best serve the low income now?

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Originally posted by JO753:
All you need for 911 iz a cell fone. You dont need a contract with any carrier at all. I woud keep an old wun in my glove compartment, exept my car woud kill it in a week. (anything that keeps time)

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so low income citizens wold not become disenfranchised as a result of the decline of the landline phone. Of course such a fine idea needed to be hijacked by Obama as his own.

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Seems to me that phone service programs belong in the time of Reagan. I would think internet access would best serve the low income now?

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If you meant "time of the ending of hardline phones, transitioning to wireless phones" which was the purpose of Reagan's program, then you would be correct. Not sure if that was what you meant, though.

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Compared to about $10 or $30. For LOW INCOME people.
Sure, you are really a genius. Why didn't everybody else think of this? Why have not the low income populations pounced on such a brilliant idea as this? The ability to waste gobs of money on useless gadgets and trinkets is lost upon the LOW INCOME unwashed.

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