Who is in charge I need a admin

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Anthony Slate
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:34 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Cell phone provider info

Who is in charge of the list I need the moderator


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Donald L. Roberts
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 3:56 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Cell phone provider info

Hello,

Since the majority of the posts on this list are not ham related, 
I guess, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Because of the recent discussion about cell phone providers, I 
wanted to comment as I recently changed providers.

I was previously a cingular customer and was happy with 
everything except the price.  In fact, I got a 10% discount off 
retail because the service was bundled with a package of other 
services from the phone company.  However, it was still costing 
me close to $30 per month although my wife and I seldom used more 
than 45 minutes per month.  Also, I had purchased the Talks 
software so that our phone would talk.  But the cost just was not 
justified.  So I put a for-sale sign on my phone via the internet 
and began looking for a different provider.  I should also 
mention that my wife wanted a more conventional button 
configuration on the phone's dial pad.

Since the following may look a bit like spam, I must say that my 
only interest in the following company is the $40 I spent for the 
Nokia 1100 phone which included 300 minutes of air time.  I went 
with a company called Net Ten,
www.net10.com

877-836-2368 or 877 t e n c e n t.  This is a GSM cell service 
which gives you a flat rate of ten cents per minute, no roaming, 
regardless of time of day.  They apparently have reciprocal 
agreements with other carriers as I have had no coverage 
difficulties in other areas, and, as I said, no roaming.  There 
are no real gotchas that I can find although I find it a real 
irritant that one cannot get a human to tell you how many minutes 
you have remaining, only the info on your screen.  Also, one must 
replenish minutes before the renewal date and before the minutes 
he presently has have expired.  If you do not, you lose your 
phone number.  However, unused minutes roll over when you add air 
time.  I should mention that you can determine your renewal date 
on the internet.

The phone is no frills; however, we don't care about that since 
the more exotic stuff is not accessible without expensive third 
party software.

In conclusion, there is no one size fits all when it comes to 
cell service; however, this plan seems to meet our needs very 
well, and we are not saddled with a long term contract.  Also no 
loss of unused minutes.  Comments please.

Don Roberts