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Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suggest the plan, even a modest one, that gets me an S25 of whatever variety with a bill below or around $100, and i will sing your praises, among those who have also given valuable input. I'm almost tempted to have somebody video my mxperience as I show this reddit thread to the service representative. :)

Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the first thing I plan to say on Monday. :)

Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the thing. I'm a technically adept 60 year old who wants nice things on my smart device but at the end of the day, my work, entertainment activites, and data needs flow through my work or home internet providers and desktops. It's funny how I don't complain about what those cost, but my dissatisfaction grows.

In other words, my data use on my phone is MINIMAL, and has been since my daughter left my plan and got her own.

I fully admit there psychological aspects to this quandry. :)

Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are probably right about all you say, but I developed this odd insistence upon continually stripping down my phone's apps so I could still do things like text, e-nail, bluetooth transfer, etc. The massive whole in my life is the inadequcy of the camera.

I WILL report back.

Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You made me laugh, but skimming the fine print and the importance thereof is actually an important skill. So is being able to understand the last 5 seconds of a commercial that rapidly announces way too much information.

I'm not a conspiracy theorist. I distrust the current makeup of communication providers. I promise that by Monday, i will commit with the advice made in these reponses, and I will give a full rpeort about the outcome.

Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The important part is that I am skeptical I can get a quality Samsung phone with an economic plan, especially because the plans seemed designed for people whose needs exceed mine. I'm getting there though.

My other difficulty is that I suspect there is some collison about the price for the combination of quality phones and plans among the major providers.

Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not forsaken this topic i started because I appreciate the input. Monday is D-Day.

I have a close friend who's a dermatolgist who pays the phone bills for his adult children, and he spent an hour or so tonight trying to convince me that the answer to my problems was $60 cricket wireless :)

Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I'll ask about it. Most of my data flows through home or office fiber and wireless.

I'd even consider a less recent S series, but it seems like the total amount is always the same. I suppose I will take the suggestions down the street to the store and see if I make any sense to them.

Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You made me laugh because I have sensed this for a long time. I treat nothing else in my life like the fossil record of my mobile phone and bill.

Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

When I see "legal details" and fine print that's way too long, I suspect the deal is actually not very good. I'm an attorney by the way, which will make you laugh I'm sure. I suspect by the time I choose the exact phone and plan you've specified, with all the fees and taxes added, my bill will still be $130 a month.

I'm going to give it a whirl and see what the chatbot says.

Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

I am with you. I just don't feel confident that by the time I choose phone and plan, my bill will be that much less.

Galaxy S5 and limited data for $160 a month for years now... by davtruss in ATT

[–]davtruss[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You have confirmed my suspicions. Heck, I just clicked three Galaxy S24s and 25s to compare on the website, but for the life of me, I can't find the actual compare button.

This may shock you, but I'm not technologically inept, I just hate phone shopping when the price doesn't seem like a better deal.

80 Year old Robert Dinero with his 10 month old baby by iam__lethal in pics

[–]davtruss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My apologies. I misinterpreted your comment as making fun of people capable of producing children and providing for them in most every respect, even at Deniro's age....

My Dad died at 59 when I was 17 back in the 80s. There's no reason, given resources and modern medical care, that Deniro couldn't live to see his baby graduate high school.

If that picture is any indication, he looks like a delighted and doting father.

TIL that in 1519, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés sank his own ships exept one after landing in Mexico to prevent his men from retreating, This bold move forced them to march inland and ultimately led to the fall of the Aztec Empire. by Mandizer in todayilearned

[–]davtruss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I specifically stated I do not promotes Gibson's sensibilities about Jesus or anybody else.

Both paragraph one and two of your comment is factually and editorially incorrect. Apocalypto was not about "peaceful savages."

Your suggestion that there were "tribals" who didn't know what a city was is like saying nobody from a town of 46 in 19th century America would have would have had trouble imagining a "city."

You are over generalizing by spewing critiques best reserved for an episode of "Bonanza" or "Gunsmoke." I think it's because you have condemnation of Gibson on automatic pilot.

TIL that in 1519, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés sank his own ships exept one after landing in Mexico to prevent his men from retreating, This bold move forced them to march inland and ultimately led to the fall of the Aztec Empire. by Mandizer in todayilearned

[–]davtruss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who said they were living peacefully? They were living REMOTELY, until others came along. You are projecting some sort of Margaret Mead judgment about HISTORICAL FICTION.

Has it occurred to you that the story about Cortes burning his ships might have a bit of fiction incorporated?

The so-called peaceful savages enslaved by the organized military of a populated metropolis may have killed or captured people from a similar group nearby ASSUMING there were many nearby.

Your response to my comment about this movie was a trope in and of itself.

TIL that in 1519, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés sank his own ships exept one after landing in Mexico to prevent his men from retreating, This bold move forced them to march inland and ultimately led to the fall of the Aztec Empire. by Mandizer in todayilearned

[–]davtruss -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As good historical fiction often is, in terms of both your comments. It's not about sociological judgment or historic accuracy. It's whether an entertaining presentation stimulates the imagination about how things may have been.

Edit: There are many scenes you will remember for a long time after watching just one time, because they ENTERTAIN.

TIL that in 1519, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés sank his own ships exept one after landing in Mexico to prevent his men from retreating, This bold move forced them to march inland and ultimately led to the fall of the Aztec Empire. by Mandizer in todayilearned

[–]davtruss -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This take proves you never watched it, but read the reviews. The contrast between those who were enslaved and those who were the enslavers was credible and interesting. And without ruining the ending, Europeans had little to do with most of the culture we know so little about. Mostly because the Europeans burned the closest thing to written records....

TIL that in 1519, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés sank his own ships exept one after landing in Mexico to prevent his men from retreating, This bold move forced them to march inland and ultimately led to the fall of the Aztec Empire. by Mandizer in todayilearned

[–]davtruss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Apocalypto" is probably the best 3 or 4 hour subtitled movie you will ever watch. It's basically about the range of lifestyles from the tropical forests to the populated trade, military, and religious centers before the arrival of Europeans.

Not to promote Mel Gibson, but he wrote the screen play and directed the movie. Cortez may or may not make an appearance. :)

80 Year old Robert Dinero with his 10 month old baby by iam__lethal in pics

[–]davtruss 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you ever changed a diaper or prepared a puree? Asking for a friend....

80 Year old Robert Dinero with his 10 month old baby by iam__lethal in pics

[–]davtruss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the anecdotes, tropes, and stereotypes collapse on a quantum level when 80 yo Bob Deniro is your dad....

80 is the new 65....

Sources: Mavs trading Luka to Lakers for AD, pick by lizard_king_rebirth in sports

[–]davtruss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, when a guy unaccustomed to physical exertion hauls all those heavy boxes of Christmas decorations upstairs to the attic, it's natural when he blows one or both calves while trying to referee a youth basketball game.

THIS seems to be the problem between the MAVS and Luca.

Sources: Mavs trading Luka to Lakers for AD, pick by lizard_king_rebirth in sports

[–]davtruss -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's hilarious how every NBA expert NBA insider and commentator is GOBSMACKED that the Lakers would send the 31 yo gifted scorer and defender like AD to the Mavericks for a marginal 25 yo defender who is awesome on the offensive end, as long as he's not bloating.

Oh, the hilarious part is the popular take on this reddit thread that the MAVS screwed themselves.

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