Isn't the 250 MB based on how much data is going back and forth? How can they give a time estimate?
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Vortex - Feb 10, 2010 12:43:43 pm PST #12773 of 25501
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meara - Feb 10, 2010 12:51:00 pm PST #12774 of 25501
I just checked in my phone. I mostly use Borg, lj, and facebook, with some reading of nytimes thrown in. But I admit, I do it a LOT all day long this month, since I've been traveling. I've used 107 mb this month so far (my billing cycle starts on the 1st). According to last months bill I used 262 for the month.
tommyrot - Feb 10, 2010 12:53:47 pm PST #12775 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Isn't the 250 MB based on how much data is going back and forth? How can they give a time estimate?
They take the average time for a room full of monkeys?
NoiseDesign - Feb 10, 2010 1:10:37 pm PST #12776 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Last time I checked the Virgin Mobile prepaid mobile broadband didn't work on Macs. Don't know if that's important to you.
I have a Verizon MiFi with a 5 GB plan, and with moderate use I've been surprised at how much time that actually equals. Consider that a CD full of uncompressed music is 700 MB, so you can actually do quite a bit of light surfing within 250 MB.
tommyrot - Feb 10, 2010 1:37:27 pm PST #12777 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Last time I checked the Virgin Mobile prepaid mobile broadband didn't work on Macs.
Currently they say it does.
omnis_audis - Feb 10, 2010 4:16:42 pm PST #12778 of 25501
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Liese S. - Feb 10, 2010 8:10:36 pm PST #12779 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Really? I bump up against the 5 gig limit all the time. Although that`s our only connectivity, other than the phone. Which is unlimited data and worth it even though I`m so much more limited in what I can do, especially on this pseudo smartphone.
NoiseDesign - Feb 10, 2010 9:47:48 pm PST #12780 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, 5 GB would never work for a primary connection for me. This is strictly for on site work and when I'm away from WiFi.
tommyrot - Feb 11, 2010 5:46:38 am PST #12781 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm leaning towards getting the Virgin prepaid mobile broadband thingie (unless anyone knows of a better alternative for this level of use).
ION,
For anyone who has a Magic Mouse - (I know ND does) - do you use "gestures" with it? Is using gestures the same as on a MacBook Pro?
I'm beginning to dislike the Microsoft Mouse on my work computer just because it can't do gestures. I'm wondering if I can convince my boss to buy a Magic Mouse for my work computer. It will make me way-more productive, right?
eta: It works (along with all the gestures) on a PC, right? Oh, and I'd need bluetooth for the PC. Crap, that'll make it more expensive. Unless I can find my bluetooth USB dongle at home....
eta²: Crap, only works with a Mac. Dunno why I thought it worked on a PC.
Jessica - Feb 11, 2010 8:47:11 am PST #12782 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset