When should I be looking to replace my laptop battery? It used to hold a charge for websurfing at nearly 3 hours. Now it's fallen to about an hour. My warranty is up in September. Should I go ahead and replace the battery on warranty before then?
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Cashmere - Jul 30, 2007 11:14:30 am PDT #2310 of 25496
Now tagless for your comfort.
amych - Jul 30, 2007 11:16:36 am PDT #2311 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Should I go ahead and replace the battery on warranty before then?
Definitely. It'll keep going downhill, and they're stupidly expensive to pay cash for if you can get one on warranty.
Atropa - Aug 02, 2007 9:36:39 am PDT #2312 of 25496
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
So, anyone know how I can save videos from photobucket? Someone kindly linked me to some concert footage that I'd like to keep for my very own, but I have no notion of how to save stuff from photobucket. Help?
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2007 11:01:19 am PDT #2313 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Say I've picked an unlocked phone to buy, and I want to switch to T-Mobile. How are they about all that? I mean, if I go to their website I can't even see how much their internet access costs until I add one of their phones to my shopping basket.
Am I trying to pull a fast one on them? Should I get my smooth-talking game on?
Daisy Jane - Aug 02, 2007 11:05:03 am PDT #2314 of 25496
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I mean, if I go to their website I can't even see how much their internet access costs until I add one of their phones to my shopping basket.
I'm seeing Web and Apps at $5.99 a mo.
Gris - Aug 02, 2007 11:13:06 am PDT #2315 of 25496
Hey. New board.
Say I've picked an unlocked phone to buy, and I want to switch to T-Mobile. How are they about all that?
They're fine. The webstore is kind of a pain about it, but go into a store and they'll be like "Oh, SIM card only? No problem." They'll still lock you into a 1-year contract, but they're nice about it, especially if you know what features you want.
What kind of phone did you go for? Some phones can use their T-Zones internet (my Treo 680 for example) for a mere $5.99 a month unlimited, if all you need is basic web browsing stuff (it works fine as a bluetooth modem for my laptop, too).
ETA: Also, once you're signed on, the MyTMobile page works great for adding and removing features, if you want to just get a plan upfront and add the internet and whatnot later.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2007 12:14:20 pm PDT #2316 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm seeing Web and Apps at $5.99 a mo.
I couldn't find the list without pretending I was going to buy a phone.
I'm looking to get a Nokia E70, if I'm remembering model names right.
Daisy Jane - Aug 02, 2007 12:47:33 pm PDT #2317 of 25496
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I don't remember if I had to do that or not, but then, I already bought one of their phones.
dcp - Aug 02, 2007 4:54:17 pm PDT #2318 of 25496
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
So, anyone know how I can save videos from photobucket?
Firefox with the Download Helper add-on [link] can do it. You'll need an app. that can play .flv files.
DCJensen - Aug 02, 2007 8:42:01 pm PDT #2319 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.