Cidu Bill on Jan 13th 2010
Filed in Arlo Page, Bill Bickel, Zits, cell phones, comic strips, comics, comics that made us laugh out loud, humor, lol | 21 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Dec 7th 2009
Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Zits, cell phones, comic strips, comics, humor | 12 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Dec 7th 2009
Can anybody offer a yay or nay on the iPhone? Worthwhile or just a lot of hype? Or are there similar phones that are better but not as high-profile? And is it better to get them through Apple stores, AT&T stores, or either of their websites?
In case anybody’s wondering, my ongoing problem with Sprint is now an incredible five months old and apparently no closer to resolution. Or more precisely, it was resolved three times, with supervisors apologizing and promising to fix my account (or telling me they’d already done so), and when the next bill comes I see nothing’s been corrected. One supervisor finally told me I could cancel my account without paying an early termination fee — which I clearly could have done months ago, thank you very much, but I’d rather hold them to their end of the contract. Or they can pay me an early termination fee, which I think is perfectly fair.
Anyway, thanks for any guidance y’all can offer.
Filed in Bill Bickel, cell phones, iPhone | 31 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Sep 19th 2009
(and by “Sprint” I could, of course, just as easily mean “Cablevision.” “Comcast,” “Verizon” or any of the other usual suspects)
Our cell phone contract came with a free data package. Sprint deleted it from my phone (though not my kids’ phones) by mistake. How they managed to do this is complicated, but suffice it to say they admitted their error and apologized for it. That being said, they now tell me I’ll have to pay to have it put back into place, plus pay a monthly fee, since once the free data package is removed — for any reason — it can’t be restored.
Umm.. no?
Clearly, this will get properly resolved; but are there enough people who’ll say “Duh… sounds reasonable to me” to make this BS even remotely cost-effective for them?
Filed in Bill Bickel, Cablevision, Comcast, Sprint, Verizon, cell phones, scams | 30 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Jul 8th 2009
My new phone looks and feels nothing like a phone, with no apparent “earpiece” or microphone. The principle, as I understand it, is that if I hold it to the side of my face and talk into it as if it were an actual phone, it will indeed function as one — the same way that as long as the Coyote believes he’s still standing on the cliff, he won’t fall.
Filed in Bill Bickel, cell phones | 14 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Jun 6th 2009
Filed in Bill Bickel, Rina Piccolo, Tina's Groove, cell phones, comic strips, comics, humor | 19 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Apr 15th 2009
Filed in Arlo and Janis, Bill Bickel, CIDU, GPS, Jimmy Johnson, Rina Piccolo, Tina's Groove, cell phones, comic strips, comics, humor | 25 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Dec 24th 2008
All month I’ve been hearing commercials about satisfying everybody on your gift list by buying them cell phones, many of which cost under $50. Of course, those <$50 phones come with a two-year service obligation running between $1500 and $2000 each.
The sheer number of radio ads suggests that there are enough people who do buy multiple cell phones as gifts, but what’s the protocol here? You buy somebody a phone as a gift and they’re stuck with a $2000 contract if they ever want to use it (though I don’t imagine the company will send out the phone at all until the contract is signed)? You actually spring for two grand for a gift you thought you be costing you just a few bucks?
Filed in Bill Bickel, Christmas, cell phones | 9 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Oct 10th 2008
to Arlo and Janis’s cell phone photo storyline:
Filed in Arlo and Janis, Bill Bickel, Jimmy Johnson, cell phones, comic strips, comics, comics that made us laugh out loud, humor, lol | 8 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Oct 9th 2008
Rick Garner sent yesterday’s Arlo and Janis as a LOL:
Filed in Arlo and Janis, Bill Bickel, Ewww, Jimmy Johnson, cell phones, comic strips, comics, comics that made us laugh out loud, humor, lol | 5 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Sep 8th 2008
Filed in Bill Bickel, Dave Coverly, Mark Parisi, Off the Mark, Pardon My Planet, Speed Bump, Vic Lee, cell phones, comic strips, comics, comics that made us laugh out loud, humor, lol | 11 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Jun 7th 2008
Filed in Arlo and Janis, CIDU, Jimmy Johnson, bikinis, cell phones, comic strips, comics, humor | 25 responses so far
Cidu Bill on May 27th 2008
Filed in Bill Bickel, For Better or For Worse, Lynn Johnston, cell phones, comic strips, comics, humor | 20 responses so far
Cidu Bill on May 14th 2008
Filed in Baldo, Bill Bickel, CIDU, cell phones, comic strips, comics, humor | 7 responses so far
Cidu Bill on May 11th 2008
Filed in Arlo and Janis, Bill Bickel, CIDU, Jimmy Johnson, cell phones, comic strips, comics, humor | 9 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Apr 28th 2008
Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Garfield, Joe Martin, cell phones, comic strips, comics, humor | 12 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Feb 13th 2008
Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Library, Unshelved, cell phones, comic strips, comics, graffiti, humor | 12 responses so far
Cidu Bill on Jan 18th 2008
Filed in Bill Bickel, Crimeweek, Drew Peterson, Stacy Peterson, cell phones, crime, missing women | No responses yet
