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dcawrey
dcawrey
3/26/2017 4:10:51 PM
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Re: Not surprising
@mpouraryan For the most part there are no contracts but instead there are device payment plans. 

I think those are pretty close to being contracts anyways - you can't really break making those device payments. 

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mpouraryan
mpouraryan
3/26/2017 11:11:32 AM
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Re: Not surprising
What you've underscored is what is fundamental:  The need to be educated and be aware and have the matter in our own hands--that's crucial.    

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mpouraryan
mpouraryan
3/26/2017 11:06:47 AM
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Re: Not surprising
..and If I may humbly expand on this, whether the young will embrace--and whether the older generation will also because everyone has to matter no matter what their age bracket is.....

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JohnBarnes
JohnBarnes
3/26/2017 10:49:58 AM
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Re: Not surprising
Ariella, Mike Pouraryan, You've just hit on a hotspot in the research about self training systems: do younger people experience more success because 1) they are more flexible so they respond better to exploring than to lists of directions? 2) self teaching protocols are the main ones they have encountered so they don't try (and are not confused by) other ways of learning? 3) expectations are lower so they don't try to do more difficult things? 4) their idea of how to accomplish things has been conditioned by the methodical approach of programmers, so they actually think better and more clearly about what they are trying to do? There is evidence for all of the above.

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Ariella
Ariella
3/26/2017 10:41:25 AM
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Re: Not surprising
@mpouraryan Right now I'm on a plan with 90 days. You do have to renew before the expiration, or else lose the balance. It's not something I've ever done, though some people in my household who shall remain nameless have let their balance replenishment lapse and so lost the balances. It also does allow a one-time payment of $100 (plus tax and fees) to keep the balance current for a whole year. 

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mpouraryan
mpouraryan
3/26/2017 10:27:50 AM
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Re: Not surprising
Technology keeps people young--it is part of the transformation process that can continue to help drive sales for tech providers--right?  

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mpouraryan
mpouraryan
3/26/2017 10:18:59 AM
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Re: Not surprising
You have to be careful, though, that you have 60 days to clear out your balance or else you will lose it--it happened to be with my GO Phone.   

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Ariella
Ariella
3/26/2017 10:17:26 AM
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Re: Not surprising
@mpourarayn True, thjough not all deals are avilable in all areas. The really cheap deals for unlimited talk, text, etc. one sees advertised, for example, are never available in our location. AT&T pay as you go is a pretty good option for me. I find I even have a balance to carry forward, something it does allow users to do.

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mpouraryan
mpouraryan
3/26/2017 10:10:30 AM
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Re: Not surprising
As you know, there are a number of service providers who do not have "contracts" anymore. The changes are frankly dizzying to be witness to. 

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Ariella
Ariella
3/26/2017 10:06:06 AM
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Re: Not surprising
@mpuorayran I use a flip phone as a Go Phone. We also have people using smartphones as Go Phones. For those who are not such heavy phone users and who use their computers or laptops or even tablets for more involved processes, it doesn't necessarily make economic sense to take on a contract for unlimited minutes each month. 

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