Re: [CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-20 Thread Tom Piwowar
the phone bill cost AT$T seven bux just to send it to her. While it is distressing to think of someone sending 1,000 text messages a day, it is even more distressing to have a supposed technology company -- ATT -- be so ignorant about how the technology they sell is used. Apple handed ATT the

Re: [CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-20 Thread mike
She's not just sending text, she's getting updates for twitter. If she has two dozen friends she's watching, that could be hundreds and hundreds a day alone there. I also think, I'm not sure, but by law the telcos have to give you the option of a paper bill. AT$T lets you go all digital though

Re: [CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-20 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
They must provide you a means to receive your bill she admitted as much on TV. They do not have to account for each text message or data packet served though. Like Is aid Verizon details each phone call, but only gives me a lump sum of text and data (Believe me I do not want a complete

Re: [CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-18 Thread Steve Rigby
On Aug 18, 2007, at 12:39 AM, Eric S. Sande wrote: But from what I see every day, it's getting worse as far as motorist distraction is concerned. A young lady that I knew of, but did not know personally, killed herself while driving her car one night about a year or so ago. Her cell phone

[CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-17 Thread Tom Piwowar
They are making fun of ATT for sending out 300-page bills to iPhone users. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136068/article.html But the recipient of one of these bills claims to send 30,000 text messages a month. That's 1,000 per day, or assuming she does sleep occasionally, about 1 per

Re: [CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-17 Thread Snyder, Mark
Tom, I guess when it comes to teenage girls, that number is not too high (for them). From their point of view we are fogeys, too. Mark Snyder -Original Message- But the recipient of one of these bills claims to send 30,000 text messages a month. That's 1,000 per day, or assuming she does

Re: [CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-17 Thread mike
She's not a teenage girl. I'm surprised the PC article didn't mention who it was. If you want to hear her talk about it, listen to the latest macbreak weekly with Leo. http://www.justin.tv/ijustineThat's one of the ways to see her. She said on macbreak that the phone bill cost AT$T seven

Re: [CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-17 Thread Daniel Else
They featured her on All Things Considered last evening (she was jabbering away while driving down the highway). She is a life blogger, and one wonders (a) why and (b) why anyone else would be interested in putting her and her doings on line. Are there perhaps more interesting things to do with

Re: [CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-17 Thread mike
After listening to her on TWIT, the truly frightening thing is she admited to talking and texting on the iPhone while driving. How long till the inevitable twitter update 'I just got in a car accident, back later.' Mike On 8/17/07, Daniel Else [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They featured her on All

Re: [CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-17 Thread Steve Rigby
On Aug 17, 2007, at 2:39 PM, mike wrote: After listening to her on TWIT, the truly frightening thing is she admited to talking and texting on the iPhone while driving. Actually this is common behavior, and also sad in a very frightening way. To be distracted by various visual and audible

Re: [CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-17 Thread John DeCarlo
On 8/18/07, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually this is common behavior, and also sad in a very frightening way. To be distracted by various visual and audible devices while driving no longer appears to be an issue of concern for most motorists. I agree. I regularly see people

Re: [CGUYS] 30,000 Text Messages a Month?

2007-08-17 Thread Eric S. Sande
Actually this is common behavior, and also sad in a very frightening way. Yes. I could point out that DC has a law that prohibits use of handheld cell phones when driving. It isn't, and can't be enforced. I've bicycle commuted in downtown DC for 6 years, daily, and obeyed the traffic laws.