Re: [H] replacing a laptop LCD

2010-09-19 Thread Gaffer
On Sunday 19 September 2010 04:13:58 Winterlight wrote: Just curious...what is the charge to replace a LCD screen? HP wants 375 for a new display and that makes it prohibitive for a laptop that was 800 14-18 months ago even if I do it.. or is does it matter where you buy the display.

Re: [H] replacing a laptop LCD

2010-09-19 Thread Gaffer
On Sunday 19 September 2010 06:43:49 David L. Gabler wrote: At 10:13 PM 9/18/2010, you wrote: Just curious...what is the charge to replace a LCD screen? HP wants 375 for a new display and that makes it prohibitive for a laptop that was 800 14-18 months ago even if I do it.. or is does it

[H] Google voice calls

2010-09-19 Thread Winterlight
Has anybody initiated calls yet from their Google voice account. I am a little confused here. You can't make calls directly from your computer with a mic/headphone setup..right? So you tell it to call a number, and then it calls you at the number you have set it up for once it has made the

Re: [H] Google voice calls

2010-09-19 Thread John
It calls you first, then makes the call. You can also use it as an old fashion calling card by dialing your own google number. There also happens to be apps for cell phones and a newer gmail feature. -Original Message- From: Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.org Sent: Sep 19, 2010

Re: [H] Google voice calls

2010-09-19 Thread Brian Weeden
GV is not VOIP - you still need a phone to make calls. GV is an advanced way of using that phone. One of the coolest things is the ability to connect multiple phones to your GV account. When people ring your GV number, you have a lot of control over what happens. You can have it ring all

Re: [H] Google voice calls

2010-09-19 Thread Winterlight
Now, if you have Gmail, GV does integrate with that and allow you to make VOIP calls. --- Brian Yes, that is what I have, and that is what I am asking. I have been using Google Voice and Gmail since the beginning of the beta, I don't need that explained... but they just activated

Re: [H] Google voice calls

2010-09-19 Thread Winterlight
At 04:23 PM 9/19/2010, you wrote: It calls you first, then makes the call. Oh, OK so by having them make the call for you, even though you are using a land line, it is seen by your phone company as a local call... do I have it right. You can also use it as an old fashion calling card by

Re: [H] Google voice calls

2010-09-19 Thread John
Yes it should be a local call to your landline. It is very much like a majority of the voip providers they try and make it a local call on both ends. I have not tried the gmail integration but it would likely let you get rid of your landline if you wanted, or at least that seems the goal.

Re: [H] Google voice calls

2010-09-19 Thread John R Steinbruner
I don't have Google Voice, just the new one that comes with Gmail.. Set it up for my mom and she loves it. She uses a headphone and mic I bought her and she can call her friends in Europe for 4-5 cents a minute instead of the 20-25 cents ATT was charging her.. She also loves calling my bro