[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FW: Realtor Makes Horror Realization While Selling House to Gen Z Buyer

[Donald Cooke]

A year ago I switched from Verizon (and previously AT&T) to "Google FI",
mainly to buy a Samsung S23 Ultra for $600 paid over two years with no
interest.

Google Fi is basically T-Mobile, which is sketchy but usable where I live
(rural Riverside County, CA), but spectacularly fast (data) in cities
including Boston, which I visit often.

It's cheaper than Verizon, but the real benefit is overseas. I figure I
saved $240 in two Europe trips last year: free phone and data, with no
speed throttling. Verizon would have charged $10 a day and after 600MB of
data per day cut the speed down to approximately that of a 300-baud modem.


Don Cooke, Site 523, 603.219.9259


On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 6:32 PM John P. Rudy via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
wrote:

> I had Verizon for cell and a few years ago, by surprise, my bill came from
> Comcast.  Apparently a deal between the two
>
>
>
> *From:* LCTG <lctg-bounces+jjrudy1=comcast.net at lists.toku.us> *On Behalf
> Of *Drew King (dking65--- via LCTG
> *Sent:* Friday, February 23, 2024 8:45 PM
> *To:* carllazarus at comcast.net; carllazarus--- via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>;
> rosesta at gmail.com; 'Lex Computer Group' <lctg at lists.toku.us>
> *Subject:* Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FW: Realtor Makes Horror
> Realization While Selling House to Gen Z Buyer
>
>
>
> Comcast is a reseller for Verizon service so you would still be using the
> Verizon towers to make your phone calls. You would just be paying Comcast
> versus Verizon for similar service. If you have the money you can get far
> superior service directly from Verizon. They have plans with lots of fast
> data that you can't get from Comcast.
>
> I went a similar route a few years ago. I am a convert from Verizon
> corporate to visible which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon. My
> total cellular bill is $ $35 All In and they even have a $25 plan with no
> extra fees. And I have access to Verizon's Ultra wideband 5G service.
>
> The main reason why I went the route I did rather than going with Comcast
> was I want to be able to use my phone as a hotspot for data should my
> Comcast internet service go out and Comcast doesn't offer a reasonable
> Hotspot data sharing plan.
>
> For those who are frequent International Travelers that need to bring
> their cell phones with them to Europe for example are best off sticking
> with Verizon proper because I know for a fact that my company doesn't
> support using my phone abroad even though it's Verizon.
>
> --
> Drew King
>
>
>
> On February 23, 2024 8:30:27 PM EST, carllazarus--- via LCTG <
> lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
>
> I haven’t had a POTs line in many years, but I consider my Comcast
> Internet phone service to be a landline.  Maybe we should talk of home
> phones and personal phones.
>
> Fortunately, I do have good cellular service from Verizon.  Although
> Comcast keeps telling me I would save money by switching to their cellular
> service, I like the idea of having two very separate phone carriers for
> reliability.  It is a belt-and-suspenders philosophy.
>
> -- Carl
>
>
>
> *From:* rosesta at gmail.com <rosesta at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, February 23, 2024 5:54 PM
> *To:* carllazarus at comcast.net; 'Lex Computer Group' <lctg at lists.toku.us>
> *Subject:* RE: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FW: Realtor Makes Horror
> Realization While Selling House to Gen Z Buyer
>
>
>
> Funny because just this morning I heard on TV that landlines are beginning
> to make a comeback because GenZ thinks they are neat!
>
>
>
> I always thought of landlines as meaning a copper wire POTS line, but
> AT&T, which provides the local landline service here in Charlotte, won’t
> give you a POTS line anymore. My POTS line broke a couple months ago and
> they told me they weren’t supporting or fixing them anymore because they
> want everyone who has one to move to Internet/IP service. So, is an
> Internet/IP phone still a “landline” or a “home line”?
>
>
>
> I actually wish I had a POTS line so I don’t lose service when I have an
> Internet or power outage. Unfortunately, cell service from all three
> carriers is terrible on my street so I need a booster that works off of my
> Internet service. So, when I lose Internet, I lose both the landline and
> service.
>
>
>
> Stan
>
>
>
> *From:* LCTG <lctg-bounces+rosesta=gmail.com at lists.toku.us> *On Behalf Of
> *carllazarus--- via LCTG
> *Sent:* Friday, February 23, 2024 5:36 PM
> *To:* 'Lex Computer Group' <lctg at lists.toku.us>
> *Subject:* [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FW: Realtor Makes Horror
> Realization While Selling House to Gen Z Buyer
>
>
>
> Realtor found his Gen Z client doesn’t have a concept of a landline.
>
>
> https://www.newsweek.com/realtors-horror-realization-gen-z-buyer-1870723
>
>
>
> -- Carl
>
>
>
> Carl Lazarus
>
> H: 617-964-7241
>
> carllazarus at comcast.net
>
>
>
>
>
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