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

Fri Feb 23 19:07:39 PST 2024

T-Mobile and AT&T use technology that is more friendly in Europe than Verizon. 

A friend of mine here in Sarasota spent several months living in Paris a year ago and came home with enormous Verizon phone bill.

It's ridiculous how much they charge.

I suggested that he get a local plan when he is going to be out of the country for 6 months to a year. The problem is he uses two Factor Authentication for his Banking and you need to be able to receive an SMS text message from some of the banks or you can't get into your account. My bank is like that they don't offer support for authenticator apps that only require internet access. Without my Us phone number I couldn't log into my bank if I were abroad.

-- 
Drew King

On February 23, 2024 9:51:08 PM EST, Donald Cooke <doncooke2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>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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