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Category Archives: Customer satisfaction
Situation with Cingular is almost straightened out
I previously wrote about problems with switching to a Cingular FamilyTalk rate plan. The gist was that because I was a former AT&TWS customer, I had to upgrade my phone, or at least the SIM card, in order to switch … Continue reading
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More Cingular customer service stupidity
I wanted to add a second line to my cellular account, using Cingular’s “Nation 1400 FamilyTalk w/ Rollover” plan. Naturally I had to get a second phone, so I ordered one from them. My existing phone is a Palm Treo … Continue reading
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AC adapters for laptop from GetPartsOnline.com
I wanted two extra AC adapters for an HP Pavilion dv5210us laptop computer. HP and all the usual places wanted around $70-80. But a Google search for the part number turned up GetPartsOnline.com, which has genuine HP adapters in stock … Continue reading
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Printing on CDs/DVDs with Epson Stylus Photo R300
Last December I bought an Epson Stylus Photo R300 inkjet printer, because it was on sale for under $80, and it can print directly onto printable CDs and DVDs. I didn’t actually get around to using it for that until … Continue reading
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New air conditioner
Two years ago I bought a Soleus MAC-12K 12,000 BTU/hr portable air conditioner. It also had an electric heating element. The first year it worked fine. This past winter the heater wouldn’t work; perhaps the heating element burned out, or … Continue reading
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CostCentral: ✫✫✫✫✫
I needed some HP number 10 ink cartridges and printheads for an HP 2500C wide-carriage inkjet printer. Google turned up a number of sites offering good pricing. CostCentral had very nearly the best prices, and their web site confirmed that … Continue reading
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