Looks like Comcast starts monitoring internet usage in October. Has anyone here ever been
Posted By: DSMT on 2008-09-13
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contacted about excessive usage from Comcast.
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From what I have read, their policy relates to donwloads, says it is equal to downloading 4 full-length videos per day before it is considered"excessive usage." I asked my employer about it and was told it would not affect us as all we do is exchange info with our servers. So unless you do a lot of actual dowloading, it should have no effect.
Anybody see the new thing now that internet companies including Comcast are going to monitor monthly
internet usage.
I HATE CELL PHONE USAGE TOO....sm
the bane of the world - that fricken fracken cell phone - one day I had to listen to a stranger describing the bowel habits of his dog....HATE THIS GADGET........
Checking for drug usage in unemployed
Just seeing where a senator from Florida wanting to have mandatory drug tests for people who want to apply for unemployment money. I think this is a great idea, what about you?
And someone is in your home monitoring all this?
If a child should accidentally fall off to sleep, are you arrested? Give me a break.
I was thinking of a video monitoring
where you could perhaps view on your t.v. or something. Don't know how your mom would feel about her activities being viewed constantly, but it offers video and audio, and they have other products available. When I searched I put something about 'monitor yourself', and looked like there were some other good hits too. Hope this helps, and good luck!
http://www.homesecuritystore.com/ezstore123/DTProductZoom.asp?productID=1154
FYI: Leave the board monitoring to us, please. NM
Goldbird
i'm 35, will be 36 in october. my mom sm
went through menopause in her early 40s. i don't know now long perimenopause lasts. i have normal periods, but mood swings, feel worthless sometimes. i just want to have my strong willed mind back like i used to have. thanks
Schools have people across the county monitoring weather sm
to assess delays and closings. If there was legitimate fog, the school would be aware of it.
If it wasn't excused, it likely was A) not significant enough to cause any major delay or B) nonexistent.
Think, people.
There are from Hawaii, going in October nm
back around October
I said (along with many others, I know) that they needed to bailout consumers. I later read this article: http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Real-Bailout-Needed-is-by-Steven-Leser-081227-715.html
along with the follow-up where some of the responses to the first article are addressed: http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Real-Bailout-Needed-is-by-Steven-Leser-090104-322.html
Personally, I am not for giving anyone a free ride, but least of all the lenders that are largely responsible for the housing/financial crisis we are all faced with. I pay my mortgage and other bills on time, but with the economy the way it is, I fear that I may not be able to continue doing this (my husband is one of the many whose companies are now requesting employees take one day off per week without pay, and I have been less than fully employed for too long now, mainly due to some family issues that arose a while back, but now with the job market not so hot). Anyway, with the idea proposed in the above linked articles, it would help many, many Americans who are having a hard time, as well as those who made s t u p i d/greedy mistakes, etc., and at the same time the banks/creditors would be getting their money in the form of consumers paying their debts with bailout money (opt in or out), but paying it back, at least partially. IMO, it is a much better plan than what is currently being debated, but with the prospect of much of the money being paid back (by the taxpayers who accept bailout money as well as taxes paid by banks/creditors on the money they receive, etc.), also allowing for many of the things that the government is proposing to still be done.
Another thing I have long been a proponent of is legalization/taxation of marijuana/hemp. Apparently, Americans utilizing the Citizen's Briefing Book at change.gov (http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/ideas/viewIdea.apexp?id=087800000004lrP#comments)overwhelmingly believe that this would have a major positive impact on our economy. Not only was it THE MOST POPULAR idea, but there were many other similar ideas posted that received a large number of votes (I think another similar idea was 3rd or 4th on the list of most popular ideas submitted), and there were many similar ideas posted that received lots of votes. I think that they should have left the briefing book open for idea submission and voting for a longer time (or even ongoing). I was not even aware of its existence until a couple of days before it ended, and did not realize how quickly they were going to end it, so when I decided to register, submit, and vote it was too late.
I went through the same thing back in October- sm
However our debt situation was a bit worse, had $90K on cards that he knew nothing about. I paid all the bills on time so no issues there, just could not pay them off obviously. I was robbing Peter to pay Paul, as he put it when I finally confessed all, I was running a ponzi scheme with our own finances. I picked a day when the kids were at school and he was off work, some obscure holiday in October, and wrote it all out in a letter, then I handed him the letter and told him to read it, and drove down to the store to avoid any fallout. He called me 5 minutes later, I went home and we hashed it all out. Luckily we were in the position to pay all his cards off by borrowing against the 401K, which everyone screams not to, but we did and have done loans against it before which we pay back in five years by automatic withdrawal that his work manages--I still have mine to deal with, had 3 in hardship plans, now 2, rest are up to date but slow to make a dent obviously, going to consolidate though, need to get off my butt and get that done. But you have to tell him, believe me I did not want to tell my DH, I was terrified, thought he'd go off the deep end, try to kill me maybe, divorce me for sure, etc. I remember telling my friends what I wanted him to do when I told him, they (and I) all thought that a good outcome was not going to happen. Miracle of miracles it did. He has been great. Our marriage has actually gotten better. He has only had a couple breakdowns of being super mad at me, and has not made my life living H*E*L*L like I thought he would . I still handle the money which is probably not a good thing but he can still look at everything anytime he wants to. Things are not perfect financially but I do my best to pay with cash for everything and use our now clear cards for small purchases which I pay off each month so we can get his credit back to a great standing. We have no need for any loans at present luckily and in five years the 401K will be paid back, and our house will be paid off by then as well, and all this will be a bad memory. -- So just pick a quiet time to tell him, write it all down if you have to so you stay calm and focused, no pointing fingers, and lay it all out, no point in holding anything back. He will be upset but your issues really are not that bad when you look at the mess many others are in (including me). Waiting a year and working on cleaning up your credit is not the end of the world, it will give you a year to save up more of a downpayment hopefully, need 20% probably, so that may take you more than a year to get together anyway. Good luck.
I have Comcast and am having the same problem. NM
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For those that have comcast e-mail
I have a question. I have two e-mail accounts, one is Yahoo and the other is Comcast. I received e-mail through both. My Yahoo account will notify me with a pop-up that I have mail. Comcast doesn't. Is there a way I can set it to notify me when I receive e-mail? TIA
Thank God for "On Demand" with Comcast.
That way, I can keep caught up! Scrubs never gets old!! I LOVE that show!!
Sunny, gorgeous October day in Cali - (guess that's
Yes, I get a blank when I go to read post. I'm with Comcast. nm
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Comcast apparently broadcast something in superbowl and now
they are apologizing for it and saying they are giving $10.00 back to each household because of this. Who knows what they are talking about? I don’t - thanks
My hair stylist last October got a tiny darling baby Daschund and SM
a huge hawk was constantly circling around every time she let him out in the yard. Her neighbor was concerned as well. Little Rusty is somewhat bigger now and nothing happened, but I know for sure that the bird had his eye on a very nice dinner. Like you said, they have to eat, but nature can be cruel sometimes.
Moderator needs to see, unable to read posts and I am with Bellsouth, not comcast
Nothing here I guess
don't know about the 12 day thing, but to me it starts--sm
the day after thanksgiving and does not end until new years day. that is long enough. by the time Christmas gets here, everybody is snapping at each other and being all rude and hateful, and then acting like everything is hunky dorie on Christmas day. By the time new years rolls around, everybody's attitudes gets back to normal. again, can't wait til it is over! JMO
After school starts usually vacations end. nm
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Youngest DD had two starts and stops sm
before she got really started. Don't think I would worry.
About the same time he starts wearing a bra . . . NM
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If he starts by helping himself, I will jump in. He saw
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Although still working, SS for me starts in April
so does it say when you would have to be drawing it before you are available for the $250.00? Thanks.
walmart has a good one on sale for $398 starts from 11/5 to 11/15. nm
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Season 6 starts mid-January - the 15th maybe? (sm)
There have been commercials on FOX but cannot recall the date - you can watch the trailer at FOX and the date is probably there also but couldn't find on my quick search. I'm having serious withdrawal myself :(
Christmas starts on the evening of 12/24, not the day after T-giving
I'm Roman Catholic, and we celebrate Christmas until the epiphany. So our decorations are up until then.
I also remember a friend of mine who lived in upstate NY. She said that they had a local tradition where she lived that said they left decorations up until Presidents Day. She was the only person who ever told me that one, so I don't know if that's so.
Yep, it starts in kindergarten and ends at MT Stars
American Idol starts tonight! Any fans?
I always love to watch the auditions. They are so funny!
Katie, Kendall, Kara Ann, Kennedy. My name starts with sm
K and so does my husband and son, though I will not say what they are here...:) We are a K family, too!
Of course, being from the south, I LOVE double names like Katie Ann, Sara Grace, Grace Ann, etc. Love it! Too bad I only have boys
Gee I hope he starts fitting in and feeling at home soon LOL
I love how comfy he looks. It is a sign of a loving puppy home that he fit in so quickly and was that relaxed... He is beautiful
On the internet I always do this...
I go to "Page" then "text size" then select "largest." It doesn't work on most pages, but it makes Google much larger, which definitely makes it much easier to read. That's all I can tell you though. I don't know how to make it zoom permanently.
Look on internet about --sm
Synthroid. There are all kinds of comments on there about how ineffective it is for SOME people why are hypothyroid. It also has a very short shelf life and what you get may be old and not help you much. I much prefer Armour thyroid, as it also has T3 hormone in it, where Synthroid does not. A lot of docs who do not know much about hypothyroidism say that you don't need T3, but my feelings are that if the body makes it, you need it for something, whether the doctors think so or not. The same goes for T1 and T2. Armour is not the answer to everything. I don't believe any supplement can fully make up for what your body can't produce any longer, but it helps more than Synthroid does. Only you can tell after you have been taking the medication for a while. Listen to your body and not what some doctors tell you or what other people tell you. Watch your symptoms and see how well the medication relieves those. Do some research on your own, as well. Some doctors do not think this is a very serious problem and kind of poo-poo what you tell them. They also just give you a pill and think you will be okay. That is not always the case.
Internet shopping
Does anyone else who works from home use the internet for most of their shopping or to surf the web during work? I had a MT service owner who complained to me that he had a hard time getting his "girls" to work since implementing the internet - that they spent their work time on QVC or HSN. I never thought about going to other sites (other than for references) while working, but apparently this is a big pull for some of us - I just can't imagine having time to shop while trying to work.
Go to Soapcity on the internet
and it will give you a daily update. Nick will probably not show up for at least another week or so. When they wrote in his death he hadn't resigned with the shot yet and they write most of the storylines about 4-6 week in advance.
Talking over the Internet
My daughter's got a friend who is in Russia for the summer. I've heard there's a program you can download that lets you talk over the Internet using a web cam and a head set, and you can circumvent long-distance phone charges. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks!
Talking over the internet
I would Google "Magic Jack" and "Skype". Those are 2 that I know of. Magic Jack is easy to install on your computer and costs either $39.95 or $19.95 PER YEAR. I believe skype is free. I have a couple friends that use Magic Jack and love it.
internet love scams
My dad passed away almost a year ago, and my mother was devastated. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in a few more months. Dad passed in April 2006 and their anniversary was in June. My mom went through many emotions, understandably so, shock, anger, depression, anger, depression, anger....You get the picture. Anyway, a few months ago she started playing around with online "dating" services where she met many people but how can you know anyone is who they say they are online? Anyway, she "met" several men friends, and they were all younger. My mother is almost 71 but she only goes for the younger men profiles. I don't know why she won't be realistic and seek out someone closer to her age. I've tried to tell her that she needs to be realistic and younger men (I'm talking men in their 40s and 50s) can only possibly want one thing from an older woman, and that would be money. My mother has no money but she doesn't let these guys know this. She has met many men, and during a "relationship" with each one she just knew "this was the one." Then something would happen to "break them up." I don't know what happens between them, and I don't see their conversations, but I do know that my mother takes everything for face value, i.e., when they tell her they love her, she believes them! Now this is only 2 days of talking via IM that the guy says he loves my mother. To make a long story short, her latest claimed to be only 47 years old. After 2 days he told her he loved her. He also told her he was German and needed American citizenship and asked her to marry him. She was SO excited. You can't believe how happy she was. At that point my sister and I started doing some investigating and found out this guy has several different profiles using different names, different age, different height/weight, but was crazy enough to use the same picture for each one, the one he sent my mother, that's how we "caught" him. He had her believing everything he said. He promised her everything in the world. But he would never give her his phone # or address. He was very evasive, always avoiding giving any information. My mother gave him her address though! My sister and I couldn't believe she did that! He sent her a pair of slippers, a size 10!!! He didn't ask her size, just sent her some blue slippers, size 10. She told him they were too big and he told her he would wear them, that she could just send them to him. This is just all so bizarre to my sister and I, but my mother STILLdoesn't see the harm in it. We finally told her the information we found and she was very upset, but still tending not to believe us. But before this guy happened, actually there was one before him who wrote mom for about 2 weeks, then said he was going to take a business trip to Afica and taking his 6-year-old son with him. After he was "gone" for about 3 days he IM'd my mother and told her he needed $600 to feed his child. My mother refused (thank goodness) and he got angry and asked her if she wanted his child to starve in Africa. He then told her if she would send him $2500 he could fly home to see her. They'd never met. He claimed to live in NC. This was before the one above who sent her the slippers. You would have thought she would have learned her lesson with the 'africa' guy, but she didn't. She STILL believes this guy's name was really what he said it was and she still believes he went to Africa on a business trip and that he has a 6-year-old son. So I think she still believes this other guy is who he said he was, but she was so upset that she said she wasn't going to go near her computer for several days. This was yesterday morning. By yesterday afternoon she was back on and chatting with ANOTHER younger man who told her he lives in Pennsylvania. He's in his 50s. What can I do to help her understand that there are REAL scammers out there? She gets very angry with me and my sister and tells us she's 70 years old, she thinks she can take care of herself. But she is also very naive about worldly matters which is obvious because she believes everything these people are telling her. I know i"ve jumped around and back and forth with this information, I'm just very frustrated and scared for my mother. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
remember you have RECONNECTED via internet.....
Unless, of course, you're looking to maximally change your life after 41 years...........and all will be affected..........
Remember, it's a rarity about going backwards in life...and you *think* you're in love via the web........wait til you see him and nothing is as you were told..........
and why is he STAG now after 41 years? hmmmm? *curious question that requires no answer to me at least*
best of luck but don't hold your breath..........I HAVE met people from online...........tis really better in REAL TIME, ya know?!
internet love scams
I have another question about my mother's situation. If she gets married again (I hope that isn't going to happen, at least not for a long time), she now gets my dad's benefits since he passed, but if she were to remarry doesn't that kick her benefits from SS back down to her previous amount that she was getting before my dad passed? Back to the marriage thing, I don't mind if she remarries at all, just as long as she meets someone and they have time to get to know each other, and hopefully not some online love scam that he's just out for her money. We just want her to be happy. Thanks again y'all.
How much does it cost you for TV, Internet and Phone
I'm around $190.00 ;-(
No cell phones please...
Oh and who do we have.
Phone: Verizon
Internet: CableVision
TV: CableVision
happy ex-internet dater
I am lucky...I never thought I would use an internet site for dating but I was bored one day and tried it. I met someone by chance and never thought anything would come of it, he lived in the Northeast and I lived in the South so I thought it improbable....turns out we immediately it it off, had everything in common and it was like I couldnt have made a list of the things that I wanted that would fit more perfectly. I'm happy to say we have been living together a year and a half and we both couldnt be happier . There are a lot of crazy people out there so just be careful how you handle anything internet related. All stories arent as happy as mine!!
My internet address bar disappeared . . .
all I have is Google and mywebsearch. Anybody know how to get it back?
Thanks
When calling up my internet yesterday
playing over and over and over the picture of this mad man in different poses. I can understand why so many of the family and friends upset today with the media. Hubs made mention of every channel playing but I just keep watching fluff and not because I didn’t care, just because I know my heart and it would just break too much. The television channels were wrong in the fact they allowed this thing to have his 15 minutes.
My, my..what interesting info on the Internet.
Just on a whim, I googled my ex's name (which also happens to be our son's name). Lo and behold, something popped up which had me giggling like mad - my son's name and his long-time girlfriend & mother of his son - under marriage licenses. They had gotten married on his birthday about 6-7 weeks ago, and never told me!
The internet is such a wonderful resource...
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/elephantpainting.asp
over the internet, in a chat room
let's just say after we met he grew on me...
Internet Chat Room....
It was actually the screen name that initially caught my attention. It was the name of one of my favorite albums from a guitarist I admire. And the rest, as they say, is history
i find my internet security
and such too valuable to rely on free anything. i use Nortons Security Pkg and you can find brand new ones on ebay very reasonable.
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