Comments for House of Snark v2.0 http://mrsnarkypants.com Life, relaunched. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:41:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Cheap Geek: Can You Live On 4G Wireless Alone? by mrsnarkypants http://mrsnarkypants.com/2010/06/13/cheap-geek-can-you-live-on-4g-wireless-alone/#comment-559 mrsnarkypants Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:41:02 +0000 http://mrsnarkypants.com/?p=514#comment-559 There are caps on cable and DSL bandwith, but unless you're downloading a bunch of Torrents the average household won't come close to reaching them. I do like mobile broadband while traveling, and I've even run the office off of the Sprint card using a Cradlepoint router for a few days waiting on cable repairs. It's fast enough, just not as fast as cable/fiber/copper. We have hurricanes in Houston, and when a storm hits the cell phone towers are instantly overloaded unless you're using SMS. It's nice to have a real landline sometimes. There are caps on cable and DSL bandwith, but unless you’re downloading a bunch of Torrents the average household won’t come close to reaching them.

I do like mobile broadband while traveling, and I’ve even run the office off of the Sprint card using a Cradlepoint router for a few days waiting on cable repairs. It’s fast enough, just not as fast as cable/fiber/copper.

We have hurricanes in Houston, and when a storm hits the cell phone towers are instantly overloaded unless you’re using SMS. It’s nice to have a real landline sometimes.

]]> Comment on Cheap Geek: Can You Live On 4G Wireless Alone? by Andrew Emmett http://mrsnarkypants.com/2010/06/13/cheap-geek-can-you-live-on-4g-wireless-alone/#comment-558 Andrew Emmett Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:25:08 +0000 http://mrsnarkypants.com/?p=514#comment-558 Interesting to read what's happening in the US and the providers trying to tempt you to leave dsl. I enjoyed your post. In the UK a lot of providers provide monthly limits on (a)dsl connections and if you want more you pay more and the same often goes for speed levels. Though the speeds are varying hugely across the UK due to legacy infrastructure, and we still have pockets who have to rely on 56k dial up, satellite projects etc. Cable supplied primarily by Virgin again isn't available to all and when I was a customer with the firm NTL who Virgin brought in the UK, it wasn't that great anyway. Mobile phone tarrifs are scary prices still and the connectivity although okay, can again vary hugely depending on your provider. For now high speed mobile connections in the UK can be frustrating if your travel a lot and for home use for the majority not even a consideration. The days of disconnecting your landline in the UK are not really here either. Interesting to read what’s happening in the US and the providers trying to tempt you to leave dsl. I enjoyed your post.

In the UK a lot of providers provide monthly limits on (a)dsl connections and if you want more you pay more and the same often goes for speed levels. Though the speeds are varying hugely across the UK due to legacy infrastructure, and we still have pockets who have to rely on 56k dial up, satellite projects etc. Cable supplied primarily by Virgin again isn’t available to all and when I was a customer with the firm NTL who Virgin brought in the UK, it wasn’t that great anyway.

Mobile phone tarrifs are scary prices still and the connectivity although okay, can again vary hugely depending on your provider. For now high speed mobile connections in the UK can be frustrating if your travel a lot and for home use for the majority not even a consideration.

The days of disconnecting your landline in the UK are not really here either.

]]> Comment on Life on the Cheap by Frugalista http://mrsnarkypants.com/2009/09/24/life-on-the-cheap/#comment-261 Frugalista Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:42:21 +0000 http://mrsnarkypants.com/?p=237#comment-261 Wow, thanks for mentioning Cheap Eats In Houston and it's Twitter account, Htowncheapeats . I'm glad that it's provided some suggestions that you may not have already known about... and if it saved you a little money, that's even better! Thanks again. Wow, thanks for mentioning Cheap Eats In Houston and it’s Twitter account, Htowncheapeats . I’m glad that it’s provided some suggestions that you may not have already known about… and if it saved you a little money, that’s even better! Thanks again.

]]> Comment on About that G1… and mobile phone usage in general by mrsnarkypants http://mrsnarkypants.com/2009/10/08/about-that-g1-and-mobile-phone-usage-in-general/#comment-248 mrsnarkypants Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:10:04 +0000 http://mrsnarkypants.com/?p=267#comment-248 I didn't think I'd miss my home phone. When I took out the landline a few years back I had (and still have but rarely use) VOIP, which was fine as long as the call didn't drop. Then I just went to a cell phone, which was fine except for after Ike and the system was overloaded. Once AT&T dangled a super cheap landline in front of me, it was easy to come back. Plus I no longer have to deal with "Why does your phone keep cutting out?" when I call my mom. Because whether it was VOIP or cell, *that's* when the call would drop. I didn’t think I’d miss my home phone. When I took out the landline a few years back I had (and still have but rarely use) VOIP, which was fine as long as the call didn’t drop. Then I just went to a cell phone, which was fine except for after Ike and the system was overloaded.

Once AT&T dangled a super cheap landline in front of me, it was easy to come back. Plus I no longer have to deal with “Why does your phone keep cutting out?” when I call my mom. Because whether it was VOIP or cell, *that’s* when the call would drop.

]]> Comment on About that G1… and mobile phone usage in general by Melissa http://mrsnarkypants.com/2009/10/08/about-that-g1-and-mobile-phone-usage-in-general/#comment-247 Melissa Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:33:28 +0000 http://mrsnarkypants.com/?p=267#comment-247 I'm with AT&T and am using the HTC Kaiser (AT&T Tilt). I also have a Blackberry (data only plan) for work - and when I'm on vacation, I can throw it in a drawer and forget it :) The Tilt last month ran up 97 meg of data. For the first time ever I actually went OVER my 400 mins/month but most of those were work-related. I don't text a ton, but I do have an "unlimited" plan. There are guys on XDA-developers.com who've ported the g1 OS over to these Kaisers. I may try that just to see what it's like. And I've never had a home phone. I’m with AT&T and am using the HTC Kaiser (AT&T Tilt). I also have a Blackberry (data only plan) for work – and when I’m on vacation, I can throw it in a drawer and forget it :) The Tilt last month ran up 97 meg of data. For the first time ever I actually went OVER my 400 mins/month but most of those were work-related. I don’t text a ton, but I do have an “unlimited” plan. There are guys on XDA-developers.com who’ve ported the g1 OS over to these Kaisers. I may try that just to see what it’s like. And I’ve never had a home phone.

]]> Comment on Bike MS Wrapup by mrsnarkypants http://mrsnarkypants.com/2009/10/04/bike-ms-wrapup/#comment-246 mrsnarkypants Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:24:13 +0000 http://mrsnarkypants.com/?p=243#comment-246 Thanks! I'm joining the Mattress Firm team to ride the Houston to Austin MS150 in April. The training for that pretty much starts now. Hope all went well in Warrenton! Thanks! I’m joining the Mattress Firm team to ride the Houston to Austin MS150 in April. The training for that pretty much starts now.

Hope all went well in Warrenton!

]]> Comment on Bike MS Wrapup by Sassy http://mrsnarkypants.com/2009/10/04/bike-ms-wrapup/#comment-245 Sassy Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:49:21 +0000 http://mrsnarkypants.com/?p=243#comment-245 Sorry I couldn't come and cheer you on this time! I was out getting wet too at my big antiques show. Another ride, another time. Congratulations on making it through the rain! Sorry I couldn’t come and cheer you on this time! I was out getting wet too at my big antiques show. Another ride, another time. Congratulations on making it through the rain!

]]> Comment on On Gadgets and Usability (and why the T-Mobile G1 is teh suck) by Cheap Geek: Is the $79 iPhone worth it? « House of Snark v2.0 http://mrsnarkypants.com/2009/01/30/on-gadgets-and-usability-and-why-the-t-mobile-g1-is-teh-suck/#comment-111 Cheap Geek: Is the $79 iPhone worth it? « House of Snark v2.0 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:07:39 +0000 http://mrsnarkypants.com/?p=136#comment-111 [...] to roll out another Android phone that looks smaller, has an on-screen keyboard, etc. etc.  After my previous experience with the G1, I’m not going to jump to this phone right away either.  But I was pleased to see that an [...] [...] to roll out another Android phone that looks smaller, has an on-screen keyboard, etc. etc.  After my previous experience with the G1, I’m not going to jump to this phone right away either.  But I was pleased to see that an [...]

]]> Comment on On Gadgets and Usability (and why the T-Mobile G1 is teh suck) by James http://mrsnarkypants.com/2009/01/30/on-gadgets-and-usability-and-why-the-t-mobile-g1-is-teh-suck/#comment-92 James Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:04:39 +0000 http://mrsnarkypants.com/?p=136#comment-92 I haven't had any of the problems you describe. I haven’t had any of the problems you describe.

]]> Comment on Every Picture Tells A Story, Vol. 1 by Tony Hogrefe http://mrsnarkypants.com/2009/06/01/every-picture-tells-a-story-vol-1/#comment-90 Tony Hogrefe Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:20:44 +0000 http://mrsnarkypants.com/?p=183#comment-90 That really is a fantastic photograph. That really is a fantastic photograph.

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