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Comment Re: upside down keypads? (Score 1) 120

Unlike a calculator which could begin at the top or bottom of the 10-key, the telephone has to have 1 at the top left, because we read left to right & top to bottom. Add in the alphabet which likewise needs to begin with A at the top left. Logically, when we associate numbers to letters, A is first, ie 1, and the rest of the alphabet follows in numerical order. So there is no logical way for the telephone keypad to be arranged Cheers !

Comment Extended Warranty (Score 5, Informative) 225

AppleCare & AppleCare + are extended warranties NOT insurance. You must be able to bring the old iPhone in for the extended warranty plan. Theft & loss are NOT covered by an extended warranty plan. It is worth noting that AppleCare covers everything that comes in the box & possibly other iPhone related items by Apple (like a dock) that are purchased on the same receipt. Ask at time of purchase. The extended warranty must be purchased at the time that the iPhone is purchased. Otherwise, the iPhone must be checked out by Apple staff in order to qualify for the plan For loss or theft of an iPhone or any smartphone, review your homeowner's or renter's policy or consider getting a renter's policy from your auto insurer. The rates are usually good, Multi-plan discounts will apply Cheers !

Comment Questionable (Score 2) 135

Because we all know how reliable & accurate cell tower triangulation is. That's why wireless phone's all have A-GPS being built-in, because the networks accuracy was at best a few blocks, which the FCC considered unacceptable for the nation's 911 systems. WiFi systems have such a long signal reach, many miles no doubt. Radio stations always broadcast as exectky the same power, which is why somedays you can hear them much better than others. I doubt that this will be long lived

Comment A big box rather than a child-sized tablet (Score 1) 575

This coming from the man that famously proclaimed that BOTH the iPhone & iPad were doomed to fail because a user needs a stylus rather than a finger & a keyboard with super-tiny buttons. Poor guy, he's fallen so far behind the times that he doesn't realize that all tablets have full- size keyboards, on-screen. So the illiterate kiddies can do more than read, they can post death threats on Twitter. Of course a child is much better off with a cheap windows PC @ home. Where they should be do they can study & do their homework in complete isolation rather than with some other students discussing the work that they learned that day or maybe we can strap these low cost windows PC onto their kids so they can truly be portable. Rather than an evil iPad which makes the microsoft chairman of the board really pissed because he makes $0.00 from it

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