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Comment by Karen on Try a Free Online Photography Class (November 22, 2022 06:37 PM)
Another great place to find online courses, such as photography is your local library. Their online site probably has access to one or more online lea...
Comment by Norman Rosen on Time to Break Up With Your Phone Company? (November 22, 2022 04:04 PM)
After 20+ years with Verizon, I switched to Ting, the other company Consumer Reports recommends; and I only wish I had switched sooner. I have no comp...
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What about the coupons that pop up when using Edge browser, I get those all the time when shopping and I've saved money using those. But since you di...
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Great to have all these options in one spot ... Thank you Bob. We have been successfully using CamelCamelCamel for a while after you recommended it p...
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Any tips for online CHRISTMAS shoppers?...
Comment by James Rowlett on Time to Break Up With Your Phone Company? (November 21, 2022 03:54 PM)
We have been CC customers for years and enjoy the exceptional customer service. We maintain good coverage up and down the east coast having one phone ...
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In short that means that about 40% of the general population are "managing" (with some difficulty) to read PC monitors. No surprise here, but only a f...
Comment by Ryan Zelenski on Time to Break Up With Your Phone Company? (November 20, 2022 12:47 AM)
Thank you so much, Bob! I have been a long time reader and enjoyed the august (synonym for “great”) help over the years. Consumer Cellular had th...
Comment by Ryan Zelenski on Time to Break Up With Your Phone Company? (November 20, 2022 12:09 AM)
Thank you so much, Bob! I have been a long time reader and enjoyed the help over the years. Consumer Cellular had the 2nd highest rating with Consuner...
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I use Duckduckgo to search. I find their privacy ratings for websites to be very revealing. Seeing the personal info that just Youtube collects and se...
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