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[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
WHy do you have to get one?

Vonage and other VoiP lines don't work so well with Tivo or with burglar alarms.

I eventually went with Vonage for my primary line and got a secondary Bell South line (for like $9.95/mpnth) for my Tivo and burglar alarm.

Apparently they can't hook up the gate/buzzer to my cell.

Thanks.

[Cletus Miller]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Apparently I have to get one. Any suggestions? Vonage or any other broadband-based landline? Or traditional landline?

Most times someone "needs" a landline, that means not Vonage/VOIP--in your case, I doubt the buzzer would work through VOIP, but I don't really know anything. Based on what I've heard about RCN, I'd avoid them. Which pretty much leaves SBC/ATT in Chicago.

The SBC/ATT website is really unhelpful for basic service. But, I've had surprisingly nice and helpful folks at telephone customer service. The one annoying thing is that they constantly try to sell all the other services you don't have--Dish Network, Cingular Wireless, DSL--they do take no for an answer, but always sound disappointed. Cost should be about $10-15 a month, with outrageous per call charges ($.30 or more) if you make any outgoing calls.

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Apparently they can't hook up the gate/buzzer to my cell.

Thanks.

SBC has a deal like bnb mentioned - around $9.99 a month but you can't make long distance calls and I think you're limited to like 25 outbound local calls a month.

For your purposes, though, could be the cheapest option.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
got a secondary Bell South line (for like $9.95/mpnth) for my Tivo and burglar alarm.

2. (actually I think I suggested that). Almost all phone cos. have a limited use plan that's pretty cheap. You can't make too many calls, but who cares for your buzzer on incoming calls? In some places it's called "lifeline" service.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Cletus Miller
Most times someone "needs" a landline, that means not Vonage/VOIP--in your case, I doubt the buzzer would work through VOIP, but I don't really know anything. Based on what I've heard about RCN, I'd avoid them. Which pretty much leaves SBC/ATT in Chicago.

The SBC/ATT website is really unhelpful for basic service. But, I've had surprisingly nice and helpful folks at telephone customer service. The one annoying thing is that they constantly try to sell all the other services you don't have--Dish Network, Cingular Wireless, DSL--they do take no for an answer, but always sound disappointed. Cost should be about $10-15 a month, with outrageous per call charges ($.30 or more) if you make any outgoing calls.

Actually, I can use Vonage. I just checked. That has to be the answer for $15/month (500 minutes outgoing).

Thanks, everyone.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

I got the dreaded blue screen last night. Can't even get into Windows in Safe Mode.

Am I fucked?

Too much internet porn?

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I got the dreaded blue screen last night. Can't even get into Windows in Safe Mode.

Am I fucked?

Too much internet porn?

You were fucked the day you bought it. It's just that now the chickens are coming home to roost.

Can you boot from a boot CD/dvd?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
You were fucked the day you bought it. It's just that now the chickens are coming home to roost.

Can you boot from a boot CD/dvd?

That's what I'm going to try...hopefully I can find the Windows XP CD...

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
That's what I'm going to try...hopefully I can find the Windows XP CD...

I had the same problem on my HP and booting from the CD solved it.

I hate to ask whether you had a recent backup. Remember when you reload Windows XP you will have to go in manually to add the Backup program, if you need it. It's not a default.

Good luck!

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
I had the same problem on my HP and booting from the CD solved it.

I hate to ask whether you had a recent backup. Remember when you reload Windows XP you will have to go in manually to add the Backup program, if you need it. It's not a default.

Good luck!

No recent back-up, but there really isn't anything important on it anyway.

Thanks.

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
No recent back-up, but there really isn't anything important on it anyway.

Thanks.

Now, if only it came in one of these:

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
You were fucked the day you bought it. It's just that now the chickens are coming home to roost.

Can you boot from a boot CD/dvd?

I can boot from the cd/dvd drive, but, for some reason, my admin password isn't working (and it's required to "repair"). Crap. Anyway to circumvent the password or reset it?

Still can't get into Safe Mode.

Ran chkdsk, and it told me something was wrong. Thanks, chkdsk!

[Alex_de_Large]

For all you Plaxo users with macs at home, Plaxo has finally released a version for OSx. I have installed it and it integrates perfectly with address book and mail (I don't use Entourage, so I can't speak to Entourage integration).

AdL

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I can boot from the cd/dvd drive, but, for some reason, my admin password isn't working (and it's required to "repair"). Crap. Anyway to circumvent the password or reset it?

Still can't get into Safe Mode.

Ran chkdsk, and it told me something was wrong. Thanks, chkdsk!

Is it easy to replace a hard drive? I can get a Seagate 250GB HD for $79.99

ETA: yeah, I completely fucked things up. Deleted my C Drive partition, etc.

Next up is replacing my sump pump!

[J. Fred Muggs]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Is it easy to replace a hard drive? I can get a Seagate 250GB HD for $79.99

I'm uncoordinated and have big fat fingers and I was able to do it.