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Which of the following industries is best characterized as monopolistically competitive?

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:24:45 +0000

A. Toothpaste
B. Crude oil
C. Agriculture
D. Local telephone service

Is it D?

Crude oil

Fellow Canadians - need some help with Home Phone service providers?

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:24:41 +0000

I live in Ontario Canada, and would like to get away from Bell Telephone service. I find them to be very expensive and the customer service is terrible. We cannot get cable where we live, we have satellite TV and I believe DSL internet. I’ve looked into Magicjack, and comwave so far. Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations for cheap home phone providers? Has anyone actually used Magic jack?
Much appreciated!

The problem with MagicJack is it is entirely dependent on having your computer running all the time, otherwise you won’t be able to make or take phone calls. To call it a home phone is a bit stretching it.

Comwave is a better option and quite affordable. For $10 a month you can get a basic home-phone service with unlimited local calling. It is worth noting that this is a VoIP service which means the calls are routed over your Internet connection to save money, but in every other way it’s just like a normal home phone.
http://www.comwave.net/residential/voice-over-ip/index.shtml

Viatalk is another highly recommended VoIP service.
Edit: Sorry, I made an error. ViaTalk does not service Canada. You can still get outbound calling, but your incoming number would be for some city in the U.S.
For Canadian VoIP providers, see here:
http://voipchoices.com/voip-canada.html

This is what I was saying about ViaTalk:

For about $10.75 a month (on a yearly contract) you can get unlimited calling to Canada and the USA as well as all the extras (Caller ID, Call Waiting, VoiceMail) included.

As a limited time promotional offer, Via Talk will also include a second phone line free with your $10.75/mo service. That means you can have two independent phone calls at the same time.

As another bonus offer, you also get 60 minutes of free calling to most popular International destinations including Australia and the United Kingdom.

http://www.viatalk.com/broadband_phone_service_vtunlimited.htm

How can i open my mobile with out puk code and secutiry code ?

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:06:30 +0000

My nokia mobile simcard lock due to the mistake but i don’t know of that puk code and security code. How can i open that my mobile? Please help me.

That’s funny , my sim card was also locked…about a week ago . but sadly NO you have to call your phone company and tell them your problem and if its really your pone just give them your information and they should give you the code . i have tmobile so it CAN be different but i highly doubt it . you have to have a code .

Where can i get just basic home phone service?

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:09:52 +0000

I live in lafayette louisiana and i just want basic home phone service! That’s it!

Call your local Southwestern Bell company and ask. Louisianna PUC still insists that local TelCo’s provide basic telephone (called POTS for Plain Old Telephone Service) for people who want it.

What all goes into buying a mobile home as far as costs?

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:28:11 +0000

My friend and I are considering moving into a mobile home instead of an apartment next year. The initial cost of buying and owning the home will be $5000 and the lot rent will be $268 a month. Beyond paying that initial amount to own the home and our rent+utilities, what other costs might we run into in buying the home? Do mobile homes have mortgage rates if you own the home? I dont know much about this at all and I’m looking for as much help as I can get!

If you are buying the mobile home outright with cash, then naturally, you won’t have a loan payment. If you are needing financing, then a mobile home that is not permanently attached to the land is not considered real property, and as such a mortgage loan would not apply. This would be considered a consumer secured loan, and, as such, the interest rates would be higher.

Where can I find a catalog company that sells ALL telecoms related equipment,?

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:27:07 +0000

where can I find a catalog company that supplies, Telecom professional clothing, tools, ladders,, safety equip, pumps air and water, umbrellas, cable joints,test equip,cables, steel/galv aerial wire, etc etc. I tried a internet search, anyone have a link or know a good supplier

You can also try:http://www.wholesaledeals.co.uk if you are looking for wholesale deals to resell on eBay UK and Amazon UK. They basically research for you which current wholesale offers are selling successfully and at good margins on eBay and Amazon, and you can join their service to find out where you can buy those deals today. Hope this helps.

How can i be sure im not getting scammed online (alibaba.com) and the seller is telling the truth?

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:43:10 +0000

I am looking to buy some unlocked cell phones online from alibaba.com. The sellers are selling me a blackberry bold 9700. These are there offers as follows:

Name: Mr. Larry White
Company: Mega Wraps Ltd
Address: 105-630 8 Ave Sw, CALGARY, CALGARY
Country/Region: Canada
Tel: 1-887-8702133

says he can sell me brand new unlocked blackberry bold 9700 for $220.
He also says he is going to be sending item from UK, because his agent whom is located in Calgary Canada, isnt there. He is not a gold member, and he sent me a company certificate that he has, that explains that the registrar of comapnies for england and wales hereby certifies that TELECOM ADVERTISING & PROMOTIONS LTD is this day incorporated under the Companies Act 1999 as a private company & that the company is limited. Given at companies house, cardiff, the 28th November 1999. (I no this shows trustowrthyness, but for all i no this person could have just paid a couple hundred dollars for this certificate and still scam people, am i right??)
I dont no if i can trust him.
Has anyoen come in contact with this person before and can tell me there experience.
Should I trust him or not??

The other offer is this:

Name: Mr. Vik Mike
Company Name: SUN COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Country/Region: Milton, Ontario
Business Type: Distributor/Wholesaler
Product/Service
(We Sell): MOBILE PHONES
Address: 400 Lawson Road
Tel: +447955270314

says he can sell me a brand new unlocked blackberry bold 9700 for wholesale price of $300. He also says he is going to be sending from UK because his agent whom is from Ontario is not there. He is also not a gold member.
I dont no if i can trust him.
Has anyoen come in contact with this person before and can tell me there experience.
Should I trust him or not??

All the help would be greatly appreciated. If oyou no of anywhere i can buy a blackberry bold for cheap, please let me no also.
Thanks

Yup, those are both just your standard order UK scams. Don’t respond to either of them.

Just save your money and buy a blackberry bold from a reputable dealer in person - otherwise you’re going to get scammed. You’ll either receive nothing or will receive some fake ‘knock-off’ version of a blackberry bold.
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alibaba.com is becoming quite well known as ’scam-central’ these days. Just do a Google search for ‘alibaba.com scam’ and you’ll see . . .

Only have local telephone service only do I get a charge for long distance calls to me?

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:43:06 +0000

I have ATT local phone service only. If my brother calls me from MI (I am in FL) do I get charged for long distance call?

no.

In the USA, the calling party pays. You are the called party.

What does Alarm Indication Signal (AIS) mean in a telecoms system?

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:23:39 +0000

Can someone please explain this — i’m having problems understanding it.

If a system I am looking at is alarming with AIS, is it broke or is it receiving that from a remote part of the system?

Thanks

In the telephone system if there is a break in a cable or other service affecting problem, the two devices that are at the ends of the connection will send out an AIS signal to indicate to devices farther down stream in both directions that there is a problem with the link.
The two end points of the circuit when they receive the AIS signal, will send out a RDI or Remote Defect Indication on their transmit. This will continue until the defect is fixed.
When the circuit is working then there is framing information that is sent to indicate that the connection is good. When the connection is repaired the framing is sent, and the AIS and RDI signals will be stopped and the framing will be then sent again.

UNITED NATION FOUNDATION?

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:27:36 +0000

OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATION
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Whitehall Court,London,SW1A 2EL
UNITED KINGDOM.

Our ref:….UNA-UK/1347/IDR
Your ref:…UNA-UK/555/2010

UNITED NATION EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM.

On behalf of UNITED NATION Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.We wish to inform you of your selection as one of our Beneficiary for on going Financial Empowerment Program,according to the meeting held on Commission for Social Development,on 48th session (UN Headquarters,3 â€“ 12 February 2010) in collaboration with Barack Hussein Obama’s Foundation in United State Of America.All participants/beneficiaries were selected randomly from Worldwide online networks Directories.
I Ted Turner,UN Foundation Chairman wish to inform you of your selection as one of the Beneficiary of Â£2.8 Million Great British Pounds Sterling),for the on going 2010 Financial Empowerment Program worldwide.
So, this letter is to officially inform you that your benefited funds has been accredited into Visa/ATM CARD in your favor;with ATM Card Number {4080 2010 1765 5503); Your Personal Identification Number is 343.
As this office will send to you a Visa/ATM CARD that you will use to withdraw your funds in any ATM MACHINE CENTER or Visa card outlet in the world with a maximum of Â£5000 GBP daily.
Further more,You will be required to re-confirm your Bio Data as stated below to avoid impersonation which will enable;The payment committee UNITED NATION begin the delivery process of your Visa/ATM CARD.

(1)Full names: (2)Address: (3)Country: (4)Nationality: (5)Phone #: (6)Age:(7)Occupation: (8) Zip Code
You will be required to send a scanned copy of your passport.

Take notice that you are warned to stop further communications with any other
person(s) or office(s) different from the staff UN Foundation.United Kingdom to avoid impersonation or hitches in receiving your Empowerment Funds.

NB:This is to Initiate Poverty Eradication Worldwide.

Forward all your details reply to:
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UNITED NATION.UK
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
E-mail: ****@post.com :****@8.am
Tel:(+44) 703 595 4295
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Department of Public Information,United Nations Â© 2010
[Online Administrator]
(+440) 871 503 9592
{Dr. Mustafa Arslan}
C/O:Ted Turner,UN Foundation Chairman

is this real or fake?Received an email about this.

Respond that your name is: For Que Tu and they can look the rest up in the phone book.