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nutbastard
07/13/09

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i have two huge boxes of replica dummy Apple Newtons.

15 years later and still no clue what to do with em.

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shorty63136
07/12/09

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Ugh, I'm so tired of people stealing phones. Somebody stole my sister's phone and purse (along with about 10 other peoples' stuff) out of a locker at a skating rink today. She's on my account so it's a pain in the ass for me.
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Toastie
07/12/09

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Oh this is nothing new, I remember when I used to do retail and people would steal the plastic replica phones all the time, the best part is that they said "replica" in bold on the phone.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
07/13/09

@Toastie: Almost like those old cardboard boxes that they printed to look like VCR's and TV's in the old displays at furniture stores.
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NurseDave
07/12/09

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They didn't post the second story. Those were all actually active AT&T phones. It's just too tough to tell the difference between AT&T phones and those that aren't supposed to work.
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gemcosta
07/12/09

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Fail
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Scazza
07/12/09

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Pfft, we get one of our dummy phones stolen once a month. Usually by teens and young adults being complete morons. The worst part is the mfd charges like 30 bucks a piece to replace them.
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switchblade saints
07/12/09

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"this also wasnt me, I swear"- iaintpayinyou
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Identity (Metric)
07/13/09

@switchblade saints: Haha, wow, you'll get plenty of use out of that. Don't worry, it's still funny.

And if I could actually make use of the heart-clicky button, I would. Believe me, I've tried!
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strider_mt2k
07/12/09

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My store's "dummy" phones are always getting stolen.
I'm not sure why folks want 'em unless it's to pretend for others or something, and that's just sad.

They're a good source of tiny screws, and once in a while SMD switch or USB connector is soldered to a dummy circuit board.

Some components like that can be removed and used, but seriously, just ask and we can give you a pile of old ones.

Don't go bustin' up the place, please.

Someone just vacuumed.
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OMG! Ponies!
04/25/09

In reply to Man Charged $62,000 for Downloading Wall-E While In Mexico
Given that the carrier stated that the $17,000 was for "their cost", the $17,000 is a bit high. If the carrier wants to charge him their actual cost, then let them do that. Or let them say, we'll knock it down to $17,000 as a courtesy.

Someone's lying. Either the telco is lying about $17,000 being their cost or Alberto's lying that the telco said the $17,000 is their cost.
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jdale
04/25/09

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I don't think it would be unreasonable for your carrier to send you an email when your charges go above the level that any reasonable person would be shocked by. Maybe $1,000? Give a little warning.
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.357
04/25/09

@jdale: Then they don't make any money. Cell phone carriers would actually like you to spend more money.
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madog
04/25/09

@jdale: But that would be far too east for them to set up an automated system that did that. And it makes it more difficult when they want to anally rape someone when there's already lube.
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madog
04/25/09

@madog: easy!
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frigg
04/25/09

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$17,000 is a little steep, considering you can now buy your own WALL-E from Buy 'N Large's website for only $2,500.
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Nick
04/25/09

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did he intentionally download the movie or was it queued on something running in the background? definitely dumb if he did it on purpose, but it just blows if it was something he forgot was queued.
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Shezbo
04/25/09

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OMG, why Wall-E of all things. I have no sympathy for this person.

Now, if they downloaded something like "Show me your genitals" I would understand.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
04/25/09

@Shezbo: Maybe he was watching a Tijuana donkey show at the time so he didn't need to download any pr0n...
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there.is.no.cow.level.for.the.script.kiddie
04/25/09

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poor dude O.o
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soggy_cheerio
04/25/09

@there.is.no.cow.level.for.the.script.kiddie:Yeah, must be tough going through life being so stupid.
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Aturayd
04/25/09

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Hmm.. what US carrier boasts about 'more bars in more places' internationally?
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/25/09

@Aturayd: More bars in more places? You'll need those bars to drink away the pain of the bill.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
04/25/09

@Aturayd: As in you'll be behind bars if you don't pay your bill...
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