We will be going back to dial-up internet service. We were using my cell phone's service ( Alltel aka Verizon ) to connect to the internet via USB cable, using the phone as a modem. They were charging a flat fee for the data service ( side note: ever since Verizon took over, the connection speed dropped dramatically ). Anyway, we can no longer afford the cell phone service period ( going to be using a pre-paid cell phone ). There is no cable service, or DSL in my area, and we can't afford satellite internet service.
What I am asking of my friends, please hold off sending videos to watch, and music to listen to. Although I greatly appreciate you thinking of me, there will be no possible way for me to watch them on a dial-up connection. The links could be sent via PM, or e-mail, and I could try to watch them when I have access to a hi-speed connection.
I might add that it seems like any Web 2.0 web site is not dial-up friendly either.
Side note on cell phones and service: I wish Google Voice would come out with their own cell phones ( using Android ), and cell phone service. This would be a great "poor man's" cell phone. I would guess that this might happen in the future, but not anytime soon. Thanks. Take care, J.

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I would love to see Google Voice come out with their own cell phone service. Unfortunately, we will be canceling our Verizon ( Alltel ) service because we just can't afford the service anymore.
The economy has hit us in a variety of ways, and we have to cutback where we can ( we'll be going back to dial-up too, because we used our cell phone as a modem for connecting to the internet ). We still need cell phones, so a pre-paid plan looks best for now.
I do have a Google Voice account, and really like it. If Google Voice wants to run a beta test of a cell phone service, please sign me up!