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sugarbunny49

I've had MJ for 3 years. It was fine the first year, so I got rid of my landline, used only MJ at home. Now MJ is being obnoxious....terrible beeping/interference/drops calls/weird sounds......hooked up to brand new HP laptop.....upgraded the MJ software.......still problematic, MJ basically unusable with my DECT 6.0 cordless system now. My friends hate talking through the constant noise.

I paid for 5 years of MJ service, but I'm not complaining ($1 per month will not break me, even unused). My problem is that cell phones don't work at my house.....only TracFone transmits/receives here.....but the MAJOR cell carriers are useless unless we drive 3 miles toward the Village....my only choice is cable telephone but it's too expensive on my SSD income. So here I am.....in rural Catskill Mountains.....no regular landline......MJ has PMS.....only the TracFone to depend on but even that gets costly at 10 cents a minute.

Any advice? MJ is quasi-working, just not the way it used to. If I lose my electricity, I'm down to TracFone as my only source of communication. Smoke signals are looking good. . Embarassed

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crackerjack · Dan Should Pay Me Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 726

sugarbunny49 · Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 3:19 am Post subject:

Thanks for your suggestions......if only I understood your tech-talk about codec and stuff. Laughing

I have RoadRunner through Time Warner Cable for Internet. I remember that TWC maintained my "lite" price ($30 per month vs. $60 per month) by keeping my speeds at lower levels, which is fine since I don't do much uploading/downloading online.

I will try your suggestions ASAP. When my far-away friends can't reach me by phone for days at a time, they send the local police to check on me. It's really thoughtful of them to care that much, but somehow I think the cops are muttering under their breath about these crazy older ladies. Laughing