Visa is encouraging food related small businesses to stop accepting cash for payments and to instead accept only credit cards. Visa is calling the program “The Visa Cashless Challenge” and is willing to pay qualified small businesses up to $10,000 to make the switch. From the press release: Visa ... Continue Reading
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Cord cutting was a mistake
Back in November of last year, I canceled Dish Network. I decided I wanted to try cord cutting. A cord cutter is a person who doesn't have a cable or satellite TV subscription and instead gets their TV directly off the Internet or with an over-the-air TV antenna. I wanted to be that type of person. ... Continue Reading
Stay away from DirecTv Now, it’s a trap!
On December 22, I signed up for DirecTv Now, the new streaming TV service offered by AT&T. I signed up for the "Go Big" package, normally $70 per month, but currently $35 per month for as long as I keep my DirecTv Now account. I also paid $5 extra a month for HBO. My monthly total was $40. The ... Continue Reading
I signed up for DirecTv Now
I signed up for DirecTv Now, the online streaming service from AT&T. I got the "Go Big" plan for the promotional price of $35 a month. It will eventually convert to $60 a month, but my subscription is locked in for $35 a month as long as I keep it. I also added HBO for another $5 a month. It ... Continue Reading
Goodbye Dish, I’m cutting the cord
We currently get TV through Dish. To save money we have the cheapest plan they offer, the Flex Pack. The base price for the Flex Pack is $34.99. It's limited in what it offers. For instance, it includes CNN, but not MSNBC or Fox News. It also doesn't include any local channels. For that, it costs an ... Continue Reading
Verizon DSL has finally fixed its slowdown issue
We have working Internet. Finally. On Friday, someone from Verizon must have finally fixed the issue at the central office. When we got home from work Friday evening, I did a speed test, and it was in the high 6 Mbps range, an acceptable rate for a DSL connection. I streamed a movie on the living ... Continue Reading
