CALL 911 EVEN WITHOUT CELLPHONE PLAN OR SERVICE

Emergency is Emergency:
You can call 911 from a cell phone without plan
You can call 911 from a cell phone with no service
You can call 911 from a brand new cellphone that is not even activated
You can call 911 from an old cell phone that is outdated


Operational Requirements:
1. Phone must have a working charged battery
2. Phone must have a signal from a nearby cellular tower


Legality:

Cellular Networks/Carriers are mandated (required by law) to receive and route emergency 911 calls.

The Law is stated in the Emergency 911 Act in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the USA.

The Law is stated in the Emergency 911 Act in The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in Canada.

    
Website:
http://www1.911enable.com/resource-center/state-e911-legislation


CANADA:
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/
CRTC E911 Regulations
http://www1.911enable.com/resource-center/crtc-e911-regulations


USA:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
http://www.fcc.gov/
FCC E911 Regulations
http://www1.911enable.com/resource-center/fcc-e911-legislation

How to speed up Smartphone Camera

1. Disable Anti Shake

2. Disable Auto Focus --- (because phone has motors to move the lens around)

3. Disable Picture Stabilisation

4. Disable Auto Location tag (geo tagging) [My Location -> uncheck Use Wireless Networks, GPS]

5. Disable Sound/Tone playback on capture

6. Disable Auto Contrast

7. Disable Blink Detection

8. Disable Guidelines

9. Decrease picture resolution

10. Set Review Time to None

11. Set ISO 100 for Normal lighting

12. Set Effects to Normal

13. Set White Balance to Daylight when taking pictures on Normal Lighting

14. Take pictures in bright light (so that shutter speed will be faster)


Note:
1. Settings are based on Samsung Galaxy smart phone camera.

How to use your phone's wi-fi to call or text free

Mobile Carriers will CHARGE YOU EXCESSIVE MONEY when you use your
cellphone abroad/international outside your country. To avoid these
suckers of money from robbing you, follow these simple steps:

How to avoid roaming charges overseas:

1. Remove your SIM card.

2. Use Wi-fi to make free texts and calls.
    a. Settings
    b. Wireless and network
    c. Turn on Airplane mode (flight mode)
    d. Wi-Fi settings
    e. Turn on Wi-Fi

3. Find a wifi hotspot and download any of the following apps:
    - Textme
    - Pinger
    - textPlus
    - WhatsApp
    - WeChat
    - KakaoTalk
    - Viber

Note:
The person you are texting or calling will receive messages and calls
even without downloading the following apps in their smartphone:

No download required to receive messages or calls using:
    - Textme
    - Pinger
    - textPlus

What does Prepaid Unlimited Talk and Text means?

Example: Unlimited Talk and Text Prepaid Plan
Cost:       $55 for 30 days

 - Today, April 27th, you bought $55 prepaid card
 - You load this card to your cell phone
 - You will then have:
    -- unlimited local incoming calls and messages (text, picture, video)
    -- unlimited local outgoing calls and messages (text, picture, video)

 - On or before May 27th
 - You must buy a $55 prepaid card to cover you for unlimited talk and text for the next 30 days (until June 26)



PAY PER USE:

30 cents/minute
20 cents/text message

Topping up and carry over to the next month:

Example:

April 27th - I have 10 dollars remaining on my account

April 30th - My balance expires:  meaning that my 10 dollars will be gone and not carried over to the next month (unless I top up before April 30)

April 29th - I added 25 dollars:   so, because I topped up before April 30 (my expiration date), my total balance would be ( $10 + $25 ) = $35


Topping up before the expiration date:

- any unused balance will be carried over to the next month
- top up via: Credit card, Wireless top-up card, INTERAC Online, directly from your bank account



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TELUS PREPAID
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Unlimited Talk + Messaging 55

$55 for 30 days  

Unlimited local incoming calls
Unlimited local outgoing calls

Unlimited text, picture and video messages from Canada to Canadian and US numbers
Unlimited texts to international numbers
Unlimited incoming messages  


note 2:

30-day rate plans and add-ons expire after 30 days and are set to automatically renew every 30 days. You can remove autorenewal by calling #123 from your device or by logging in to your account at telusmobility.com/youraccount. Rate plans and add-ons can only be renewed when there are sufficient credits in the account to pay the price. If you have less than 30 days left on your account balance and purchase a 30-day rate plan or add-on, the expiry date on your balance is reset to 30 days from the purchase, so that the balance and the rate plan or add-on expire at the same time. Pay per day add-ons are automatically renewed at 12:00am and the add-on price is withdrawn from the prepaid account balance.

note 3:

Premium and subscription messages are not included. Customers with devices not able to display picture or video messages will receive a text message that includes a web address for viewing. On BlackBerry devices, video and picture messaging are only available with a BlackBerry add-on.



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BELL PREPAID
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$55.75 Prepaid Unlimited

    Unlimited anytime local minutes
    Unlimited text messages in Canada and Canada to U.S.
    Unlimited picture and video messages in Canada and Canada to U.S.
    Unlimited international text messages
    Unlimited international picture and video messages
    $0.50 /min. long distance within Canada and from Canada to U.S.
   
$55.75 /mo.

Top 5 Sites for Electronics & Technology Reviews

1. TOP TEN REVIEWS
http://www.toptenreviews.com/

2. ENGADGET
http://www.engadget.com/latest-reviews/

3. DIGITAL TRENDS
http://www.digitaltrends.com/product-reviews/

4. CNET REVIEWS
http://www.cnet.com/reviews/

5. CONSUMER REPORTS
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/index.htm

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TOP 10, TOP 15
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Smallest tablets as of 2014 (world's smallest tablet computers)

Archos 43 - 4.3" tablet 8GB drive, Android 2.2, 2MP camera, 1GHz, Wi-Fi, HDMI port

Coby Kyros - 4.3-Inch Android 4.0, 4 GB Internet Tablet, 16:9 Capacitive Multi-Touch
Coby Kyros - Mini 4.3-Inch Android 4.0, 4GB Internet Tablet MID4331-4

CRAIG 4.3 inch tablet, touch screen (480 x 272) resolution, 800 GHz, Google Android 2.2

Elsse - 4.3 Inch Internet Touchscreen Tablet with Built-in WIFI

Ematic - FunTab Mini 4.3 inch Tablet with 4GB Memory
Ematic - FTABMB2 4.3-Inch, 4GB Fun Tab Mini, Touch Screen, Kids Tablet

Emerson - 4.3 inch Android Tablet, Wi-Fi 4.0 Internet, MP3 MP4 Player Camera
Emerson - 4.3 inch EM544 Android Tablet, Wi-Fi 4.1 Internet, MP3 MP4 Player

JXD S18 Mini Tablet PC, Minipad Android 4.0, 1GHz 4.3 Inch Screen WIFI

Kurio Touch 4S - 3.97" capacitive touch screen, Android 4.2.2, 8GB extendable to 40GB

MTP28 R430C RK2926 - Dual Core 1.0GHz, 4.3 Inch Android 4.2 OS, Kids Tablet

Polaroid - 4.3-inch Android 4.0, 4gb Internet Tablet with Camera

Proscan - 4.3 Inch Android 4.0 OS Tablet, WiFi, Front Cam
Proscan - PLT4315 4.3 Inch Android 4.0 OS, 4GB, WiFi Tablet

Samsung Galaxy 4.0 - Android Tablet, MP3 Player, 4" LCD screen, Skype, GPS, Bluetooth

Sungale ID436WTA - 4.3 inch Tablet, capacitive touch screen, 1.2 GHz Processor, 512 RAM

How to Create Reminder in Windows XP & Windows 7

How to make a Pop-up Reminder in WINDOWS XP

1. Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Notepad
2. Write a note for your Reminder
3. Save
4. Remember the folder where you saved your Reminder
5. Start -> Control Panel -> Scheduled Tasks -> Add Scheduled Task
6. Next
7. Browse
8. Go to the folder where you saved your Reminder
9. Double click your Reminder
10. Type a name for this Task
11. Perform this Task (Select: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, One time
only, When my computer starts, When I log on)
12. In this example, I select Daily
13.  Next
14. Adjust Start Time (this is when your Reminder will pop-up)
15. Perform this task (Select: Everyday, Weekdays, Every x number
of days)
16. Choose a Start Date (for your Popup Reminder)
17. Next
18. Enter User Name in Windows
19. Enter your Windows password
20. Confirm password
21. Click Finish to add this task to your Windows schedule

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How to schedule a Desktop Popup Notification in WINDOWS 7

1. Start
2. Type "tasks" in search
3. Select Schedule tasks
4. In Task Scheduler, click Action menu
5. Create Basic Task
6. Basic Task wizard launches
7. Give a name for your pop up reminder
8. Next
9. Choose the frequency of notification: (One Time, Daily, Weekly,
Monthly)
10. Next
11. Select the start date and start time of your desktop reminder
notification
12. Next
13. Select Display a message
14. Next
15. Put Title of your reminder
16. Type what you want to appear in Message Screen Alert Box
17. Next
18. Finish


Example of Pop up Reminder:

STUDY TIME REMINDER
10:00
13:00
21:00
PASS MY ORAL BOARD

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