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Comment on Contact by Update on my thesis on VL in ASL « Daniel Greene’s Blog–o–rama

Update on my thesis on VL in ASL « Daniel Greene’s Blog–o–rama — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:26:39 +0000

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Comment on My Article on Vague Language (VL) Featured in RID Views by Update on my thesis on VL in ASL « Daniel Greene’s Blog–o–rama

Update on my thesis on VL in ASL « Daniel Greene’s Blog–o–rama — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:26:38 +0000

[...] about vagueness in ASL and nothing has been published about “VL” in ASL aside from my article in the RID Views. For my thesis, I’m doing a literature review of what has been written about VL in world [...]

Comment on Contact by APRIL

APRIL — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:39:00 +0000

Hey Daniel
I am looking into graduate programs in interpreting, and wanted to ask you about your experience at Western Oregon. Please email me if you can.

I hope things are going well for you.

Comment on Google Voice calls are NOT free!* by wally

wally — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:42 +0000

I used a third party SIP provider OBITalk to make phone calls from GV, and realized that all my calls from OBITalk were charged to my Tmobile bill.

Then I had to login to GV to delete my associated Cell phone number from GV, just to stop the bleeding asap. But GV does not allow me to delete because it says it has to be associated to at least one phone number. So added my landline phone number to GV, and was able to delete my cell number from there.

I still don’t know how my calls (incoming and outgoing) on GV were charged to my Tmobile, but I don’t think it is Tmobile’s fault, but the way how GV works and connects the calls.

Now I am going to switch to a unlimited cell voice plan. And Net10′s $30/monthly deal is appealing: Unlimited voice, Unlimited text and unlimited web on selected old phones.

Comment on Google Voice calls are NOT free!* by Mr. Ward

Mr. Ward — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:33:46 +0000

I agree with your comments Mr. Greene as well as the article. I too just found out the Hard way that Google Voice is “NOT FREE”. I went 400 minutes over my cell phone plan and I received a $200 bill. I realized that half way through the month I was going to go over my plan, I contacted my cell phone provider T-Mobile and explained my issue. I was given MIS-LEADING information from the T-Mobile customer service rep. I spent several hours on the phone with customer service regarding the phone calls on my bill (Google Voice calls) that I was charged for. I was told by another T-Mobile rep that I could have changed my plan in the middle of the billing cycle to help keep the overage charges from becoming excessive.

I started placing phone calls via Google voice to try and reduce the overage amount, I was getting ready to incur. The fact of the matter is, I WAS ALREADY OVER MY LIMIT and therefore T-Mobile charged me for all incoming and outgoing calls until the end of the billing cycle. Strange Area Codes appeared on my bill (GOOGLE VOICE CALLS) and the amount of time spent of that call was charged to my account accordingly. Needless, to say I will still continue to use Google voice service for other reasons but not for making Free Voice calls.

My issue is more with T-Mobile and their mis-leading and mis-stated policies and billing practices. I attempted to inquire if an adjustment could be given to my account considering that I’ve have this account for over 10 years with T-Mobile. Needless, to say I lost this argument and they have lost a loyal customer. I will gladly pay what I rightful owe them and when the contract expires. I will start shopping around for another cell phone provider that offers a FIXED RATE PLAN. No More T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint or AT& T. Tired of the GAMESMANSHIP you have to play with these Huge Corporations.

Tired of being offered truly state or art technology and then being Nickeled and Dimed by the cell phone companies to use the features of the New High Tech Smart phone I just got. Tired of having to watch every minor detail regarding my cell phone bill. Tired of all of the Marketing Hype about UNLIMITED ACCESS until the READ THE FINE PRINT. Tired of all of the HYPE and misinformation about 3G and 4G access. Try streaming Internet Radio stations or TV to your phone and then hitting the BANDWIDTH Limit and getting a Bill that is out of the roof.

Comment on Google Voice calls are NOT free!* by Daniel Greene

Daniel Greene — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:37:50 +0000

I’m not sure I follow, Wally. Why did you log into the Voice app on your phone and replace your cell phone number with your land line number? And what do you mean by “calls from Google chat”?

Comment on Google Voice calls are NOT free!* by wally

wally — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:17 +0000

I learned the lesson by paying $100 to Tmobile last month instead of my $70 calling plan. When I realized that, I logged on to GV and removed my cell phone number, and replaced it with my landline number. That stopped the bleeding. And even all calls from Google chat were also billed to cell phone bill,

Comment on Am I a winner… or a loser? by Leonor lazcano

Leonor lazcano — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:00:22 +0000

Thank you godblesss

Comment on Interpreting FAQs by Daniel Greene

Daniel Greene — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:07:24 +0000

Let me elaborate a bit: In 2010, I earned about $70,000 from interpreting (about $1500 of that being from teaching workshops) before taxes. After putting away money for retirement and paying taxes, my net income was less than $55,000. I’m updating with these specifics because I want aspiring interpreters to have an accurate idea. Besides, I earn more because of my 20+ years of experience, bachelor’s degree, and NIC Master certification, so a yearly salary for a beginning interpreter would be less. On the other hand, some people work more than I do, so it varies. I hope that gives you a better idea.

Comment on Google Voice calls are NOT free!* by Daniel Greene

Daniel Greene — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:53:24 +0000

Well, the problem I had was I was using GV on my mobile phone, thinking it was an "Internet call" when it was really just another call counting against my minutes. Well, make that a lot of calls counting against my minutes! Thanks for sharing, though! It's good for consumers to be aware.