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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>They won’t take you to Gitmo –
they’ll take you to a “humane detention center” somewhere in
the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Obama is phasing out Gitmo.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I understood why people didn’t like
the secret and indefinite detention but never quite understood why they
complained about it being Gitmo. People actually PAY to fly to <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Cuba</st1:country-region> for vacations from Europe because it is
after all a <st1:place w:st="on">Caribbean</st1:place> island. Being in a
cage isn’t a vacation but I have to believe being in a cage in the
Caribbean is better than being in one in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Virginia</st1:place></st1:State>
(especially in the winter).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Adam Allred<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, April 03, 2009 10:00
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> ale@ale.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [ale] [OT] Unlocked
GSM phone</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:21 AM, <<a
href="mailto:rs@ale.spam.futz.org">rs@ale.spam.futz.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>>Adam wrote:<br>
>> I have a really old AT&T Blue wireless SIM that is on a really old
voice<br>
>> plan that I don't want to change, because it's alot cheaper than what<br>
>> AT&T offers now.<br>
>><br>
>> Unfortunately, my Nokia 3200B finally ate it, and I'm in the market
for<br>
>> an unlocked GSM phone I can drop my SIM in.<br>
>><br>
>> Does anyone have any experience with unlocked cell phone purchasing
that<br>
>> could recommend a seller? I have no need for any bells and whistles.
I'd<br>
>> like the cheapest, simplest phone that can send and receive calls.<br>
><br>
>In the past, I have purchased one of the 'pay as you go' phones and<br>
>simply swapped the sim cards. Just make sure you purchase a phone
that<br>
>is on an AT&T plan, I think they are called the 'go' phone.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I did exactly this about a year ago.. $19.99 at Sam's. I recently
jumped ship<br>
to T-mobile to get a G1, so I've got the go phone sitting on a shelf. $5 if<br>
you want it, and can come pick it up. I'm in Tucker (<st1:place w:st="on">NE
Atlanta</st1:place>, not far from<br>
85/285).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><br>
As it turns out, my girlfriend had an older cingular phone that was no longer
on any plan, and had been collecting dust for a year in a closet.<br>
<br>
A quick google query led to a set of magical voodoo strings that opened up the
menu that AT&T doesn't want you to see, one of them being the network lock.
Once I disabled that, it was smooth sailing.<br>
<br>
Now, all I have to do is wait for men in black from AT&T to abduct me and
take me to Gitmo for breaking contract on my service that has no contract... <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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