Recent content by NXD10

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    Thinking of switching from WebOS

    I loved the Pre and Pre+. Left three months ago and got an iphone 4s. (I gave up on the Pre3 too, although it did exactly what I wanted.) Love the 4s. What I miss is the webos community and, of all things, the apps. There were apps I loved in webos that they don't have and there is so darn...
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    Teaching Typing in the Kalahari Desert

    My son is in the Peace Corps teaching in rural South Africa (Kalahari desert region). Knowing how to type would help kids in his school get jobs (there's a >50% unemployment rate in his area) and can also be used to springboard a bunch of other learning activities and opportunities. Long story...
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    Keyboards for Teaching Typing in the Kalahari

    My son is in the Peace Corps teaching in rural South Africa (Kalahari desert region). Knowing how to type would help kids in his school get jobs (there's a >50% unemployment rate in his area) and can also be used to springboard a bunch of other learning activities and opportunities. Long story...
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    Help! How to buy an unlocked phone for South Africa

    Hi - My son is going to South Africa for two years in the Peace Corps. He is supposed to bring an unlocked data phone that he can use to get data service and tether his laptop. He'll be way out in the boonies and this is more or less his only way to keep in contact with us. So I'd like it to...
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    Rooting HTC Hero 1.5: South Africa

    Question for South Africa: My son is leaving on July 7 to move there for two years (Peace Corps). He needs to bring an unlocked phone with him that can work as a data link to tether to his laptop. Any suggestions for phones? Does an unlocked GSM Hero work? We are having a heck of a time...
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    happie chappie from south africa

    Can you help? My son is going to South Africa for 2 years on July 7. He's supposed to bring an unlocked data phone with him to serve as a tether for his laptop so he can get dataservice there. He'll be in a very rural area in the south east (he doesn't know exactly where). We can't figure...
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    greeting from south africa

    Hey - can you help? My son is leaving for South Africa on July 7 and is supposed to bring an unlocked phone with him to tether to his computer so he can get internet. Any suggestions for phones that work? He'll be way out in rural areas (he's in the Peace Corps). I have been searching and...