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1. I have a room in Mannheim for February, and I have plane tickets.
2. I've now had a mobile carrier called Fonic thrown into the mix; apparently they use O2's network. The rate is similar to Telekom's, so I guess it'll depend which store I find first.
3. I have three short stories out on submission right now. This is highly unusual and is a result of Viable Paradise. One story is my application piece; another is the dreaded Thursday Story.
4. I am re-reading up to where I left off in writing the novel, and I had a terrible (in the good way) idea, so I think I have to use it. But that idea kind of sets up a sequel, and *flail*.
5. I may have to reread the whole thing to make sure I didn't put any hints in that I never followed up on, but that's the thing that will happen when I get to the end of this draft (which I tend to call draft 0, because it's a glorified outline).
6. I joined SparkPeople; let me know if you want to be friends there. It's part of Operation: Fit Into The Jeans That Fit Last Winter Goddammit. Paying attention to what I eat is a pain. Also, I may be making lentil stew to freeze and have for lunches, because I need more protein, and lentils are full of protein. Added bonus: Ben won't eat them, so I don't have to worry about sharing.
2. I've now had a mobile carrier called Fonic thrown into the mix; apparently they use O2's network. The rate is similar to Telekom's, so I guess it'll depend which store I find first.
3. I have three short stories out on submission right now. This is highly unusual and is a result of Viable Paradise. One story is my application piece; another is the dreaded Thursday Story.
4. I am re-reading up to where I left off in writing the novel, and I had a terrible (in the good way) idea, so I think I have to use it. But that idea kind of sets up a sequel, and *flail*.
5. I may have to reread the whole thing to make sure I didn't put any hints in that I never followed up on, but that's the thing that will happen when I get to the end of this draft (which I tend to call draft 0, because it's a glorified outline).
6. I joined SparkPeople; let me know if you want to be friends there. It's part of Operation: Fit Into The Jeans That Fit Last Winter Goddammit. Paying attention to what I eat is a pain. Also, I may be making lentil stew to freeze and have for lunches, because I need more protein, and lentils are full of protein. Added bonus: Ben won't eat them, so I don't have to worry about sharing.
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Date: 2013-11-21 05:13 am (UTC)From:i use the fonic prepaid system and am satisfied with it. i put about €20 on it once or twice a year, that is how little i use my mobile. which is why i don't have a monthly contract set up - i simply don't need it.
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Date: 2013-11-21 01:59 pm (UTC)From:This is a really dumb question: how do you dial into the Festnetz from a mobile? The last time I called anyone from within Germany was 1997, from a Festnetz. That I remember how to do; you don't need the Vorwahl within the city. But from a mobile you would, of course, right? Do you dial 0, too? Then to call another Handy, you just dial the long number?
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Date: 2013-11-21 03:04 pm (UTC)From:just be careful to get the starter pack with a SIM card and not just a prepaid card with more minutes to charge to an existing phone account.
aldi and lidl have their own prepaid offers, which are actually the o2 and the e-plus net respectively. lidl and aldi stores will have the starter packs for their products, they usually came with sweet rates within the "mother net", o2 or e-plus.
i'm nor sure about the PIN thing from your US carrier. doesn't unlocked phone imply it's FREE of carrier restrictions? the new SMI card from fonic or such will come with its own PIN.
oh, btw, the starter packages usually cost between €10 and €15, but include phone minutes for the same amount.
as for calling a festnetz number from a mobile, it's no different from calling that number from every other festnetz number outside that particular city. the full vorwahl (030 for berlin, 0341 for leipzig) is needed, then the number of the person you want to call. same for calls to mobile phones. the full number including the vorwahl. unless you are calling someone within the same netz, then you leave out the vorwahl, because basically, all the mobiles witin one carrier net act like one large city ortsnets if compared to festnetz. uhm, did i explain that in a way that made sense to you? feel free to poke me more about the phone stuff if you need more information.
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Date: 2013-11-21 04:00 pm (UTC)From:(I also don't know if I'll be able to access the parts inside security in Terminal 1 (I'll land in terminal 2) or if I'll be limited to whatever is between international (non-EU) arrivals and the Bhf. But if I don't find anything, I'm sure there's something in Mannheim, maybe even in the Hbf there.)
My US phone is currently locked, but if I call AT&T and ask them, I should be able to get a code to enter when I put a different company's card into the phone. The phone I want to take is long enough out of contract that they shouldn't have a problem doing it. (It's 3 phones ago I think? so over 6 years. We get two-year contracts and discounted phones. Needlessly complicated.)
Yeah, that explanation made sense. How do you tell if it's the same carrier? The first few digits? In the US, mobiles and Festnetz phones all work under the same system, and you always have to dial the area code from a mobile. And I don't think any of them do intra-network discounts anymore. AT&T used to have free mobile to mobile to other AT&T customers, but now unlimited calling plans are so common, they stopped. Not that I ever use my phone as an actual PHONE or anything...
What is a good type of store to buy something like this? I don't need a whole cable, just the bit that goes into the wall. (I have so many micro-to-USB cables.) I've heard of Media Markt; is there anything else? Saturn turns up in google, too. (I'd really like to get a two-port one so Ben and I can both charge things at the same time, but neither Media Markt nor Saturn lists those on their sites.
(There's Aldi, Aldi Süd, and Lidl in Mannheim; I am overwhelmed.)