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Sluggish or slugs? 3Mbps plan for $41/month…woo-hoo!!! Poe’s Law at work in the high-tech business?
Dear AT&T High Speed Internet Customer,
[See below for Spanish
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We’re writing to let you know about a change in price for your AT&T High Speed Internet service. In an effort to continue providing you with the high level of quality, service, and features you’ve come to expect from AT&T, starting with your March 2013 bill1, the monthly rate for your AT&T High Speed Internet FastAccess DSL Xtreme 3.0 plan2 will increase from $37.95 to $41.00 per month [note: 8.037% increase].3
This change will be automatic. There will be no interruption to your Internet service because of this change, and you will continue to enjoy the same great features, including:
- Up to 11 email accounts with virtually UNLIMITED storage space
- Personalized Home Page
- Instant Messaging
- Parental Controls
- Security tools including the AT&T Internet Security Suite with anti-spyware, anti-virus,
and firewall protection (available free to select speeds)4
Plus, don’t forget that access to the entire national AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spot network is included in your AT&T High Speed Internet plan, so you can stay connected on the go!
And we’re always making improvements to offer you even more value, more speed, and more ways to stay connected.
For more details on these changes, please go to att.com/sedslupdate. Or, if you have any questions, please call us at 1.866.417.6819.
From all of us at AT&T, thank you for your business. We are dedicated to making your Internet experience the best it can be.
Sincerely,
Your AT&T High Speed Internet Customer Care Team
1The amount billed may include prorated charges. Prorated charges occur when your monthly recurring rate is increased during your billing cycle. This means you may be charged for a portion of the month at your current rate and the remainder of the month at your new rate.
2If you are on a current high speed Internet pricing promotion, the promotional benefit will continue until the applicable promotion ends or expires.
3For most customers, price change will be reflected in their first billing period following the automatic price change on March 1, 2013.
4AT&T Internet Security Suite powered by McAfee available at no charge to customers who purchase AT&T High Speed Internet services with downstream speeds of up to 3.0 Mbps or higher. For AT&T High Speed Internet customers who have a service with a maximum downstream speed of up to 1.5 Mbps or lower, the AT&T Internet Security Suite is an optional service for only $5 per month. McAfee and/or other noted McAfee related products contained herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of McAfee, Inc., and/or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. McAfee Red in connection with security is distinctive of McAfee brand products. Any other non-McAfee related products, registered and/or unregistered trademarks contained herein is only by reference and are the sole property of their respective owners. (c)2013 McAfee, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Le escribimos para avisarle de un cambio en el precio de su servicio de Internet de Alta Velocidad de AT&T. En un esfuerzo por seguir prestándole el alto nivel de calidad, servicio y funciones que espera de AT&T, a partir de la factura de marzo de 20131, la tarifa mensual del plan de Internet de Alta Velocidad FastAccess DSL Xtreme 3.0 de AT&T2 aumentará de $37.95 a $41.00 al mes.3
Este cambio será automático. No habrá interrupción alguna en su servicio de Internet por este cambio y usted continuará disfrutando de las mismas e increíbles funciones, entre ellas:
• Hasta 11 cuentas de correo electrónico con espacio prácticamente ILIMITADO
• Página de inicio personalizada
• Mensajes instantáneos
• Control para menores
• Herramientas de seguridad, como la línea de productos de seguridad de
Internet de AT&T con protección antiespía, antivirus y con barrera de
seguridad (se ofrece gratis para ciertas velocidades)4
Recuerde también que el plan de Internet de Alta Velocidad de AT&T incluye acceso a toda la red nacional de zonas de conexión Wi-Fi de AT&T para mantenerse conectado a donde vaya.
Además, siempre estamos implementando mejoras para ofrecerle mejores precios, más velocidad y más formas de permanecer conectado.
Para obtener más detalles sobre estos cambios, visite att.com/sedslupdate. O, si tiene preguntas, comuníquese con nosotros al 1.866.417.6819.
De parte de todos en AT&T, gracias por su preferencia. Nuestro compromiso en AT&T es darle el mejor servicio de Internet posible.
Atentamente,
Su equipo de servicio al cliente de Internet de Alta Velocidad de AT&T
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Unpacking
Guinevere woke up, seeing the same space above her head she had seen for months.
Except this time gravity pulled her down upon the sleeping unit.
She sighed.
To have all these years behind her compressed into memories to give her this one moment of happiness!
She rolled over and flipped her legs out, her feet naturally falling to the floor more slowly than on Earth but faster than on the Moon.
She knew today would be a good day, unpacking the last crate just so they could turn around and load the exploration vehicles which had landed on Mars months earlier.
Guinevere rubbed a chemical sponge over her body, combing two drops of moisturising conditioner through her close-cropped hair.
She slipped into her one-piece jumpsuit, stepped into her workboots and walked over to the doorway where her self-contained breathing outfit, ruggedised for the Martian environment allowed her to move from her landing pod to the temporary outdoor workspace set up to complete tasks on today’s agenda.
After she dressed, Guinevere spoke into the comm mike in her helmet, which also vibrated a secondary unit attached to her jaw that picked up the more accurate nuances of her voice for emotion/personality analysis by the automated computer system that tracked everyone, fully human, part human/part cyborg, or fully cybernetic organism. “Team One Leader ready to depart.”
Voices echoed back into the hearing device installed beside her inner ear, every member of her team reporting on time and ready to act.
Precise as an algorithm to start the day.
How long this would last, she did not know. They planned for many contingencies but not every possibility.
Last night, one landing pod spun off-course and crashed, a crew diverted from this morning’s tasks to investigate, hoping to find survivors as well as salvageable gear.
Guinevere stooped into the small airlock, pressed a button to stabilise the atmospheric pressure and waited for the outer door to open.
A few hours and she’d be on her way to see if the microorganisms released by a top secret probe had survived, died, or more importantly, thrived!
Another look back
Finally cleaned out the old trunk — adding a few more jewels to the scanned collection before saying goodbye to dead trees and colourful ink, some lined up with current events such as the Super Bowl, a Steve Jobs biopic, new release of Microsoft Office, new release of 128GB iPad and the price of coffee these days:
Trunk and Treats
New G.I. Joe “live action” figures
Gretyuo attended the local 3D printer show hosted by a global toy manufacturer looking for the latest in state-of-the-art ideas from home builders.
Gretyuo was looking for anyone who may have beat him to a design he was going to reveal the last day of the show.
Nothing, not even close.
The next two days he demonstrated a line of toys with harmless laser pointers, attracting a few buyers but nothing that paid for his booth.
Then, on the last day, two hours before closing, Gretyuo pressed Play on his MP3 player and a loud blast of trumpets blared from speakers hidden in the display at the top of his booth.
Waiting a little while for the first people to arrive, Gretyuo flipped a switch on a large countdown clock, starting with five minutes.
4:59…
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The trumpets blared one more time and Gretyuo pulled down a black curtain that divided the front half of the booth from the back half.
Gretyuo motioned a small boy over and offered him “Camo Carl,” a G.I. Joe-style action figure to hold.
Gretyuo showed the boy how to press a fire button on the shoulder-mounted launcher on Camo Carl.
The boy pressed the Fire button and a little laser light flashed at the end of the barrel.
Gretyuo pointed to an action figure standing on a stage at the back of the booth and asked the boy to aim the laser light at the figure.
The figure snapped apart as if it had been hit by a bomb.
Gretyuo repeated this for other action figures, some whose limbs fell off and some whose clothing seemed to change from camo to red as if they were bleeding.
Within the next two hours, Gretyuo had sold out of his supply and signed a deal with the global manufacturer.
Children’s military action toys were never the same…























