Around here, about half of the homeless population seem to have phones. Prob. the ones that work or get SS. There are programs that take donated phones and give them to homeless people. Often these phones are pay as you go. so you buy minutes as you need and can afford them.
cell phones are a common dumpster find, as are computers...
renting a place usually involves first month, last month, and a deposit... which is often over $3,000...
phone booths were usually a dime, later a quarter...
If only phone booths were large enough to comfortably sleep in, they could be the solution to the homeless problem (since all the rational, sane, and very doable solutions will never happen, there's no money in it)
It depends. If they have any government assistance at all like food stamps or medicaid they qualify for what they call obamaphones. They are free and come with a monthly allocation of minutes. They are able to purchase additional minutes. There was a shift over the last year towards smartphones. I don't know how much data they get or if they have to have access to wifi for online usage. If you want to learn more about it google qlink. They are a major provider of this service.
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do you smoke good weed?
do you smoke good weed?
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one less place they could
one less place they could look for change
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My homeless friends camp for
My homeless friends camp for the last 9 years just got razed by the authorities a few days ago, good times!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pxzZxmI9Ko&index=5&list=PLoo5NYolctJ8oD...
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Face did a bunch of lavender
Face did a bunch of lavender in the 90s
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No. Now homeless people have
No, they’re less isolated now. Now homeless people have smartphones.
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where do you come up with
where do you come up with stuff
Jesus
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^ are you saying most people
^ are you saying most people at that point have opted to pay $30+ / month on a smartphone vs having a roof over their heads?
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what kind of weed to you burn
what kind of weed do you burn face
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just say this thread title
just say this thread title out loud a few times
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>>>>>>are you saying most
>>>>>>are you saying most people at that point have opted to pay $30+ / month on a smartphone vs having a roof over their heads?
Nope. Just saying most homeless people have smartphones now and are therefore less isolated. I can’t type it any slower for you.
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I havent looked, but what do
I havent looked, but what do you want to bet there is an identical thread on PT right now?
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can you please link me
can you please link me
i need more lols
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Obama phones!!!! Commies!!!
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Around here, about half of
Around here, about half of the homeless population seem to have phones. Prob. the ones that work or get SS. There are programs that take donated phones and give them to homeless people. Often these phones are pay as you go. so you buy minutes as you need and can afford them.
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Theres a payphone down the
Theres a payphone down the street from me. No booth though
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Superman - you have been
Superman - you have been warned!
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Nope. Just saying most
Nope. Just saying most homeless people have smartphones now and are therefore less isolated. I can’t type it any slower for you.<<<
source / link ?
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cell phones are a common
cell phones are a common dumpster find, as are computers...
renting a place usually involves first month, last month, and a deposit... which is often over $3,000...
phone booths were usually a dime, later a quarter...
If only phone booths were large enough to comfortably sleep in, they could be the solution to the homeless problem (since all the rational, sane, and very doable solutions will never happen, there's no money in it)
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FOM needs more confirmations
FOM needs more confirmations than bitcoin
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It depends. If they have any
It depends. If they have any government assistance at all like food stamps or medicaid they qualify for what they call obamaphones. They are free and come with a monthly allocation of minutes. They are able to purchase additional minutes. There was a shift over the last year towards smartphones. I don't know how much data they get or if they have to have access to wifi for online usage. If you want to learn more about it google qlink. They are a major provider of this service.
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Isolated? I thought they were
Isolated? I thought they were more free than the rest of us 9-5 losers. Is it because they don't follow a jamband?
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https://www.obamaphone.com/
https://www.obamaphone.com/
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most SCI fans are homeless
most SCI fans are homeless
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Is this the same guy who post
Is this the same guy who post such thought provoking threads on ratdog?
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>>>>>source / link ?
>>>>>source / link ?
lol