Under the old 'contract' terms, it would be called a termination fee. They've simply restructured it and are calling it something else. I'm not saying it's a bad deal, but I think calling it contract-free isn't exactly on the level, either.

It's not a contract in name, but it's essentially the same thing. Under the old plans, it was called a termination fee. They've simply shifted it from the cancellation period of the contract to a mandatory fee you pay every month. Again, contract-free (at least to me) implies you can just walk away whenever you want,…

I just tend to bristle at misleading marketing like that. But it does sound like a good deal if you live somewhere T-Mobile has good coverage. I had them for 5 years and the best they could do in my area was 2G *some of the time*.

It's weird, I've seen complaints about the whole Rick going off the rails/seeing Ghost Lori thing, but it really doesn't bother me. How could he not be breaking by this point?

No, she's definitely a better parent in death.

Really? I've experienced very few lulls with season 3. Admittedly, any time Andrea is on screen I want to throw things at her, but overall I've felt this season has been pretty tight. Especially the back half.

Hey now, Season 3 has been pretty great. Now if you want to say it's better than Season 2, that I can get behind.

Aren't the plans only contract-free if you pay for the entire cost of your phone up front? Like say you do an iPhone - you pay $99 up front and then $20 a month for 24 months. You can't just leave in month 3 and keep that phone, can you? You still owe them $400, right?

It's possible it was a dumping ground at one time, but it's been blockbuster territory for well over a decade now.

I imagine the oven was just teaching that person to use a cooking tray.

And that's why I pointed out that YMMV. I can only speak to my experience with it.

Oh, I had just the free basic version installed. But it had constant popups trying to get you to buy the full version. It was a real bummer, because I'd used it for years and recommended it to a lot of clients.

That is the prime time release window for blockbusters. Iron Man, Star Trek, The Avengers, etc. If your movie is moved from Dec to May, that means a studio thinks they can make a lot more money on it. Now, if they'd moved it from December to say, February? That's not such a good sign.

Actually, delaying a movie from December to May means a studio thinks they have a blockbuster. They don't push anticipated flops to summer.

Yup. Got delayed because the studio realized it had a likely blockbuster on its hands so they moved it to summer.

I used to love it, but the last few years they've been cramming it with crapware. It's also a memory hog and has a bad habit of turning up false positives (and not so great at catching the real stuff). YMMV, of course.

I would take the key episodes from TOS instead of trying to take it all in. It's a product of its time and it could come across as a bit campy. But there are several episodes that are pretty much universally acclaimed by fans and non-fans alike:

Well, I give you credit for achieving your goal - your recommendations are definitely out of the box.

100% agree. This whole thing has spiraled.

Trust me, unless you live in a major city, you'll be lucky to even get 3G. I had T-Mobile for years and finally gave up on them in January. I know everyone hates Verizon, but they're like a dream in comparison (for me).