The “Break it Down” Blog

Amazon MP3 Download Service Review

After growing increasingly unimpressed with the Apple iTunes/iPod “lock-in” model I started hunting around for alternative low-cost music services online. Fortunately one of the first and favorite services I ran into is the relatively new Amazon MP3 Downloads service. Some of the big highlights of the Amazon MP3 service for me were: Non-DRM’ed music Low-cost music (about $0.99 [...]

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AT&T Charges Up to 8 Minutes for 1 Minute Call

The Consumerist is reporting that AT&T’s prepaid-calling-cards are actually over-charging you in some states for every minute you talk, for up to 8 minutes per minute. AT&T claims it’s due to regulatory charges that they need to over charge, but the FCC has clarified that in no way are the cards regulated. This just boils down [...]

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Checking Product Pricing and Reviews Instantly

How cool is this… The Consumerist pointed me over to Frucall which is a mobile and online comparison service. You essentially text message the number “fru” with the bar code from the item in question, and the response you get back is a summary of the average rating of the product and it’s price online. So [...]

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Comcast to Begin Charging for Tech Visits

If you have been a Comcast customer you may have gotten a warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that your $60/mo bill helped pay for the times when you needed a tech to come out and figure out what was going on with your setup. The Consumerist is reporting that this is all coming to an end [...]

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