Free Phones

xoxoxoBruce · 12-02-2009, 02:58 AM

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SafeLink Wireless is a government supported program that provides a free cell phone and airtime each month for income-eligible customers.

Look Ma, free phones and free minutes... but not everywhere.

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We are currently offering service in parts of Alabama, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

I guess the idea is, poor people need a phone to find a job, apply for school, get benefits and such.

DanaC · 12-02-2009, 04:00 AM

That, and the unemployed/economically inactive are more vulnerable to social isolation and related mental health problems.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-02-2009, 04:12 AM

'Cept when their shootin' craps in the alley.

morethanpretty · 12-02-2009, 06:36 AM

I had a low-income pregnant friend, she had to borrow a cell phone during the end of the pregnancy for emergencies. It was a bit nerve-wracking that she didn't have a phone in her condition for such a long time.
I think its a great idea, hopefully it will expand.

Crimson Ghost · 12-02-2009, 04:06 PM

It's just adorable that they are using the 'simoleon' symbol from 'The Sims'.

Clodfobble · 12-02-2009, 05:16 PM

There's a local program to donate old cellphones to a battered women's shelter. They give them to the women who are unwilling to leave the relationship they're in, as a means to call 911 when he gets "too rough." On the one hand, it's a depressing program, but on the other, apparently it's the only solution for a lot of these women who refuse to leave, and several have been grateful to have the phones on them when it mattered.

Cicero · 12-02-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

That, and the unemployed/economically inactive are more vulnerable to social isolation and related mental health problems.

I have been paged, what is it Dana?

12-02-2009, 04:12 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	'Cept when their shootin' craps in the alley. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-02-2009, 06:36 AM	#4
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	I had a low-income pregnant friend, she had to borrow a cell phone during the end of the pregnancy for emergencies. It was a bit nerve-wracking that she didn't have a phone in her condition for such a long time. I think its a great idea, hopefully it will expand. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

12-02-2009, 04:06 PM	#5
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	It's just adorable that they are using the 'simoleon' symbol from 'The Sims'. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

12-02-2009, 05:16 PM	#6
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	There's a local program to donate old cellphones to a battered women's shelter. They give them to the women who are unwilling to leave the relationship they're in, as a means to call 911 when he gets "too rough." On the one hand, it's a depressing program, but on the other, apparently it's the only solution for a lot of these women who refuse to leave, and several have been grateful to have the phones on them when it mattered. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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