railsgirls

2014-02-11 Thread E.S. Rosenberg
http://railsgirls.co.il/ Pretty cool initiative, how was that never mentioned on this list, or have I been sleeping? (I found it through this kickstarter which I think also sounds very cool for anyone who would like their kids to know programming: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lindaliukas/

Re: OT: Cell phone service providers

2014-02-11 Thread geoffrey mendelson
On 2/11/2014 7:50 PM, Ari Becker wrote: Yeah, by "true unlimited" I was talking about Internet, not voice. I meant unlimited data without throttling for going over an arbitrary 3G limit. Because of the nature of my job, I only have access to a landline on weekends so I have to watch my usag

Re: OT: Cell phone service providers

2014-02-11 Thread Ari Becker
Yeah, by "true unlimited" I was talking about Internet, not voice. I meant unlimited data without throttling for going over an arbitrary 3G limit. Because of the nature of my job, I only have access to a landline on weekends so I have to watch my usage very carefully not to go over the limit and h

Re: OT: Cell phone service providers

2014-02-11 Thread geoffrey mendelson
On 2/11/2014 5:15 PM, Ari Becker wrote: As far as I'm concerned, Golan should be the default. I call and am called by relatives in the US so their price and features are unbeatable. Their service is great and so is the online control panel. I haven't had problems with SMS with Golan, but hon

Re: OT: Cell phone service providers

2014-02-11 Thread Rabin Yasharzadehe
I change my wife plan from Cellcom -> Golan (late 2011-2012), and she was complaining about the reception & some times a call will drop (we live in Jerusalem/PisgatZeev) I was on Rami-Levi at that time, and i didn't have this problem, and I was satisfied with the Internet speed most of the time (te

Re: OT: Cell phone service providers

2014-02-11 Thread Ari Becker
As far as I'm concerned, Golan should be the default. I call and am called by relatives in the US so their price and features are unbeatable. Their service is great and so is the online control panel. I haven't had problems with SMS with Golan, but honestly, these days everyone uses Whatsapp anywa

Re: OT: Cell phone service providers

2014-02-11 Thread E.S. Rosenberg
Subcontracting another network doesn't mean you shouldn't consider them I've been with Orange, Ramy Levi, Hot (MIRS) and am now with Golan. Other then Orange being thieves no big complaints, switched away from Ramy Levi because of International calling, switched from Hot because my phone was m

OT: Cell phone service providers

2014-02-11 Thread Mord Behar
Sorry for the OT, but I need to tap the hive-mind of like-minded people. It's that time of life again, and we need to rethink and renegotiate our cell phone plans. This time, there are more than just the "big three". I know that Rami Levy is just subcontracting for Pelephone, HomeCellular is subcon