Why Alabama Citizens Should Upgrade To Satellite Internet
The reasoning seems to make sense. Why would anyone want to upgrade or buy something new when the previous thing is not broken? Granted, it is always nice to buy a new car to replace that old “junker,” but if that 10 or 20-year-old vehicle can still get you from point A to point B, upgrading is not a question of need, it is a question of want.
Yet, when it comes to Internet connections, the same decision making tactics no longer apply. If it is not broke, sometimes it still needs to be fixed. Thousands of Alabama citizens continue to rely on slow, dial-up connections to log on to the World Wide Web when other technologies such as cable and satellite Internet are readily available. In fact, reports have recently come out that state that at least 40% of American households do not have a fast Internet connection. That number is completely absurd.
With all of the modern advances in technology, upgrading to a high-speed satellite broadband connection should a must for any household that depends on Internet access. Everyone these days seems to have fast, portable connections wherever they are, with their smart phones and other fancy mobile broadband gadgets. But, with so many families relying on a slow dial-up connection, they are slowly falling behind with the pace of the world.
Since a dial-up connects through a phone line, using the Internet not only occupies landline telephones, but also moves at an incredibly slow pace. If someone were to call the home, the user would be kicked off the Web, which can become very frustrating if trying to download videos or music. Not to mention that actual download speeds for dial-up are so slow that it can take a few hours just to download a single song, whereas satellite Internet broadband can have that song completely downloaded within a few seconds.
For many Alabama citizens who live outside of major cities and thus cable and DSL infrastructures, getting high-speed Internet appears to be quite tricky and expensive. Since companies do not see a huge market available in the rural areas of the state, they have yet to invest in the funds to expand their network; it is simple economics. Satellite Internet, however, is still an option.
Because the service utilizes geosynchronous orbiting satellites, which rotate around the Earth as fast as the planet rotates, a satellite broadband connection is always available wherever anybody lives, whether in rural Alabama or right in the middle of Montgomery. Plus, even though the service sounds expensive, considering that it uses satellites to provide an Internet connection, the majority of providers do not charge more than most cable and DSL connection lines. So switching will not cost an arm or a leg.
So, while keeping that old car for a little while longer may seem like a great money saving choice, keeping that slow 56K connection is one of the worst things you can do while living in today’s fast-paced, modern world. Upgrade that old dial-up connection and see all of the fast Internet navigating that you have been missing.
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Kelly Blue Book car values about 9000, even with 110,000 miles on it. I would like to contact him and ask what is wrong with the car. It really seems too good to be true.
1994 MAZDA RX-7 Type-RⅡCoil Over Air Filter Muffler Spoiler Side Step
how much is a used car and how much is car insurances ?
i am going to be 16 soon and i want to buy a used car and car insurances so how much is it i live in canada if that helps nova scotia to so umm yeah and btw i can’t go on my parents insurances because my mom is scared for me to just incase something happens she doesn’t want her insurances to go up so yeah thanks
You cannot get your own insurance at 16. You can find used car prices on ebay or the small ads.
Anything from $50 for a non running heap to a few million for a used Bugatti.
Should You Buy a New Car – or Opt for a Lease Takeover
Besides the option of buying a new vehicle or car outright or with a bank loan, an individual can lease a vehicle/car for a few years, and then give it back to the leasing company at the end of the period. A Vehicle/Car lease is based on the simple concept that an individual will be paying the amount by which a vehicle’s/cars value is depreciated during the time that they are using it. Depreciation simply means the difference between a vehicle’s/cars original value and the value at the end of the lease period, and this is the factor that determines the cost of leasing. Buying a car outright or on a Car Loan, or leasing a vehicle/car are options of acquiring a Car, but a Car Lease Takeover is another option you can think of.
Lease Takeover and Lease Transfer Companies assist an individual to exit a Lease early by marketing the vehicle/car to lease buyers seeking a short-term lease transfer. Lease buyers can takeover a lease that fits their payment budget as well as select a lease term that fulfills their requirements. A leased Vehicle/Car comes up for a Lease Takeover when someone has leased a vehicle/car, but is unable to continue paying the lease payments to the car leasing company. The biggest advantage of a Vehicle/Car Lease Takeover is the fact that you are taking over an existing lease and just have to get the Lease Transfer to your name. The individual forgoing the Lease has paid most of the initial down payments, monthly payments, and charges when leasing the vehicle/car, and you don’t have to pay these fees again as it is not a fresh lease but a lease takeover.
But you do have to be aware of and enquire thoroughly with the Lease Takeover Company regarding the costs of a Lease Takeover and the type of lease. You can also get many offers and incentives from the individual trying to get out of a lease. The Company will guide you on all procedures and paperwork involved in a Lease Transfer and getting the Car Lease transferred to your name. Almost all Lease Takeover and Lease Transfer Companies have websites where you can register and browse online for Vehicle/Cars in the listings for lease takeovers.
Whichever Vehicle or Car brand you may be looking for or thinking of buying, a Lease Takeover and Lease Transfer Company lists hundreds of Vehicles and Cars of many brands, makes, models, and years of usage. Whether it is a Ford, Chevrolet, Buick, Honda, etc of whatever make, model, and year, you will find your vehicle of choice, within your budget, at a Vehicle Lease Takeover and Transfer Company. If the Company does not have a Vehicle of your choice or within your budget, they will look for one and inform you as soon as they find the vehicle of your choice.
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I bought a 91 jeep cherokee on June 21 2007 and last monday Aug 12 I can no longer drive my car. It wont hold any anti freeze and it just pours out the bottom. I know it’s not a hose!
Im still making payments on this and im so mad!! is there anything I can do? Or do I just eat the cost of getting it fixed? Im not even sure what is going on!
I took it to minekee and they wanted $500.00 just to tell me what was wrong!!!
Too much so I had my neighbor tow it back home for me
HELP!!!
Oregon Lemon Law Statutes
Oregon’s Lemon Law – Oregon Revised Statutes 646.315-375
646.315 Definitions for ORS 646.315 to 646.375.
As used in ORS 646.315 to 646.375:
“Consumer” means:
The purchaser or lessee, other than for purposes of resale, of a new motor vehicle normally used for personal, family or household purposes;
Any person to whom a new motor vehicle used for personal, family or household purposes is transferred for the same purposes during the duration of an express warranty applicable to such motor vehicle; and
Any other person entitled by the terms of such warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty.
“Motor vehicle” means a passenger motor vehicle as defined in ORS 801.360 that is sold in this state. <1983 c.469 s1; 1985 c.16 s468; 1987 c.476 s1; 1989 c.171 s 74; 1989 c.202 s1>
646.325 Availability of remedy.
The remedy under the provisions of ORS 646.315 to 646.375 is available to a consumer if:
A new motor vehicle does not conform to applicable manufacturer’s express warranties;
The consumer reports each nonconformity to the manufacturer, its agent or its authorized dealer, for the purpose of repair or correction, during the period of one year following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer or during the period ending on the date on which the mileage on the motor vehicle reaches 12,000 miles, whichever period ends earlier; and
The manufacturer has received direct written notification from or on behalf of the consumer and has had an opportunity to correct the alleged defect. “Notification” under this subsection includes, but is not limited to, a request by the consumer for an informal dispute settlement procedure under ORS 646.355. <1983 c.469 s2; 1987 c.476 s6>
646.335 Consumer’s remedies; manufacturer’s affirmative defenses.
If the manufacturer or its agents or authorized dealers are unable to conform the motor vehicle to any applicable manufacturer’s express warranty by repairing or correcting any defect or condition that substantially impairs the use, market value or safety of the motor vehicle to the consumer after a reasonable number of attempts, the manufacturer shall:
Replace the motor vehicle with a new motor vehicle; or
Accept return of the vehicle from the consumer and refund to the consumer the full purchase or lease price paid, including taxes, license and registration fees and any similar collateral charges excluding interest, less a reasonable allowance for the consumer’s use of the vehicle.
Refunds shall be made to the consumer and lienholder, if any, as their interests may appear. A reasonable allowance for use is that amount directly attributable to use by the consumer prior to the first report of the nonconformity to the manufacturer, agent or dealer and during any subsequent period when the vehicle is not out of service by reason of repair.
It shall be an affirmative defense to any claim under ORS 646.315 to 646.375:
That an alleged nonconformity does not substantially impair such use, market value or safety; or
That a nonconformity is the result of abuse, neglect or unauthorized modifications or alterations of the motor vehicle by the consumer. <1983 c.469 s3; 1987 c.476 s2>
646.345 Presumption of reasonable attempt to conform; extension of time for repairs; notice to manufacturer.
It shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken to conform a motor vehicle to the applicable manufacturer’s express warranties if, during the period of one year following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to a consumer or during the period ending on the date on which the mileage on the motor vehicle reaches 12,000 miles, whichever period ends earlier:
The same nonconformity has been subject to repair or correction four or more times by the manufacturer or its agent or authorized dealer, but such nonconformity continues to exist; or
The vehicle is out of service by reason of repair or correction for a cumulative total of 30 or more business days.
A repair or correction for purposes of subsection (1) of this section includes a repair that must take place after the expiration of the earlier of either period.
The period ending on the date on which the mileage on the motor vehicle reaches 12,000 miles, the one-year period and the 30-day period shall be extended by any period of time during which repair services are not available to the consumer because of a war, invasion, strike, fire, flood or other natural disaster.
In no event shall the presumption described in subsection (1) of this section apply against a manufacturer unless the manufacturer has received prior direct written notification from or on behalf of the consumer and has had an opportunity to cure the defect alleged. <1983 c.469 s4>
646.355 Use of informal dispute settlement procedure as condition for remedy; binding effect on manufacturer.
If the manufacturer has established or participates in an informal dispute settlement procedure that substantially complies with the provisions of Title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 703, as from time to time amended, and causes the consumer to be notified of the procedure, ORS 646.335 concerning refunds or replacement shall not apply to any consumer who has not first resorted to the procedure. A decision resulting from arbitration pursuant to the informal dispute settlement procedure shall be binding on the manufacturer. <1983 c.469 s5>
646.357 Informal dispute settlement procedure; recordkeeping; review by Department of Justice.
A manufacturer which has established or participates in an informal dispute settlement procedure shall keep records of all cases submitted to the procedure under ORS 646.355 and shall make the records available to the Department of Justice if the department requests them. The department may review all case records kept under this section to determine whether or not the arbitrators are complying with the provisions of ORS 646.315 to 646.375 in reaching their decisions. <1987 c.476 s4>
646.359 Judicial review; damages; attorney fees.
If a consumer appeals to a court from a decision resulting from the informal dispute settlement procedure established by ORS 646.355 because the consumer was not granted one of the remedies specified in ORS 646.335 (1), and the consumer is granted one of the specified remedies by the court, the consumer shall also be awarded up to three times the amount of any damages if the court finds that the manufacturer did not act in good faith in the dispute settlement procedure.
If a consumer brings an action under ORS 646.315 to 646.375 against a manufacturer who has not established informal dispute settlement procedures and the consumer is granted one of the remedies specified in ORS 646.335 (1), the consumer shall also be awarded three times the amount of the damages.
The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an appeal or action under this section. <1987 c.476 s5; 1995 c.618 s96>
646.361 Limitations on actions against dealers.
Nothing in ORS 646.315 to 646.375 creates a cause of action by a consumer against a vehicle dealer.
A manufacturer may not join a dealer as a party in any proceeding brought under ORS 646.315 to 646.375, nor may the manufacturer try to collect from a dealer any damages assessed against the manufacturer in a proceeding brought under ORS 646.315 to 646.375. <1987 c.476 s7>
646.365 Limitation on commencement of action.
Any action brought under ORS 646.315 to 646.375 shall be commenced within one year following whichever period ends earlier:
The period ending on the date on which the mileage on the motor vehicle reaches 12,000 miles; or
The period of one year following the date of the original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer. <1983 c.469 s6>
646.375 Remedies supplementary to existing statutory or common law remedies; election of remedies.
Nothing in ORS 646.315 to 646.375 is intended in any way to limit the rights or remedies that are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law. However, if the consumer elects to pursue any other remedy in state or federal court, the remedy available under ORS 646.315 to 646.375 shall not be available insofar as it would result in recovery in excess of the recovery authorized by ORS 646.335 without proof of fault resulting in damages in excess of such recovery. <1983 c.469 s7>
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is a Federal Law that protects the buyer of any product which costs more than $25 and comes with an express written warranty. This law applies to any product that you buy that does not perform as it should.
Your car is a major investment, rationalized by the peace of mind that flows from its expected dependability and safety. Accordingly, you are entitled to expect an automobile properly constructed and regulated to provide reasonably safe, trouble-free, and dependable transportation – regardless of the exact make and model you bought. Unfortunately, sometimes these principles do not hold true and defects arise in automobiles. Although one defect is not actionable, repeated defects are as there exists a generally accepted rule that unsuccessful repair efforts render the warrantor liable. Simply put, there comes a time when “enough is enough” – when after having to take your car into the shop for repairs an inordinate number of times and experiencing all of the attendant inconvenience, you are entitled to say, ‘That’s all,’ and revoke, notwithstanding the seller’s repeated good faith efforts to fix the car. The rationale behind these basic principles is clear: once your faith in the vehicle is shaken, the vehicle loses its real value to you and becomes an instrument whose integrity is impaired and whose operation is fraught with apprehension. The question thus becomes when is “enough”?
As you know, enough is never enough from your warrantor’s point of view and you should simply continue to have your defective vehicle repaired – time and time again. However, you are not required to allow a warrantor to tinker with your vehicle indefinitely in the hope that it may eventually be fixed. Rather, you are entitled to expect your vehicle to be repaired within a reasonable opportunity. To this end, both the federal Moss Warranty Act, and the various state “lemon laws,” require repairs to your vehicle be performed within a reasonable opportunity.
Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, a warrantor should perform adequate repairs in at least two, and possibly three, attempts to correct a particular defect. Further, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act’s reasonableness requirement applies to your vehicle as a whole rather than to each individual defect that arises. Although most of the Lemon Laws vary from state to state, each individual law usually require a warrantor to cure a specific defect within four to five attempts or the automobile as a whole within thirty days. If the warrantor fails to meet this obligation, most of the lemon laws provide for a full refund or new replacement vehicle. Further, this reasonable number of attempts/reasonable opportunity standard, whether it be that of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act or that of the Lemon Laws, is akin to strict liability – once this threshold has been met, the continued existence of a defect is irrelevant and you are still entitled to relief.
One of the most important parts of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is its fee shifting provision. This provision provides that you may recover the attorney fees incurred in the prosecution of your case if you are successful – independent of how much you actually win. That rational behind this fee shifting provision is to twofold: (1) to ensure you will be able to vindicate your rights without having to expend large sums on attorney’s fees and (2) because automobile manufacturers are able to write off all expenses of defense as a legitimate business expense, whereas you, the average consumer, obviously does not have that kind of economic staying power. Most of the Lemon Laws contain similar fee shifting provisions.
You may also derive additional warranty rights from the Uniform Commercial Code; however, the Code does not allow you in most states to recover your attorney fees and is also not as consumer friendly as the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act or the various state lemon laws.
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