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SlickWilly

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Yeah, been there too! Once on a Co-op I hosted.

Yeah but the big difference, because of you we had fun in your co-op's, so much so that I hated to see them come to a close. The wait had it's benefits and what we got was always worth it. :thumb:
 

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Lately I have been getting the dreaded restocking on items I got for a good deal.
The android box 15% off & the 30mm Supreme 29.04, then it went up to 43$
Both went restocking for weeks, like they wanted me to cancel the order cause I got the good deal?

Yeah but the big difference, because of you we had fun in your co-op's, so much so that I hated to see them come to a close. The wait had it's benefits and what we got was always worth it.

Isn't that the truth! The birth of the morning Coffee tradition started with Mikes Co-Ops :)
Many a fine cup has been shared :)
 

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Couple things I got recently from FT,
These re-fill bottles are nice, I got a pack of the 20ml, the plastic is more of the rubbery type. The needles are too small for VG but I replaced them with these 14G needles. I pulled the old needle out and open the hole in the cap with a drill bit a tad smaller then the needle, twisting the bit by hand. The replacement needles will twist out of the luer lock leaving the glue on the needle which keeps the needle from coming out of the top cap, doesn't matter if the needle sticks out a little on the inside of the cap.
$3.23 E-liquid Refiller Bottle for Electronic Cigarette (10-Pack / 30mL) 10-pack at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
$1.50 14G Dispensing Refilling Needle (10-Pack) 10-pack - plastic + stainless steel / 1.55mm*1.84mm (ID*OD) at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Good price on the original hcigar lipo's $12.29, even though they are over rated at 1300 mah, I tested them and they came in at 11.40 Wh, higher then the Turnigy 1000's at 10.90 Wh and the hcigar's are smaller. I have used both and they have worked well for me in the mods I built. The hcigar fits with room to spare in a Hammond G box and a dna 200, with these I can use the connectors, not enough room with the Turnigy's.
$12.29 Authentic HCigar VT200 Replacement 1300mAh Li-Po Battery Pack - high discharge at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

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Good price on the original hcigar lipo's $12.29, even though they are over rated at 1300 mah, I tested them and they came in at 11.40 Wh, higher then the Turnigy 1000's at 10.90 Wh and the hcigar's are smaller. I have used both and they have worked well for me in the mods I built. The hcigar fits with room to spare in a Hammond G box and a DNA 200, with these I can use the connectors, not enough room with the Turnigy's.

Can I ask what shipping method they offered for the Hcigar Lipo?
I saw then on FT, but to Canada there is no way to ship them here :(
All the shipping option are grayed out :(
I have 2 in my VT200's & I to like these lipos, they last longer than a fully max 900
I had to get mine out of the States, & paid way more :(
 

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Can I ask what shipping method they offered for the Hcigar Lipo?
I saw then on FT, but to Canada there is no way to ship them here :(
All the shipping option are grayed out :(
I have 2 in my VT200's & I to like these lipos, they last longer than a fully max 900
I had to get mine out of the States, & paid way more :(

Those I got some time ago, it was the bottles, needles and some set screws I got recently. I just added one of those lipo's to my cart, looks like shipping would have to be UPS/FedX at $32..... Yeah, screw that! I didn't pay anything like that before, either I got them someplace else or shipping was a lot less, I know I didn't pay more then $6 shipping when I got them. I'm sure they can be found elsewhere.
 

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a little puzzled here - could y'all run some tests for me? i'm pretty pleased with my att/cricket hot spot especially since it allows me to stream espn for dh where there is no tv connection. this plan is capped for maximum speed at 8 mb/s which i consistently get at testmyspeed.com. over at speedtest.net the connection shows between 4 and 5 mb/s :?: so now i'm curious why the discrepancy?
also, if anybody is in the same situation as me without broadband choices and would be interested in this option, lmk! it's been pretty smooth sailing since i switched back in december and the monthly charge of $68.00 is an improvement of what i used to pay. this month i'm on track of 70 gigs in downloads with no throttling experienced! :thumb:
 

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Never liked the Washington Post but gotta say they:


I feel sorry for them, always angry, never seeing any good in our country. It's a sad way to go through life and life is way to short to live it with your heart full of hate. The really sad part is a large number of them can't tell you what specific issues they are fighting against, they are just following the crowd and mad as hell.
 

mikepetro

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a little puzzled here - could y'all run some tests for me? i'm pretty pleased with my att/cricket hot spot especially since it allows me to stream espn for dh where there is no tv connection. this plan is capped for maximum speed at 8 mb/s which i consistently get at testmyspeed.com. over at speedtest.net the connection shows between 4 and 5 mb/s :?: so now i'm curious why the discrepancy?
also, if anybody is in the same situation as me without broadband choices and would be interested in this option, lmk! it's been pretty smooth sailing since i switched back in december and the monthly charge of $68.00 is an improvement of what i used to pay. this month i'm on track of 70 gigs in downloads with no throttling experienced! :thumb:
I got 20.27 on testmyspeed and 17.94 on speedtest this morning.

My local telcom/network guru doesnt trust speedtest, he says that a lot of their servers have "some" latency from being hit so hard all the time.
 

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