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POCSAG pager with battery compartment open
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eBay POCSAG HAMNET DAPNET Pager Battery

It took some tooth pulling, but I finally identified the battery used in the POCSAG pagers you can get on eBay from China. They don't come with the battery because of shipping hassles. It's an 802040 LiPo cell, 3.7v 600-700mAh. There's plenty of them on Amazon. Update: Wait til the pager comes in. T

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Google Voice app used for free cell phone service over WiFi
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Free Cell Phone Service Redux

It's been a while since I've posted on my adventures in Free Cell Phone Service. Some things have changed recently, so I thought I should post an update. For some time I have been relying on a combination of Google Voice and Spare Phone over a WIFI connection to make and receive phone calls. Unfortu

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Homemade beef stroganoff made by accident in a crock pot
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Cooking By Accident

Cooking By Accident. So I decided to cook a roast in the crock pot and completely by accident I had made beef stroganoff! Or at least something very similar to it.

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