From The Screen Door

I came across this site today that helps people get guaranteed auto financing.  It is called Gimmearide.com.  They help people with all types of credit get a loan for a new or used car.  With financing companies making it more difficult to get a new car loan, it is nice to see there is a website that can help people deserving of a loan be able to get the new car of their dreams.

I came across a website the other day in my search for a new honda motorcycle.  This website focused exclusively on honda motorcycles.  It shows every honda model available and shows specs for each one.  It also has a dealer locator for each state and allows you to request a price quote from multiple dealers.  It really is worth a look if you are in the market for a new honda motorcycle.

The benefit to using this website instead of the main honda website is that this website tells you the way it is whereas the main honda website is very biased towards its own brands.  In addition, the main honda website will not allow you to get price quotes from multiple dealers.

After my Sunrocket VOIP was abruptly cut-off as a result of their bankruptcy, I was in the need of a new VOIP provider.  With many to choose from, I ulimately decided to go with the biggest carrier Vonage.  They were offering a great deal for Sunrocket customers where you could get setup for free and also get 2 free months.  I received the adapter the next day and was up and running in about 5 minutes.

 As for the service, so far it has been great.  The call quality is much better than what Sunrocket was.  All the features are great.  My only complaint so far with the service is the outgoing caller-ID.  With Sunrocket you could choose what you wanted the caller-ID to show when you called someone.  With Vonage the only thing that shows is the state name.  It does not show your name.  Other than this minor flaw, it has been working great.

 I will keep you updated as time goes on to let you know how it is working out.

If you are looking for the latest prices on new cars and motorcycles check out New Prices.  Their website allows you to research the latest prices on new cars available from local dealers.  You can also research motorcycle prices as well.  For example, if you are looking for the price for a new 2008 Cadillac Escalade, just go to the website and you can request a price quote for that model.  They have every model of car available.  Finally there is one resource that you can visit to find new product pricing.

   About a year ago I bought a new 2006 Cadillac STS.  I have owned numerous Cadillac’s prior to this one and have always been happy with the brand.  Cadillac has done a great job on this STS.  It is very fast and gets great gas mileage.  My only complaint with the car would be the quality of the interior.  The leather is great and soft as it has been on all my previous cars.  But there is a lot of cheap plastic that is used on the interior which is disappointing when you are spending $50k for a car.  The lessor version, the CTS, has this but you would think their top sedan, the STS, would have some better interior parts when you figure the car is another $10k+.

About a year ago I signed up for Sunrocket VOIP phone service.  I paid their $199 fee for a year of service which is very affordable.  They even threw in a free two-extension cordless phone.  After a year of using their service I have been able to thoroughly test it.  The things I like about the service are the low price and tons of included features (i.e. call waiting, caller id, 3 way, voicemail, etc.).  There are some downsides to the service.  I have a very high-speed internet connection (around 6MB) but yet the service still acts up quite often.  I can usually hear people great but the other party tells me the quality is low.  So that can be frustrating when you are talking to someone and they can’t hear you.  Another annoying thing with the service is the voicemail.  I get a lot of calls and my voicemail box is constantly filling up.  I have my voicemails delivered to my email, which is great, but they accumulate in my Sunrocket account and fill up my voicemail box.  It only holds about 20 messages and if I do not login to delete them the voicemail stops working.  I have called them to see if there is a way to have messages just delivered to my email and not saved in my account, but they say that is not possible.

I am still debating on whether to keep the service or not.  It is great when it works correctly but very frustrating when it does not work.

Released last week, the Apple Iphone is slated to revolutionize the cell phone market.  There are some features that are missing on this phone in my opinion.  For example, there is no removal battery which is important when you think how quickly a phone battery dies.  Second, there is no carrier choice.  Right now you can only use it on AT&T.  Another missing feature is wireless synching.  You can do it with a cable but not wirelessly.  Overall, it is still a great phone and I plan on trying one out.