Apex AD-1500 DVD Player

Apex AD-1500 DVD Player
Manufacturer: APEX
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Apex AD-1500 digital DVD player combines nifty design and high functionality with the comfort you need. It plays DVD-SVCD-CD-CD/R-CD/RW and MP3, and features Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM Ready, NTSC & Pal video outputs, programmable playback sequence, parental lock, and more.
Amazon.com Product Description
Apex's AD-1500 DVD player plays DVD, CD, CD-R/RW, and MP3 formatted media. Composite- and S-video outputs provide maximal compatibility with nearly any home theater, and a coaxial digital-audio output offers Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound when connected with a compatible receiver.

Experience Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround sound from your favorite DVDs with a compatible surround receiver. A virtual surround-sound processor will create similar effects to a four-speaker sound setup through your TV's stereo speakers.

Playback options include a built-in screen saver, two-step zoom, chapter/track programmable memory, frame-by-frame advance, support for multiple captions and angles, slow- and fast-motion forward, and parental locking.

The AD-1500 is compatible with NTSC and PAL televisions and discs (as long as the discs are Region 1), and it includes a remote control for convenient operation from the comfort of your couch.

Apex's warranty for the AD-1500 covers labor for 90 days and parts for one year.

Average customer rating: 3.0

Catching up to Europe
Enforced discipline
The money is better spent addressing your credit issues!

T-Mobile to Go Prepaid Plan

Manufacturer:
Product Group: Wireless
Binding: Wireless Plan
ASIN: B000056K6Y

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Emergency Use: Under 100 min

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Calling Range: national (roaming not included)

This cell phone service plan lets you call throughout T-Mobile's nationwide network, with no additional fees for long distance service.

Included Minutes: n/a

Free minutes for long distance or roaming are not part of this pre-paid plan. However, a prepaid airtime card worth $15 is included for service activation.

Mobile-to-Mobile minutes: no

This plan offers no reduced fee for calls made between two T-Mobile cell phone plan subscribers.

Calling Range: national (roaming not included)

This cell phone service plan lets you call throughout T-Mobile's nationwide network, with no additional fees for long distance service.

Included Minutes: n/a

Free minutes for long distance or roaming are not part of this pre-paid plan. However, a prepaid airtime card worth $15 is included for service activation.

Mobile-to-Mobile minutes: no

This plan offers no reduced fee for calls made between two T-Mobile cell phone plan subscribers.

Services included at no additional fee

Access to the T-Mobile nationwide long distance network is available at no additional cost to the by-minute rate (see Services Available, below) when you purchase individual phone cards. Customers can also listen to voice messages for free (voice mail service sold separately). There is no monthly fee, deposit, or credit check with this program. For more information call 1-888-STREAMS.

Services Available for an additional, per-use fee

Calls cost between $0.20 and $0.33 per minute depending on the type of pre-paid phone card you use. Cards are purchased separately.

Upgrade Highlights: n/a

No upgrades are available for these plans.

Plan Duration: n/a

Calls are paid for with prepaid phone cards, sold separately and refillable by T-Mobile and most cell phone retail outlets.

Customer Reviews:

Catching up to Europe.......2002-07-29

My first experience with mobile phones was in Europe, Italy to be specific. It was absolutely painless; buy the phone you want and choose a SIM card provider and you're done, no contracts, no credit check (which was good for me since I didn't have credit in Italy), i.e., no hassle. If you're happy with your provider you pay for more minutes with them when you begin to run low, if you're not you go to the phone store, there are tons of them in Europe, and switch SIM providers; again, no hassle.

When I returned to the US I resisted getting a cell phone because I didn't want to have to mess with "plans". Now that most US servicer providers are offering prepaid service I've decided to give it a try. Yes, it's more expensive but I use my mobile as a convinence/emergency device so that doesn't bother me too much. So far I'm moderately happy with VoiceStream, I would be more happy if (a) I could add prepaid minutes via the Web and (b) if coverage was better at my house.

Hopefully, the US market will leave the "plan" mentality and all the hucksterism it invites behind and move to a European model in the next year or two.

Enforced discipline.......2002-02-08

If you've got a somewhat compulsive behavior towards using the cellular phone, this plan will force you to watch your time. When you get low, it will warn you. Even though its more expensive per minute, you'll be amazed at how few minutes you actually need, and it's certainly less than a pay phone. Take it from someone who's ended up with a $1000 AT&T cellular bill on a $200 plan. Yes, pre-paid seems like a scam, but the real scam is not letting consumers know when they've used too many minutes. If you're like me, its a small price to pay for the peace of mind that you're not getting robbed as you speak.

The money is better spent addressing your credit issues!.......2001-11-23

Typically, a person who utilizes a "prepaid" calling plan is doing so because of certain credit problems, which prevent them from gaining "credit approval" by the merchant. This vendor is taking advantage of customers by basically stating the following, "Mr./Mrs. Customer, since you want to pay us cash up front, we are going to have to charge you more per minute than our more valued customers who pay us 30 days after they use their airtime." Verizon is taking advantage of people with no, little, or poor credit by charging them an excessive premium if they pay in advance. It isn't worth it! Go to each cellular companies website, look at the rates for both their prepaid and billing plans to see for yourself! THIS IS A REAL SLAP IN THE FACE....

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