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The Digital Dilemma<br />
By: Adrea Nairne-Barrera / 60s to 60<br />
That moment when you realize that in spite<br />
of all you’ve done to get the best deal or<br />
trim the extras, it’s getting more expensive and<br />
your fixed income is not keeping up.<br />
Now as prices go up and benefits go down, we live in an age where<br />
every new technological product has become a “must have” - whether<br />
you like it or not. Liking it is not my issue. I can’t always afford it and<br />
then I’m out of the loop.<br />
We watch the Emmys and all these awards go to cable company<br />
extras. Suddenly my TV costs $100, my internet costs $60 and a land<br />
line costs $39. Add the tax and an occasional movie add-on, and we’re<br />
well over $200 a month. How insane!<br />
If you want an antenna for free TV, good luck. The company tells you<br />
because of the mountains, you’ll only get 2 networks and some weird<br />
channels.<br />
Let’s take the phone lines. If you want to have a land line in case<br />
there’s some kind of problem with your digital services, it won’t work<br />
anyway because it’s hard wired to your digital service.<br />
OLD SIGNS.<br />
NEW TECHNOLOGY.<br />
Introducing Brilliant, the newest<br />
interactive experience at The Neon<br />
Museum. This revolutionary art form<br />
uses sight and sound to transport you<br />
through time and bring long dormant<br />
signs back to life. If all this seems hard<br />
to picture, that’s because it is. You<br />
literally have to see it to believe it.<br />
If your cell phone needs help to get a signal in some areas, the next<br />
step is begging your cell provider for a booster. It helps a bit; however I<br />
find it’s only good in a 10 square foot area of my house.<br />
Then come the internet charges. A personal favorite of mine for sure.<br />
I have been upgraded many times for free they say. Now I’m upgraded<br />
to the newest version and it is a miserable experience.<br />
I can’t dump my trash emails, it won’t respond when I want to fix<br />
spam settings and countless other annoying things are happening. And,<br />
my computer is slower but my speed with the company is considered<br />
higher. Huh?<br />
I asked for the old version but they wouldn’t give it to me. Then they<br />
said my 20 year discount isn’t really available now that I have the latest<br />
version. Who asked for it anyway?<br />
If I switch my TV to another company who uses my same email<br />
provider, I can’t have my same email address. Good one guys.<br />
So the moment is here and decisions are pending. Grab the foil and<br />
rabbit ears!<br />
Adrea Nairne-Barrera writes of celebrations, observations &<br />
complaints of life in the 60s to being in your 60s.<br />
BOOK A TOUR<br />
NeonMuseum.org/Brilliant<br />
TICKETS<br />
$23 • $15 Nevada residents, active military,<br />
veterans, students and seniors<br />
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