ESL Podcast 810 – Switching Cell Phone Plans Flashcards

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1
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an agreement for a cell phone company to provide someone a
certain number of minutes of phone time and related services in exchange for a
certain amount of money each month

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Paul: I need a new …… These roaming and overage charges are
killing me!
Shauna: I thought you had a good calling, messaging, and data plan.

  • The phone company is offering a free smart phone to anyone who signs up for
    a 24-month cell phone plan.
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referring to the use of a cell phone outside of the normal area where a
cell phone company provides a connection to its network

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Paul: I need a new cell phone plan. These ….. and overage charges are
killing me!
Shauna: I thought you had a good calling, messaging, and data plan.

  • This company says it has a national network without any roaming fees
    anywhere in the country.
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an amount of money that must be paid because one used a
cell phone for more minutes than the number of minutes included in one’s
monthly plan

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Paul: I need a new cell phone plan. These roaming and ….. are
killing me!
Shauna: I thought you had a good calling, messaging, and data plan.

  • Last month, Elbert’s overage charges were greater than his regular monthly bill!
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the practice of sending short, written text from one phone to
another

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Paul: I need a new cell phone plan. These roaming and overage charges are
killing me!
Shauna: I thought you had a good calling, …., and data plan.

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digital information, especially when sent over a network

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Paul: I need a new cell phone plan. These roaming and overage charges are
killing me!
Shauna: I thought you had a good calling, messaging, and …. plan.
* A hundred years ago, who would have imagined that we could send data
electronically in seconds

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o exceed; to use more than the allowed amount; to have or use
more than some maximum or limit

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Paul: I need a new cell phone plan. These roaming and overage charges are
killing me!
Shauna: I thought you had a good calling, messaging, and data plan.
Paul: I do, but I’m still …..each month.

  • Perry has been gaining weight for years, but when it went over 250 pounds, he
    knew he had to make some changes.
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a service that is paid for before it is used, not after

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Paul: I need a new cell phone plan. These roaming and overage charges are
killing me!
Shauna: I thought you had a good calling, messaging, and data plan.
Paul: I do, but I’m still going over each month.
Shauna: Have you thought about a ….. plan? You’ll never be charged extra.

  • Some utility companies are beginning to offer prepaid electricity options for
    homes.
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without any limits; without a maximum value

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Paul: I do, but I’m still going over each month.
Shauna: Have you thought about a prepaid plan? You’ll never be charged extra.
Paul: That’s not an option. I think I need an ….. plan.

  • This car wash facility lets people buy a $24.99 pass for unlimited car washes for
    one month.
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a company that provides phone service and is responsible for operating
and maintaining a communications network

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Paul: I need a new cell phone plan. These roaming and overage charges are
killing me!
Shauna: I thought you had a good calling, messaging, and data plan.
Paul: I do, but I’m still going over each month.
Shauna: Have you thought about a prepaid plan? You’ll never be charged extra.
Paul: That’s not an option. I think I need an unlimited plan.
Shauna: Okay, but I don’t understand. Why do you have roaming charges?
Doesn’t your ….. have good coverage all over the country?

  • Which carrier offers the best service in North Dakota?
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a measurement of how much of a geographic area can have access
to a cell phone network

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Paul: I need a new cell phone plan. These roaming and overage charges are
killing me!
Shauna: I thought you had a good calling, messaging, and data plan.
Paul: I do, but I’m still going over each month.
Shauna: Have you thought about a prepaid plan? You’ll never be charged extra.
Paul: That’s not an option. I think I need an unlimited plan.
Shauna: Okay, but I don’t understand. Why do you have roaming charges?
Doesn’t your carrier have good …… all over the country?

  • The company has great coverage in cities, but the coverage isn’t very good in
    mountainous areas.
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to go as far as; to include; to cover

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Shauna: Have you thought about a prepaid plan? You’ll never be charged extra.
Paul: That’s not an option. I think I need an unlimited plan.
Shauna: Okay, but I don’t understand. Why do you have roaming charges?
Doesn’t your carrier have good coverage all over the country?
Paul: I’ve been taking trips to Mexico to see my new girlfriend and the coverage
doesn’t …… to Mexico.

  • Our store allows people to return purchases they don’t like, but that policy
    doesn’t extend to clothing that they’ve already worn for months.
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12
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to send short, written messages from one phone to another

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Shauna: Have you thought about a prepaid plan? You’ll never be charged extra.
Paul: That’s not an option. I think I need an unlimited plan.
Shauna: Okay, but I don’t understand. Why do you have roaming charges?
Doesn’t your carrier have good coverage all over the country?
Paul: I’ve been taking trips to Mexico to see my new girlfriend and the coverage
doesn’t extend to Mexico.
Shauna: Oh, I see. And the overage charges?
Paul: When you’re in a long-distance relationship, you have to do a lot of calling
and ….., not to mention updating social media websites to stay in touch. I
keep exceeding my allotted 5000 minutes of calling time and 100 megabytes of
data.

  • Do the teachers allow their students to text during class?
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websites that connect people and help them communicate with

each other, such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Twitter

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Shauna: Have you thought about a prepaid plan? You’ll never be charged extra.
Paul: That’s not an option. I think I need an unlimited plan.
Shauna: Okay, but I don’t understand. Why do you have roaming charges?
Doesn’t your carrier have good coverage all over the country?
Paul: I’ve been taking trips to Mexico to see my new girlfriend and the coverage
doesn’t extend to Mexico.
Shauna: Oh, I see. And the overage charges?
Paul: When you’re in a long-distance relationship, you have to do a lot of calling
and texting, not to mention updating …… websites to stay in touch. I
keep exceeding my allotted 5000 minutes of calling time and 100 megabytes of
data.

  • Finn uses social media to stay in touch with his friends from high school.
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to go over; to have or use more than a certain amount of something;
to go beyond the limit of something

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Shauna: Oh, I see. And the overage charges?
Paul: When you’re in a long-distance relationship, you have to do a lot of calling
and texting, not to mention updating social media websites to stay in touch. I
keep …… my allotted 5000 minutes of calling time and 100 megabytes of
data.
Shauna: What?! To…… that, you’d have to be on the phone all the time!
* If your suitcase exceeds 55 pounds, the airline will charge an additional fee.

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given, assigned, or designated for a particular purpose

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Shauna: Oh, I see. And the overage charges?
Paul: When you’re in a long-distance relationship, you have to do a lot of calling
and texting, not to mention updating social media websites to stay in touch. I
keep exceed my …… 5000 minutes of calling time and 100 megabytes of
data.

  • The conference organizers have allotted 30 minutes for your presentation and
    10 minutes for questions from the audience.
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a unit for measuring data (digital information)

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Shauna: Oh, I see. And the overage charges?
Paul: When you’re in a long-distance relationship, you have to do a lot of calling
and texting, not to mention updating social media websites to stay in touch. I
keep exceed my allotted 5000 minutes of calling time and 100 ….. of
data.
* How many megabytes are in a 30-gigabyte hard drive?

17
Q

to be aware of the latest developments; to be up-to-date; to
have the most recent information about something that is changing rapidly

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Shauna: What?! To exceed that, you’d have to be on the phone all the time!
Paul: Not all the time, but I’m talking to her now. Do you want to say “hi”?
Shauna: You’ve been on the phone with her the entire time we’ve been having
this conversation?
Paul: How else can we …… everything that’s going on in each other’s
lives?

  • How do pharmacists keep up on all the new medicines that are introduced each
    year?