Grant Laird, Jr. Blog

Grant discussed his experience about his former Palm Treo 700wx (Windows-based) and currently Palm Treo 755p. (Palm-based) Both devices are awesome but both have somewhat differences beside operating system. (OS)

Treo 700wx’s biggest enemy is battery management – it is usually fine, as long, you do not heavily use instant messenger. Otherwise, it will last like half day. In addition, it does crash periodically. With Treo 755p, it is much simpler and better battery management. For me with instant messenger (I used Toccer), and it lasted all day with no problem.

He managed to trade his 700wx device with 755p. All is good now.

Sure, both devices have its own pro and con but apparently Treo 755p suit him better.

What do you think?

Grant W Laird Jr
http://blog.grantlairdjr.com

Grant discussed about his experience with cable-based ISP (Internet Service Provider) for past 12 years. He remembers clearly when local cable company name Telecommunication Inc. launched high speed internet access. Everyone was so exciting at this time.

He had cable service for years – he frustrated with their poor service from time to time and as well as cable downtime periodically. Their price structure is too high just for Internet and TV – usually over $100 a month. (Regular Internet package plan and extended TV package including DVR/HD cable box) He tried to sign up DSL service but it was not available in his area due to telephone center too far away from his house. Also, the management kept change or buyout by another companies. We had five different vendors but same service – Telecommunication Inc., @HOME, ATTBI, Comcast, and now Time Warner Cable.

Again, it was fine most of the time but time for him to move on. He signed up Verizon FIOS service for both TV and Internet. They will install sometime this week. (First week of November 2007) The Internet package is much better and faster and TV package is very attractive – they already have about 12 HD Channels plus local HD channels. (TWC has four HD channels plus local HD channels)

No hard feeling; thank you for amazing technology during that time. Time for change.

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Grant W Laird Jr.
http://blog.grantlairdjr.com

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Grant discussed about 911 calls last month about not able to call 911 while you are on the road. He figures it is probably the next best thing is call police department’s front desk or non-emergency phone line. They can help you even it is not 911 calls.

This list based in Dallas & Fort Worth, Texas Police Department Directory – he got all information from http://local.google.com – hopefully these are good information; not outdated or old phone number.

If you live outside DFW area, get information from Google or look up your Yellow Page book. Again, he hope this suggestion will help you the ability to call for help real time thru relay service online such as instant messenger or standalone program with your Blackberry, Sidekick, Treo, etc.

Disclaimer: Use this list as your own risk – please select one that you live and call to confirm.

Updated: 10/14/07

Garland Police Department
217 N 5th St
Garland, TX 75040
(972) 205-2150
www.garland.tx.us

Richardson Police Department
140 N Greenville Ave
Richardson, TX 75081
(972) 744-4800
www.cor.net

Plano Police Department
909 14th St
Plano, TX 75074
(972) 424-5678
www.planopolice.org

Mesquite Police Department
711 N Galloway Ave
Mesquite, TX 75149
(972) 216-6228
www.cityofmesquite.com

Dallas Police Department
1400 S Lamar St
Dallas, TX 75215
(214) 671-3011
www.dallaspolice.net

Fort Worth Police Department
350 W Belknap St
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 335-4222
www.fortworthpd.com

Sachse City Police Department
3815 Sachse Rd
Sachse, TX 75048
(972) 495-2005
www.cityofsachse.com

Wylie Police Department
2000 N Highway 78
Wylie, TX 75098
www.wylie.tx.us

Murphy Police Department
206 N Murphy Rd
Murphy, TX 75094
(972) 468-4236
www.murphytx.org

Rowlett Police Department
4401 Rowlett Rd
Rowlett, TX 75088
(972) 412-6200
www.rowlett.tx.us

Addison Police Department
4799 Airport Pkwy
Addison, TX 75001
(972) 450-7100
www.addison.tx.us

Farmers Branch Police Department
3723 Valley View Ln
Dallas, TX 75244
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(972) 484-3620
www.farmers-branch.tx.us

Irving Police Department
305 N O Connor Rd
Irving, TX 75061
(972) 721-7800

Carrollton Police Department
2025 E Jackson Rd
Carrollton, TX 75006
(972) 466-3290
www.cityofcarrollton.com

Allen Police Department
205 W Mcdermott Dr
Allen, TX 75013
(214) 509-4201
www.allenpolice.org

Parker Police Department
5700 E Parker Rd
Allen, TX 75002
(972) 442-6999
www.parkertexas.us

Frisco Police Department
8750 Mckinney Rd # 500
Frisco, TX 75034
(972) 335-5505
www.frisco.tx.us

Lake Dallas Police Department
212 Main St
Lake Dallas, TX 75065
(940) 497-2228
www.lakedallas.com

Colony Police Department
5151 N Colony Blvd
The Colony, TX 75056
(972) 625-1887
www.thecolonypd.org

Prosper Police Department
110 W Broadway St
Prosper, TX 75078
(972) 347-9002
www.prospertx.gov

Lewisville Police Department
184 N Valley Pkwy
Lewisville, TX 75067
(972) 219-3600
www.cityoflewisville.com

Mc Kinney Police Department
2200 Taylor Burk Dr
Mckinney, TX 75071
(972) 547-7600
www.mckinneypolice.org

Flower Mound Police Department
4150 Kirkpatrick Ln
Flower Mound, TX 75028
(972) 539-0525
www.flower-mound.com

Denton Police Department
601 E Hickory St
Denton, TX 76205
(940) 349-7923
www.cityofdenton.com

Arlington Police Department
620 W Division St
Arlington, TX 76011
(817) 459-5748
www.arlingtonpd.org

Lancaster Police Department
1501 N Dallas Ave
Lancaster, TX 75134
(972) 227-4006

De Soto City Police Department
714 E Belt Line Rd
Desoto, TX 75115
(972) 223-6111
www.desoto.tx.us

Glenn Heights Police Department
550 E Bear Creek Rd
Red Oak, TX 75154
(972) 223-3478
www.glennheights.com

Red Oak Police Department
547 Methodist St
Red Oak, TX 75154
(972) 617-7632
www.redoaktx.org

Duncanville City Police Department
203 E Wheatland Rd
Duncanville, TX 75116
(972) 780-5038
www.duncanville.com

Cedar Hill Police Department
601 E Belt Line Rd
Cedar Hill, TX 75104
(972) 291-5181
www.cedarhill.tx.us

Grapevine Police Department
307 W Dallas Rd
Grapevine, TX 76051
(817) 410-8127

Southlake Police Department
667 N Carroll Ave
Grapevine, TX 76092
(817) 748-8149
www.cityofsouthlake.com

Coppell Police Department
130 Town Center Blvd
Coppell, TX 75019
(972) 304-3600
www.coppell.tx.us

Bedford Police Department
2000 Forest Ridge Dr
Bedford, TX 76021
(817) 952-2440
www.bedfordpolice.com

Euless City Police Department
1102 W Euless Blvd
Euless, TX 76040
(817) 685-1500

Hurst Police Patrol Division
1501 Precinct Line Rd
Hurst, TX 76054
(817) 788-7156
www.hurst.tx.us

Waco Police Department
721 N 4th St
Waco, TX 76701
(254) 750-7500
www.waco-texas.com

Midlothian Police Department
101 W Avenue F
Midlothian, TX 76065
(972) 775-3333
www.midlothian.tx.us

Mansfield Police Department
1601 Heritage Pkwy
Mansfield, TX 76063
(817) 473-0211
www.mansfieldpolice.com

Benbrook Police Department
1080 Mercedes St
Benbrook, TX 76126
(817) 249-2752
www.benbrook.tx.us

Police Emergency Calls: White Settlement
214 Meadow Park Dr
White Settlement, TX 76108
(817) 246-4971
www.white-settlement.tx.us

Keller Police Department
330 Rufe Snow Dr
Keller, TX 76248
(817) 743-4500
www.kellerpd.com

Trophy Club Police Department
100 Municipal Dr
Roanoke, TX 76262
(682) 831-4650
www.trophyclub.org

Roanoke Police Department
609 Dallas Dr
Roanoke, TX 76262
(817) 999-1111

City of Grand Prairie Police Department
801 Conover Dr
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
(972) 237-8790
www.grandprairiepolice.org

Hutchins Police Department
205 W Hickman St
Hutchins, TX 75141
(972) 225-2224
www.cityofhutchins.org