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It's GPS. It's a photo studio. It's a mobile disco. It's the World Wide Web. It's anything you want it to be. Explore the Internet Millions of people in
the United States and around the world use cellular phones. They are such great gadgets -- with a cell phone, you can talk to anyone on the
planet from just about anywhere! These days, cell phones provide an incredible array of functions, and new ones are being added at a
breakneck pace. Depending on the cell-phone model, you can: Store contact information Make task or to-do lists Keep track of appointments
and set reminders Use the built-in calculator for simple math Send or receive e-mail Get information (news, entertainment, stock quotes) from
the Internet Play games Watch TV Send text messages Integrate other devices such as PDAs, MP3 players and GPS receivers
the United States and around the world use cellular phones. They are such great gadgets -- with a cell phone, you can talk to anyone on the
planet from just about anywhere! These days, cell phones provide an incredible array of functions, and new ones are being added at a
breakneck pace. Depending on the cell-phone model, you can: Store contact information Make task or to-do lists Keep track of appointments
and set reminders Use the built-in calculator for simple math Send or receive e-mail Get information (news, entertainment, stock quotes) from
the Internet Play games Watch TV Send text messages Integrate other devices such as PDAs, MP3 players and GPS receivers
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While the major telecoms are busy focusing on grabbing your cell phone dollar, T-Mobile is now trying to snag what Sprint, AT&T and Verizon so far have kept to themselves: home phone service.
Its new T-Mobile @Home service, which is advertised at the very low price of $10 per month, is an Internet phone service that offers unlimited local and long-distance calls at home with perhaps better call quality than you might hear on your cellphone.
“With T-Mobile @Home, we are addressing the remaining reasons [why] people have been reluctant to ‘cut the cord’ and ditch their home wireline service,” T-Mobile said in an interview with About.com.
T-Mobile added: “With our initial HotSpot @Home service, we found that nearly half of those signing up were new customers. [While they] were happy with the service’s general uptake, [they] wanted to remove the last stumbling block to bring landline customers over to the service. Today approximately 80 percent of households still have a landline.”The offering comes at a time when many U.S. consumers are ditching their home phone lines and manufacturers are touting the benefits of products that improve the experience of using a cell phone at home.
Its new T-Mobile @Home service, which is advertised at the very low price of $10 per month, is an Internet phone service that offers unlimited local and long-distance calls at home with perhaps better call quality than you might hear on your cellphone.
“With T-Mobile @Home, we are addressing the remaining reasons [why] people have been reluctant to ‘cut the cord’ and ditch their home wireline service,” T-Mobile said in an interview with About.com.
T-Mobile added: “With our initial HotSpot @Home service, we found that nearly half of those signing up were new customers. [While they] were happy with the service’s general uptake, [they] wanted to remove the last stumbling block to bring landline customers over to the service. Today approximately 80 percent of households still have a landline.”The offering comes at a time when many U.S. consumers are ditching their home phone lines and manufacturers are touting the benefits of products that improve the experience of using a cell phone at home.
Palm Updates webOS to 1.3.5
Yesterday, 10:30 PM by Rich Brome
Palm today released a system software update for the Palm Pre and Pixi for Sprint. The new version of webOS significantly improves the downloading and storage of apps, supporting multiple simultaneous app downloads, downloads in the background, and control over downloads in progress. The update also removes the limit on how much memory can be used for apps. A new feature allows all apps to be updated with one step. Other updates include improved battery life, notifications in landscape mode, plus numerous bug fixes and smaller improvements. Pre ad Pixi owners with Sprint will receive the update automatically.
Yesterday, 10:30 PM by Rich Brome
Palm today released a system software update for the Palm Pre and Pixi for Sprint. The new version of webOS significantly improves the downloading and storage of apps, supporting multiple simultaneous app downloads, downloads in the background, and control over downloads in progress. The update also removes the limit on how much memory can be used for apps. A new feature allows all apps to be updated with one step. Other updates include improved battery life, notifications in landscape mode, plus numerous bug fixes and smaller improvements. Pre ad Pixi owners with Sprint will receive the update automatically.
FCC Not Satisfied with Verizon's ETF Explanation
Dec 23, 2009, 10:36 PM by Eric M. Zeman
Mignon Clyburn, a member of the Federal Communications Commission, has called Verizon's official response to the FCC's query into the companies' recently revised early termination fees "unsatisfying" and "troubling." In November, Verizon Wireless doubled the ETFs for advanced devices from $175 to $350. Verizon explained that it loses money on customers who choose to break their contract as late as the 23rd month. It said the new ETFs offset the higher cost of the devices, and that it is being used to cover advertising and marketing costs associated with customer acquisition. "Consumers already pay high monthly fees for voice and data designed to cover the costs of doing business," Clyburn said. "It is hard for me to believe that the public interest is being well served." The FCC also points out that Verizon's explanation of erroneously charged data fees does not mesh with consumer complaints. The FCC plans to investigate the matter further when it reconvenes in 2010.
Dec 23, 2009, 10:36 PM by Eric M. Zeman
Mignon Clyburn, a member of the Federal Communications Commission, has called Verizon's official response to the FCC's query into the companies' recently revised early termination fees "unsatisfying" and "troubling." In November, Verizon Wireless doubled the ETFs for advanced devices from $175 to $350. Verizon explained that it loses money on customers who choose to break their contract as late as the 23rd month. It said the new ETFs offset the higher cost of the devices, and that it is being used to cover advertising and marketing costs associated with customer acquisition. "Consumers already pay high monthly fees for voice and data designed to cover the costs of doing business," Clyburn said. "It is hard for me to believe that the public interest is being well served." The FCC also points out that Verizon's explanation of erroneously charged data fees does not mesh with consumer complaints. The FCC plans to investigate the matter further when it reconvenes in 2010.
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