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Making the case for broadband phone services

This sample chapter, taken from Internet Phone Services Simplified, discusses the advantages of broadband phone services as either an additional phone line or a complete replacement to traditional phone service. Internet phone services offering free and unlimited long-distance calling drew consumers even back when call quality could...

Tags: Phone, Broadband, Internet Phone, Broadband Phone Service, Phone Service, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking

Book chapters 2006-05-08

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FCC releases broadband agenda

FCC still not looking out for citizens enoughThe FCC still seems to cater to comm companies FAR more than protecting the interests of customers. The fact that they allow cell carriers to charge thousands of dollars per megabyte for text message data rates is one indication. The fact that they...

Tags: Federal government, Rural America, FCC, broadband agenda, broadband

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Nokia Booklet 3G (black)

Mobile phone maker Nokia is jumping into the Netbook pool with its recently announced Booklet 3G laptop, offering a premium-feeling system for a rock-bottom price, as long as you agree to a two-year AT&T mobile data contract. The Booklet 3G is easily one of the most upscale-looking Netbooks we've...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, 3G, Nokia Corp., Booklet 3G, netbook

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Nokia 3711 - sable (T-Mobile)

Nokia fans in the United States don't get many breaks. Few of the company's phones make it to U.S. carriers and the models that land here tend to be basic handsets for making calls. The Nokia 3711 for T-Mobile is one such phone. Simple in form and function, the 3711...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, T-Mobile, phone, Nokia Corp., keypad button

Product reviews 2009-11-10

In recession, VoIP makes strong case for cutting your home landline

Tempting, but I will passI've considered VoIP several times over the years, but it usually just takes a few phone calls with a friend or relative who is using VoIP before I change my mind! Not infrequently, the conversation becomes a warbling mess. Then there are times we...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, phone, recession

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

News to know: L.A. goes Google; AMD-Galleon; Cisco-ScanSafe; Ubuntu; Amazon RDS

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: WSJ: AMD's former CEO was a Galleon tipster Sam Diaz: Cisco continues its buying spree with...

Tags: Tom Foremski, Ubuntu, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, ScanSafe, Mary Jo Foley, Amazon.com Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Internet, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-28

Antitrust: Time to break apart the phone companies -- again?

Actually,those 'guaranteed revenue' companiesAre not so rare. Food companies, oil and gas companies, phone companies, electric companies, water utilities.... the list goes on and on if I had enough time to think of them all.That is why we need to break up any company that gets more than a 10%...

Tags: Corporate law, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, Food & Beverage, 360Networks Corp., phone company, phone, antitrust

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Will the Sidekick data issue affect the future of mobile phone cloud services?

Hopefully it will encourage service providers to consider cloud architecturinstead of just simple services, and mobile broadband providers to insist upon them. It'd also be nice if all devices started coming with something like Live Mesh...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Wireless and Mobility, mobile, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

AT&T bursts the iPhone tethering bubble; not until 2010

AT&T iPhoneIn general I am very happy with the iPhone and AT&T, but I am becoming concerned that AT&T's exclusivity has allowed AT&T to be slow in 3G expansion, poor iPhone customer service little value add, slow on releasing new functionality (i.e. tethering), and of course one of the highest...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, 3G

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

AT&T to FCC: Close loopholes and write rules that apply to Google, too

AT&T has taken off the boxing gloves in its fight with Google over the Google Voice service and proposed Net Neutrality rules. In a letter to the FCC PDF this week, AT&T went on the attack to portray Google as a big powerful company that's trying to fool the FCC...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., Net Neutrality, Federal Government, Telephony, Telecommunications, Government, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Motorola Entice W766 (Verizon Wireless)

The Motorola Entice W766 is the latest Motorola flip phone to join the Verizon Wireless family, and it is almost the same as the Motorola Rapture VU30, which was released late last year. It's not as sleek and shiny as the Rapture, but the Entice does have external touch-sensitive keys...

Tags: Media players, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., phone, speakerphone, display, music player

Product reviews 2009-10-07

Are you a mobile broadband hog? Should that be your problem?

Well, if I am a light user, I DO NOT want to pay for the hogs that drive upcosts for the carriers. I want a dirt cheap plan, that will immediately throttle me if I start hogging, or, possibly give me the option to pay more if I want to...

Tags: Smart phones, Wireless and Mobility, Network technology, Apple iPhone, mobile broadband, AT&T Corp., broadband, mobile, UNLIMITED

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Vbuzzer Messenger 2.5.284 beta (Windows)

VoIP service software for pc to phone voice calls, mobile voip calls, web calls, and click to call from browser. VoIP service also include US & Canada phone numbers, local phone plans, long distance and international calling plans. In additon to pc to phone service, Vbuzzer also allows the use...

Tags: PC-to-phone, Phone, Microsoft Windows, Beta, Softroute, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking

Software downloads 2009-09-30

Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice

Here's Google's response to AT&T's charges that Voice discriminates against users in certain, expensive locations. Google's argument: yes, the common carrier system is broken and should be fixed so that local carriers can't rip off common carriers for outrageous connection fees. >Under the common carrier laws, AT&T...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Voice, AT&T Corp., Carrier, Google Voice, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Will the Palm Pre come to Verizon? Analysts debate

Do any of you realize that analysts get paid to GUESS about things?So here we have a bunch of idiot analysts GUESSING what might, or might not, happen regarding Verizon and the Palm Pre. Give me a break.It's like the report I heard in Bloomberg TV the other morning. The...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Federal government, WebOS, Verizon Communications Inc., Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pre, phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

First impressions: HTC Hero Android smartphone on Sprint [review]

I recently got a chance to put my grubby paws all over the HTC Hero smartphone, a Google Android-based device on Sprint. Needless to say, it's a pretty slick device. In fact, it's the slickest touchscreen Android phone currently on the market. ...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Google Android, Phone, Smart Phone, Sprint Communications, HTC Hero, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Keyboards, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Wireless service boosters: A good idea but we shouldn't have to pay extra

You would think that the news of an AT&T Femtocell product - basically, a network extender that can help boost a weak cell phone signal in homes and buildings - would be a welcome product, especially for the iPhone users who regularly have to deal with dropped calls. ...

Tags: Network, AT&T Corp., Wireless Service, Wireless, Network Extender, Networking, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Wireless And Mobility, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Samsung RogueSamsung has had mixed results with touch-screen phones with full keyboards. Verizon's Samsung Glyde had its share of faults, but we liked the Samsung Impression for AT&T quite a bit. Fortunately, the new Samsung Rogue for Verizon Wireless is no slouch. Not only is it a touch-screen and...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Engineering, phone dialer, touch-screen interface, Verizon Wireless, Samsung Rogue, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-09-11

Meet Cliq, MotoBlur: Live blog from Motorola-Android announcement

Motorola co-CEO Dr. Sanjay Jha is addressing the audience at GigaOm's Mobilize conference in San Francisco today. I'm here to share some details as they develop. 10:29 am: Dr. Jha takes the stage and starts his keynote speech by talking about wireless broadband. For users, it means...

Tags: Phone, Network, Blog, T-Mobile, Motorola Inc., Wireless Broadband, Wireless, MotoBlur, Sanjay Jha, Social Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Telecommunications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-10