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- Carrier
- (1) An organization that provides communications and networking services. A communications and networking "service provider." See common carrier and private carrier.
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- Seven key E911 issues the FCC ruling glosses over
- Seven key E911 issues the FCC ruling glosses overWall Street Article-911 & Cell PhonesTests Show Many Cellphone Calls To 911 Go UnlocatedBy ANNE MARIE SQUEO Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNALMay 19, 2005; Page B1In a windowless room in downtown Brooklyn, N.Y., 911 operators answer emergency calls for all...
- Tags: Federal government, Cellular phones, Handhelds, E911, cell phone, FCC, GPS, carrier
- Discussion threads 2005-05-19
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- Firefly flyPhone (blue)
- Though cell phones for youth came into vogue two years ago, it wasn't long before they fell out of favor. While some parents liked the idea behind simple handsets such as the LG Migo and the Enfora TicTalk, many children weren't so impressed. They wanted more features for playground comparisons,...
- Tags: Cellular phones, display, Firefly flyPhone, Firefly, phone, cell phone
- Product reviews 2008-07-23
- 10 hard drive disasters
- Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard drives, according to a data recovery company. Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard...
- Tags: Hard Drive, hard drives, data recovery, Dan Ilett, Silicon.com
- News items 2008-07-22
- AT&T blunders on free Wi-Fi for iPhones
- AT&T just can't commit. To free Wi-Fi for iPhone 3G customers, that is. The company seems to be having a blunder-fest with announcements that iPhone 3G customers can get free Wi-Fi at its nationwide AT&T WiFi HotSpots most notably in Starbucks stores. The carrier trumpets the free service...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Card, AT&T Corp., Starbucks Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Wireless LANs, 3G, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- News to know: Amazon S3 outage; iPhone 3G; SOA debugging; Microsoft
- Notable headlines: Michael Krigsman: Amazon S3: 'Elevated error rates'. Techmeme GigaOm: S3 Outage Highlights Fragility of Web Services Dana Blankenhorn: Do open source applications take security seriously? Dancho Danchev: Spam coming from free email providers increasing ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, S3 Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Microsoft Corp., Outage, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Sales Strategy, Open Source, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- My Awesome IT Job: Senior security engineer, VoIP carrier
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from IT pros that love their work. "I...
- Tags: Network, Information Technology, Hobby, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Security, Networking, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- iPhone 3G unlocked with SIM adapter
- iPhone 3G unlocked with SIM adapterGeeeeezThat was fast indeed! Just 4 days? Great!!RE: iPhone 3G unlocked with SIM adapterwish it was not too long from now. I want my SwirlyMMS back!! Miss having MMS working on the iphone. finally found the right settings to make it work and then upgraded...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Flash memory, SIM adapter, Apple iPhone 3G, adapter, SIM card, 3G, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- iPhone 3G succumbs to being jailbroken
- iPhone 3G succumbs to being jailbrokenWhat good does it do to "jailbreak" an Iphone?Now that Apple and AT&T require the 3G Iphones to be activated in the store, it must mean that a person might be able to use another carrier, but AT&T and Apple have made their profit, at...
- Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Nokia 2760 - blue (T-Mobile)
- Photo gallery:Nokia 2760It's been a busy month for T-Mobile. The carrier may not have the iPhone, but it has been releasing new handsets at rapid pace. The Nokia 2760 isn't as exciting as the Motorola Rokr E8, but it keeps it simple with functional features and respectable call and photo...
- Tags: keypad button, Nokia 2760, T-Mobile, Nokia Corp., toggle, photograph, display, phone
- Product reviews 2008-07-15
- European telcos squeal: should we care?
- European telcos squeal: should we care?Dennis is a true European!His blog makes it perfectly clear. He talks about the "charges we're forced to pay by telecoms operators" sic when traveling internationally. That verbiage could have come right out of Brussels. Who is forcing Dennis to pay those charges? Nobody! If...
- Tags: Government, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Regulations, Dennis, telecommunications company
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- iPhone 3G unlocked with SIM adapter
- Well that didn't take long. Just four days after its release the iPhone 3G has been unlocked according to a report at Gizmodo via TechGuru. In order to accomplish the feat Breno MacMasi used a SIM card adapter that piggy-backs onto the iPhone's native SIM card and...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, SIM Card, Adapter, Cellular Phones, 3G, Flash Memory, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- There's money up on the roof
- I've reported here before about the eyebrow-raising percentage of operations costs that telecommunications companies spend on energy. After all, their business is centered on providing services through massive data centers and they are directly affected by rising energy costs. It stands to reason, then, that some...
- Tags: Telco Systems, Photovoltaic Energy, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- 10 things we'd change on the iPhone 3G
- 10 things we'd change on the iPhone 3GSo you want to......crack it open and void your warranty to replace the battery? Seriously, is that an option for 99% of the users? The change simply makes it easier for technicians to change the battery, not users.Wow. Not to brightWow.....
- Tags: Engineering, Cellular phones, battery, iPhone 3G, Apple iPhone, 3G, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- News to know: Intel; Oracle; Microhoo; iPhone; Online video
- Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs Nate McFeters: Symantec says Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks to increase Robin Harris: FTP: untrustworthy file transfer Dennis Howlett: Enterprise 2.0 looking more like 1.0? Dana Blankenhorn:...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Oracle Corp., Online Video, Video, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., 3G, Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- 27 international carrier iPhone 3G rates compared
- 27 international carrier iPhone 3G rates compared[b]I will gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today…[/b]Given all the smoke and mirrors used by carriers, it appears that the consumer needs a truth in purchase statement. In other words, a clear statement of what you are paying for the phone...
- Tags: carrier, 3G, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- 27 international carrier iPhone 3G rates compared
- After reading my piece comparing worldwide iPhone 3G data plans reader Fabio M. Zambelli has elaborated on it further and produced a global chart that compares how the 27 carriers in 21 countries charge for an iPhone 3G (8GB) and the two-year minimum contract after two years. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Carrier, Zambelli, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- Crackers claim iPhone 3G hack
- The iPhone Dev Team claims to have jailbroken the iPhone 3G, while a former member of the team claims the device has not been unlocked. A group of developers has claimed to have cracked the iPhone 3G. Apple's latest version of the iPhone was released to...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Team, PwnageTool 2.0, 3G, Team Management, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk, iPhone 3G, smart phones, Apple, cracking, hack
- News items 2008-07-14
- iPhone 3G SMS charges bypassed using AOL Instant Messenger
- iPhone 3G SMS charges bypassed using AOL Instant Messenger"AOL IM is not SMS"This is an important thing to note.One is not bypassing anything by using a "substitute". SMS message fees are outrageously high and highly profitable for phone companies. Just because people can use something else that provides...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular phones, Instant messaging, SMS Message, SMS, Apple Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, iPhone 3G SMS, Apple iPhone, AOL Instant, iPhone 3G, America Online Inc., instant messenger, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- OzLINK Shipping for Dynamics GP (exe)
- OzLINK is a multi-carrier shipping solution for Microsoft Dynamics GP. It seamlessly integrates all four major carriers into your current GP environment. Address and order information is automatically sent to the appropriate carrier while tracking numbers and delivery charges are automatically posted back to GP. This easy and automated process...
- Tags: Carrier, OZ Development, OzLINK
- Software downloads 2008-07-14
- OzLINK Shipping for NetSuite (exe)
- A must have for every NetSuite user who ships packages. OzLINK is a multi-carrier shipping solution for NetSuite. It seamlessly integrates all four major carriers into your current NetSuite environment. Address and order information is automatically sent to the appropriate carrier while tracking numbers and delivery charges are automatically posted...
- Tags: NetSuite Inc., OZ Development, OzLINK, Cloud Computing
- Software downloads 2008-07-14
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