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FCC reacts, starts looking into carrier-exclusive deal

FCC reacts, starts looking into carrier-exclusive dealConsider thisAt face value it would appear that the devices would be much more expensive if we did away with exclusive carrier / device relationships. 2 Things come to mind though. If a device maker is not in an exclusive deal with just one...

Tags: Smart phones, Federal government, Cellular phones, phone system, carrier, phone, FCC, smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-06-19

Genachowski will look into iPhone, Pre deals

FCC chairman-to-be Julius Genachowski will review exclusive cell phone deals like the AT&T-iPhone deal if confirmed, he told senators in a written followup to his confirmation hearings, The Wall Street Journal reports. Sen. John Kerry led hearings on charges that the deals are anticompetitive and harm rural...

Tags: FCC, Apple iPhone, U.S. Senate, Carrier, Federal Government, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Senators ask FCC to look into iPhone-AT&T exclusivity

Senators ask FCC to look into iPhone-AT&T exclusivityDuhThe FCC is a little too late in the game. Yes, locking devices with plans impairs innovation. Isn't it obvious? Mobile networks in the U.S. are now years behind Europe and Asia. Many features the iPhone can do were crippled because of the...

Tags: Federal government, Government, Telecom & Utilities, Pre, phone, iPhone-AT&T exclusivity, iPhone-AT&T, carrier, FCC, exclusivity, innovation

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

$99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer Experience

$99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer ExperiencePhone as a uniform data device NOT mobile providers' preferenceMobile phone companies prefer NOT to be treated as just a data ISP. Instead they have traditionally maintained false fragmentations, such as separate voice, SMS and lately data streams, when all can be...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, Wireless Customer Experience, phone, wireless, carrier, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Wiretapping ruling protects carriers - not you

Wiretapping ruling protects carriers - not youThe Constitution is not a suicide pactOne of the problems with the Bush administration doing such a good job of preventing a second terrorist attack on U.S. soil is that too many Americans think there is no terrorist threat anymore.Those who . . .give...

Tags: carrier, Constitution

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

Wiretapping ruling protects carriers - not you

Should companies be punished for letting the government wiretap your phone line? The courts don't think so. US District Court dismissed 46 civil suits filed against several of the major carriers, such as AT&T and Verizon,  for allowing the National Security Agency to wiretap their networks without a court-issued wiretap....

Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Carrier, Government, Vertical Industries, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-06-08

HTC to unveil Android-powered HTC Hero on June 24

HTC to unveil Android-powered HTC Hero on June 24Very interstingSo now AT&T (for a while, at least) and T-Mobile both will carry "Googlephones". I switched from AT&T iPhone to T-Mobile when the G1 came out, didn't like it and switched back to AT&T again for another iPhone, but it...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., carrier

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Silverthorne Shipping Saver for eBay 1.5 (Windows)

The Silverthorne Shipping Saver for eBay is multi-carrier shipping software that will dramatically reduce your shipping costs! The software saves you money by instantly comparing shipping rates between the major carriers and displays a sorted list of shipping services and rates. The software then prints the carrier compliant shipping label...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows, eBay Inc., Carrier, Silverthorne Software, Silverthorne Shipping Saver, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-05-29

Text-Free 1.0.1 (Mobile)

Enter phone number or select from your contact list, enter in message with big keyboard, and click send. You will choose the carrier only the first time using a phone number. If you don't know the carrier, you can select send to all carriers. The application sends the SMS text...

Tags: Phone, e-Mail Account, Mobile, Carrier, E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-05-18

iTxt free 1.1 (Mobile)

Type in 10 digit number or select from your contacts list, type in message, choose carrier, if you don't know the carrier you can send to all carriers, and select the send button. The texts are send through an email and not a server you have the ability to get...

Tags: Mobile, Carrier, Apps4Life

Software downloads 2009-05-18

Unlimited SMS 1.0 (Mobile)

Unlimited SMS automatically detects the carrier so you don't have to figure out what carrier to select every time you send a message. Either type in the contact name, select contact from a list of contacts, or type in any phone number, type your message, and press send.

Tags: Phone, Mobile, SMS, Carrier, Ting Interactive, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking

Software downloads 2009-05-18

Optimizing the branch: Mobilizing IT

Writing on technologies for the branch office often times places me across the domains of mobility and non-mobile network infrastructure. Increasingly, in client inquiry calls, the question of "how do I optimize my branch office infrastructure" comes up and takes many forms. I'll attempt to address the most common of...

Tags: Branch Office, Information Technology, Carrier, 3G, WiMAX, Wireless LANs, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Chris Silva

Blog posts 2009-05-15

Pushing change with Android.

Pushing change with Android.Change will not be as dramatic as one would hopeHowever there is just enough incentive to keep the carriers honest. Somewhat.The real power here is that people have the ability to ignore the carrier roll-outs and install a hack or create their own (e.g. the JF ROMs)....

Tags: Linux, Cellular phones, handset subsidy, carrier, phone

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

IFTA Software 2.0 (Windows)

IFTA Software does it all for you instead of paying other companies that will do it for you, you will be able to easily do it yourself. Input day to day entries of fuel and miles and at the end of the quarter just one click does it all. Version...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Carrier, G Develop

Software downloads 2009-05-10

AT&T and Verizon: Is the smartphone growth train slowing?

J.P. Morgan analyst Mike McCormack raised a bit of a ruckus with a downgrade of AT&T and Verizon largely based on "on deteriorating wireless fundamentals, specifically in the higher value postpaid subscriber base of each company." For those of us following the wireless sector McCormack's downgrade of...

Tags: Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Carrier, Wireless, Subscriber Growth, Smart Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-08

IDC: Global mobile phone shipments tank in first quarter; Smartphones up

Worldwide mobile phone shipments fell 15.8 percent in the first quarter to 244.8 million units. Smartphone shipments, however, were up 4 percent as carriers upped subsidies on that type of device, according to IDC.  IDC said in a statement that the mobile phone shipment decline was "especially...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Smartphone, International Data Corp., Carrier, Mobile Phone Shipment, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-30

Could Verizon be a (or 'the') carrier for Microsoft's Pink?

As I noted recently, Microsoft's Pink is looking more and more to be not just a bunch of premium consumer-focused services, but the phone associated with those services, too. For the latest proof, check out the April 28 Wall Street Journal story, which suggests that Verizon may be one of...

Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carrier, Business Services, Telecom & Utilities, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-28

International Airlines to UN: Set us a CO2 Target Now (but US carriers still ponder)

People in business often speak of NGO's in a kind of wide eyed way, a mixture of fear and curiosity, but most vastly under estimate their capability. Granted, NGOs are as diverse as businesses - some are hopeless, some perform magnificently. For illustration of the latter & the potency of a sophisticated and intelligent NGO, then look no...

Tags: Aviation, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Carrier, Climate Group, Emission, James Farrar, Management, Nancy, Strategy

Blog posts 2009-04-09

RIM's secret weapon: Carriers' profitability and lower bandwidth consumption

RIM's secret weapon: Carriers' profitability and lower bandwidth consumptionSramana MitraDoes RIM see the gap in Apple's Defenses?http://www.sramanamitra.com/2009/04/03/rim/RE: RIM's secret weapon: Carriers' profitability and lower bandwidth consumSure makes it look like the ideal carrier for the iPhone would be Clear -- lot's more spectrum available. Now if only they already had...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., secret weapon, carrier

Discussion threads 2009-04-03

RIM's secret weapon: Carriers' profitability and lower bandwidth consumption

RIM's fourth quarter was impressive on many fronts: Inventories were low and carriers have to restock, consumer and business demand was strong, gross margins were better than expected and earnings and the company's outlook handily topped estimates. But the real secret weapon: RIM is the most profitable device for carriers...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Network, Carrier, Smart Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-03