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Bang & Olufsen tries to make land-line phones cool again with BeoCom 5

No one wants a land-line anymore for other reasons1. The landline service is too expensive considering that all the 'infrastructure' is already there for them. $30 dollars a month is VERY expensive for a landline, and that's why my family is thinking of dropping ours.2. Cell phones are simply more...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, cell phone, land line, BeoCom 5, Bang & Olufsen, VoIP

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Given price equiality between mobile and land lines, more than 50% would cut the land line

Given price equiality between mobile and land lines, more than 50% would cut the land linealready have. since my total coverage cell is just a few dollars more thanthe land line, i decided to drop the stationary phone and switch high speed internet to the cable.the land line was a...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, land line, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

Consumers ready to ditch landlines

Consumers ready to ditch landlinesAnd what should corporations do?Offer their customers Naked DSL, because it has the word Naked and because you don't have to be tied down to a Land Line...Consumers ready to ditch landlinesI ditched my landline back in 2000. Moved somewhere, never got the landline hooked...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, phone, cell phone, land line, Consumers Ready, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2005-10-25

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Samsung upgrading its UbiCell CDMA base station to 3G next year

Faxing/DVR with base station.My biggest issue is that I occassionally fax stuff and my DVR's use the POTS system to connect. I would love to get rid of my land line if I can [b]fax the same way[/b] but through broadband. Anyone have a solution?Fax? What's that?Actually;...

Tags: Cellular phones, fax, that-I, 3G, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Samsung upgrading its UbiCell CDMA base station to 3G next year

Samsung has announced that their UbiCell Personal CDMA Base Station will go 3G in 2010. But other than that, it's pretty hush hush. Basically, the station eliminates the need for any pesky land line services. The plug-and-play station provides in-home cellular service securely over...

Tags: Base Station, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 3G, Ethernet, Routers & Switches, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Networking, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-17

GOOG could lose more than Murdoch

Thanks, this was insightfulWhat if Murdoch and minions stroke a deal with a more desperate Google competitor - and blocked Google. That would be a very real threat. If users suddenly finds that Google returns fewer quality results than competitors, Google could lose search share, fast. That would strike directly...

Tags: Operational accounting, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

AT&T responds to Verizon Wireless ads

AT&T are just being babiesAT&T are just being crybabies about the commercials. They can't refute the facts, so they claim the commercials are misleading, making people think AT&T doesn't have 2G coverage all over the place, but the commercial is specifically about 3G coverage. Personally, I use AT&T. It hasn't...

Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Corp., advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

I'm in a nanny state state of mind

Business can help ...if employees who smoke during the workday are not allowed "smoking breaks" to do so. Alternatively, if non-smoking employees demanded equal breaks with smokers, business might get the drift.Some businesses do helpThere are businesses that offer smoking cessation programs on their own dime, knowing the money they'll...

Tags: Taxes, Financial Planning, Free trade, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, insurance, TFB, agony, smoker, tax

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Boonka Snap for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

In Boonka Snap for iPhone once upon a time, flora and trees covered the peaceful countryside of a distant and beautiful world. It is up to you to restore this once idyllic world by making matches with Boonkas, the tiny but powerful nature spirits that inhabit the land, and growing...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Snap, Sandlot Games, Tree, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 - carbon black (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717The Sony Ericsson Equinox is the first phone from the manufacturer to land at T-Mobile since the TM506. In many ways the Equinox is a fitting successor; like the TM506 it has a thin flip phone design and it sports a similar feature set that includes...

Tags: display, Equinox, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-11-03

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

T-Mobile rolls out new plans, huge monthly fee increases for unlimited voice on family plans

How about a new type of userI rarely use my phone as a VOICE phone. What I want is an unlimited 3G data/web access. Text is not a big deal. Maybe 50 a month included in the plan.How about a plan for 250 minutes, 50 text and ulimited 3G for...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, T-Mobile, Sprint Communications, new plan, huge monthly fee, 3G

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

Net neutrality: a faster Internet for all

If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.I do [b]not[/b] want my internet to slow down just because some person on the [b]other[/b] end didn't pay for priority traffic.Net Neutrality had to happen in the...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, Net Neutrality, faster Internet, Toll-Free, population density, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Bang & Olufsen tries to make land-line phones cool again with BeoCom 5

What's one way of getting people to buy land-line phones again? Make them look cool. Another way is make it look like a cell phone. Bang & Olufsen has developed the BeoCom 5, a sleek, mobile phone-like device that they hope will make you want to gab on the phone...

Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Google Wave can improve communications, reduce e-mail clutter

I think I've been on communications overload for some time now but just didn't realize how severe my suffering was until my Google Wave invitation arrived this week I must admit that I initially thought of Wave as yet another communications service that requires my daily attention...

Tags: Inbox, Google Inc., E-mail, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Snowe and enemies push health reform forward

Of course . . ."But the story is not yet told, and the trolls below will have their day."Of course. Your way is so right and everybody else is so wrong.at this point If they SO against the health reform let them have it there way since they...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Abomination or civil right? Solar clothes drying sparks heated argument

Is it your right to dry your clothes outside? Is it your neighborhood's right to deny you solar drying rights? Here in this twisted land property rights v. property values, individual liberty v. community standards, energy efficiency v. status. This is all about an informal move among...

Tags: Quality, Business Operations, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-11

Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft

Horrible PrecedentA judge over turning what a jury has already ruled, is setting a very bad precedent. This basically means if a judge doesn't like the a way a case came out, he can simply change it. Which means, whats the point of a jury?As for their reasoning, a software...

Tags: patent verdict, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

101 Fly Fishing Tips For Beginners 1.0 (Windows)

How bad do you want to make your buddies look on your next fly fishing trip? Even if your cast is a little awkward at the moment and less than effective, when you add 101 expert fly fishing tips, tricks, and techniques to your game...you'll be ready to land fish...

Tags: Fly, TopSoftwareStore, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Games, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-30

Light Peak fiber optic connector to replace Firewire, USB, monitor cables

A new interconnect technology called Light Peak is being developed by Apple as a potential replacement for FireWire, USB and traditional monitor cables. Engadget reports that Apple brought the technology to Intel and asked them to create it. According to documents we've seen and conversations we've had, Apple had...

Tags: Monitor, Engadget, Apple Inc., Fiber-optics, USB, Light Peak, FireWire, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Network Technology, Cable, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-28