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Washington digs in on text message pricing; asks about carrier exclusivity

Washington digs in on text message pricing; asks about carrier exclusivityGimme? No, its socialism in actionWhy do you figure the government has any right to dictate what phones are available through what carriers? I don't happen to like the iPhone - but I know a lot of people...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, text message pricing, carrier exclusivity, phone, text messaging

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Text message pricing: Is Sen. Kohl fighting the wrong battle?

Text message pricing: Is Sen. Kohl fighting the wrong battle?I agreeWhile I like most believe the cost of text messaging is too high, surely there are other areas in which the service providers can be scrutinized. Unless collusion can be shown, I don't see anything the companies could be doing...

Tags: Government, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, OK Here, Kohl, phone, Text message pricing, SIM card, cell phone service

Discussion threads 2008-09-10

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Facebook beats the 'spam king'

Good luck collecting that judgment award. ntntRE: Facebook beats the 'spam king'Ive always wondered why governments/courts don't do more on tackling spam. Surely regardless of where they are based, some pressure can be exerted by the government, onto local governments, if they don't comply, limit/block the whole countries internet...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Government, INTERNET, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, e-mail, Facebook, spam king, spam

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

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

Will the FCC's inquiries about wireless market be a waste of time?

A waste of tax payers' money as wellMarket would be better off if these clueless 'Czars' could lay their messy hand off economy.RE: Will the FCC's inquiries about wireless market be a waste of time?Yes it will be a waste of time because their reports will find that nothing is...

Tags: Federal government, Government, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, HUMAN BEINGS, FCC, human being, wireless, wireless market

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

News to know: iPhone OS 3.0; Text messaging; Social search; Morro; Palm

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. Mary Jo Foley: Former Softie to take real-time social-search startup public Matthew Miller: iPhone OS 3.0 update fails connecting...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Social Search, Palm Inc., Text Messaging, Corporate Communications, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Branding, Marketing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Washington digs in on text message pricing; asks about carrier exclusivity

Congress continued to take the wireless carriers to the mat over the wrong issue, specifically the cost of a text message. Now, it looks like there may be an effort to pin them down on a matter  that will likely resonate with a greater a number of people: carrier exclusivity...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Senator, Wireless Carrier, AT&T Corp., Pricing Strategy, Wireless, Pricing, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing Research, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-17

iPhone 3G S specs revealed: 600 MHz and 256 MB of RAM

iPhone 3G S specs revealed: 600 MHz and 256 MB of RAMHuh?"256 GM of RAM"RE: iPhone 3G S specs revealed: 600 MHz and 256 MB of RAMDoes it really have 256GB of RAM? 1000 times more than it nearest competitor, surely you mean 256 MBMine's bigger than yoursI know why...

Tags: Memory, 3G, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G S, Apple iPhone 3G, RAM, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

Rumor: AT&T mulling cheaper iPhone rate plans

Rumor: AT&T mulling cheaper iPhone rate plansNo Way! I want unlimited for $20. Not LIMITED!I pay $30 now for unlimited. Limited only means one thing...additional charges at a HUGE rate hike!Hell, that's why I ended up paying $5.00 for text messages because the .20 here and there added up!Nickle and...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

Palm announces Mojo SDK early access for webOS; legacy app support; cloud service

In his Web 2.0 Expo keynote address Wednesday evening, Palm senior vice president of Application Software and Services Michael Abbott announced that Palm is expanding its early access program for...

Tags: Program, Developer, Legacy Application, Palm Inc., SDK, Mojo SDK, webOS, Mojo Messaging Service, Q, Palm Mojo SDK, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-01

Wireless data caps: Are usage based pricing schemes here to stay?

Wireless data caps: Are usage based pricing schemes here to stay?Paying through the nose For It...The reason nobody wants to "pay for video" is they equate this service with television. And television does not cost $700+ dollars to watch a frikken movie!!! Or, $27,000 to watch a sporting event. What...

Tags: Corporate communications, Pricing, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Cellular Wireless, wireless, pricing scheme, pricing strategy, Wireless Data, video

Discussion threads 2009-03-10

Palm investor: Pre will trump iPhone

Palm investor: Pre will trump iPhoneToo much coolaid?This thing has ZERO buzz on the street among the general population. You go into any mall... it's iPhone, Storm, or something by Nokia.I don't see how this is going to be a "must have". And in a recession, the only way to...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Amazon Music Store, McNamee, Palm Inc., Apple iPhone, Pre, Sprint Communications

Discussion threads 2009-03-06

SMS fees impacting Twitter feature

Just this week, I was applauding Twitter for rejecting an offer from Facebook. One reason I noted was that Twitter's SMS text feature makes alerts from twittering (tweeting?) news outlets such as ZDNet even more valuable. Now, that feature seems headed for the history books as wireless carriers impose fee...

Tags: Wireless Carrier, SMS, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-26

News to know: Ubuntu; New Macbook; BlackBerry Storm; Google layoffs

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Are you sure you don't just want to use Ubuntu? Netbooks + Ubuntu: OS solid but... Robin...

Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Layoff, Apple MacBook, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Notebooks, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Verizon announces BlackBerry Storm availability, pricing

Verizon announces BlackBerry Storm availability, pricingNo Charge for InternetTim, with every BB phone, you have to purchase Verizon's data plan ($30/mo)and, unless I am mistaken, you are NOT charged by the minute for that, it falls under your data plan. I have a BB Pearl and I use it...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Pricing, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., BlackBerry Storm availability, BlackBerry Storm, RIM BlackBerry, Wi-Fi, pricing strategy, phone

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

Do you have a call notification system?

Do you have a call notification system?RE: Do you have a call notification system?At http://os4ed.com, we offer an email and SMS text messaging solution as a module to openSIS EasyComm or as a stand alone offering bAlert. Our pricing is very low and the solution is very easy to...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, call notification system, notification system, FOIA, e-mail, phone

Discussion threads 2008-10-28

My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS services

Verizon Wireless dropped a bomb today on companies that send content over SMS text messaging systems. Techmeme Effective Nov. 1, companies that send messages and other notifications to Verizon Wireless customers via SMS text message - that's everyone from Google to Twitter to startups like alerts.com - could be forced...

Tags: Fee, Verizon Communications Inc., Text Messaging, Messaging, SMS, Verizon Wireless, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-10

T-Mobile G1: Specs, pricing breakdown

T-Mobile G1: Specs, pricing breakdownWhy extra charge for messaging ?If its unlimited data, isn't a message just data ? Why the extra charge ?If someone did a app which avoided this, would it be available via store ?But what of storage?The only unclear specs and not mentioned in the article...

Tags: Pricing, GPS, Marketing research, Street View, T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, pricing breakdown, pricing strategy, street view, phone

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

News to know: iTunes 8 sneaky upgrade; AMD; CTIA; Text pricing

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: An inside look at Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 upgrade. Gallery Tour: Sneaky iTunes install, step by step right Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: iTunes...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod Touch, Pricing Strategy, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple iTunes, CTIA, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-11

Text message pricing: Is Sen. Kohl fighting the wrong battle?

How much do you pay for a text message? In case you didn't know, the cost of a text message has doubled in the past few years - from 10 cents to 20 cents - and suddenly Sen. Herb Kohl wants to know why. Techmeme I specifically ask each...

Tags: Mobile, Text Messaging, Pricing Strategy, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-10