Archive for the ‘Carriers’ Category
Monday, October 15th, 2007
Verizon Wireless has quietly made a change to their privacy policy. This to allow data mininig to improve customer service and allegedly to enable targeted advertisements. They won't be sharing your name or phone number, but they plan on sharing your call history and handset information.
At issue is so-called Customer ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
My buddy Jimbox sent me this link: GSM Feature Codes
According to him, this is a great way to eff with a buddies GSM phone. (I like the way he thinks.) There are also some codes which people may find useful (outside of deviance). Some of these may work with CDMA ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
It looks like ATT has finally listened to parents' call to be able to have more control over their Family Plans. Smart Limits is an optional feature priced at $4.99/month which allows parents to limit minutes, messaging, and access to premium content such as ringtones on a phone number by ...
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Monday, April 9th, 2007
I often use Google SMS for local search when out and about. Its fast and accurate. In New York City, it has come through big time in those "i know it's around here somewhere" situations.
Enter Google411. Another download-free "mobile search" option from Google.
The new service can be reached ...
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
It comes as no surprise that cellular carriers are afraid of the promise of Wi-Fi. It's as if the cell phone companies finally noticed the train at the end of the tunnel; and it seems they are prepared to derail it.
t's no coincidence that these commercials for EV-DO and others ...
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Monday, March 5th, 2007
This is making that iPhone at Cingular look more doable.
A small administrative fee change at Verizon Wireless goes into effect March 15. This represents a material change in your Verizon contract which means you can break it without penalty.
Woot!
Consumerist (via Gizmodo)
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Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
In its fifth annual survey of wireless providers, Consumer Reports says Verizon Wireless offers the best service, followed closely by T-Mobile and Alltel Wireless.
However, CR is quick to point out the wireless industry has low customer satisfaction rates, as low as cable providers and computer tech support. Ouch. Chief among ...
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
Those rascals at DoCoMo are at it again! The hugely popular Japanese wireless conglomerate is selling a new cell phone which lets a woman know each month when she's most fertile.
A user enters data re: menstruation dates, and the phone sends alerts three days before ovulation begins and again on ...
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Monday, October 30th, 2006
Boost Mobile, the wireless provider with street cred out the hizzy ("Where you at?"), has released a new Motorola i835 handset in two delish flavors designed to appeal to female customers. The purple one sports a discreet floral design that wouldn't look out of place on the hood of a ...
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Monday, October 2nd, 2006
T-Mobile introduced myFaves this weekend, taking a page from Alltel's playbook (My Circle). With their new service, T-Mobile will allow subscribers to have unlimited calling to any 5 domestic phone numbers. Seems paltry when compared to Alltel's 10 number limit; but combined with all that new spectrum, T-Mobile is a ...
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