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18 March 2010

Choosing a Smartphone Presentation

As this post goes live on the web, I am giving a presentation on How to Choose a Smartphone at the West Sound Technology Association meeting. I’ve actually been working on this presentation since November. Nice to finally …

10 March 2010

Virgin Mobile USA Prepaid Broadband: Finally, Something Reasonable

One of my personal complaints with the prepaid industry in the US is the fact that while voice minutes have gotten reasonably cheap, data is still somewhat of a crapshoot. It’s expensive, if it’s available at …

21 August 2008

It’s Official: Qwest Now Pushing Verizon Wireless

Filed under: mobile network operators,mobile phones,telecom - 21 Aug 2008


A while ago, I posted that Qwest intends on selling Verizon Wireless service instead of …

9 July 2008

Hotel Broadband FAIL

Filed under: connectivity,mobile network operators,travel - 09 Jul 2008

Tonight, I am staying in one of my usual hotels while in the Bay Area. Aside from the usual corporate shuffling on preferred hotels, I can think of one reason I will avoid staying here in the future: their broadband, …

6 May 2008

Qwest Signs Agreement To Resell Verizon Wireless Service

Filed under: mobile network operators,telecom - 06 May 2008

Qwest Communications International, IncImage via Wikipedia

I recently had a chance to talk to a manager of one of the …

5 May 2008

How Deutsche Telecom Makes A Sprint Acquisition Work

Filed under: mobile network operators - 05 May 2008

Sprint Nextel CorporationImage via Wikipedia

Ok, this has come up again. Deutsche Telecom, the company that owns T-Mobile in the U.S., is supposedly

10 March 2008

Is Prepaid Right For You? Do The Math!

Filed under: mobile network operators - 10 Mar 2008

A recent comment on my wireless service in Indonesia post along with a conversation I had with someone in our local Office Depot reminded me to re-examine the whole prepaid …

23 February 2008

How To Get Check Point Secure Client Working With Sprint EVDO

SecuRemote ConnectWhen I was at the car dealer yesterday giving my car some service love, I hung out at the dealership while the repair was taking place. My dealer

21 February 2008

Sprint May Announce Even Cheaper Unlimited Plans

Filed under: mobile network operators - 21 Feb 2008

battle_of_morgarten.jpgGiven the announcements earlier this week that Sprint rivals Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile just announced, we haven’t really heard from Sprint on what they plan to do. They’ve announced a $120 all-you-can-eat …

20 February 2008

Why Unlimited Mobile Voice Means Higher ARPU For Carriers

Filed under: mobile network operators - 20 Feb 2008

Mushroom CloudIf you haven’t been following the various tech blogs over the past 24 hours or so, you’ve missed out on the announcements about Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile all offering “unlimited voice …

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