| Thomson Provides Orange with a DECT Phone with HD Sound for | | Posted Friday, February 02, 2007 1:15:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | Paris, February 1st, 2007 - Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) has been selected by Orange to provide its IP DECT phone with HD Sound. It is the first product embedding high-fidelity sound technology dedicated to the residential market. Available from now in all Orange points of sales in France, the Livephone is a wireless DECT phone that provides superior audio quality for Voice over IP phone calls for an enhanced telephony experience.The Livephone offered by Orange is specifically targeted at Voice over IP (VoIP) users already equipped with the Livebox residential gateway, also developed by Thomson and of which more than 4 million units have been deployed in Europe by December 31st, 2006."HD Sound delivers superior voice quality both compared to regular PSTN and standard IP phone calls. Integrating this feature directly into the handset provided to Orange raises the bar for voice services across the board", explained Bruno Fabre, vice president in charge of Thomson's Premises Systems.... | |
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| | | Sorry, no printers are available on this cell phone | | Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 3:17:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | Somebody is trying to fax my cell phone number ... daily. I've called my wireless provider, Centennial, but they are unable to help me, either by placing a block on this number or by identifying the offender (I have the number, compliments of Caller ID). The Centennial representative suggested that I contact my local phone company for help -- or change my phone number. Lots of good that will do: They got my original number, so what's to stop them from getting my new cell number and doing it again? I called AT&T and after two different representatives and 30 minutes of wait time, neither of them were able to help me, either. Their best suggestion was to change my phone number, or contact the local authorities. I tried to Google the number, but to no avail -- it's unlisted.... | |
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| | | Verizon Wireless completes EV-DO broadband expansion | | Posted Saturday, December 30, 2006 3:13:54 PM by Blog57 Team | | Verizon Wireless users in the Tampa Bay region as well as Orlando, Jacksonville and parts of South Florida have the option of using Evolution-Data Optimized BroadbandAccess now that the company completed its expansion work that began in 2004. EV-DO allows customers to utilize high-speed applications and services on their wireless phone, laptop computers and other wireless devices using typical connection speeds of 400 to 700 kilobits per second. .... | |
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| | | More Than One-Hit Wonders For Wireless | | Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 1:26:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | Internetnews.com wades through the top stories and issues that rocked the industry in 2006 in this ongoing series. Mobility devices and their users got off to a rocky start in many ways in 2006, with surveys showing that end-users turned away from downloading a bevy of new applications that carriers kept rolling into the market. But by year's end, the two were, well, downloading great music together. For carrier companies, a shifting mobile landscape remained the same: a search for new revenue and relationships as cell phones became media centers and Internet calling moved into the mainstream. Carriers began the year with sobering reports on the failings of their handsets. Both smart phones and camera phones received thumbs down from consumers in two surveys. Equally disquieting for carriers: use of ubiquitous cell phone cameras declined, propelled by devices falling short when compared to modern digital cameras.... | |
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| | | Wrap Your Verizon Wireless Phone in a New Kind of Cool With V ... | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 1:35:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and SAN DIEGO, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless customers can add even more style to their already cool looking phones with the help of V Skins, a fun, new digital image decal from SkinIt, Inc., a subsidiary of Global Wireless Entertainment. Beginning today, Verizon Wireless, the nation's most reliable wireless network carrier, will begin offering V Skins, which are adhesive prints that adhere to phones to both enhance the look of the device and better protect it from scuffs and scrapes. "Customers today think of their wireless phone as an extension of their personality," said Pat Bucci, director of accessories for Verizon Wireless. "They customize their phones with music, ring tones and Ringback Tones -- now they can create a whole new look that reflects their personal style." .... | |
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| | | Wireless Phone Users in Grundy County, Ill., Now Experience Even Clearer Reception and Fewer Dropped Calls | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:49:31 AM by Blog57 Team | | Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Gardner, Ill., that expands network coverage and increases capacity, enabling more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls, send and receive email and text, picture and video messages, and download games and ringtones while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls. This new cell site improves Verizon Wireless' voice and data network in the community of Gardner and north to Illinois Route 53, south to County Road E1900 North, west to Illinois Route 47 and east to Country Road N1800 West. Additionally, the cell site improves signal penetration into area buildings. "This network enhancement reflects our ongoing commitment to meet the growing needs of our customers and to provide them with the reliable, high quality service they expect from Verizon Wireless," said T.J.... | |
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| | | NFL players living up to wireless company's tag | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 3:12:42 PM by Blog57 Team | | It's getting to where you wonder about the major wireless sponsor of the NFL. Can you hear me now? The league is home to an increasing number of mouthy players, some not so far away, some who'd be wise to adopt a "shut up and play, this isn't a debate" motto. An addendum to "shut up and play" is "play with your head on your shoulders, not somewhere else." In a completely unrelated matter, Detroit center Dominic Raiola wants a piece of Atlanta cornerback DeAngelo Hall for his fairly cheap hit on Lions quarterback Jon Kitna last week. Hall, a third-year guy with the smack of a veteran, was fined $5,000 for the head-hunting smack that left a nifty welt on the face of Kitna, who then jumped the wrong Falcon. Said Raiola to reporters: "I wish I'd been closer to the play, because I would've loved to take DeAngelo Hall's head off.... | |
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| | | Wireless Phone Users in Porter County Now Experience Even Clearer Reception and Fewer Dropped Calls | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 7:36:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Chesterton, Ind., that expands network coverage and increases capacity, enabling more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls, send and receive email and text, picture and video messages, and download games and ringtones while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls. This new cell site improves Verizon Wireless' voice and data network in the towns of Chesterton, Westville and Woodville and along U.S. Interstate 80 in Porter County. Specifically, coverage is improved in an area north to County Road 1200 North, south to U.S. Route 6, west to U.S. Route 49 and east to U.S. Route 421. Additionally, the cell site improves signal penetration into area buildings. ``This network enhancement reflects our ongoing commitment to meet the growing needs of our customers and to provide them with the reliable, high quality service they expect from Verizon Wireless,'' said T.J.... | |
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| | | E-sabotage migrates to the cell phone | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 11:27:21 PM by Blog57 Team | | The indispensable cell phone is becoming more vulnerable. Both wireless carriers and traditional security companies are stepping up efforts to fortify what they say are hackers' next big targets - the multipurpose cell phones and smartphones consumers keep glued to their hips. The still-nascent threats are twofold. Mobile spam - an annoying interruption or, more seriously, a new tool for identity thieves - is growing more prevalent. The threat has been underscored by recent scams - sometimes known as "SMishing" - where spammers use text messages to trick users into disclosing personal information. In one recent attack, a message asking recipients to register for an online dating service attempted to sneak a virus onto users' machines. In addition to virus-types like "worms," which can spread through and disrupt a network, other scams are surfacing too - including mobile spyware that once downloaded to a phone can listen into conversations.... | |
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| | | When home phone's out, who should pay cell bill? | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:34:03 AM by Blog57 Team | | Thanks to wireless phones and electronic mail, having the home telephone go on the fritz no longer means losing contact with the outside world. So on Sept. 8 when Gayle Levy found no dial tone on her Pikesville land line, she was distressed, but not put out. She had her cell phone to alert Verizon to the trouble. But as it turned out, her trouble was just beginning. Verizon informed Levy that it would take 10 days to send someone out to fix the problem. With the land line out, Levy began relying on her cell phone for all calls going out and all calls coming in to her and her husband. That kind of usage is usually no big whoop for a land line, since customers usually pay a flat rate. But on a cell phone, it'll cost ya'. By the end of the 10 days, Levy racked up Cingular charges totaling $288.69 - waaaay over the average $65 to $72 she usually pays the wireless company for 450 anytime minutes a month.... | |
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