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Asus To Release a Line of Gap Bridging Computers I use a notebook computer along with a couple of different desktop computers. My notebook is really nothing more than a conduit to the web. I really have nothing stored on the hard drive. It is used to access other desktop computers and my Internet services…
Reader Feedback to Sprint Post Last month I posted an ARS Technica story about Sprint disconnecting some customers because they called customer service too many times. Here is the original post. Erica Ortiz of the Horsepower and Heels Racing Group commented about her personal experience with Sprint, and I wanted to post here for others…
Google Expands Number of Cities With Street View I have been using Google Maps extensively on my vacation. I use the standard version on the notebook computer when stationary, and I utilize the java version on my Smart Phone when I am on the go. It can be a life saver for finding restaurants and…
Sprint Drops Abusive Customers You may have seen this story in the mainstream press in the past week. As Paul Harvey would say Jon Stokes of Ars Technica has the rest of the story.
Continuing with T-Mobile HotSpot @Home Service I have found a problem with the phone book on the handset. As I have written about before, I had some difficulties in synchronizing the contacts from the my.T-mobile.com web site to the handset. I have discovered that none of the telephone numbers transfer from the site to the…
Day Three With T-Mobile HotSpot @Home I tried the Sanford municipal wifi this morning. The phone attempted to connect, but there was no luck in making a connection. I am did not have my notebook computer with me, but I would guess that a terms and conditions page exists on the network. Many government wifi…
Day Two With T-Mobile HotSpot @Home This was the first day using the service outside of the home. Really worked well. The wi-fi in the office worked as expected. We work in a concrete and steel building with just one wireless access point so coverage can be spotty. The phone seems to switch over to…
Day One With T-Mobile HotSpot @Home We opened the boxes this afternoon and got started with setting up the router. I setup the wireless router using the web interface using WAP encryption for the wireless signal. The only difference in the web interface was the different model number. Everything else is exactly the same in…
Vonage May Fall As Well As I referred to in an earlier post, we are leaving Verizon to try the new T-Mobile HotSpot @Home offering. We were planning on keep one Vonage line for the kids, but they want in on the T-Mobile plan as well. We are going to test the reliability of the…
Google Enters the Phone Business Google has acquired GrandCentral Communications. They made the announcement this week on the official Google blog. GrandCentral Communications provides tools so that you have one telephone number. The service then will locate you by trying your home phone, cell phone, or work phone. It also has features such as personalized…
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