http://www.telecom-gear.com/comp.dcom.telecom-newsgroup1-.htm Telecommunications and Networking Industry News and Discussions en-us Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:06:00 -0400 info@telecom-gear.com http://www.telecom-gear.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-iPhones-false-bargain-Telecom-article14424-1.htm On Jun 22, 8:52 pm, Monty Solomon ltmo...@roscom.comgt wrote: igt http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorialopinion/editorials/articl.../i igt/i igt ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:05:39 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Looking-for-Altigen-Consultant-article14418-1.htm I am looking for a consultant in the South San Francisco Bay Area who has a signficant experience building out Altigen voice mail systems in industri ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:41:03 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/When-Your-Camera-Knows-Where-You-Are-article14416-1.htm State of the Art When Your Camera Knows Where You Are By DAVID POGUE The New York Times June 26, 2008 quotAny sufficiently advanced memory card,quo ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:33:56 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Why-the-complaints-about-Google-Usenet---telecom--article14415-1.htm A number of Usenet posters have made very nasty complaints about Google Groups, a service where many people, including me, post to Usenet. I dont und ..... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:21:10 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/EFF-Google-gets-Robert-Borked-TELECOM-article14411-1.htm Court Ruling Will Expose Viewing Habits of YouTube Users Yesterday, in the Viacom v. Google litigation, the federal court for the Southern District o ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:14:20 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Calling-Features-and-LATAs-Telecom-article14395-1.htm ATampT restricts some of its calling features to intraLATA calls. For example, Call Return (*69 in most areas) will not function if the call came fr ..... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:34:07 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Tinkerers-Toy-article14390-1.htm Consumed Tinkerers Toy By ROB WALKER The New York Times June 22, 2008 Chumby When the Chumby first went on sale a few months ago, the result was ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:31:21 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Uses-for-old-analog-cell-phones--Telecom-article14389-1.htm I have some old cell phones and accessories (e.g. Motorola DPC 550, 560). They dont get a signal. Are there any uses for them or I should I just tra ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:29:26 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Preoccupations--I-Freed-Myself-From-EMails-Grip--article14385-1.htm Preoccupations I Freed Myself From EMails Grip By LUIS SUAREZ The New York Times June 29, 2008 EARLIER this year, I became tired of my usual mornin ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:41:51 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Road-Runner-pulls-USENET-access-TELECOM-article14383-1.htm Original Message From: Sat Jun 28 16:44:58 2008 T wrote: ltsnipgt igt X.25 packet networks. Yep, been there and even played aith ARCNET for /i ig ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:00:32 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/In-connected-world-camps-cant-cut-cord-Telecom-article14380-1.htm In connected world, camps cant cut cord Kidsick parents keep pressure on for digital access By Keith OBrien, Globe Staff | June 29, 2008 The Bosto ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:47:38 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Product-Reviews-of-Online-Voicemail-Systems-Telec--article14378-1.htm Has anyone found a good product review of online voice mail systems that rates at least four of them and includes tables of features comparing the s ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:48:05 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Voicemail-System-That-Sends-Multiple-Extensions-to--article14376-1.htm I am trying to find a voice mail system that will let us assign incoming voice mails for different extensions to a single voice mail inbox. For examp ..... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:13:05 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Stopping-Google--With-one-company-now-the-worlds--article14374-1.htm Stopping Google With one company now the worlds chief gateway to information, some critics are hatching ways to fight its influence By Drake Benne ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:56:38 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/WiFi-For-the-Masses-telecom-article14370-1.htm As the issue of WiFi has been discussed heavily on the Digest, here is how an alternative newspaper in Buffalo sees it locally and elsewhere. http:/ ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:39:12 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-telecom-Road-Runner-pulls-USENET-access-TEL--article14369-1.htm |From there I discovered the larger world of rec.* and |talk.* newsgroups and I spent way too much time in the library logged |into the campus Unix m ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:55:21 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-telecom-Road-Runner-pulls-USENET-access-TEL--article14368-1.htm Original Message From: MC ltfor.address.look@www.ai.uga.edu.slash.mcgt Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:36:14 AM igtquotJohn Maysonquot ltjohn@mayso ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:50:18 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Telecom-ReRoad-Runner-pulls-USENET-access-article14363-1.htm igt I was affected by this today. I read USENET almost everyday and I/i igt didnt learn about this until the day it happened. I imagine itll/i igt i ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:28:53 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/RE-Qwest-fiber-to-the-neighborhood-Telecom-article14362-1.htm Ted Lee ltTMPLee@MR.Netgt wrote: igt Yes, Im sure thats what it is, although after doing some/i igt searching it appears they dont have plans to prov ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:43:17 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/VOIP-Gateway-for-old-Norstar-system-Telecom-article14358-1.htm I have an old Norstar 6x16 KSU at work (with Compact DR5 software). I have highspeed Internet at work and home. Are there any voip gateways that wou ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:07:32 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/MSNBC-article-says-all-cell-phone-talking-and-driv--article14357-1.htm MSNBC reported: some research shows that handsfree calls are just as distracting as calls made on a handheld phone. quotThe evidence is mounting tha ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:57:47 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Weak-Caller-ID-signal-telecom-article14353-1.htm I have an Apple USB Modem (its a dongle). I use it with a program only to display Caller ID information for incoming calls. However, it only indicat ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:42:08 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Caller-ID-Number-0000000000-Telecom-article14351-1.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:38:00 0400 Bill Horne ltbill@horneQRM.netgt wrote: igt Like spam, privacy in the electronic age is an arms race. The next/i igt s ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:34:41 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/VOIP-FAQ-Telecom-article14341-1.htm Is there a good FAQ somewhere for getting started in VOIP development What I would like to know, is, if I have VOIP coming into a router in my house, ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:47:41 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/TTY-public-telephone-Telecom-article14340-1.htm Every day the Metropolitan Transportation Authority web page in New York City has a picture. www.mta.info . Todays picture* (6/25/08) shows a coin t ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:46:03 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/US-Supreme-Court-yes-you-can-sue-the-telcos-via---article14339-1.htm A bunch of payphone operators (remember payphones) accused the various long distance telcos of not kicking back the proper amounts. Since the payphon ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:42:42 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Road-Runner-pulls-USENET-access-TELECOM-article14335-1.htm John Mayson wrote: igt http://help.rr.com/HMSFaqs/enewsgroupstermination.aspx/i igt/i igt I was affected by this today. I read USENET almost everyda ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:35:53 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Qwest-fiber-to-the-neighborhood-Telecom-article14326-1.htm Over the last month or so Qwest has buried one of those big orange fiber cables into our neighborhood, installing a large new junction box above groun ..... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:22:19 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Cities-have-to-bid-byebye-to-free-WiFi-Tele--article14322-1.htm Bob Goudreau said igt TimeWarner did not buy AOL rather, AOL bought TimeWarnerTurner/i igt in a spectacular (for AOL shareholders) exploitation of ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:00:21 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Old-Telephone-Switchgear-Telecom-article14321-1.htm If this is not the correct newsgroup for this posting please direct me to a more suitable one. Way back in 1976 I was working at for a British compa ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:53:47 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Road-Runner-pulls-USENET-access-TELECOM-article14317-1.htm http://help.rr.com/HMSFaqs/enewsgroupstermination.aspx I was affected by this today. I read USENET almost everyday and I didnt learn about this unti ..... The post has 14 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:08:25 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Palm-Announces-Unlocked-Centro-Smartphone-and-Goog--article14316-1.htm Palm Announces Unlocked Centro Smartphone and Google Maps with My Location SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jun 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) Palm, Inc. today announ ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:03:34 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Caller-ID-Number-0000000000-article14314-1.htm It seems someone has figured out how to get around the phone system. I am using a digital phone, CallVantage, and got a call the other day, the calle ..... The post has 9 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:42:24 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/iPhones-false-bargain-article14307-1.htm http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorialopinion/editorials/articles/2008 /06/22/iphonesfalsebargain/ GLOBE EDITORIAL iPhones false bargain The ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:52:32 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom-Re-Cord-PBX-shown-in-new-TV-show-article14299-1.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:31:12 0600 Dave Garland ltdave.garland@wizinfo.comgt wrote: ltltI think most telephones these days use electret transmitters too. ..... The post has 9 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:09:25 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/quotWar-Gamesquot-to-air-on-AMC-Telecom-article14296-1.htm This movie, from 1983, is kind of a starting point for the home computer communicator revolution. Its 25 years ago so the technololgy is hopelessly ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:23:02 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-telecom-Cities-have-to-bid-byebye-to-free-W--article14295-1.htm From: Sam Spade ltsam@coldmail.comgt igtgt ***** Moderators Note *****/i igtgt /i igtgt Of course, when the kids want to surf the Internet or look u ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:25:18 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Cord-PBX-shown-in-new-TV-show-telecom-article14287-1.htm The new ABCFamily cable show quotThe Middlemanquot had a very quick glimpse of a 555 cord PBX switchboard, used when the office assistant had to make ..... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:58:14 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Cities-have-to-bid-byebye-to-free-WiFi-Telecom-article14284-1.htm Cities have to bid byebye to free WiFi Ryan Kim, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, June 12, 2008 The free municipal WiFi dream appears to be coming ..... The post has 13 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:08:42 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Spyware-bill-cloaks-a-miniUCITA-article14281-1.htm Spyware bill cloaks a miniUCITA By Ed Foster, Section The Gripelog Posted on Mon Jun 16, 2008 at 01:02:19 AM PDT The holy grail for the software in ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:21:39 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Monopolies-and-iPhone-Telecom-article14275-1.htm (Edited to make sources of quaoted material more clear bh) Lisa Hancock recently wrote: igtgt But as Jobs neglected to mention, getting your hands ..... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:07:34 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/CiscoLinksysSipura-end-user-support-hell-Teleco--article14270-1.htm A few months ago, I purchased a Linksys 3102 VOIP ATA. This box allows me to connect an analog phone and a regular PSTN external line to my IP based ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:48:22 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/ATampT-mobile-five-years-too-late--telecom-article14269-1.htm A promotional announcement and discount coupon for ATampT Mobile came in the mail yesterday for my mother. Shes been gone for some time now. Too bad ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:32:33 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Nuke-the-hackers-Telecom-article14268-1.htm igt Christian Lowe at Defense Tech reveals that, if they cant stop the attacks /i igt using a terminal, the US military hackers can actually order a c ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:24:09 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Help-VerizonFairpoint--Calling-party-control-quotn--article14260-1.htm Hello Im trying to configure a SPA3102 and its holding the PSTN port for a loooong time after the far end has hung up. The device is looking for a ca ..... The post has 10 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:10:32 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Telecom-Voter-Fraud-article14258-1.htm From: T ltnospam.kd1s@cox.nospam.netgt To: moder8@telecom.csail.mit.edu Subject: Re: The ID Divide MessageID: ltMPG.22b8f5ce8822743798aa05@news.east.c ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:07:14 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Tracking-the-Trackers-article14254-1.htm Tracking the Trackers Michael Piatek, Tadayoshi Kohno, Arvind Krishnamurthy University of Washington, Department of Computer Science amp Engineering ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:58:27 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Spectrum-Assignment-in-26-GHz-Band-FDD-or-TDD-(--article14253-1.htm Hello, As we see in 3GPP standards, ITU also recommends that the 2.6GHz band to split into a mix of paired spectrum FDD, Frequency Division Duplex i ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:55:40 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/The-3G-iPhone-is-coming-GPS-manufacturers-should---article14252-1.htm Recalculating ... The 3G iPhone is coming. GPS manufacturers should be very, very scared. By Chadwick Matlin Slate Magazine Posted Monday, June 9, ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:55:19 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Apples-new-iPhone-augurs-the-inevitable-return-of--article14251-1.htm iSurrender Apples new iPhone augurs the inevitable return of the Bell telephone monopoly. By Tim Wu Slate Magazine Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008, a ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:52:22 -0400