http://www.telecom-gear.com/comp.dcom.telecom-newsgroup1-1.htm Telecommunications and Networking Industry News and Discussions en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:06:00 -0400 info@telecom-gear.com http://www.telecom-gear.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Sabotage-attacks-knock-out-phone-service-Telecom-article41178--1.htm On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:54:47 0400 (EDT), David Clayton iltdcstar@myrealbox.comgt wrote:/i igtHow many quotgeeksquot these days know what a SWR is let ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:24:43 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Recommended-brand-for-a-new-cell-phone-handset-telecom-article41176--1.htm The battery on my existing cell phone gives only about 6075 minutes of talk time (with very little standby time). Ive learned Im entitled to a new ha ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:05:10 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Sabotage-attacks-knock-out-phone-service-Telecom-article41172--1.htm In article ltgs0h49s7f1@news.motzarella.orggt, spfleck@citlink.net says... igt /i igt gt How many quotgeeksquot these days know what a SWR is let alo ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:30:32 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Electronic-health-records-raise-doubt-Google-service-s-in-article41169--1.htm Electronic health records raise doubt Google services inaccuracies may hold wide lesson By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff | April 13, 2009 WASHINGTO ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:11:11 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Cell-phone-recycling-delete-then-dispose-telecom-article41161--1.htm MSNBC April 13, 2009 Cell phone recycling: delete, then dispose Renewed efforts underway to get users to safely get rid of mobiles Only about ..... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:52:31 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Conficker-spam-bots-could-send-400-billion-emails-per-d-article41160--1.htm |COMPUTERWORLD / Security |April 10, 2009 | |Conficker botnet could flood Web with spam | | | It could send billions of messages daily, | say ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:50:46 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Sabotage-attacks-knock-out-phone-service-Telecom-article41148--1.htm Monty Solomon ltmonty@roscom.comgt wrote: igt Whatever the final toll, one thing is certain: Whoever did this is in /i igt a world of trouble if he, ..... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:19:11 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/RE-Comcast-Triple-Play-in-multi-unit-residence-advice-soug-article41147--1.htm AES ltsiegman@stanford.edugt wrote: gtOur situation is a mostly onestory 3500 sq ft house on the Stanford gtcampus that includes an owners section ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:16:06 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/If-Only-Literature-Could-Be-a-Cellphone-Free-Zone-telecom-article41146--1.htm THE NEW YORK TIMES Sunday, April 12, 2009 If Only Literature Could Be a CellphoneFree Zone By Matt Richtel Juliet: Fakn death. C U Latr. Romeo: ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:13:09 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Comcast-Triple-Play-in-multi-unit-residence-advice-sought-article41141--1.htm This message asks a lot of quotConsumer Reportsquot type questions about a proposed Comcast bundled installation in my personal residence but I thi ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:56:56 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Directories-Telecom-article41140--1.htm igtFrom: gordon@hammy.burditt.org (Gordon Burditt)/i igtTo: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu/i igtSubject: Re: Demise of online telephone direct ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:43:02 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Sabotage-attacks-knock-out-phone-service-Telecom-article41138--1.htm In article ltMPG.244ad39a76e6bc7d9899b7@reader.motzarella.orggt, kd1s.nospam@cox.nospam.net says... igt /i igt In article ltp06240821c605b3d14247@10. ..... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:31:34 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Sabotage-attacks-knock-out-phone-service-Telecom-article41137--1.htm T ltkd1s.nospam@cox.nospam.netgt wrote: igtAs a ham, I have to ask where was the amateur radio communty in this./i igtIts been proven time and again ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:21:25 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/fwd-Service-restored-in-Silicon-Valley-after-fiber-cut-article41127--1.htm C|NET April 10, 2009 Service restored in Silicon Valley after fiber cut by Marguerite Reardon The fiber cut that crippled phone and broadband serv ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:23:05 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/An-Analysis-of-Conficker-article41129--1.htm SRI International Technical Report An Analysis of Confickers Logic and Rendezvous Points Phillip Porras, Hassen Saidi, and Vinod Yegneswaran Releas ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:19:18 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Conficker-C-Analysis-article41128--1.htm SRI International Technical Report Addendum Conficker C Analysis Phillip Porras, Hassen Saidi, and Vinod Yegneswaran Release Date: 08 March 2009 ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:18:42 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Electricity-Grid-in-U-S-Penetrated-By-Spies-article41126--1.htm Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies By SIOBHAN GORMAN APRIL 8, 2009 Robert Moran monitors an electric grid in Dallas. Such infrastructure ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:16:33 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Skype-moves-in-on-cellphone-industry-article41125--1.htm TECH LAB Skype moves in on cellphone industry By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff | April 9, 2009 The Boston Globe Technology has a way of eroding corp ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:15:34 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Sabotage-attacks-knock-out-phone-service-Calif-article41124--1.htm Sabotage attacks knock out phone service Henry K. Lee,Ryan Kim, Chronicle Staff Writers Thursday, April 9, 2009 (0409) 12:20 PDT SAN JOSE Vandals ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:09:52 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Demise-of-on-line-telephone-directory-databases-Telecom-article41121--1.htm One thing the Internet does well is provide access to databases. For the last 10 years or so, it was possible to get white pages listings from incumb ..... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:00:13 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Help-Getting-audio-out-of-a-AT-T-E5862BC-cordless-telephone-article41114--1.htm Hello I own an ATampT E5862BC cordless telephone answering machine... a base station and two handsets. On the recording side of the machine are me ..... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:15:42 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Online-database-for-ratting-out-Telecom-article41110--1.htm igt gt ***** Moderators Note *****/i igt gt/i igt gt IANALB ISTM such databases would be sued out of existence in short order. /i igt /i igt What data ..... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:14:29 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Highest-crime-rate-in-L-A-No-just-an-LAPD-map-glitch-Tel-article41108--1.htm Highest crime rate in L.A. No, just an LAPD map glitch The departments online map incorrectly showed many crimes downtown near City Hall and the p ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:50:50 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Historical-question-payphone-bank-attendants-telecom-article41106--1.htm In the 1940s and 1950s, places that had large banks of pay phones, such as military bases and train stations, often had Bell attendants working a swit ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:39:48 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/followup-on-US-Mail-decline-telecom-article41105--1.htm In our recent discussion of the decline of US Mail as a communication medium, I forget one factor: Many organizations (public and private) now discou ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:37:58 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Any-Decent-Bay-Area-Voice-Mail-Providers-Telecom-article41104--1.htm Our company recently looked at giving up on running our own voice mail system internally, and handing over that responsibility to a phone company. We ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:11:24 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Databases-Telecom-article41103--1.htm On Apr 1, 1:09 am, MC ltfor.address.l...@www.ai.uga.edu.slash.mcgt wrote: gtIn a discussion of this issue on the roads newsgroup, several people, g ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:08:22 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-To-Bury-or-Not-to-Bury-Telecom-article41102--1.htm On: Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Shawn ltshawnl@up.netgt wrote: gt Even laying underground telephone cable / fiber or even CATV gt coax in an existing neighb ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:06:30 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/I-Just-Called-To-Say-I-Own-You-article41098--1.htm http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/saga/2009/03/31/ijustcalledsayiown you I Just Called To Say I Own You By Daniel Stacey Created 03/31/2009 5:52 ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:12:13 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/re-The-Conficker-Worm-April-Fool-s-Joke-or-Unthinkable-D-article41097--1.htm igt /i igt ***** Moderators Note *****/i igt /i igt Although this is on the edge for telecom, Im allowing it in order to/i igt encourage a debate ab ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:03:38 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/The-Conficker-Worm-April-Fool-s-Joke-or-Unthinkable-Disaste-article41089--1.htm http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/theconfickerwormaprilfoolsjokeorunthinkabledisaster/ The Conficker Worm: April Fools Joke or Unthinkable Di ..... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:45:51 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/telna-3U-Telecom-outage-Telecom-article41088--1.htm The following is a email I just received from 3U Telecom, now quottelnaquot, concerning a power outage in their long distance service over the prece ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:32:04 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Conficker-Worm-article41086--1.htm Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09088A http://www.uscert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09088A.html Conficker Worm: Help Protect Windows from Conficker http: ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:25:08 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Full-minute-increment-billing-and-send-to-end-billing-w-article41083--1.htm Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:13:13 +1100 David Clayton ltdcstar@myrealbox.comgt wrote: ltltAfter all major telcos in Australia were forced (by competitive pr ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:43:06 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Is-Facebook-Growing-Up-Too-Fast-Telecom-article41076--1.htm On Mar 29, 4:29pm, Monty Solomon ltmo...@roscom.comgt wrote: igt is rapidly becoming the Webs dominant social/i igt ecosystem and an essential perso ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:12:41 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-The-Officer-Who-Posted-Too-Much-on-MySpace-Telecom-article41075--1.htm On Mar 29, 4:42pm, Monty Solomon ltmo...@roscom.comgt wrote: igt Except that trash talk in locker rooms almost never winds up/i igt preserved on a di ..... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:06:21 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/De-anonymizing-Social-Networks-article41074--1.htm Social sites dent privacy efforts Greater use of social network sites is making it harder to maintain true anonymity, suggests research. By analysi ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:35:44 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/The-Officer-Who-Posted-Too-Much-on-MySpace-article41082--1.htm ABOUT NEW YORK The Officer Who Posted Too Much on MySpace By JIM DWYER March 11, 2009 In pictures, Vaughan Ettienne is a champion bodybuilder of su ..... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:42:31 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Social-downsizing-One-firm-s-recent-layoffs-unfold-on-Twit-article41080--1.htm INNOVATION ECONOMY Social downsizing One firms recent layoffs unfold on Twitter, with some people even getting job offers By Scott Kirsner, Globe ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:40:43 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Is-Facebook-Growing-Up-Too-Fast-article41081--1.htm March 29, 2009 Is Facebook Growing Up Too Fast By BRAD STONE WHEN Facebook signed up its 100 millionth member last August, its employees spread ou ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:29:31 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Police-tap-into-Twitter-to-keep-public-informed-Quick-blog-article41078--1.htm FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS U.S. Police tap into Twitter to keep public informed Quick blogging tool finds wide following By Rachel Lebeaux, Globe Corres ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:27:09 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Vast-Spy-System-Loots-Computers-in-103-Countries-article41077--1.htm Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries By JOHN MARKOFF March 29, 2009 TORONTO A vast electronic spying operation has infiltrated comput ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:06:51 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-telecom-Railway-Post-Office-Service-Telecom-article41071--1.htm On Saturday, March 28, 2009 4:09 PM quotNeal McLainquot ltnmclain@annsgarden.comgt wrote: igt Tom Horne lthornetd@removethis.verizon.netgt wrote:/i ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:59:56 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-telecom-Railway-Post-Office-Service-Telecom-article41073--1.htm On Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:11 AM quotAESquot iltsiegman@stanford.edugt wrote:/i igt hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:/i igt/i igtgt I have a questio ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:59:28 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Aussie-Telco-brings-back-the-30-second-rip-off-Telecom-article41070--1.htm After all major telcos in Australia were forced (by competitive pressure) to introduce persecond billing years ago, now the dominant player is returni ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:38:55 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-Joint-utility-poles-Telecom-article41064--1.htm Tom Horne lthornetd@removethis.verizon.netgt wrote: gt Are there actually installations that can withstand three inches of gt radial ice Once the i ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:52:38 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Where-is-members-dandy-net-czg-now-Telecom-article41062--1.htm There was once (as recently as a year ago) a web site with a useful collection of telecom info at: http://members.dandy.net/czg/ Dandy.net now re ..... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:43:19 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/HELP-PLEASE-When-switchboards-call-my-Phone-Number-all-the-article41061--1.htm Hello, Telecom professionals, I have a cell phone number: 2696923692. I am discovering that when people try to call me (only from businesses with swi ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:45:53 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/Re-To-Bury-or-Not-to-Bury-Telecom-article41060--1.htm Wes Leatherock ltwleathus@yahoo.comgt wrote: gt In my neighborhood the utility easement is at the back gt property line, which the telco used a num ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:07:33 -0400 http://www.telecom-gear.com/telecom-Railway-Post-Office-Service-Telecom-article41057--1.htm On Friday, March 27, 2009 3:13 AM fscheer@removethis.yahoo.com wrote: igtgt The other issue is what other modes were available for speedy/i igtgt tr ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:26:39 -0400