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D-Link DPH-50U [telecom]

I've been given a D-Link DPH-50U, which appears to be a way to connect a "500" set to Skype. I'd like to know if this i...

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First spam message was sent in 1864 over telegraph wires [Telecom]

One of my favorite drinks is Snapple Lemon Tea. Under the bottecap of every Snapple beverage is a trivia item, and one...

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thad

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FT systems [telecom]

I'm seeking data on early AT&T fiber systems aka Lightwave. I know FT3 was 90.524 Mbps, and needed regenerators every 4...

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wb8foz

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[telecom] In Surveillance Debate, White House Turns Its Focus to Silicon Valley

In Surveillance Debate, White House Turns Its Focus to Silicon Valley By DAVID E. SANGER MAY 2, 2014 WASHINGTON - Nearl...

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monty

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Re: OOma? [telecom]

From: Thad Floryan >Two months ago in the ba.internet group one person wrote he recently >subscribed to Ooma's service...

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rvh40

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FCC Whacks Cell Phone Vigilante $48,000 for Jammer Use [telecom]

By Mitchell Lazarus, CommLawBlog, May 1, 2014 The defendant had sought to keep other drivers from talking on their phon...

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nmclain.remove-this

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Usenet history and trivia, and Duke's Usenet feed now gone [Telecom]

In another group there was a thread recently about Usenet and folks were unaware that Duke University is where Usenet b...

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thad

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Cellphone use and texting while driving -- a wakeup call [Telecom]

One of the daughters of my best friend was recently rear-ended by a texting driver while she was stopped at a traffic l...

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thad

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Two months of Ooma VoIP service and I'm still astounded [Telecom]

Two months of Ooma VoIP service and I'm still astounded [Telecom] Over the years here in comp.dcom.telecom many VoIP pr...

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thad

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Legacy "message unit" telephone service still available [telecom]

To my surprise, Verizon in NJ still offers message rate service using message units. Message units date way back as a w...

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Teletypes and computers--50th anniversary of BASIC language [telecom]

Dartmouth is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the development of the BASIC computer language in 1964. Users typicall...

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[telecom] Mobile payment systems fail to take off with consumers

Mobile payment systems fail to take off with consumers By Brian X. Chen | NEW YORK TIMES APRIL 28, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO -...

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monty

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[telecom] Smartphones and the 4th Amendment

Smartphones and the 4th Amendment By THE EDITORIAL BOARD APRIL 27, 2014 More than 90 percent of American adults own a m...

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monty

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[telecom] Eyes Over Compton: How Police Spied on a Whole City

Eyes Over Compton: How Police Spied on a Whole City A sergeant in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department compared the exp...

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monty

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[telecom] Reg probe bombshell: How we HACKED mobile voicemail without a PIN

Reg probe bombshell: How we HACKED mobile voicemail without a PIN Months after Leveson inquiry, your messages are still...

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monty

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