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"Next Bus" telephone information system [telecom]

The New York City Transit Authority has introduced a new telephone "app" that tells riders waiting at a bus stop when t...
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Do cellphones measure signal strength? [telecom]

When I see 3 bars (out of 4) on my cellphone (not necessarily during a call), does that mean: 1) The cellphone is measu...
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posted by siegman
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by siegman

ANCIENT telephone transmission [telecom]

Cast your mind back to the first decade of the last century, no computers, no transistors, no valves. I'm mainly intere...
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posted by mattrix3.remove-this
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by mattrix3.remove-this

Cell phone service and disasters article [telecom]

An article on CBS News explores if we can count on cell phone networks in disasters. excerpts: "Since 9/11, wireless ne...
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posted by withheld
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Mobile phones without towers coming soon [telecom]

Article from 'The Age', Austraila. Note: A video on the web-side shows software on the handsets allowing direct voice c...
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posted by dcstarbox-usenet
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by dcstarbox-usenet

Porting number into Comcast [Telecom]

Hi- I'm trying to port two numbers into Comcast from Vonage, one being in the 856-461/RIVERSIDE, NJ, originally a Veriz...
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posted by mattb19020
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by mattb19020

Tablet Interface to Cell Phone [telecom]

I would like to use a tablet with contact info, to dial my cell phone over Bluetooth, and then let me pick up the call...
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posted by ray
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by ray

Incoming Calls: Charged? [telecom]

Is there a common practice among VOIP providers vis-a-vis charging for incoming calls? My provider is CallCentric - and...
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posted by nobody
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by nobody