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Afghanistan (!!!!!) has more cellular competition than the US [telecom]

(from an article describing how the Taliban have allowed the cell companies to turn their networks back on. That's poli...

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dannyb

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How long does it take to port a phone number? [telecom]

I recently switched from the telephone company I had been using for a very long time (since before dial!) to the local...

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SPAMpot

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New Austin area code confirmed to be hoax [telecom]

New Austin area code confirmed to be hoax http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2011/04/01/new-austin-area-code-plan-co...

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john

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10 Hilarious Vintage Cellphone Commercials [telecom]

I normally don't watch YouTube videos, much less pass them on, but these ten are good. A true trip down memory lane. Th...

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john

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[Telecom] VOIP Technical Support or lack thereof!

Folks, About six months to a year ago, I switched my VOIP service over to Phone Power. At first, their service was just...

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fatkinson.remove-this

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Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom]

>***** Moderator's Note ***** >AFAIK, FiOS terminates the "fiber" portion of the path at a local CEV, >and the physical...

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ajbcs

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VeriZon/C&P to Retire/Replace One of Its Three Remaining 1AESS Switches [telecom]

VeriZon/C&P to Retire/Replace One of Its Three Remaining 1AESS Switches Over the past few years, the at&t-ILEC website...

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markjcuccia

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CO technology query -- line cards [telecom]

A little {retired} bird flew by and told us that instead of needing a separate DSLAM in any CO or SLC offering ADSL; th...

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wb8foz

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Label for PoE-powered device? [telecom]

What do manufacturers put on their product label for power input specification on a product powered by PoE? Give the max...

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not

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"Hotshot" dialers [telecom]

I'm seeking a one-button dialer. You push a button, and it dials the number, pauses and dials the access code. In the e...

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wb8foz

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Fun with annoyance callers [Telecom]

Someone had some fun with one of those annoying telemarketers who called and tried to sell him a bogus "Hacker Proof" p...

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bernies

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No-Call List Enforcement In USA: Dead or Dying? [telecom]

I've been fairly diligent in registering complaints about telephone solicitors to both the federal and Pennsylvania sta...

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x

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Mobile phones may rot your bones [telecom]

Mobile phones may rot your bones Written by Paul Hales on 28 March, 2011 Researchers at the the National University of...

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dave.garland

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AT&T Wants DSL Customers On U-Verse? [telecom]

AT&T has put up its new high-speed Internet terms of service for 2011 at http://www.att.net/tos2011. What's gotten most...

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johnfpublic

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What They're Saying About Sexting [telecom]

What They're Saying About Sexting March 26, 2011 The New York Times interviewed teenagers individually and in two focus...

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monty

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