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- Alpine CDE 102
- The Alpine CDE-102 CD receiver is about as entry level as car stereos come these days. It plays CDs and that's about it, or is it?As it turns out, even an entry-level car stereo can hide a few tricks up its sleeve. For example, the Alpine can playback digital media...
- Product reviews 2009-06-25
- The wireless escapades: the inevitable journey into frustration
- After recently moving into my new house, I have discovered connectivity to the Internet to be somewhat problematic. The actual ADSL connection is perfectly fine, but wireless technology has been developed for a certain "type" of building, rather than other practical means. Sure, I can understand wireless...
- Blog posts 2009-05-10
- Telephone Wiring 1.0 (Mobile)
- This iPhone/iPod Touch app displays a diagram detailing the pin out of a Cat 3 or better cable to a standard 2 pair telephone modular block or rj11/rj14 plug. Note: The "Download Now" link directs you to the iTunes App Store, where you must continue the download process. You...
- Software downloads 2008-12-01
- Qwest CTO on FTTP, bandwidth caps and integrated services
- Qwest plans to roll out integrated home services where it ties its services in with those from its partners such as MSN and DirecTV in a move enabled by a thin layer of software, according to Qwest CTO Pieter Poll. Poll right talked about Qwest's broadband strategy...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- The harsh reality of suburban broadband
- Like millions of other Americans and many of New York City's "bridge and tunnel" crowd, I live in the 'burbs. While I do a great deal of travel for my full time job, I am also classified as a "mobile" employee, so I'm not formally attached to an office --...
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
- New WiFi from Intel improves rural communications
- New WiFi from Intel improves rural communicationsRe: "New WiFi...improves rural communications"Great!!! Glad to hear about the technology.HOWEVER...What's this talk about Africa and Asia? What about here in the U.S.?ANYONE who is outside the reach of Cable is going to be CONDEMNED to years more of the Internet via...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- Why tech support by chat stinks
- Why tech support by chat stinksYou should try their telephone customer contempt serviceIf you think thats bad, try Dell's customer contempt line. I once spent half an hour on the phone at my cost, trying to get a Dell employee to give me the address of a Dell service centre...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-03
- Comcast sees customer loss in '08
- Comcast sees customer loss in '08About time!Maybe if they would lower their prices, they bait and switch you with initial low prices then jack them up. My cable bill was higher than my electric/gas bill so it's time for a change and that's without the telephone bundled with it.Competition is...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-05
- Recalling the Loma Prieta earthquake and Mac advantages
- Anyone who lived in the San Francisco Bay Area on Oct. 17, 1989 must remember two things: the anticipation over the first Bay Bridge World Series between the Oakland A's and the San Francisco Giants; and the Loma Prieta earthquake, which stuck on 5:04 PM just as Game One was...
- Blog posts 2007-10-17
- Simplicity, cost could make BlueAnt's hands-free Bluetooth speakerphone a great buy
- Simplicity, cost could make BlueAnt's hands-free Bluetooth speakerphone a great buyGIANT keypad anyone?This is as close to the ideal hands free device as I've seen.SIMPLE!I would love to see an oversized telephone keypad with giant keysto interface with these.Need a bluetooth steering wheel clipLike a BT clip for the top...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-27
- Vonage floats new voice gateway test offer: they'll pay you, too!
- TechCrunch's Michael Arrington reports he has received an email from Vonage inviting him to test a new gateway device that will, according to the email, "inspire" consumers to proudly display their Vonage router rather than hide it under their desk."rnrnIf you are looking for this new device on the Vonage...
- Blog posts 2007-08-03
- The Verizon FiOS installation: The key points
- The Verizon FiOS installation: The key pointsreset netgear routermy experience with FIOS installation was that it took the installers a long time to get Verizon to authorize the install. We were moving one phone line and our internet access to FIOS. One thing that I missed was the...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-16
- The Verizon FiOS installation: The key points
- As noted Friday, Verizon FiOS was installed in a package deal with telephone, Internet access and television service at my home. Here's a gallery right walking through the main parts of the installation process for folks that may be considering FiOS. Dan Bricklin had a detailed installation walk-through in 2005...
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- FiOS - Verizon's long-term vision to the 10+ gigabit home
- As the computer and Internet revolution blooms, the one thing that is lagging behind is broadband connectivity. There's no question that the future of long-range high-speed telecommunication is Fiber, but different companies are taking different approaches. While AT&T is going to try and install fiber to within a mile of...
- Blog posts 2007-07-09
- 2007 Infiniti FX45 AWD
- The first thing that struck us when we took receipt of the 2007 Infiniti FX45 was its space-age look. The car-based SUV's curvy lines and flowing profile boldly go where few other crossover designs have gone before. Once onboard, we found enough tech to justify casting this car in its...
- Product reviews 2007-01-30
- CES: Is Netgear's wireless Skype phone ready to dethrone your old cordless one?
- CES: Is Netgear's wireless Skype phone ready to dethrone your old cordless one?Needs a browser. :) Otherwise, it's good.David, I think that tinyurl got hijacked. It loaded some totally unrelated Reuters article for me.Anyway, the official Netgear Skype Wifi Phone URL is [url]http://www.netgear.com/Products/CommunicationsVoIP/Skype/SPH101.aspx[/url].Now, I've said this before: if I'm going...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-07
- Is the telephone apocalypse now?
- Chris Lyman is certain of it. He told me yesterday that Fonality's PBXtra is just that, the end not just of traditional telephony but of traditional telephony channels.Instead, he said, data VARs like All Covered are taking over the business phone market. "It's a lot harder for the interconnects to...
- Blog posts 2006-11-03
- Okoro GX300
- While the latest technology usually tends toward miniaturization, including PCs such as the Apple Mac Mini and the Blueado Mini m5e, some people just like the feeling of conspicuous consumption they get from a big, bold box of electronics. Home-theater types are especially size conscious, looking for ever-bigger preamps, speakers,...
- Product reviews 2006-05-05
- Verizon to use new tech to slash costs
- Verizon to use new tech to slash costsVerizon accessI don't think the author of the article is in the real world in assuming that MOST homes have internal cable wiring. Such assumption is reserved for electric power though telephone twisted pair may come close. I verizon is counting...
- Discussion threads 2006-03-09
- What does AT&T/BellSouth mean for consumers?
- What does AT&T/BellSouth mean for consumers?Actually, Ma Bell didn't have any competitionBell Teliphone Company, aka Ma Bell, didn't have any competitors when it was broken up in 1975. That's the primary reason it was broken up. Basically, it's monopoly lead to poor customer service, over charging for what...
- Discussion threads 2006-03-06
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