Do you have a family member that would benefit from a personal emergency device. Verizon carries SureResponse that is an easy to use wearable device that lets individual place a call in a case of emergency to a SureResponse Care Agent. Center Agents can connect your family member to friends and family.

Home Fusion

Who do you use for your home internet service? How would you like to have Verizon’s 4G network lightning-fast internet connection in your home? We now offer HomeFusion Broadband that can connect up to 20 devices via Wi-Fi AND 4 devices via Ethernet cables.

Home Phone Connect

Who is your landline home service provider?  How would you like to save money on your landline phone service?  Verizon Wireless now offers a service called Home Phone Connect for only $20 a month.   It includes unlimited domestic calling, long distance and all the essential features you need: Caller ID, 3-Way Calling, Call Forwarding, Voicemail, and E911 support at no additional cost.

http://blog.gsmarena.com/google-releases-youtube-capture-app-for-the-iphone-and-ipod-touch/

One of the repair shops told me if I get the part they will install for $80. So I did a search on Amazon for the display for the Motorola Razr and the least expensive price I could find was $250 for the part. Boy I was bummed out, I could not believe the display would cost so much.

Eventually it came the time for me to sell my Droid Bionic and use the money from that sale to pay for my replacement lens on my Motorola Razr. The Droid Bionic was sold on Ebay with the Lap Dock and Window mount for $300 enough money to fix my Razr.

I contacted Motorola directly and behold they are only charging me $111 with shipping to fix the cracked display on my Motorola Razr. I thought about starting a business fixing Motorola Razr’s displays and charging $200 and paying $111:-) .

The online submission for the repair went OK I can’t say it was smooth, I should of called them directly but instead I completed the repair request online which stated that my phone would be returned within 5 days after the received the equipment.

I waited a few days and mailed out the phone Motorola received the phone on October 17th and I got a confirmation email.

I waited for another email about my phones shipping status in the mean time I started using an Apple iPhone 4S while I was waiting for my Motorola Razr to get shipped back. I thought it seemed appropriate to use the iPhone because the new iPhone 5 launch date was October 21st and it would help promote the phone like it needed any help.

Today is October 27th and I still don’t have my Motorola Razr back as yet when I called and spoke to Motorola they could not give me a date I could expect the phone phone back. When I inquired about the 5 days they said I would have my phone back I was told that was an estimate and not a guarantee. I had no recourse but to wait at their mercy or have them send my broken display phone back. This is not good business for Motorola and Google which now owns Motorola.

I will keep everyone updated with my progress but in the mean time I am using the iPhone 4S and somewhat liking it which is not good for Google/Android/Motorola because I sell mobile phones and I am the original Wireless Consultant according to a Google search.

I got a email right after finishing this post.

The iPhone will have a bigger screen 4 inches.

A better camera with noise reduction and better low light functions. You will also be able to paste pictures together for a panoramic view.

New navigation that will give voice turn by turn directions. Apple is moving away from Google maps and hosting their own navigation.

4G LTE technology which will make web browsing, video and music streaming much faster. The iPhone won’t let you talk and surf the web like other 4G phones on Verizon Wireless.

Pricing is $199.99 for the 16GB, $299.99 for the 32GB and $399.99 for the 64GB.

Contact me to reserve a Verizon Wireless 4G LTE new iPhone. Reserve the new iPhone here!

The Apple iPhone press release from the San Francisco Chronicle.

So remember you must press the widget to get updated usage information and this will work on all plans including the new shared data plans.

Verizon Wireless response.” We still offer Mobile Broadband Connect, and the fee applies to customers using unlimited data plans. If a usage-based customer wants to subscribe, or continue to subscribe, to Mobile Broadband Connect, they can do so. They get both a high-quality robust tethering app and additional data allowances. On the other hand, a usage-based customer that wishes to tether other devices but does not wish to subscribe to Mobile Broadband Connect can cancel the service, purchase or obtain a third-party tethering application, and simply pay for the additional data usage”.

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Take a look at the report and get a better understanding of what 2G, 3G, 4G and 4G LTE means. A new report from Grudi Associates provides facts and explanations about 3G, 4G and 4G LTE wireless services that help customers choose the right carrier and service, while avoiding advertising hype.

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Unlimited Talk, Unlimited Text and a single pool of shareable data to power up to 10 devices. It’s the plan that revolves around you. Only from Verizon, with more 4G LTE coverage than all other networks combined!

5 Key Benefits of the Share Everything Plan
1. Unlimited Minutes for all devices on a Share Everything account. No more worries about overage charges.
2. Unlimited Messages for all devices on a Share Everything account. Send as many text, picture and video messages as you want!
3. Shareable Data for all the devices on your accounts. Select how much you’ll need, and then share it with up to 10 devices.
4. Mobile Hotspot is included on all capable devices. Connect your device and share your data allowance with multiple Wi-Fi enabled devices.
5. Connect up to 10 devices. Choose which devices you’d like to connect and then share your data.

Also beginning 6/28, with the benefits presented by Share Everything, customers who upgrad
e their devices at with a new two year agreement will no longer be able to keep unlimited data. Customers will now have the flexibility to add up to 10 devices and share data.

Verizon Wireless new shared data plans

Example of new plan with 2 basic phones sharing unlimited talk, text and 300MB of data = $100 per month.
you can add up to 8 more basic phones for an additional $30 per month each. That’s 10 basic phones for $340 per month. (Families or business can benefit on the nations most reliable network)

Example of new plan with two Smart phones sharing unlimited talk, text and 4 GB of data = $150 per month

Accessories for Verizon Wireless Phones and Devices

But if you shelled out the non-subsidized price for the device, about $650 for a 16GB iPhone 4S from Verizon, you keep your unlimited plan.

This is important for someone who has unlimited data on a 3G Smartphone now. If you wait to change to a 4G Smartphone after Verizon Wireless makes the change to shared data you will not be able to keep your Unlimited data plan for your 4G Smartphone. If you use more than 4 Gigabytes a month on your Smartphone then the unlimited data feature is important for you to keep. I personally use 22 Gigabytes a month because I watch a movie everyday on my Droid Bionic Smartphone but I have unlimited 4G data. A standard definition movie on Netflix uses 700 megabytes. I don’t have home internet I use my phone for everything. Read more

Additionally, starting May 1, customers can purchase a prepaid Verizon Jetpack™ 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi® 4510L and take advantage of new prepaid Mobile Broadband plans. With the prepaid Jetpack, customers can now create a personal Wi-Fi cloud capable of sharing the high-speed Internet connectivity of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices simultaneously. Prepaid 4G LTE Mobile Broadband plans are as follows:

$15 for 250 MB of data weekly $60 for 3 GB of data monthly $90 for 10 GB of data monthly.
The Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4510L prepaid package will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $129.99.

From keeping in touch with friends to surfing the Web, Verizon Wireless gives customers the power and flexibility to stay connected, with no annual contract, to America’s largest and most reliable high-speed wireless network. For more information on prepaid plan offerings, visit www.verizonwireles.com

Verizon Wireless Prepay Plans

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The report said electronics are now the most stolen type of property, surpassing cash. In Washington, D.C., cellphone-related robberies jumped 54% from 2007 to 2011 according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Yesterday I advised a client who just lost a iPhone 4S to call and report the phone stolen so it could be put on the lost stolen list and never work on Verizon Wireless again unless they take it off the list.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303815404577334152199453024.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/your-money/cellphone-cramming-gets-a-second-look.html

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/nokia-lumia-windows-phone-vs-ios-android-the-business-apps-view/72961

It’s but a wee bit of time until the Nokia Lumia 900 officially launches on AT&T and savvy shoppers can pick themselves up a brand-new Windows Phone for the simple price of one penny.

No, that’s not a typo. AT&T might have the Lumia 900 listed for a cool $99.99 as of this article’s writing, but a quick trip over to Amazon reveals that you can purchase the same device for a tiny piece of copper (technically, copper-plated Zinc, but who’s counting?

Video test

Luckily I was able to rig the phone with an old home charger that fit the LG Voyager and got a little charge in then I was able to Bluetooth the contacts from the Voyager to the Env 3. Their were over 400 contacts that transfer over to the replacement phone.

All of this could of been avoided if they had used Backup Assistance which is a free Verizon Wireless service that backs up your contacts. This service can be used on simple phone and smartphones. There is even an upgraded version called Backup Assistance Plus that backs up pictures and music also. Smartphone owners should always use the services like Google on Android phones, Blackberry desktop manager and iTunes to back up the contacts.

Don’t let your phone die then worry about how you can retrieve your information. Contact the Mobilewiseguy to find out what options you have to backup your data and if you or your company need help with backing up the data from your computers call my friend Nick with Doyouit.

Keep Your Existing Home Phone Home Phone Connect is compatible with your existing cordless or corded handsets. Continue to use your favorite Verizon Wireless voice calling features like Caller ID, Call Waiting and 3–Way Calling.

Simple Activation. Port your home number to Verizon Wireless or establish a new line of service. Activate service, and begin making and receiving calls.

This device is portable take it with you when traveling and make unlimited calls.

Snowbirds whom put there phone on a suspension when they are in there winter home will never have to do that again. You can take your home number back and fourth and never miss a call. Do you have an RV this is the perfect solution for you. Do you travel and stay in hotels take this device and make all the call you want.

Apple iPhone 4 8GB

The iPhone has over 600,000 applications you can download to it. Apple makes it easy to sync your contacts and media with iTunes by plugin your device into your computer or now using the Cloud service which does it wireless. The Verizon Wireless iPhone does not have the same reception issue with the antenna that at&t has.

These days I use Google Voice which gives almost all the same features as I had with the One number service and Google Voice has some different features like on my contact page of my Blog you can click the Google Voice icon and call me. Google Voice also transcribes my voicemails into text and emails and or texts them to me. The application on my phone gives me the visual voicemail feature that you see on iPhones or you can get from YouMail. I also use Google Voive

Kineto’s Smart VoIP Goes Head To Head With Google Voice, Skype | PCWorld Business Center
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/250441/kinetos_smart_voip_goes_head_to_head_with_google_voice_skype.html

eVoice(R) Launches New VoIP Mobile App for Android(R) – MarketWatch
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/evoicer-launches-new-voip-mobile-app-for-androidr-2012-02-22

Individual lines: 450 minutes $64.99 900 minutes $79.99 (plus 5 friends and family)

Family share: 700 Minutes $104.98 1400 Minutes $119.98 (plus 10 F&F) 2000 Minutes $129.98 (plus 10 F&F) (includes 2 phones/ add lines are still $9.99)

All plans are unlimited texting and not available without unlimited texting. They will only be using “anytime” minutes when they are calling landlines/800 #’s. Unlimited any mobile/any network!!!

Once you change to these plans you can keep forever unless you change it.

Available for area codes 239, 786 and 305 now hopefully all of Florida in the near future.

I use the Motorola Xoom which is a LTE 4G tablet on Verizon Wireless. My tablet does what the Nook, Kindle Fire and iPad do and has its own built in service. I can use my tablet anywhere on the Verizon Wireless Network and it has its own built in hotspot that I can allow up to 5 other WiFi enabled devices connect to the Internet.

http://gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/07/8682322-tablet-war-2011-nook-vs-kindle-vs-ipad

New customers free activation on tablets and aircards till Sept 30th and free activation on cellphones Sept 22nd till Sept 25th.

This is a Motorola Vader a analog phone with a built in answering machine that allowed you to screen your calls. This was one of the first phones with caller id and it was the smallest phone at that time. The phone used to sell for $500 with a contract from Bellsouth Mobility.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/03/technology/att-to-woo-and-fight-justice-department-on-antitrust-lawsuit.html

At&t goes live with LTE in five cities

If  Verizon Wireless uses the same packages as they have now 5 lines can share 2 GB for $30, 5 GB for $50 or 10 GB for $80. That’s a huge saving over the current data plans. The overage I think will still be $10 a GB over the alloted amount. I also think they will include simple phones on the family pan that also can share in this bucket of data.

I don’t recommend the $30 data package for more than 3 smarthphones unless you are using a Blackberry or you know that this package will cover your needs. You can always check your usage online with an Verizon Wireless usage application or by dialing #data (#3282) send from your device.

The promo data plan for simple phones ends September 30th it was extended another monthst and I think right after that the shared data plans will be offered.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/08/09/rioters-use-blackberry-network-to-spread-london-violence/

Some people like using a task manager application to stop applications from running but these task killer app use more memory and power than they save. Android phones with 2.1 or newer software have a built in task killer and adding a task killer defeats the purpose.

Yesterday I had a client complain his battery died after a few hours. After examining his HTC Incredible 2 I realized he had downloaded a battery saver application and that was the culprit. That app ate up 72% of his battery so we deleted the app and problemsolved was solved.

The older versions of Android operating systems did require a task killer but Android learned from this and corrected the issue with later updates and all new Android phones are already equipped with battery saver and app killer options.

Read this article below from Motorola concerning turning your phone off.

http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Support/5697/verizon/rss/tips/en-US/d0e947b.5697.en-US.html

This is how at&t wireless charges for texting overseas. If you have a text package your incoming text come out of the package. For example if you have unlimited texting you can receive unlimited incoming  text while overseas, if you have the $5 200 text package you can get 200 free incoming text while overseas but if you go over your package the the cost is $.50 a text or $1.30 for a picture. Out going messages are always billed, see below for more details.

This was copied directly from att.com website.

Sending Text, Picture, and Video Messages When Outside the U.S.

Text Messages $0.50 per message sent

Picture and Video Messages $1.30 per message sent

Home pay-per-use or package rates apply to all text, picture, or video messages received when roaming internationally. See your Rate Plan Brochure for details.

Data usage pay-per-use rate is $.0195/KB, except in Canada where rate is $.015/KB.

To save on data usage when roaming internationally with your smartphone, iPhone, or laptop see att.com/worldpackages.

1. First and foremost which is the hardest decision….which operating system do I want to go with? Do I want to go with a chosen leader for ease of use like the Apple iPad? Do I want to have the freedom to add widgets withing Android Honeycomb? Or are you still addicted to your BlackBerry (in an Apple and Android World) that you want to continue the legacy with a BlackBerryPlaybook? This isn’t the easiest of decisions. The last quarter of this year we will see an influx of Tablet makers and this is one decision that cannot be judged by price and specs. Is it for social networking, remote access to your server, or just looking for an easy way to access your company mail on the go.

2. Next…this decision doesn’t get much easier. Which screen size should I choose? They typically range from the small 7 inch screen to the large 13.3 inch screen. Remember, that bigger isn’t always better or more expensive. Unlike desktop monitors, tablet monitors are meant to be small and handy to carry anywhere. Choose a screen that you are comfortable with, but remember sometimes the bigger they are the shorter the battery life will be! 

3. What kind of performance are you looking for? Single core processor? Dual core processor or does it even matter? With a world of tablets coming to the table performance doesn’t always = price. The best “bang for your buck” might be in the middle of the road so avoid the most expensive tablets (unless you have money to burn) and check the consumer reviews of the models you have in your sights.

4. Are you looking for expandability? Determining what type of ports might actually determine which operating system you choose. Typical ports include Type I and II PC card slots, SD card reader, USB ports, VGA port, docking connector, microphone jack, and headphone jack, but Apple limits you to only the microphone jack so expandability is what your looking for than an Android tablet might be what your looking for. Take into account what you might be doing on this tablet in a year to make a better informed decision.  5. Battery life is more important than you may think! Here is a great Wiki that shows a complete comparison of the available models out there with their run times. Once you find a style and OS of your future tablet, make sure it meets your demands for battery life.

The Mobilewiseguy will help guide you with all the different choices and features so contact me.

http://www.mobilewiseguy.com/contact/

I had some promotional material made with my new logo from Dave Thompson with Bay Wide Specialties informed me that there was no way for anyone to contact me from this site. So I had a contact form added by my web guy and then I added a Google Voice widget that calls my phone. The widget is great because it gives me control of my calls and eliminates a lot of spam. If I put my phone number on the site I would get text and calls from spammers.
Check it out send me a message or call me.

Offer ends August 31

FREE SAMSUNG TEXTING PHONE for Verizon Wireless offer ends July 31

A month ago I went out looking for an inexpensive sound system for the house that would work with our television. I looked at surround sound systems at Best Buy but the prices were $500 to over $1000 and I was not about spend that much money on a system for music.
I don’t have a regular stereo in my house all or most of the music I listen to comes from my phone (Pandora, Slacker and downloaded music).

The solution I picked was an LG sound bar that comes with a wireless subwoofer and Bluetooth technology. The LG system cost $249.99 and it works with my TV and Sony PlayStation using optical cables and my Motorola Xoom, Motorola Droid X, Motorola Back flip and all my Bluetooth enable devices can play the music through this system.

I don’t have real surround sound but the sound is much better and now I have a wireless stereo using any of my devices.

Verizon Wireless will end the unlimited data smartphone feature on July 6th 2011. The feature is $29.99 now for unlimited data usage and after July 6th customers will be able to pick from three packages.

$30 for 2 GB of data  $10 a GB for any overages
$50 for 5 GB of data $10 a GB for any overages
$80 for 10 GB of data $10 a GB for any overages
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What does that mean for Verizon Wireless current customers is if you already have the unlimited data feature you will be able to keep it (grandfather in) but after July 6th current and new customers looking to get into a smartphone will only have one of the three options above to pick from.

My recommendation is anyone that streams a lot of media like music and videos should jump on the unlimited data option now before its too late.

What I am hoping is with the new data plans families now can share data. If you had a family plan with 5 smartphones now you are paying $29.99 times 5 smartphones close to $150 a month for the data feature only on the smartphones but after July 6th you can spend $30 and share 2 Gigabytes of data between the 5 smartphones. I don’t recommend the 2 Gigabytes for 5 smartphones thats not much data to share unless the smartphones are Blackberry devices the other two higher data plan options should cover most users.

After July 6th 2011

$30 gives you a monthly allowance of 2GB/mo. For 90% of customers, it is more than sufficient for uploading pictures, browsing the web, checking in on Facebook, downloading and using apps, and everything in between.

What are the levels of data I can purchase?

- 2GB for $30/mo, 5GB for $50/mo, and 10GB for $80/mo. Adding mobile hotspot adds 2GB of allowance and $20/mo on top of your data package.

How can I check to make sure I won’t go over my monthly allowance?

- An app called My Verizon is included with your phone. You can use it as well as a widget included to monitor your useage and check on it anytime.

I’m an exisiting customer. Can I keep my $30 unlimited data plan if I upgrade to a smartphone from a smartphone?

- Yes you can. It stays on your plan unless you ask to change the data plan.

What if I’m going to a 4G smartphone from a 3G smartphone?

- You can keep your unlimited data plan even if you are upgrading to a 4G device.

I have a feature phone with a $30 unlimited data package. Can I keep that when upgrading to a smartphone?

- Yes you can. It stays on your plan unless you ask to change the data plan.

Any other questions, email me.

The new Android phone by Casio is a military spec smartphone that is shock resistant and water resistant. That is great feature for construction workers and outdoors men but lets get one thing straight the phone is not water proof and the phone is not indestructible the phone is a lot more rugged than all the other Android phones on Verizon Wireless. The picture above is a Commando with a crack screen that was supposedly dropped from a 4 foot high fall.
On the Casio’s website they claim during testing the phone was dropped from 4 feet 26 times during testing. I guess this phone had a unlucky 27th fall.

Back To School Promo: Droid X2 Buy 1, Get 1 Free

Verizon Wireless Casio Commando Free with new service!!!

Check out the link below

http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/press-releases/microsoft-acquire-skype

Unfortunately, we were forced to suspend the script “/home/curtism/public_html/index.php” as it was causing a high load on the server, and due to this affecting all of the other accounts on the system, we were forced to take immediate action for the health of the server.

We noticed that this is a WordPress blog, and recommend installing the plug-in W3-Total-Cache, and which helps to greatly reduce the CPU required to run a WordPress blog and can help you to have more traffic while using less CPU. You can also find some tips on how to optimize WordPress installations for use on shared servers here (http://return-true.com/2010/05/optimizing-wordpress-for-shared-hosting/). Please note that though this link provides information about WP-Super-Cache, the plug-in W3-Total-Cache can be setup to provide the same sort of caching with the page caching method “Disk (enhanced)”. Also, we would strongly recommend that you enable “Database Cache” and “Object Cache” in the plug-in’s settings for the best performance.

We will need you to update us with your IP address so that we can safely open access for you to make the needed changes to your site. Please let us know how you would like to proceed.

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After getting off the phone and reading this email I had to go to the online chat for help with what they wanted me to do. They are in the process of fixing the problem but they can’t tell me what caused the problem. I stll think blogs and a lot of web stuff is still to complicated for the average person and it seems you need a web designers degree to keep up with everything.

It took me days to get this site back up. I have been on the phone with Hostgator support 5 times trying to accomplish what they wanted and I did not realized all my sites hosted with them where down.

Thanks for your patience with this Curtis.

Samsung Charge (4/28/11) Top Customer WOW Factors  1. 1st DROID to run on America’s fastest 4G LTE network. 2. Offers the best mobile entertainment experience in the market today! 3. The super-bright touch screen provides high-quality, true-to-life color and images for pictures, videos and games. 4. It uses the AndroidTM 2.2 platform and Adobe Flash 10.2 for a rich web experience and smooth streaming video. 5. Its front-facing camera can be used for video chatting using apps available in the Android Market.

DROID Incredible 2 (4/28/11):  With all of the features and apps customers enjoyed on the DROID INCREDIBLE, the DROID INCREDIBLE 2 takes the user’s experience to the next level. Here’s what you and your customers need to know about enhancements to the DROID INCREDIBLE 2 by HTC, available on the Verizon Wireless 3G network.  § Larger screen for better browsing,viewing of videos and reading. § New – global capability to more than 220 voice and 200 data service countries. § Added a front facing 1.3MP camera to complement the 8MP rear camera. § More than double the memory with a pre-installed 16GB microSD™ card. § New – Sync & Connect* email will provide multiple email and address books in one place. § Wireless media sharing capability with DLNA.

CASIO G’zOne Commando (4/28/11):  Top 5 things you should know: 1. Form Factor: Touch screen; Virtual QWERTY keyboard 2. Processor & Memory: Android 2.2; Processor: 800Mhz; 8 GB microSD pre-installed; MicroSD up to 32GB 3. Connectivity: 3G Mobile Hotspot capable up to 5 devices; WiFi 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth wireless technology 4. Camera/Video: 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, and video capture 5. Multimedia: HTML Browser Supports Adobe Flash 10.1; Audio/Music formats supported: AAC+,MP3, WMA, unprotected AAC+.

Coming SOON!! Blackberry Playbook:  Top 5 things you should know: 1. Form Factor: 7” LCD display, 1024×600 screen resolution, Multi-touch capacitive screen 2. Processor & Memory: 1 GHz dual –core processor, 1GB RAM, Symmetric multi-processing 3. Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Out of the box compatibility with Blackberry Enterprise Server 4. Camera/Video: 3MP high-definition forward-facing camera, 5 MP high-definition rear facing camera, Video Calling 5. Multimedia: 1080p HD video; H.264, MPEG4, WMV HDMI video output, Micro USB and Micro HDMI ports, FullAdobe Flash 10.1 enabled, Built in support for HTML5.

Motorola Xoom™ 3G to 4G LTE™ Upgrade

General Information

1. Why should I upgrade my Motorola Xoom™ from 3G to 4G LTE™?

4G LTE is the next generation of wireless. It will provide network speeds that are up to 10 times faster than 3G when you’re within the 4G LTE coverage area. Verizon’s 4G LTE network is the fastest, most advanced 4G network in America. Maximize the experience on your Motorola Xoom with 4G LTE —download songs in seconds and movies in minutes and video chat live using Google Talk™ without any network interruptions.

Google and the Google logo are trademarks of Google, Inc.

2. When will the Motorola Xoom™ 4G LTE™ upgrade be available?

We expect to offer the 4G LTE upgrade shortly after launching the Motorola Xoom. For more information, visit our Upgrade Information page and register your email address. You’ll receive an email notification once the upgrade becomes available along with simple instructions for getting your device upgraded.

3. Where is 4G LTE™ available?

Visit the 4G LTE coverage map to find out the coverage in your area.

4. How do I upgrade my Motorola Xoom™ from 3G to 4G LTE™?

Visit our Upgrade Information page to view the Getting Ready Guide. The guide provides simple instructions for shipping your device to Motorola for the 4G LTE upgrade.

5. What data speeds can I expect once I upgrade my Motorola Xoom™ to 4G LTE™?

Verizon’s 4G LTE network delivers an average throughput of 5-12 megabytes per second (Mbps) downlink and 2-5 Mbps uplink.

6. How much will it cost to upgrade my Motorola Xoom™ from 3G to 4G LTE™?

There is no additional cost for the 4G LTE upgrade.

7. Do I have to change my plan once I upgrade my Motorola Xoom™ to 4G LTE™?

No, you will not have to change your plan when 4G LTE is complete.

8. Do I need to back up content on my Motorola Xoom™ before initiating the 4G LTE™ upgrade process?

Although it’s not required, we strongly recommend that you back up any personal content, such as pictures, files, applications, programs or personal information, before shipping your device to Motorola for upgrade. See the Getting Ready Guide for step-by-step instructions.

9. How long will I be without my Motorola Xoom™ while the 4G LTE™ upgrade is being performed?

You will be without your device for approximately six business days from the time you ship your Xoom to Motorola.

10. How do I track the upgrade progress for my Motorola Xoom™?

You will receive a confirmation email once Motorola has received your Xoom. The notification will contain a link to track the status of your return shipment.

11. Will I have to reload all my content and reconfigure my Motorola Xoom™ after completing the 4G LTE™ upgrade?

Although we do recommend that you back up all your content as part of the upgrade procedure, you will have the option of encrypting (password protecting) the content and configuration settings of your device as part of this process. This option will keep your content secure throughout the 4G LTE upgrade.

While this is great news for both companies, it’s an awful idea for consumers – and I desperately hope the US antitrust authorities rake this merger over the coals.

An AT&T/T-Mobile merger at least makes more sense than the silly T-Mobile/Sprint idea which was being bandied about. Both carriers use the same technologies: GSM, HSPA+ and LTE. While they’re on different frequency bands, radios which use all of the relevant bands are becoming easier to build.

The merger neatly solves T-Mobile’s long-term problem of not having enough spectrum for LTE, the 4G technology which will soon be a global standard. It gives T-Mobile’s struggling parent, Deutsche Telekom, a gigantic cash infusion. And it lets AT&T once again position itself as the number-one carrier against Verizon Wireless, which leapfrogged AT&T technologically this year with Verizon’s 4G LTE launch.

AT&T is ahead of T-Mobile on building LTE. T-Mobile is far ahead of AT&T on building HSPA+, a intermediate 4G technology that fits right between the carriers’ existing 3G networks and LTE. Together, they could have a smooth and powerful nationwide network.

“We’re reaching out to let you know of an upcoming change to our carrier offering. Effective March 8th, 2011, LetsTalk as well as other web indirect agents, including Simplexity (Wirefly), will no longer be able to offer AT&T Wireless as a carrier option to our customers.”

In terms of the details coming from Wirefly, they did not give a specific date, however are still mentioning March as the time when AT&T phones sales will stop stating that;

“Unfortunately, circumstances prevent us from being able to deliver on this promise with regard to AT&T phones. It is therefore with regret that I must inform you that effective March, 2011, we will no longer offer AT&T products and services on Wirefly.com.”

All said and done, this seems rather disappointing. After all, companies such as Wirefly have been a perfect spot for those looking to shell out a little less cash at the time of purchase. Take Wirefly for example, they often had the phones priced a bit lower then direct with the carrier, but the also offered free accessories from time to time as well as free activation.
With that, the confusion comes in with which other retailers are going to be affected. And one that we have our eye on, but have not seen anything either way on, is Amazon Wireless.

I must also change my at&t links that I have in the top left corner of this Blog because I am also effected by this move. I was using Simplexity for at&t on the top right but now that link takes you directly to at&t’s site.

Smartphones on Verizon will only have the $29.99 option for data. The introduction of the Apple iPhone was probably a significant factor on this decision. 

That $15 150 MB data package was great for most Blackberry users.  If you want to save money on your monthly bill because you don’t use much data, change your plan before 1/30/11 and that plan will be grandfather in. I would recommend any Blackberry user to check there data usage and change now.

There is also another great deal being lost because of this data change. The Palm Pixi can add the $15 data package and that also includes 5 GB of hot spot data on the Palm Pixi.

Get the Palm Pixi now!

I wonder if you get a smartphone before the $15 data package ends on 1/30/11 and switch to the Apple iPhone within the 14 day exchange policy if you can keep the $15 data package?

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9205038/Verizon_iPhone_antenna_redesign_may_thwart_death_grip_says_expert?source=CTWNLE_nlt_mobilew_2011-01-20

My prediction on twitter in December was correct. @mobilewiseguy I predict Verizon Wireless will get the Apple iPhone sometime around the end of january or February because (cont) http://tl.gd/7ddaen

4G is downloads speeds of 100MB per second and at this time Verizon Wireless which has the fastest network with their LTE network rollout only has downloads speeds of 5 to 12MB per second less than one quarter of the 4G definition. The marketing departments of the major carriers did a great job changing the definition of 4G.

In March 2011 a satellite company Viasat will be introducing a true 4G network with downlink speeds of 100MB per second but at the beginning it will be only for military use and consumer use will still be a few years out.

ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has rescheduled the launch of its high-capacity satellite ViaSat-1 with International Launch Services (ILS) to summer 2011.

I wonder if they will claim to have 5G.

I have heard about this application before but I never took the time and looked into it. I have a Verizon Wireless data card that I use for my laptop and desktop computers. I have used the Verizon Wireless data card for all my internet needs for a few years now.

My girlfriend is always using my data card on the desktop so I tried out PDAnet and to my surprise it was as easy as 123.

I did a Google search for pdanet and the first website I saw on the search I clicked on it and download the software specific for Vista and Android. The installation process took less than 5 minutes to get it up an running. The internet speed is remarkably fast and it has not given me any issues as of yet, plus because I am using an at&t Android phone I still can talk on the phone while surfing the web from my laptop.

I do have a warning at&t has limits on your data now and you can easily go over using your phone as a modem. I have unlimited data with at&t that I am grandfather in on but I will still have to be cautious because at&t and the other wireless carriers do not want you to do this with your PDA phone without paying for the teathering feature. The teathering feature with most wireless providers range in price from $20 to $30 a month and the usage is limited to 2Gb to 5GB.

The PDAnet application that I downloaded is a great solution for anyone who needs to use a computer on the road. I now have another option to connect my computers to web.

The PDAnet allowed me to surf sites on any computer with my Backflip but it would not let me go to secure sites (https) unless I upgraded the PDAnet for a one time fee of $15.95. I paid the one time fee of $15.95 and now I am able to go to any site without any problems. This fee is transferable if you change Android phones and it can be used on any computer.

PDAnet works with most smartphones and operating systems (Blackberry, Apple OS, Android and Palm).

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The solution is very simple when dialing a phone number like 1800mattress just dial the 1800 normally and when its time to dial the letters hold the alt key down and press the corresponding letters. The Blackberry device will send the correct tones need to call the phone number.

When calling business with a phone number that requires you to spell out the name of the person you are trying to reach do the same, hold down the alt key and spell out the name. The Blackberry will send the correct tones needed to access that name in that business phone’s directory.

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Blackberry Storm 3

A Blackberry representative from Marketstar showed me a site with a preview of the unofficial new Blackberry Storm 3. I was amazed at the new design and features of the new Blackberry Storm 3.
The much rumored specifications of the device which include: 16 GB of internal memory via propriety SSD/Flash hybrid technology, 10 hour+ talk time on 3 G and a whopping 300 ppi screen resolution.

More on the New Blackberry Storm 3

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*Please Note –
Starting 
 9/22  at mid-day (12:00pm EST),
users do not have to wait for the Over the Air push, they can obtain the official update via the device itself by following these steps: “Menu” >”Settings” > “About phone” > “System updates”.

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I only can take a short video with my Blackberry Bold 9700 and send the video through MMS to YouTube. The video is sent as a multimedia message to YouTube and the anyone can see your video on YouTube. After the video is uploaded to Youtube it can be link to websites and or Blogs.

The issue I have is that a MMS video is only 30 seconds and the quality is not as good as normal videos that can be taken with the Blackberry Bold 9700. A normal video can be hours long as long as you have room on your media card.

I have a few other ways to upload longer and better quality videos to YouTube. First is after taking a good quality video with the phone take my media card and use the SD adapter to upload the video from my laptop to YouTube.

Secondly is my Motorola Backflip an Android device let’s me upload videos taken with it directly to YouTube without the 30 second restriction. I am sure it has something to do with Google owning Android mobile operating system and Youtube. My first test was a 5 minute video I took waiting for the draw bridge to open. I realized later more than 2 minutes took way too long to upload directly from the cell phone.

Then I remembered using an application on my Blackberry Bold 9000. It is called Qik, this application allow you to stream the video live and the video can be an hour or more. I stopped using Qik only because it is not supported on my Blackberry Bold 9700. Qik works on many devices Android, iPhones, Windows Mobile and some models of the Blackberry.

Qik is the easiest way to put videos on the web.

Check out some videos on my Qik website.

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Now about two weeks ago when I tried to use Pandora I was getting an error
(Critical tunnel failure). It would not sign me in to the Pandora application.
So I deleted Pandora and re installed it, that didn’t work. Next I wiped my Blackberry clean, which puts it back to factory settings and erases all of the content, applications, settings and contacts.
I then reinstalled all my previous contents. That did not work also, I then
decided to download another music radio application to use in the mean time so I downloaded Slacker Radio. Slacker worked for a day then prompt me to re-input my user name and password. I did but Slacker gave me an error saying it was wrong. I then had to reset the password and it would work for a few minutes, then prompt me to re-enter the user name and password again and again. 

Now I am of the opinion  it was something in the Blackberry software that was causing Pandora and Slacker not to work.

I did some research on the web and came to the conclusion that it was my APN setting. The setting was still set on  AT&T  which was (wap.cingular).

I put a call into T-Mobile tech support who then transferred me to RIM support and after explaining the problem and stating it was an unlocked Blackberry from AT&T the tech from RIM then told me the APN setting for T-mobile is wap.voicestream.com.

Now Pandora and Slacker is working properly and the fix was simple. The APN
setting is under options, advanced options then TCP/IP. The T-Mobile setting
does not have a user name or password so un-check that box. At&t had
wap@cingular.com and the password was blanked out.

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I found an application on the Android market place call advanced task killer
that let’s you shut down all your applications. It will give you a check list so
you have the option to leave some applications running. I recommend this app for
all Android users.

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The Truth about Cell Phones and the National Do Not Call Registry.

I put this quick post below after seeing that email.

Reminder, all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies this month and you and will start to receive these sales calls. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS to prevent these calls, call the following number:

THE DO NOT CALL LIST: 1-888-382-1222

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Found this update they are just changing the logo now taking off the wireless,

Reference Number: 755281158769800534 
 Your Sprint chat transcript
 
 This is an automated email. Please do not respond to this email address as it does not accept incoming email.
 
 Kate: Thank you for visiting Sprint. What questions can I answer for you today? 

 You: I have an old Sprint plan what phones can I use under this plan? 
 
Kate: I can certainly walk you through the compatible phones available with us. 
 
Kate: Let’s move this chat and make it a window of its own. It will be out of the way and I can stay with you in case you have any questions or any concerns. Just click on the “Yes” button below and we can continue. 
 
Kate: Thank you for moving the chat. 
 
Kate: May I know which plan do you have now? 
 
You: $15 1500 minutes unlimited text and web 
 
Kate: May I know if you have Everything Data Family plan? 
 
You: no individual 
 
You: monthly cost$15.00Highlights * Sprint Free & Clear 1500 * $15.00 Sprint Free & Clear * All Minutes Include Long Distance * 1500 Anytime Minutes * Caller Id, Call Waiting * Three-Way Calling * Voicemail * Additional Anytime Minutes $.15 Per Min.Services for CURTIS MATHEWS:PCS VOICE COMMAND $0.00PCS VOICE COMMAND Voice Command First Incoming Minute Free $0.00 First Incoming Minute Free First Incoming Minute Free Sprint Data Plus Pack $0.00 Sprint Data Plus Pack Sprint Data Plus Pack Unlimited Text Mesaging $0.00 Unlimited Text Mesaging Unlimited Text Messaging 
 
Kate: Okay. 
 
Kate: We do have some basic phones available online that you can keep with the existing plan. 
 
Kate: Is there a specific phone you had in mind? 
 You: Which ones and what if I buy one on Ebay like the Samsung instinct 
 
Kate: To take full advantage of the Instinct’s expansive features, you need an innovative approach to service. That’s why we’re only offering it with the Simply Everything, Everything Data, Simply Everything Family or Everything Data Family Plans. These plans feature domestic voice, e-mail, texting, GPS navigation and more. 
 
You: So if I buy on Ebay I can not activate on my current plan? 
 
Kate: Samsung Instinct is a PDA phone and you will need to change the plan if upgrade to PDA phone either online or on Ebay. 
 
You: So the Samsung Restore or the LG Rumor touch 
 
Kate: Our phone page allows you to select the phone that best suits your needs. You can use the ‘Narrow my List’ option to see phones with specific features that interest you the most. 
 
Kate: The Samsung Restore is an eco-friendly messaging slider phone that comes with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 2MP camera/camcorder. 
 
You: So I can buy those with my current plan? 
 
Kate: That’s right. 
 
Kate: The LG Rumor Touch brings the power of a 3″ touch screen and 3G data speeds to the Rumor series. With a full 5-row QWERTY keyboard, a 2 megapixel camera/camcorder and a 3.5mm stereo headset jack, this phone improves upon all the features of the original Rumor phones. 
 
You: Great Thank you 
 
Kate: It’s my pleasure. 
 
Kate: Agent ends cobrowse session 

After all this I still don’t know what Sprint Cell Phone to get.

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The first thing I notice after registering and logging in was my data usage that shown for the day but I did see text that I sent. The text was not shown but I saw unlimited picture messaging so I clicked the chat button on T-Mobile’s site to get a better explanation of the plan.
After the conversation I emailed the whole transcript to myself and it is copied below.

You have been connected to _Cavin H._Cavin H:
Hi Curtis , welcome to T-Mobile live Chat. I’m
Cavin and I will be happy to assist you. Please give me a moment to review your question._
Cavin H: I can see where this can be a concern for you, I know you want to make sure that you are not charged for anything extra._
Cavin H: I will be more than happy to look into this for you.
Curtis Matthews: ok_
Cavin H: One moment please._Cavin H: I am still researching this, please allow me 2-3 more minutes.
Curtis Matthews: ok_
Cavin H: Thank you._
Cavin H: It is unlimited text messaging.
Curtis Matthews: Are you sure_
Cavin H: Let me double check.
Curtis Matthews: Online under my account it says unlimited picture messages_
Cavin H: I do see that._
Cavin H: It does not include text, sorry about that.Curtis Matthews: So I do not have text but I have unlimited picture messages?_
Cavin H: Correct.
Curtis Matthews: So I can not text or do I get charged?_
Cavin H: You will get charged.
Curtis Matthews: What will I be charged?_
Cavin H: $0.20 per message.
Curtis Matthews: Why then can I not see the usage online if I sent text_
Cavin H: Because it hasn’t shown that there have been any sent to this point.
Curtis Matthews: I did send a couple about 5 hours ago._
Cavin H: It hasn’t shown up on the system, yet.
Curtis Matthews: But all the data usage shows now. So what you are telling me is that I will see the text usage tomorrow for text?_
Cavin H: More than likely.
Curtis Matthews: Can you check to see for sure._
Cavin H: Unfortuantely, we can only check, when it shows up on our end.Curtis Matthews: So instead of sending a text if I send the message as a MMS I will not get billed?_
Cavin H: Correct.
Curtis Matthews: That does not make sense but ok._
Cavin H: It is an odd little plan.Curtis Matthews: Very odd
Curtis Matthews: So I can block text and only use MMS?_
Cavin H: No, we can only block text and mms.
Curtis Matthews: So if I send someone a MMS and they reply y text I get charged unless they reply as a MMS. But you can send a MMS without a picture or any attachment._
Cavin H: You would have to send a mms from a picture on the phone.
Curtis Matthews: No I can just select MMS from my Blackberry and it gives me the option of attaching pictures, music or a voice note._
Cavin H: Then you can.
Curtis Matthews: ok thanks_
Cavin H: Not a problem._
Cavin H: Is there anything else we can assist you with today?
Curtis Matthews: no thanks_
Cavin H: Thank you for contacting T-Mobile Chat, have a great evening!

Blackberry Products

When you refer someone you must refer the customer and enter the new billing account number from the service they got from at&t to qualify for the referral. This is where I come in I can get all at&t services for a customer and I will help you with the referral process. It does not matter where they get the at&t service from as long as you refer the customer before the order new at&t service.

CURTIS MATTHEWS Your account has been restricted because your AT&T service is suspended due to non-payment or cancelled. You may only use MyATT to make a payment on an outstanding balance or to make a final payment. Access to other areas of MyATT is restricted for suspended or cancelled accounts. For additional assistance, please call 1-800-288-2020 to speak with a U-verse Support representative or 1-800-331-0500 (1-787-397-5000 from Puerto Rico) to speak with Wireless Customer Care.

Your Session is about to time out. To continue, please click here.Session Times Out In :
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Account Owner: CURTIS MATTHEWS
Account Number: 5230240***** You choose. Pay your bill using a checking or savings account, a credit or debit card, or in some cases, an AT&T gift card. (Gift card payment is currently not available for U-verse).

Start by choosing the amount you wish to pay, your payment method, and your payment date.
CURRENT PAYMENT & CHARGES
Last Payment Received (07-05-10) $27.72
Total Amount Due $80.62
Payment Due: 07/13/2010

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Schedule payment date To schedule your payment for a specific date, select the calendar icon to the right. Then in the calendar displayed, click on the date you would like to make your payment. Your payment due date is outlined in red. Selecting a date after your due date may result in a late fee.
Note: For security reasons, there may be a limit to the number of payments allowed per payment method per account within a 24 hour period.

I know I could port my number out or change to a current plan on AT&T but I have numerous mobile phones with Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile which I pay very little and I do not want to change those numbers.

An unlocked cell phone can use any sim card from any GSM wireless provider. One of the important things to look for in an unlocked cell phone is the GSM frequency. Some GSM cell phone have one or two frequencies like the Motorola F3. The Motorola F3 is 850/1900 a 2 band phone that would work on any GSM provider in the United States since the U.S. only use two GSM bands 850/1900 it would not be a problem. AT&T uses 850/1900 and T-Mobile uses 1900 GSM networks but countries like Europe and the rest of the world use sometimes the 900 or the 1800 GSM networks.

Now the best phone to have for roaming is the quad band GSM, which is used for global calls where GSM network coverage is present. The Motorola V3 Razr works on these GSM Networks: GSM 850, 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. The Quad band GSM phone is always the best type of unlocked cell phone for traveling.

Motorola Razr Unlocked $79.99

Unlock your GSM cell phone

DSL Lite 786 Max Downstream $19.95
Great for casual web browsing and emails.

DSL Ultra 1.5 Mbps Max Downstream
$32.95
Emails some light videos and music down streaming.

DSL Xtreme 3.0 Mbps Max Downstream
$37.95
Emails, heavy Video (Youtube, Hulu, CNN) and music.

DSL Xtreme 6.0 Mbps Max downstream
$42.95
Emails and heavy user doing file sharing and gaming.

Top Three Reasons to switch to U-verse

1. Ability to record up to four shows at once on a single DVR and play them back in any room.2. Access to over 120 HD Channels. That is more than Cable.3. Rich picture quality that is 100% digital.
The Best DVR

• Record up to four shows at once on a single DVR. Cable cannot do that.

• Record and play back your shows from any room in your home.

• Pause your recorded show in one room and pick it up in another.

• Program your DVR from your wireless phone or computer.

• An HD ready DVR receiver is included with most plans.

• Store up to 233 hours of SD or 65 hours of HD content – that is up to 45% more capacity than most cable DVRs.

The Best Features

• Award-winning Multiview allows you to follow up to four channels at once and know the right moments to switch. Available for Sports, News & Kids, as well as ESPN® Game Plan, and ESPN® Full Court subscribers.• AT&T U-verse On Demand offers extensive library of On Demand programs and shows.• A truly interactive TV service in your area, with these great features:
• AT&T U-bar: Access stocks, weather, sports and traffic information on your TV screen, without interrupting your TV viewing.

• AT&T Media Share: Display photos and play music from your home PC on your TV.

• AT&T Online Photos from Flickr®: View your photos uploaded on Flickr.com on your TV.

• AT&T Yellowpages.com® TV: Search for business listings by their general heading or name.

• AT&T Yahoo! ® Games: four family-friendly games on channel 92 that are free for everyone to enjoy: Sudoku, Solitaire, JT’s Blocks, and Mah-jongg Tiles.

• Seasonal Interactive Applications: Santa Tracker, Yahoo!
® Sports Fantasy Football or College Basketball, Olympic and Masters Applications with Multiview, Film Awards Interactive, TV Awards, New Fall Shows, and more.

The Best Experience

• Access to over 120 HD channels and growing. That is more than cable.

• Rich picture quality and 100% digital sound.

• Fast channel changing and Picture-in-Picture browsing.

• High Speed Internet – Surf at speeds up to 18Mbps downstream.

• AT&T U-verse Voice -Works with your TV and Internet to give you over 20 features.

• Help-On-Demand – Instant access to three-minute video clips on all U-verse features.

• One Bill – One single bill for TV, Internet, Digital Home Phone, and Wireless.

Top Four Benefits
1. Total Home DVR: Total Home DVR allows customers to record four programs at one time, manage and play back from any room in the home with a U-verse set receiver.
◦ Up to eight TVs can access recordings from the one Total Home DVR.
◦ The Total Home DVR can be programmed remotely from any remote in the home, or from any device with an Internet connection.
◦ Cable providers do not offer this type of total home DVR feature functionality. Most require one DVR per room.
◦ AT&T U-verse introduces a new DVR with increased storage capacity. The new AT&T U-verse THDVR can store up to 233 hours of Standard Definition (SD) or 65 hours of High Definition (HD) programming, more than most cable DVRs. Customers who select U-Family, U200, or U300 and do not order HD Service, are not eligible for the larger capacity DVRs. They will continue to receive the standard DVR. Existing customers that demand the larger capacity DVR and threaten to cancel should call
800-288-2020.

2. 120 HD Channels and Growing: All U-verse TV receivers are HD ready. The U-verse TV HD-ready DVR receiver, included with most package options, allows customers to pause, rewind and play back live TV in either HD or SD.

3. Multiview: AT&T U-verse Multiview gives customers the benefit of watching one large screen with audio and three additional picture-in-picture screens all at the same time. Multiview users can switch between channels easily. Total Home DVR customers can set recordings from any channel with the Multiview, which is an AT&T only feature. Multiview channel options include Kids, News, Sports and Subscription Sports.

4. Mobile Remote Access: Mobile Remote Access allows AT&T U-verse customers to never miss a favorite show by allowing them to set their home DVR on the go from any wireless phone, including iPhones and Smartphones or computers. U-verse TV customers can use Mobile Remote Access to browse current and upcoming program listings, schedule, and view their existing Total Home DVR programming. Mobile Remote Access uses 3G or Wi-Fi technology to provide the ability to manage the DVR and TV Guide into a single integrated application.

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AT&T Value Bundles: Choice, Choice Plus, and Choice Premier

• Choice Bundle – The advertised $99 bundle in the marketplace. Optional services include AT&T | DIRECTV CHOICE XTRA plus DVR and Fast Access DSL Pro introductory pricing with either a $39.99 wireless plan or Complete Choice with a long distance plan.

• Choice Plus – When your customer needs texting or home phone service with unlimited long distance, bundle up the services for $102 per month with AT&T | DIRECTV CHOICE XTRA plus DVR and Fast Access DSL Pro introductory pricing.

• Choice Premier – Customers can save over $44 per month with the faster DSL speeds with introductory pricing, AT&T | DIRECTV CHOICE XTRA plus DVR and wireless voice with texting or home phone service with a long distance plan.

FastAccess DSL

• $24.95 introductory pricing for customers purchasing new FastAccess Ultra or greater agreeing to a verbal 12-month term pay $24.95 for 12 months. Monthly price guaranteed for 12 months.

• Offer extended through November 6, 2010: $100 Cable Switch, all speeds.• Modem and Gateway rebate with Xtreme or Xtreme 6.0 – Free with rebate when customer pays full retail price.

FastAccess DSL Direct

• New Offer: Effective July 1 through September 20, 2010: Customers purchasing new FastAccess DSL Direct Lite (768k) and agreeing to a verbal 12-month term can receive introductory pricing of $19.95 per month for 12 months. Monthly price guaranteed for 12 months. See FastAccess DSL Direct Lite Intro Pricing KTF under Related Links for details.

• Effective June 6, 2010: $100 Cable Switch Rebate, FastAccess DSL Direct Xtreme, or Xtreme 6.0• Modem and Gateway rebate with Xtreme or Xtreme 6.0 – Free with rebate when customer pays full retail price and agrees to a two-year term

AT&T | DIRECTV

• Effective June 8, 2010, through June 23, 2010: DIRECTV is exclusively offering its new customers “Free HD For Life.” AT&T | DIRECTV retail customers are eligible in select regions.

• The $50 Back promotion requires customers to have new or existing home phone or High Speed Internet. FastAccess Direct no longer qualifies a customer to receive the $50 Back promotion.

• Effective May 16, 2010: Lead with AT&T | DIRECTV CHOICE XTRA with DVR and HD access for twelve months with 12-month term for $51.99 per month with rebates and discounts.• Effective June 9, 2010 – October 6, 2010: The PREMIER and LO MAXIMO packages are free for five months with purchase of the 2010 NFL SUNDAY TICKET at $59.99 per month to new customers. The price will change to the full monthly price of $114.99 at month six.
Home Phone Service

• $50 AT&T Reward Card – Customer must purchase qualifying domestic AT&T One Rate Nationwide Long Distance plan after switching local service to AT&T.

• $100 AT&T Reward Card – Customer must purchase qualifying domestic unlimited long distance plan and switching local service to AT&T.

• Installation charges are waived for Complete Choice Basic or higher.

Apple iPhone 4 – 16 GB – Black

The software update (13.37) has been approved. When we spoke last, I mentioned that had we actually submitted a second update that further improves SMS performance which slightly delayed the TA of the load. 

The new software patch is being pushed out as we speak and should have already began hitting handsets.  Keep in mind, not all handsets will receive the upgrade immediately.  It is a ramp up process that should take no more than a few weeks.

All handsets that are being sold in store have the newest load and have had it for a good week or so

. There is also a
$20 price reduction to $79.99 retail with a 2 year that was effective nationally yesterday. 

For Android 2.1, we are still targeting Q3. As soon as I have a more solid timeline, I will make sure to share it.

I am not complaining Pandora is my favorite application on my Blackberry and I use it so much so what I hear and ad now once in a while. They used to only have ads on the screen when I looked at the Blackberry device but now after a few songs I hear one ad.

The one ad seems to come every half an hour and that ad has been the same ad over and over again. Springhill Suites is the only advertisement I hear on Pandora. I have not had any ads played before and now only Springhill Suites.

I would think Pandora would have me in their data base as a listener that selects high energy music around the same time almost every morning. This would mean I use the music for working out or energizing myself in the morning. Then the ads should be targeted for me with workout ads or energy drinks, something that would be more relevant than Springhill Suites.

FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
June 22nd Update from YooTALK powered by Global Pros Inc. Fast Track Bonus – is a $250 bonus that you are eligible for every time you sign up three people (cycle), that are participating in the Fast Track Bonus Cycles. You are able to cycle up to six times in the first sixty days of the business, after the first sixty days you can only cycle three times every sixty days. To participate you have to sign up for the $269.95 package and so do the three people that you sign up ($50 for the matrix position, the $120 kit and the $99.95 monthly fee).

The plans that we are going to offer when we open up are as follows:

GSM Network Services    

GSM Plan 1 (AT&T Network) Unlimited Talk & Text $ 39.95

GSM Plan 2 (T-Mobile Network) Unlimited Talk, Text & MMS $ 50.00

GSM Plan 3 (T-Mobile Network) Unlimited Talk, Text & Data $ 60.00

CDMA Network Services    

CDMA Plan 1 (Verizon Network) Unlimited Talk, Text + 20MB Data $ 44.95

CDMA Plan 2 (Virgin/Sprint) Unlimited Talk, Text & Data $ 60.00

CDMA Plan 3 (Virgin/Sprint- B’Berry Svc) Unlimited Talk, Text & Data $ 70.00

CDMA Plan 4 (P-Tel/Sprint) Unlimited Talk, Text + 100MB Data $ 50.00

CDMA Plan 5 (P-Tel/Sprint) Unlimited Talk, Text & Data $ 60.00

CDMA Plan 6 (Sprint) Unlimited Talk, Text & Data $ 60.00

CDMA Regional Services    

CDMA Plan 7 (Cricket) Unlimited Talk, Text & Data $ 30.00

CDMA Plan 8 (Cricket) Unlimited Talk, Text & Data $ 60.00

The compensation plan will be unveiled at Wednesday’s leadership meeting.

The Matrix will be opened this week, so that all the folks that have shown an interest in joining Global Pros, will be able to start filling up their individual matrix.

Let me finish this update with a quote from Richard Nixon, “A man (woman) is not finished when he’s defeated. He’s finished when he quits.” Go out there and make your dreams come true.

Clint Van Aswegen
President

Global Pros Inc.

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My Multiview. My Multiview allows U-verse customers to take
control of their television entertainment by choosing the
channels they want displayed in their Multiview. Cable cannot
do that.

• Award-winning My Multiview allows you to follow up to four
channels at once, of your choosing.
• My Multiview can be customized on each receiver in your
home.
• Important: My Multiview feature will begin launching in
select markets on June 28, 2010, and will be available in all
markets by July 23, 2010.

Local communications will alert you when your market
receives My Multivew. ‬
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new customers is increasing from $19.95 to

$29.95 per month.

Existing FastAccess DSL Direct Lite customers will receive a bill notification in June 2010 informing them of a $5.00 per month price increase, from $19.95 to

$24.95 per month beginning July 1, 2010. If an existing customer has been enrolled in the plan for less than six months, this price increase will not take affect until they have six months of service.

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‪FastAccess DSL Direct
• New Offer:  Effective July 1 through September 20, 2010: Customers purchasing new FastAccess DSL Direct Lite (768k) and agreeing to a verbal 12-month term can receive introductory pricing of $19.95 per month for 12 months. Monthly price guaranteed for 12 months.

Buy the iPhone 4 online and dont wait in lines
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• Must have a 3D-compatible TV and 3D glasses.

• Use a high-speed HDMI cable to connect their TV to the receiver.

• Manually change their TV mode from 2D to 3D.

• Subscribe to U100 or above and have HD service. 

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http://www.phonescoop.com/wml/news_item.php?id=6100

DataPlus @ $15/200MB (overage = $15/200MB)
DataPro @$25/2GB (overage = $10/1GB)
Both plans include unlimited data via Wi-Fi at home, school, office
(where available), and at more than 20,000 AT&T Hot Spots Nationwide.

Note: Existing Smartphone customers can keep their current $30 Data
Unlimited plan or choose one of the new plans without any penalty or
contract extension.

Personally I am sticking to my unlimited plan on my Blackberry, if you use Pandora, Mobile Videos or any streaming media like I do every day you will go over 2 gigabytes easily.

Check what you would use with this data calculator.
www.att.com/datacalculator

• Customers who are buying basic and quick messaging phones will have a lower ETF of $150, reduced by $4 for each month during the balance of the service agreement.

• Customers who purchase a more advanced, higher-end device, including Netbooks and Smartphones, will have an ETF of $325, reduced by $10 for each month during the balance of the service agreement.  

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Current AT&T wireless customers who are within their existing service agreement or have an existing enterprise service agreement will see no change to their current terms

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This Blur Over The Air (BOTA) update will be a two stage process. The first update will be marked “1 of 2” and will take between 35 seconds and one (1) minute to download over 3G. The second update will be marked “2 of 2” and will take between three (3) and 10 minutes to download over 3G. The updates will download in the background and customers can resume normal operation of the device during the downloads. While customers can use their device as normal during the download process, they will be unable to make and receive calls during the installation of the update.   

The update will be made available for 1000 customers on May 13, 2010. The updates will be pushed to customer devices beginning May 20, 2010.

BlackBerry Bold 9000 customers can download the maintenance release from the 

www.att.com/bbdownloads site and install through Desktop Manager. 

All customers should always be encouraged to update their device to the latest software version. Customers can check to see which version they are running by selecting: Settings > Options > About, from the Home screen.
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Read all the details I copied below.

Dear Participant,

As a valued member of CaféMSN, you have been chosen to participate in a study related to your mobile phone and the services you use on your phone. The study results will help us to improve and refine the services on mobile phone and therefore your responses are very important for us. The questionnaire should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.

Upon completing this survey, as a token of appreciation, your e-mail address will be automatically registered and you will receive a gift certificate of Amazon.com valued at $5. The certificate will be electronically transferred to your e-mail IDs within 2-3 weeks after you respond to survey. To participate, you will need send the response in next 3 days.

To begin the survey, click on the link given below: http://survey.euro.confirmit.com/privateinfo
Please note, your survey responses will be kept confidential and you will only be contacted on your e-mail address based on completion of the survey. All analysis and reporting will only be done in aggregate and results will be used solely for market research purposes. You must be 18 years or older to participate in this survey.

After completion of the survey, you will get an opportunity to earn an additional $25 by participating in a new research program targeted among the Smartphone or Advanced Phone users.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to provide your valuable feedback.Sincerely,CaféMSN Member Services

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1. USE OF SOFTWARE. By downloading this application, (the “Software”), you are granted a single license to download the product on a single mobile device, subject to the following condition:

            a.You will be part of a research panel of mobile phone users who will install SmartMeter software on their devices. Phone usage data collected from this panel will be aggregated across all members in analyzing phone usage trends and preferences and generating reports. You will be required to first register to use this service. Upon registration, we will text or SMS you the link to download the necessary software. We may, at our discretion, contact you for additional information. As a condition for your continued use of the Software, you agree to provide us and keep all your current information updated with us at all times.

            b. Upon registration you will be/LI assigned a panelist ID that will be associated with your phone identity number (IMEI). You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or membership account or any other breach of security.

            c. Customer support is available through the helpline or email address provide. Any customer support requests will be addressed on a first come first serve basis, but in no event later than seven (7) days after receipt.

           d. Designated SmartPhoneMate representatives may visit or contact you, at your convenience and with your prior consent to conduct surveys on this or any other products or services.

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5. RESPONSIBILITIES; NO SUPPORT. You acknowledge that the Software is not commercially available and has not undergone the quality assurance testing that INFORMATE performs on products which INFORMATE makes commercially available to the general public for a fee. INFORMATE WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE. YOU FURTHER WARRANT THAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO MANAGE, CONFIGURE, DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL SOFTWARE ON YOUR PHONE. WE DO NOT PROVIDE YOU WITH THE EQUIPMENT TO ACCESS THE SERVICE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES CHARGED BY THIRD PARTIES TO ACCESS THE SERVICES (E.G., DATA CHARGES BY OPERATOR).

6. DATA COLLECTED; SmartMeter software records and collects participants’ mobile phone data usage, including i. List of calls made and received, use of various applications; lists of messages; Mobile web browsing activity; Camera and video use; Technical information about the device (e.g. applications installed, battery strength, mobile phone service provider, Bluetooth and roaming status).

We do not collect or view text or other content in personal files, email text or instant messages, image files either downloaded or captured via camera devices, contact or address book entries saved on the phone, or calendar entries.

All data collected will be used to process reports, which may be shared with Telecom Service Providers, Mobile Phone Manufacturers, VAS Operators etc. The shared information shall not include any personally identifiable information. We will not access your personal data or information without your prior written consent, which will be governed by a separate Terms & Conditions Agreement.

7. NO RESALE OR REUSE. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service (including your mobile device number), use of the Service, or access to the Service. Except as may be expressly permitted by applicable law or authorized by us in writing, you will not, and will not permit anyone to: (a) store, copy, modify, distribute, or resell any of the information; audio, visual, and audiovisual works; or other content made available through the Service or compile or collect any Service Content as part of a database or other work; (b) use any automated tool (e.g., robots, spiders) to use the Service or store, copy, modify, distribute, or resell any Service Content; (c) rent, lease, or sublicense your access to the Service to another person; (d) use the Service or Service Content for any purpose except for your own personal use; (e) circumvent or disable any digital rights management, usage rules, or other security features of the Service; (f) use the Service in a manner that threatens the integrity, performance, or availability of the Service; or (g) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices (including copyright notices) on any portion of the Service or Service Content.

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10. MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement may not be amended or modified without the written consent of an authorized representative of each party. The export, distribution and disclosure of the Software are subject to U.S. Export Administration Regulations. The terms of Sections 1, 4 and 5 shall survive any termination of this agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

11. INDIAN AND U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS.The Software and/or user documentation are provided with RESTRICTED AND LIMITED RIGHTS. Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in FAR 52.227-14 (June 1987) Alternate III(g)(3) (June 1987), FAR 52.227-19 (June 1987), or DFARS 52.227-7013 (c)(1)(ii) (June 1988), and under relevant Indian laws as applicable. Contractor is INFORMATE, 517, Palm spring, 5th floor, New Link Road, Malad (W) Mumbai – 400064, India. In the event the Government seeks to obtain the Software pursuant to standard commercial practice, this software agreement, instead of the noted regulatory clauses, shall control the terms of the Government’s license.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE ABOVE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT INSTALL THE SOFTWARE.

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NO SOFTWARE PRODUCT MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE WEB OR OTHERWISE EXPORTED OR RE-EXPORTED INTO (OR TO A NATIONAL OR RESIDENT OF) ANY COUNTRY TO WHICH THE US HAS EMBARGOED GOODS. BY USING ANY SOFTWARE PRODUCT DOWNLOADED FROM THIS WEB SITE, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN, UNDER THE CONTROL OF, OR A NATIONAL OR RESIDENT OF ANY SUCH COUNTRY. ANY SOFTWARE PRODUCT WHICH CONTAINS CRYPTOGRAPHIC FUNCTIONS IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO SPECIAL EXPORT LICENSING REQUIREMENTS BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

Any software that is made available to download from this web site (“Software”) is the copyrighted work of INFORMATE (its affiliated companies and/or its suppliers) or is the copyrighted work of the third party posting the Software at this web site. This Software Download Agreement does not grant you a license to use the Software. Any and all use of the Software is governed exclusively by the terms of the Software License Agreement which accompanies the Software or is otherwise provided to you online, electronically (via this web site) prior to downloading the applicable Software (singularly and collectively referred to as “SLA”). The Software is made available for downloading solely for internal, non-commercial, use by you in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SLA. In the event that you do not agree with the terms of the SLA, then: (i) for Software with an SLA embedded in the Software, you must immediately delete all copies (whole and partial) of the Software from your mobile device and back-up system(s); and (ii) for Software with its SLA provided to you on-line electronically (via this web site), refrain from downloading the Software and immediately return to the Notes.net home page.

Any use, reproduction, or distribution of the Software not in accordance with the SLA is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold INFORMATE (its affiliates companies and suppliers) harmless from any demand, claim, or loss arising out of your material breach of this Download Agreement.

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No Warranties. The Software is provided “AS IS”. The Software is warranted, if at all, only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SLA. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY WARRANTED IN THE SLA, INFORMATE (ITS AFFILIATES COMPANIES AND SUPPLIERS) MAKES NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, PROMISE OR GUARANTEE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION, OR RELATED TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND INFORMATE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

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The original of this Agreement is written in English. You hereby waive any claim or right to have this Agreement translated into any language other than English. Furthermore, you hereby waive any claim or right to have this Agreement interpreted under any local law, ordinance, directive, or act, other than under the laws of the Mumbai. Your ability to download Software shall terminate immediately in the event that any applicable law or regulation is enacted which invalidates any provision of this Agreement, or which prohibits or restricts on-line commerce or Software access such as contemplated hereunder.

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First the Backflip screen is sometimes cluttered with applications and most users do not know how to clean it up to their liking. Second the form factor of having the keyboard on the outside when the device is closed confuses most people. They are not used to seeing the keyboard exposed when the device is closed. Third navigating through its menus is not the easiest, I was confused when trying to use the GPS. I would have thought the Google maps would be the default GPS but the first two GPS applications I saw was AT&T maps and the AT&T Telenav. I am not sure about the first but AT&T Telenav cost $10 a month. It gives you one month free to try it then you must cancel. A lot of customer get this service added by accident.

The keyboard is too flat, the letters should be raised a little. It is hard to do one handed texts or emails. The battery life is terrible, I can’t go a full day. I miss a lot of calls because of reception issues, when sitting next to the Backflip and call it from my Blackberry a lot of times it goes to voicemail.
I tried sending a ringtone by MMS and the Backflip can play the song but I can not save as a ringtone.
(I found a free ringtone application Secret Garden for Android)
My experience with this smartphone is both good and bad. Let me explain how I got a free Motorola Backflip for myself.

AT&T and Motorola had a sales contest for the first few weeks after the launch of the Motorola Backflip. AT&T had this contest in a few markets mine being South Florida. We had to complete two online trainings on the Backflip and submit our sales on a Challenge Rewards website. The contest would give the top sellers in that market a free Motorola Backflip for the most sales entered that week. It was a four week contest and every week you would enter your sales and about 4-5 Backflips were giving out per region. I won my Motorola Backflip in the second week of the contest. I ONLY SOLD ONE! That’s was pathetic for South Florida one of the largest markets for cell phones.

We are now selling a little more and I mean a little and a lot of them come back with the customer complaining that’s its too complicated. Luckily I have not had any returns from my customers yet since I was able to show them how to use the phone a little better.

I am still learning the Backflip but so far I realized the voice dialing sucks, the screen sometimes jumps into a menu by accident and Bluetooth pairing with my Blackberry stereo gateway is very difficult. It could be me but if its hard for me an experience cell phone user the average user would be frustrated.

this is a display we got from Motorola

Wireless internet cards – also called laptop cards, wireless modems and PC cards – are devices that attach to your computer to give you access to the internet over a wireless carrier’s cellular network. Most wireless internet cards now support 3G data speeds, and are convenient if you want to access the internet wirelessly anywhere, anytime, without a Wi-Fi hotspot or a wired connection.

My laptop has Wi-Fi. Do I need a laptop card?

No, but a wireless internet card and data plan from your wireless carrier will let you access the internet at high speeds from anywhere in the country where your carrier provides coverage – indoors, outdoors, or even on the road. With Wi-Fi you need to be within range of a Wi-Fi hot spot (usually 20-30 feet) to get connectivity to the internet.

How much does this kind of connection cost per month?

To use a wireless internet card, you will need a data plan subscription from a wireless carrier. Most carriers’ standard data plan offers 5 GB (or gigabytes) of data use per month for about $60 per month. This information is intended as a guide and actual usage and rates may vary.

So the standard data plan includes up to 5 GB of data – how much is that?

5 GB is the equivalent of 5,120 MB (or megabytes) of data. Using general assumptions, 5 GB per month lets you send or receive 150,000 emails with no attachments or 50,000 emails with a five page Microsoft Word document attached to each. Surfing the internet, you could visit 30,000 typical web pages per month if you aren’t downloading files. A song download is about 1 MB per song (or 5,000 songs per month). Short internet video clips are about 3 MB, but downloading a 2-hour movie will use about 1.5 GB (that’s only 3 movies per month). We recommend downloading large files when you are connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, which doesn’t use your 3G data allowance at all. In short, 5 GB is a lot of data for most users. This information is intended as a guide and actual usage and rates may vary.

Can I share my card between multiple laptops?

Your data service will only work with your wireless internet card. You can easily move your card from one computer to another, but it can only be plugged into one computer at a time. Multiple computers can access the internet through a single laptop card if the card is used to power a 3G Wi-Fi router, provided that all PCs are in range of the router’s hot spot. Another alternative is a MiFi, now available with certain carriers. A MiFi has a built-in wireless internet card and allows up to 5 devices to connect simultaneously to the internet via Wi-Fi. Think of it as a mobile hotspot you can control.

Do wireless internet cards work on Macs as well as PCs?

Yes. Most of our wireless internet cards work on both Macs and PCs. Just make sure to choose a card that’s compatible with your laptop.

How do I know which wireless internet card to choose?

Wireless internet cards are distinguished by how they connect to your computer. Some connect via USB, and this may be the best option for you if you are unsure what type of card is compatible with your laptop. Also, there are several 2-in-1 cards available now that come with an Express-to-PCMCIA adaptor, thus allowing the card to be used in either an Express slot or a PCMCIA slot.

Wireless data cards, MiFi and more information on remote access to the internet.

This is a post using the word press application downloaded from the Android market place. The mobile device I am using to write this post is the Motorola Backflip.
The WordPress application has a few less features on it than the Blackberry version but it also has some different features like this linking ability [Free Motorola Backflip]
I can bold text italicized and

b quote (put things here)

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Pictures can be added to the post as you can see with my self portrait. It does not have video uploading capabilities but the WordPress application on my Blackberry say it has video uploading feature that I have not gotten it to work yet.

The incoming text that you receive when roaming internationally is bill at your current home package. That means if you have unlimited text you can receive unlimited text when roaming internationally. If you have the $5 200 message package at home then that 200 would apply for your incoming texts when roaming internationally.

This was great news for international travelers because without the $10 roaming text package you will be billed $.50 for each outgoing text and $1.30 for each MMS (pictures, video) messages.

For more information on this and any other of the roaming packages call AT&T international department @ 877-707-9208

T-Mobile is scheduled to launch the Nokia 5230 Nuron on March 17, 2010. The Nokia 5230 Nuron is a stylish and affordable 3G touch screen phone that keeps customers connected and entertained with access to downloadable music, games, apps and more through the Nokia Ovi Store.

BES Express is scheduled for release March 1, 2010. RIM will distribute BES Express directly from www.blackberry.com. BES Express Server Software must be installed by the business for the service to work.Key Points:• BES Express does not offer all the features and functionality of a full BES.•

There is no charge to companies for BES Express Software, or for the Client Access Licenses (CALs) required to access it. • A customer must install and maintain the server, and provide IT support for the overall solution.

I could have called Sprint and ask them for a number change since I now reside in Broward County and opened my account years ago in Dade County. They would have done a number change with no cost because of the new location I live in but I wanted a cool number and decide to find the number first. Sprint would not have giving me a choice of numbers to pick from free and the choices would not be as good as I could find myself.

So I activated a at&t prepaid account. The new account allowed me to pick from a list of phone numbers. I found a few good phone numbers like 954xxx9999, 954xxx1234 and 954xx55555. The number with the 5s has 6 5s in the number so that is the one I picked to activate. It did not matter what prepaid plan to pick, I would never use this number on at&t. I did not even have to put money into the prepaid account.

I called Sprint after I got the number and told them what I wanted to do. I wanted to replace the existing 305 # with the new 954 # that I have on at&t. The representative at first said I could not do this because I would need to open a new Sprint account. I asked her to check and after being on hold she proceed to try and help me port the number but said she was having trouble so I got transferred to the department that does the porting of phone numbers for Sprint.

The new Sprint representative asked me the normal questions what number I am porting, account number and any password. The representative did the port and then told me the phone would work for voice calls in 10 minutes and for data in 30 minutes. I waited an hour and tried to make a call out from my Sprint phone with the new cool number but the call did not go through a message said that this call is not authorized. I then realized that the new number had to be programmed into the phone. The representative who help me port the number should have helped me do that. Now I had to call customer service again to program the number into the phone.

The second call to Sprint was different it seemed to have been routed to India or some overseas call center. The new representative was very polite more so than the previous reps. I explained what I did and that I needed programing of the number and he understood. It took him and I about 3 minutes to program the number into my Sprint phone which by the way is a LG Rumor. After the programing was done the rep asked me if I was happy with his service. I said “yes”. He then told me that I would receive a survey about our interaction. He said that he hopes and preys that I would give him high marks and asked me if I would give him high marks. I obsessively said “yes” to him, I was not going to say “your accent sucks and I could not understand you” but that’s a joke he was good and helpful, I just thought it was strange how he asked me.

This whole number changed could have been done on one call using less resources and time by Sprint and by me. The new number was worth the little hassle for me. 954-xx5-5555

My Sprint Plan is grandfathered $15 month 1500 minutes, first incoming minute free, unlimited text, unlimited data and voice dialing.

The cost is $60 across the board with all the major wireless providers but At&t charges more tax and fees than Verizon or Sprint. My Verizon USB Data card cost me $60.07 with tax per month and at&t would cost $73 per month with tax.

The chart on this post will show you the amount of email, music downloads and web browsing that can be done on the different data packages.

The lowest package of $35 is for 200 Megabytes and the highest is $60 for 5 Gigabytes.

what is 5 Gigabytes of data

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]]> http://www.mobilewiseguy.com/5-gigabytes-limit/feed/ 0 http://www.mobilewiseguy.com/att-demo-line/ http://www.mobilewiseguy.com/att-demo-line/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:13:55 +0000 Admin http://www.mobilewiseguy.com/att-demo-line/ On February 8th I got my ANR line from at&t. That’s the reduced rate cell phone service they offer employees and at&t authorized dealers. I gave up my old plan that was grandfather in with unlimited incoming calls.

My plan with at&t before the ANR line was a $39.99 plan with 600 rollover minutes, 5000 mobile to mobile and 5000 nights and weekends. I also had $14.99 for unlimited incoming calls, $30 for unlimited Blackberry Data, $15 for 1500 messages and $4.99 for insurance my total bill after tax is $109.
Now I pay $35 before tax for 2000 minutes with unlimited nights/ weekends, mobile to mobile, unlimited messaging, unlimited Blackberry, insurance and 100 minutes video share.

I avoided making this change for years because I did not want to lose my control over my line. Now that I am on a ANR line I have to ask permission for features and I can not use the Apple iPhone. Before I got the ANR line I would swap back and forth from the iPhone and Blackberry.
These days times are hard and anyway we can save money is a good thing.

]]> http://www.mobilewiseguy.com/att-demo-line/feed/ 0 http://www.mobilewiseguy.com/blackberry-bis-3-0-update/ http://www.mobilewiseguy.com/blackberry-bis-3-0-update/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:08:15 +0000 Admin http://www.mobilewiseguy.com/blackberry-bis-3-0-update/ The folks over at BBLeaks were once again tipped off to more BIS 3.0 information. After having looked at the files, some of what we had learned from the last leak was once again confirmed. Check out the run down.

WMA Support – Long awaited handling of WM Audio will be supported now in attachments.

GMail – The enhanced plugin will get an update which allows for read/unread status of email.

Open Office- Open Office documents will gain support for presentations, text, speadsheets.

Email Setup /Validation – An enhanced email set up application will be added. Increasing security for end user and methods of email validation/revalidation uponPIN changes.

Carrier Enhancements – Error messages will now be more indicative of who they should be related to. ie: “If you are having a problem please contact .

Other -Carrier based tools such as BIS Admin which help with troubleshooting customers.

Nice updates

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I got a tweet today saying the WordPress app was upgraded for Blackberry. So I went to Blackberry App World and downloaded the WordPress application.
This post is being done now from my Blackberry Bold 9700. I was able to put in the tags and pick the categories within the application.
This is a lot faster than doing the post in the Bolt browser like I was doing before. I even took a picture and placed it in this post. The video that I took was to large I think to upload from this application so I had to delete and repost.
This is a great application to do my post so far. I can write to multiple Blogs. I am now beginning to use this application and will keep everyone updated with what I like or dislike about this WordPress app. This is a free application on the Blackberry App World.

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Yesterday I was going over a customers bill and saw the were charges of $2 every month for data pay per use. The usage shown on the bill was 1 kilobyte of data per month.
I asked the customer what she was doing on the web and she told me that she hits the web button on the mobile phone by accident. This customer said she does not want that charge every month for an accidental push of a button. That button was place badly on this phone and many other AT&T mobile phones.

I could block the data on this customers mobile phone but this customer has an unlimited family messaging package that with the data blocked would not be able to send or receive picture or video messaging, which is unlimited with the messaging package.

This new billing procedure is unfair to customers. A lot of mobile phones have the web access button right in the middle and can be accidentally hit at anytime. A customer would have to call every month to get a credit for the $2 or block the data completely.
We need to tell AT&T to change the mobile phones so the web will not accidentally get accessed or change the way they are billing customers for data.

They could make it a 3 step process to log on the web and have a setting which can change the 3 step to a one step for advanced users. Its not like the have to invent a program or develop a new technology.

AT&T will increase their ARPU with deceptive billing practices once more. This new billing of data change should allow customers to break contract because of the contract being changed by AT&T.

Recently Sprint change something in their contract and allowed customer to cancel without penalty because of the change.

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Dear Customers,

It is with the deepest regret that we hereby notify you that the
global navigation of Nav4All and the Tracking & Tracing will go
offline in 3 days. The reason for the same is that the data licence
agreement with Navteq (a 100% Nokia subsidiary) was not extended, in
a totally unexpected manner. It is not possible to implement data
from another supplier in our Nav4All systems within the short term.
The Nav4All navigation system was developed for Navteq data. Nav4All
has therefore been constrained to stop.

We greatly regret the fact that we have to suspend the operation of
our service. With your help, we have developed Nav4All into a global
product with 27.5 million users in 56 languages, in 5 years. This has
made Nav4All the largest navigation supplier. This large number of
users also has to do with the fact that Nav4All works on hundreds of
different mobile telephones of many makes such as Blackberry, Sony
Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola, Android, HTC, Nokia, LG, Iphone, Ipod
etc.

After 5 years of testing and market development, we witnessed rapid -
in fact, exponential – growth during the last two years. That growth
was reported in the licence reports to Navteq. In mid-December 2009,
the global coverage was extended to include the Philippines, Morocco
and Kenya.

Please contact the Nav4All support desk in case you have any
questions: www.nav4all.com/support. If there is any further
information from Nav4All concerning the subject of this letter, the
same will be published on our website: www.nav4all.com. For reasons
of privacy, Nav4All does not have the email addresses of all its
customers, and we therefore request you to forward this email to the
maximum extent possible, in order to ensure that everyone is
informed.

Kind Regards,

Hennie J.M. Groot Koerkamp (CEO)

Nav4All BV

Keizersgracht 62-64

1015 CS Amsterdam NL

The text of this e-mail will be available on our website as soon as
possible in the following languages: Dutch, French, German, Italian,
Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, and Indonesian.

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