Archive for August, 2007|Monthly archive page
Vacation here we come!
Leave a CommentToday officially ends my 4th week at my new job. The past 4 weeks have felt like 4 months, but it has been great so far! Courtney and I are headed on vacation for the next 9 days starting tomorrow and boy are we excited! We are headed to Wisconsin (Door County) tomorrow and will spend 4 days there. After that, the rest of the time will be spent in Minnesota. It will be great to spend time with family since we rarely get the opportunity. I will be sure to take lots of photos and have them posted as soon as possible.
Oh yeah, happy Labor Day everyone!
The Cell Phone Junkie Show #66
Leave a CommentThe Cell Phone Junkie Show #66 19:56
Show Notes
Mickey is solo on this show, but still a fair amount to chat about. Since we weren’t going to be back for 2 weeks, I thought I’d do a quick show with the latest news and devices from the past few days!
News
AT&T drops fewest “dropped calls” claim
Cellphone only homes overtake landline only homes
Devices
HTC announced TyTN II for Europe
Pick up an iPhone for $100 off
Software
Questions/Comments
Comment from Josh
Question/Conversation from Ryan
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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #65
Leave a CommentThe Cell Phone Junkie Show #65 42:37
Show Notes
The next show will be in 2 weeks with Mickey and Joey together in Minneapolis. A good amount of various news this week.
News
700MHz spectrum action date set
100% mobile phone saturation in the US by 2013
3 European carrier agreements in place for iPhone
iPhone software unlock confirmed by Engadget
Devices
AT&T quietly launching Blackberry 8820
Motorola RAZR V9m now on Sprint
Motorola RAZR V9m coming to Verizon August 29th
Software
How to do more with your non-smartphone
New Application: Fixes Database issues in Palm OS devices. Highly recommended software developer
Sprint Palm Treo 700wx 1.15 ROM
Questions/Comments
Comments from Jared
Question from Dr. Jessie
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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #64
The Cell Phone Junkie Show #64 48:45
Show Notes
Not too much news this week, but we have some great topics to talk about from our listeners. We know a lot about what Verizon might becoming out with, lets hope it’s true!
News
Mickey on MSmobiles.com podcast
How to cancel Sprint with Text Messaging rate change
Launch details for Sprint XOHM
Devices
Motorola Q9m from Verizon gets closer
Boy Genius Reports Details on new Verizon phones
Look at the size of the Centro!
Software
Free Blackberry BES Express (thanks Harry)
TakePhone 7.5 Released (Joey’s recommendation for all Palm OS based phones)
Questions/Comments
Questions from Tritan
Comments from Jared
Comment from Louis
Comment from AK
Voicemail from Matt
Voicemail from Ryan
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This week on msmobiles.com podcast
This week on the msmobiles.com podcast, we spoke about the latest Windows Mobile news and some of the other shows that I listen to! Hop over to the msmobiles.com page to check it out!
Re: Skype
Really Skype, 2 days to get things going again? I know the service is new and revolutionary and free, but really, 2 days?
The annoucement Monday of what happened better be something like:
“Our servers were flooded out because we accidentally opened the roof to the compound and the mechanism broke and it started to rain and so everything went down.”
I guess we’ll have to wait to find out.
The Cell Phone Junkie Show #63
The Cell Phone Junkie Show #63 1:02:05
Show Notes
Still using a TDMA phone, expect to start paying more for the privilege! Also, we’ve got some good news for the RAZR fans, plus a way to unlock the iPhone?
News
Time to make a decision if you are on AT&T TDMA
9 in 10 say ban texting while driving
Windows Mobile 6 Update for Treo 750 in Australia
Chinese Clones and Meizu miniOne
Devices
More Razr2 Details and Carriers
The differences in the RAZR2 variants
Tmobile Wifi Home phone service
Dead spots on iPhone touchscreen
Software
Symbian Phones get Slingplayer beta
PDANet for Treo 700p and 755p updated
Treo 700p and wx software yanked
Dropped List
Smartphone Browser Shootout: Palm, BlackBerry, HTC Vs. iPhone
Questions/Comments
Comments from Craig
Comment from Jared
Comment from Matt
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I’m becoming a regular guest!
I was able to spend another 30 minutes on the msmobiles.com podcast this weekend. Topics discussed this week were:
— Symbian in USA
— Windows Mobile versus Symbian in American market
— QWERTY keyboards for single-handed usage
— using Skype over HSDPA
— U.S. census – what it is, HTC/Sybase delivery of hardware/software
— Virtual BlackBerry for Windows Mobile – how it differs from BlackBerry Connect for Windows Mobile
— Nokia in USA and why it would be good for Nokia to release Windows Mobile phones in USA
— Cingular 8525
— problems with Skype in Windows Mobile – audio comes from speakerphone speaker, not from regular phone speaker
— the difference between slide-out QWERTY keyboards for double-hand usage and QWERTY keyboards for single handed usage
Head on over to http://podcasts.msmobiles.com/?p=183 to download and listen!
The Cell Phone Junkie Show #62
The Cell Phone Junkie Show #62 56:50
Show Notes
What happens to cellular networks when disaster strikes, we both encountered it this past week. Also, what country has the highest cellular penetration, plus some great listener questions and comments.
News
Comments about cell phones and landlines during disasters.
Check out the podcast awards and consider voting for Mobility Today
Luxembourg leads in cellular market penetration
Verizon Wireless buying Rural Cellular
Software
Dropped List
10 reasons to throw away your cell phone (Thanks Aaron)
No iPhone remorse for Minnesota buyers
Cell tower illnesses all in the head
Verizon will support new 700MHz FCC rules
Helio Ocean gets Active Sync for Exchange
SK Telecom talking to Sprint on purchase
Class action suit for iPhone battery
Free Ad supported wireless service
Questions/Comments
Followup for Josh
http://www.pimlicosoftware.com/
Comments from Harry
Question from Mike
Voicemail from Ryan
Comment from Harry
Question from Stephanie
Voicemail from Matt
Question from Darren
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Nov2005/2236.htm
http://www.cdmatech.com/news/releases/2006/060407_evdo_revb.jsp
Question from Joseph
Question from Larry
Question from Will
Questions from Gene
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Impressed by Sling Media
I don’t think I ever commented about it, but I was impressed with a recent interaction I had with Sling Media. After moving to our new house in late-June, I had some issues with my Slingbox Pro not connecting to my home network. I thought it was because of the reset that I had done to my router, but after going through the steps stated by Sling to get their product reset, I was still having issues with it.
I contacted Sling multiple times, but had problems getting the issue resolved. Then, I was telling Dave Ciccone about my issues and he put me in touch with one of his contacts within the Sling corporation. I immediately was contacted by multiple supervisors within Sling that wanted to help me resolve the issue immediately. I sent in by box to them and within days had a new one back that has been working perfectly ever since.
I also ended up buying the HD adapter so I can watch my HD and DVR programming anywhere and it works great. Also, the slinglink powerline adapter was something that I was hesitent about getting, but it works very well also. I’m even able to plug in a switch to it to attach multiple devices through it to get back to my home network.
My impressions of Sling have been boosted even more over the last few weeks with their products and support. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a solution to stream their television programming!
