Robo calls – 2 tips for dealing
On 2011/06/02
We all get robotic calls. We never want them. They are a distraction and a frustrating annoyance at best. If you fall victim to these scammers who use these techniques you may lose your identity and money.
You can file a complaint at the National Do Not Call Registry website. [...]
Google Voice is my secretary
On 2010/10/10
Google Voice (GV) is a free service that has many features. A feature I often employ is to have GV make my calls for me.
I use GV on my computer to place outgoing calls from my landline. (If AT&T cell reception was better in my house, I might [...]
Android phone sales triple this year
On 2010/07/26
Sales of Android phones have risen by more than 300% this year, new figures show
reQall–a memory aid for the 21st century
On 2010/07/25
Are you overwhelmed with the minutiae of modern life? Who isn’t? reQall is a service that helps us deal with the deluge of things we have to remember and attend to.
You use it by typing text into the application or speaking into your telephone. The speech-to-text facility [...]
Considering a smartphone – a dialogue with John
On 2010/06/10
John asked me, “What smartphone would you recommend?”
A smartphone is a complex purchase. You will likely have to keep the instrument for 2+ years, so you really should like it. Some of the major questions are:
How much does the phone and monthly plan cost? Which data plan is right for [...]
Not all large communications companies treat their customers like dirt. Cablevision bucks the industry trend.
Large telcos do not have a good image. They have earned their reputations by gouging customers, restricting competition, under-investing in plant and infrastructure, being slow to adopt new technology, providing poor customer service and overpaying their executives.
I [...]
Connecticut (USA) gets a new area code
On 2009/05/16
Effective December 12, 2009 the “475” area code will be added to “203” and “860”.
Effective November 14, 2009 10-digit local call dialing will be required. (10-digit is area code + phone number.)
You might need to update:
Fax machines Speed dialing Alarm systems Personal phone books Call forwarding Pet identification tags [...]
Another angry Cablevision customer
On 2009/03/21
Cablevision is my cable company. They provide me with three services—cable TV, Internet service and telephony, respectively Optimum IO TV, Optimum Online, and Optimum Voice. I used to be a happy customer, even a fan of Cablevision. They have top-notch, often bleeding edge technology and good technical support. What’s not for a geek like me to like—their billing department!
All the good will they built up over more than twenty years was extinguished by my encounter with their billing department.
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