9th March 2010, 10:56 am
For those with cellphones… for those with computers… for those who use computer and cellphones to communicate on Verizon’s network, you’ll be very interested in this press release: Verizon is cranking network access speeds in certain areas to 4G. Some technical detail is below, but the short story is this: “The speeds are significantly faster than Verizon Wireless and other wireless providers’ current or promised 3G network speeds.”
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2nd February 2010, 06:06 pm
Question:
I have used the instructions provided on your convert-cassette-to-cd pages and have material on my computer but my attempts to transfer to a cd regularly tells me that there is material to write to the cd but refused to do so. I am told that I need to insert a cd although I have a blank, formatted cd in the drive.
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1st February 2010, 12:37 am
If you’re wondering what to do with cellphones you no longer use, don’t just throw them away, even if they go to a recycler. Instead, consider giving them to Verizon Wireless: Continue reading ‘Verizon’s HopeLine – recycle any cellphone to help victims of domestic violence’ »
28th October 2009, 02:14 pm
The below press release was sent to me by Verizon Wireless. If you’re interested in smartphones, you’ll be interested. If you’re interested in open-source operating systems like “Android”, or just what looks to be an extremely cool new cellphone, check it out.
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23rd September 2009, 06:39 pm
Question:
My question is regarding cell phones and their associated chargers.
Just for the sake of argument, let’s assume I leave my cell phone on the charger for 12 hours every day. And every day it only takes 3 hours to charge the battery in the cell phone. Am I doing anything long term that will shorten the life of the cell phone battery or the cell phone itself?
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