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Shock and Awe, AT&T!

I just received a credit from AT&T for our wireless bill.
I am in shock.  I am awed.
Mysteriously, our AT&T bill went up $5.  Yeah, I know, five bucks, whoop-dee-doo.  But it adds up.  So, I compared an earlier bill to this month’s and found two sneaky, little line-item increases:
May-June

Credits/Adjustments/Other Charges   

10.88

Government Fees & Taxes   

13.26

July-August

Credits/Adjustments/Other [...]

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A Conundrum of Cutting the Cord…

Nirvana for wireless network providers has to be when subscribers start using their network for all their communication needs.
I have many friends who exist, sans a land line, with only a cell phone.  And I think that’s just fine until you have to troubleshoot a problem with said cell phone–particulary a smartphone.
Let’s use AT&T Wireless [...]

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Switching to iPhone – Day 6

Sync Errors…
If there ever was an example of the colorful acronym, SNAFU (Situation Normal: All F—-D Up), Technology would be the poster child–at least when it gets into my hands.
My wife is frequently telling me that for a guy who makes part of his living as a personal technology consultant, I sure have a lot [...]

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Switching to iPhone – Day 5

Cases & Virtual Keyboarding
Spent an hour in a very crowded NYC Apple store looking to nab a case for my WinMo AT&T Tilt replacement, the new 32 GB iPhone 3GS.
What I found was a whole lotta not much–some were cool, but many crappy.  And I mean “what were they thinking!” kind of crappy, too.
After some mildly [...]

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Switching to iPhone – Days 3 & 4

Finally, my first couple of work days using my new iPhone. I must admit that i was a bit worried–my phone/PDA is my life-line to the world of the self-employed.
Before we move on, I’d like you to meet my new friend, Toki Tori. More on him after the bump.

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Switching to iPhone

Finally got me an iPhone.
I’ve been playing wait-and-see since the 1st gen model came out in ‘07, wanting to give it a chance to flop or mature before I dipped my toes into the Apple mobile pond. I’ve always been a fan of Apple, but I was honestly a bit pessimistic about the 1st gen [...]

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