Tag: CELLULAR

Spint has just announced that it lost $29.5 billion loss for the last quarter. Most of the loss is due to the purchase of Nextel, but Sprint has also been hemorrhaging customers as well. Dropped calls and poor customer service have become real sticking points, even topping a Google search test for which cell phone provider is "the suckiest." But Sprint isn't ready to lay down and die just yet. ...

Now that we've had a few days to play around with our shiny new iPhones, here's what we think. ...

Our pals over at Engadget got their tech-greedy mitts on T-Mobile's new Hot Spot @ Home service and have some early impressions. Hot Spot @ Home uses a phone with Wi-Fi to switch between the standard cellular GSM network and Wi-Fi connections for unlimited voice over IP minutes. This basically means that you can potentially save mega money and minutes by using WiFi instead of your cell phone ...

Like Tom Cruise's career, telephone landlines are on a path to extinction. That's according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which, apparently, has grown bored of studying its usual fodder of killer viruses, avian flu and other flesh eating bugs. The study reports that more than 25 percent of folks under 30 have ditched traditional landline phones in favor of ...

The brand new Samsung Blackjack, Nokia N75 and even the Treo 755p (new as of today) are already dinosaurs. Sure, their 3G (3rd generation) wireless data technology is blazing fast -- but that's when compared to other, older phone networks. 3G can still only download about as quick as a slow DSL line. With a theoretical maximum speed of 1.8 Megabits per second, you'd need days to download a feature ...

Fists are one way to stop someone from rudely gabbing on his cell phone in public. But if assault ain't your thing, you might consider the equally illegal JAM1000 from Spycatcher. This wonderful little gizmo kills nearly all cell phone chatter within a 50-foot radius. Is some teenage girl ruining a movie for you? Are you done listening to the guy you're sharing an elevator with sweet talk his ...