A couple of days ago, Google introduced the ability for people to make free calls from GMail to any US, or Canada telephone number. In addition, you can call international numbers with Google Voice, and Credit. Some people maybe raving about this, but if this is the best that Google Can do after the acquisition of Gizmo, I am a bit disappointed.
Maybe I’m wrong, and maybe this will be a huge hit, but me being a bit old fashion, I will prefer to use a telephone to make a telephone call. And the number of hardware based phones, while still a little more expensive – it is a real alternative to devices and software that requires a computer to be on all of the time.
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There was an article about Apple filing a patent to detect “unauthorized” users and lock the phone, wipe the data, and notify an authorize user of the intrusion. However, some have decided to make this an anti-root tactic. Rooting (aka Jail Break) while legal in the US has always been something Apple does not want you to do. In my opinion, this is to keep you in the iTunes world, where everything goes through them, and with most roots – you get an alternative store full of everything that Apple didn’t allow. However, even with the patent filing, it is just a filing. Some of the things such as heartbeat detection is not a cost reality.
Apple if they wanted to win the war with the developers that are providing roots to the devices such as iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch (which I believe will be the only kind of iPod in a year or two), then they can do it in the next non critical update. Here is how and why.
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I have an Ipod touch 3g 32gig and I have synced it to my laptop. Can I sync it to other laptops? Do you have to download something?
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After I bought minutes before the deadline to continue my phone service TracFone seems to have shut off my service anyway. When inquiring about it buying a new phone and transferring the minutes and phone number is always soon suggested as the solution. Is TracFone forcing it’s customers to buy phones they don’t need to use minutes that will prove useless (and non-refundable) without a new TracFone? Is this a scam to sell more phones?
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I have Consolidated Communications which used to be Nauticom. Nauticom was eventually bought by Penn Telecom, and then eventually bought by Consolidated Communications. Now, any time I have a problem with my service which seems to be more often than not, it is nearly impossible to find me – except when it comes to take the $40 monthly service fee out. And what do I get for that $40? I get barely 3/0.75MBPS connection, a static IP address, and a h#&% lot of a hassle. It is to the point that I am going to make my cell phone a modem at least until I can get my new provider when I am required to move to a new apartment. I don’t want Comcast because of problems I had with them, and they aren’t much better.
Now, I have came across some information that WiMax is supposed to come to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 2010. Now, I will admit, I am not a supporter of WiMax, and feel that LTE will prevail, but I am willing to give them a try. So, what do I have to hope for? Well, hopefully before I move (which I will admit, I am procrastinating), Clear will have service in the city. If so, there will be a $85 charge for the home modem. This will plug into the electrical outlet, and have a RJ-45 LAN port for a router or a PC. In my case, it will be a router. There is no WAN port, as this device connects to cellular communications (much like your cell phone will). This has the advantage of literally picking up and moving my modem anywhere I need to as long as I stay in the 4G coverage map. In addition, I could also get a $100 mobile modem that could literally fit in a side pocket of my backpack. While this is only 5 hours on battery, it might actually be an option. It does have a built in 8 device router. And not that I will see a need, but if I wanted a house phone, the company will also provide a VOIP adapter that will work with their service. This only about $15.
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