Message-ID: <sqv96u$619$1@dont-email.me>
Date: 3 Jan 2022 11:45:18 -0500
From: "Michael Trew" <michael.trew@att.net>
Subject: Re: Classic BlackBerry phones will stop working January 4
On 1/2/2022 13:06, Sean Murphy wrote:
> By Samantha Murphy Kelly
>
> (CNN)You soon won't be able to use that old BlackBerry phone sitting
> at the bottom of your drawer somewhere.
>
> Starting Tuesday, January 4, the company will stop running support for
> its classic devices running BlackBerry 10, 7.1 OS and earlier. This
> means all of its older devices not running on Android software will no
> longer be able to use data, send text messages, access the internet or
> make calls, even to 911.
>
>
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/01/tech/blackberry-end-of-life/index.html
I've read through that article, but I still do not understand the
technical aspects of it. For instance: I have a Nokia 3390 from 2001
here. It's a 2G only phone, but if I pop the SIM card from my current
phone (T-Mobile) into it, it still receives calls and text messages,
almost 21 years later.
I don't understand how "stopping support" can make the basic functions
of the phone cease to work. Do the cellular signals to/from the phone
some how relay through Blackberry's data servers? One would think that
calls/texts/data would be direct signals from your wireless carrier to
your phone.
Message-ID: <3f31b2c5-46af-e760-6cf2-c11e26492dc7@gmail.com>
Date: 4 Jan 2022 14:56:46 -0500
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: I've been given a Google Pixel Fi phone. Now what?
A kind neighbor has given me a used Google Pixel Fi phone, and I'd
appreciate your help to make use of it without spending too much.
Please answer these questions for me:
1. The phone is model G-2PW4100. Is this model able to work with 4G
service?
2. Google offers a "Low Cost" plan with "Unlimited talk and text,"
which they say is great if I can use WiFi a lot, but the $20 they
quote on the first page turns into "$20-$80" when it's time to give
them a credit card number. It turns out that they want to be paid by
the Gigabyte for data. Can I limit data use?
3. Verizon is the only reliable cellular carrier in my area. Does
Google use them? If not, which one?
4. Verizon has been offering a prepaid plan for $20/month. Can this
phone be used with that? I don't need data.
5. If someone gave this phone to you, what would you do with it?
Thanks for your help.
Bill Horne
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Message-ID: <sqv8ed$kes$2@dont-email.me>
Date: 3 Jan 2022 11:32:14 -0500
From: "Michael Trew" <michael.trew@att.net>
Subject: Re: Delays and disruptions from C-band 5G interference
could cost airlines billions
On 12/31/2021 22:44, Michael Trew wrote:
> "Airlines and aviation officials are warning that the resumed rollout of
> AT&T and Verizon=E2=80=99s new 5G wireless service in January could lead to
> widespread flight delays across the US especially in snowstorms and
> other low visibility conditions.
>
> As reported by Bloomberg, the officials say that C-band 5G threatens to
> interfere with altimeters and other equipment on planes and helicopters
> that track aircraft altitude. If this happens, it could prohibit planes
> from landing in poor visibility, leading to delays, diversions and even
> the cancellations of flights."
>
>
https://www.techradar.com/news/us-airlines-are-still-super-worried-about-5g
AT&T, Verizon Refuse FAA Request to Delay 5G Launch
Cellphone carriers offer to tailor air-safety protections to mirror
limits in France
AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. rebuffed a request from
federal transportation officials to delay the launch of new 5G
wireless services but offered a counterproposal that would allow
limited deployments to move forward this week.
The cellphone carriers said Sunday in a letter reviewed by The Wall
Street Journal that they could further dim the power of their new 5G
service for six months to match limits imposed by regulators in
France, giving U.S. authorities more time to study more powerful
signals=E2=80=99 effect on air traffic. The plan from the companies, which
have said they plan to start service Wednesday, could prolong a
standoff between the telecom and aviation industries over how to
proceed.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-verizon-refuse-faa-request-to-delay-5g-launch-11641146719
