From editor@telecom-digest.org Tue May 18 20:55:06 2004 Received: (from ptownson@localhost) by massis.lcs.mit.edu (8.11.6p3/8.11.3) id i4J0t5U11729; Tue, 18 May 2004 20:55:06 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 20:55:06 -0400 (EDT) From: editor@telecom-digest.org Message-Id: <200405190055.i4J0t5U11729@massis.lcs.mit.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: massis.lcs.mit.edu: ptownson set sender to editor@telecom-digest.org using -f To: ptownson Approved: patsnewlist Subject: TELECOM Digest V23 #247 TELECOM Digest Tue, 18 May 2004 20:55:00 EDT Volume 23 : Issue 247 Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson Anyone With Surplus Computer to Sell or Give Away? (TELECOM Digest Editor) Re: Verizon Wireless "Detail Missing" New Bills (Steven J Sobol) Re: Phone Books and D/A For non-Bell Subscriber (Charles Cryderman) Re: Combi Phone - Mixing Board (cadbury) Re: PDAs and Terminal Emulator (John Bartley) Re: The Making of an Idol (Gary Novosielski) Verizon Adds Dial-In Access for News Conference on Advanced (Monty Solomon) HP Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results (Monty Solomon) Yahoo Releases E-mail Standard to Fight Spam (Monty Solomon) Last Laugh! Is Google on Drugs? (jmayson@nyx.net) All contents here are copyrighted by Patrick Townson and the individual writers/correspondents. Articles may be used in other journals or newsgroups, provided the writer's name and the Digest are included in the fair use quote. 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I woke up Tuesday morning to see that my Windows 98 Winbook XL-2 laptop had bit the dust totally. Probably a motherboard problem; not really sure. I cannot even get into the BIOS to check it out. The machine appears to be booting up, goes through the opening screen then recycles back and does that part over. It won't shut down short of pulling the plug entirely. Pressing DELETE does not get me into Bios set up. I also tried to boot from a floppy, but the computer does not even see the floppy drive. I talked to the Winbook people in Columbus, OH today also; they said they no longer manufacture or support the Winbook XL-2. No spare parts, no way to fix them. I really do need at least one spare machine here, so am making this appeal to readers. If you have any surplus laptops (preferably due to space requirements) or desktops capable of running at least Windows 98 (maybe a 286 or 386 ??) and you feel like donating it to the Digest for my work -- or selling it for a hundred dollars or so, please let me know. If you want some money for it, I can pay using PayPal or a credit card or send you a check. Thanks, Patrick Townson ------------------------------ From: Steven J Sobol Subject: Re: Verizon Wireless Detail Missing New Bills Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 13:35:21 -0500 Gordon S. Hlavenka wrote: >>> no charge, please call 1-800-894-3504 by June 30, 2004. After June >>> 30, 2004, you may request Detailed Billing for $1.99 per month for >>> each wireless phone number. > Anyway, I immediately called 1-800-894-3504 and punched all the buttons > to get the no-charge detailed billing. Then I called Customer > Disservice and griped. The Nice Lady(TM) reminded me that there had > been a notice on my Feb. bill about this change. So I read her the > notice, and she agreed it did sound like I had until the end of June to > call in. She credited my account for the $5.00, and told me to go ahead > and pay the reduced rate on my March bill. Sound like? "Please call 1-800-894-3504 by June 30, 2004." That's exactly what they DID say. JustThe.net Internet & New Media Services, Apple Valley, CA PGP: 0xE3AE35ED Steven J. Sobol, Geek In Charge / 888.480.4NET (4638) / sjsobol@JustThe.net Domain Names, $9.95/yr, 24x7 service: http://DomainNames.JustThe.net/ "someone once called me a sofa, but i didn't feel compelled to rush out and buy slip covers." -adam brower * Hiroshima '45, Chernobyl '86, Windows 98/2000/2003 ------------------------------ From: Charles Cryderman Subject: Phone Books and D/A For Non-Bell Subscriber Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 15:36:30 -0400 Ms Lisa Hancock inquired: > With telephone service now available from new independent companies instead > of former Bell System companies, how is the issue of listings in the > telephone book and directory assistance handled? > As part of providing the local loop, is the former Bell company required to > provide a listing in its directory and directory > assistance bureau? Who provides information to the 911 database? > It doesn't seem fair that the Bell company provide listings without > compensation since it bears the expense of printing and distributing the > phone books. Lisa, the owners of the Telephone Book make millions of dollars selling add space to business. At one point prior to selling theirs, it was QWorst most profitable endeavor. Adding a one or two lines for a residential number would cost nothing in comparison and in my opinion they deserve nothing for it. Chip Cryderman ------------------------------ From: dee2tee28@yahoo.com (cadbury) Subject: Re: Combi Phone - Mixing Board Date: 18 May 2004 13:08:47 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com ranck@vt.edu wrote in message news:: > cadbury wrote: >> Is there a single device which would enable me to do all of the >> following? >> 1. Have a hands free conversaton over the phone >> 2. Be able to play a cd on my computer, hear it in my headset AND >> have the other person on line hear it too >> 3. Be able to adjust the volumes of both audio sources (mine over the >> phone and the output from the computer). This is so that I can comment >> the audio source while we both listen to it. > I don't know if there is anything off-the-shelf just for this, but I > have an Autocom intercom system on my motorcycle that pretty much does > what you want. It has an input for an audio source which I can listen > to, and I can converse with my passenger mixed with the music. It > also has an over-ride input that cuts off the music and intercom > designed for use with a radar detector, but I don't use that and it is > not useful for your purpose. > The Autocom has a version that connects to cell phones. Oh, my model > does not adjust volume, it relys on the audio source for that, but the > version that conncts to cell phones does adjust volume separately for > the passenger. Not exactly what you are looking for, but could > probably be adapted. > A small audio mixing console would also be adaptable for your purpose > I think. > Bill Ranck > Blacksburg, Va. Thanks for the lead. Looked at their site and found a model which seems as if it could work. Going to check it out in person. Thanks again. Dee ------------------------------ From: John Bartley Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 13:25:55 -0800 Subject: Re: PDAs and Terminal Emulator If you have not already posted to comp.sys.palmtops.pilot and microsoft.public.pocketpc, I'd make sure to, as well as in the rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc and rec.radio.amateur.equipment NGs. On Sat, 15 May 2004 Keith wrote: > Hi Gang, > I'm a field tech working on various pieces of telecom gear, turn-up & > troubleshooting. I'm trying to get some feedback from anyone out there > who is successfully using a terminal emulator (i.e. hyperterminal or > procomm type apps) on a PDA. > What PDAs are you using, what OS, what applications & finally do those > USB-to-serial cables (DB9) that I've seen in electronic stores as well > as on eBay have drivers for PDAs that work? > Thanx for any feedback or input. > "Eliminate annoying spam! > My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster." > http://www.ihatespam.net ------------------------------ From: Gary Novosielski Subject: Re: The Making of an Idol Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 22:54:48 GMT Monty Solomon wrote: > Talent show or popularity contest? An inside look at how reality's > No. 1 show works-and is worked over by-the fame biz. > By JAMES PONIEWOZIK > http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040524-638335,00.html That article is only available to paying subscribers of Time Magazine. If you're not prepared to quote it, posting the URL serves as little more than spam. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 20:23:52 -0400 From: Monty Solomon Subject: Verizon Adds Dial-In Access for News Conference: Advanced Fiber Optic Fiber-Optic Technology Deployment, New Products in Keller, Texas, on Wednesday, May 19 KELLER, Texas - Due to interest from the news media, Verizon has added dial-in access to its planned news conference here Wednesday, May 19, at 10 a.m. CDT (11 a.m. EDT) to announce details about deployment of an advanced fiber-optic technology, new products and the creation of North Texas jobs to support the multi-state initiative. WHEN: Wednesday, May 19, 10 a.m. CDT (11 a.m. EDT) Listen-only dial-in number: 800-475-2151, Replay for 24 hours, 877-519-4471, pin 4801810 - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=41532405 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 20:25:56 -0400 From: Monty Solomon Subject: HP Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004--HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) -- Record revenue of $20.1 billion, up 12% year-over-year -- Non-GAAP operating profit of $1.3 billion, up 17% year-over- year; Non-GAAP EPS $0.34, up 17% year-over-year -- GAAP operating profit of $1.1 billion, up 77% year-over-year; GAAP EPS $0.29, up 32% year-over-year -- Both Non-GAAP and GAAP earnings include a $70 million charge for HP's settlement with the Canadian government -- Revenue in Personal Systems grew 17% year-over-year; HP Services grew 15%; Imaging and Printing grew 11%; Enterprise Storage and Servers grew 8%; Software grew 23% -- Cash flow from operations totaled $2.6 billion HP today reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2004, including record revenue of $20.1 billion, an increase of 12% year-over-year. Non-GAAP(1) operating profit was $1.3 billion for the quarter, an increase of 17% year-over-year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.34 for the quarter, up 17% from $0.29 last year. Non- GAAP diluted EPS and non-GAAP net earnings include a $148 million adjustment on an after-tax basis, or $0.05 per diluted share. GAAP operating profit for the quarter was $1.1 billion, an improvement of $495 million or 77% year-over-year. GAAP diluted EPS was $0.29 per share, up 32% from $0.22 year-over-year. On May 13, HP Canada agreed to reimburse the Government of Canada $105 million in U.S. dollars. This settlement, net of a previously recorded amount of $35 million, had an impact of approximately 2 cents per share on second quarter GAAP and non-GAAP earnings. All non-GAAP financial information in this release is reconciled in the table below titled, "Non-GAAP Consolidated Condensed Statement of Earnings." Q2 Y/Y Q2 FY04 Growth FY03 Revenue (billions) $20.1 12% $18.0 Non-GAAP operating margin(1) 6.7% 6.4% GAAP operating margin 5.7% 3.6% Non-GAAP diluted EPS(1) $0.34 17% $0.29 GAAP diluted EPS $0.29 32% $0.22 During the quarter, and on a year-over-year basis, revenue in the Americas grew 4% to $8.4 billion; Europe grew 17% to $8.3 billion; Asia Pacific grew 22% to $2.4 billion; and Japan grew 21% to $967 million. On a total company basis, and when adjusted for the effects of currency, second quarter revenue grew 4% year-over-year. - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=41533451 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 20:26:51 -0400 From: Monty Solomon Subject: Yahoo Releases E-mail Standard to Fight Spam By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Internet portal Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) on Tuesday released an e-mail standard that prevents "spam" marketers from hiding unwanted messages behind legitimate e-mail addresses. The technique, if widely adopted, could help Internet providers more easily block the unwanted bulk messages that currently account for up to two-thirds of all e-mail traffic. Yahoo's proposed standard, known as DomainKeys, would embed outgoing messages with an encrypted digital signature matched to a signature on the server computer that sends the message. Internet providers could check the signatures on incoming messages and block those that do not match up. - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=41534400 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 16:59:45 -0500 From: jmayson@nyx.net Subject: Last Laugh! Is Google on Drugs? Organization: Nyx Net, The Spirit of the Night This morning I noticed my Google Mail account said I was using about 10 MB of my 1000000 MB quota. 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