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| Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 05:43:32 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Tools for Tailored Learning May Expose Students Personal Details
Message-ID: <ACB2F024-DDE6-4A24-B4E4-DA6091CA38C9@roscom.com>
Many technological tools used by schools are designed to customize
learning,but concern is developing over the collection and use of
data on individual students.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/technology/tools-for-tailored-learning-may-expose-students-personal-details.html
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| Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:40:41 -0400
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: What are my options?
Message-ID: <ms1see$ues$1@dont-email.me>
I've been given a Samsung Model SCH-A930 cell phone. It's branded as
Verizon, and the display shows "VCAST" when I turn it on, but that's all
I know about it.
If you use or sell this model, please answer there questions: thanks in
advance.
1. Is it for monthly plans, or prepaid?
2. If it equipped for Internet access?
3. Will it act as a WiFi hotspot?
Bill
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Bill Horne
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| Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:25:06 +0000 (UTC)
From: John Levine <johnl@iecc.com>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: What are my options?
Message-ID: <ms22li$313o$1@miucha.iecc.com>
In article <ms1see$ues$1@dont-email.me>, Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> wrote:
>I've been given a Samsung Model SCH-A930 cell phone. It's branded as
>Verizon, and the display shows "VCAST" when I turn it on, but that's all
>I know about it.
>1. Is it for monthly plans, or prepaid?
It's so old that Verizon probably doesn't support it any more. You
might see if it's possible to activate with a reseller. For example,
try
http://tracfonewireless.com/byop/
and type in the IMEI and see
if it says it's possible to activate.
>2. If it equipped for Internet access?
Sort of. It does WAP, which is slow and painful.
>3. Will it act as a WiFi hotspot?
No wifi at all.
I've had good luck with Swappa, which is sort of an eBay only for
mobile phones. You can get a decent used smartphone like a Moto E
or an iPhone 4 for under $50.
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| Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:31:51 -0700
From: Duncan <Duncan@xrtc.net>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: What are my options?
Message-ID: <1441042311.3309162.370817433.532357CD@webmail.messagingengine.com>
On Mon, Aug 31, 2015, at 08:40, Bill Horne wrote:
> I've been given a Samsung Model SCH-A930 cell phone. It's branded as
> Verizon, and the display shows "VCAST" when I turn it on, but that's all
> I know about it.
>
> If you use or sell this model, please answer there questions: thanks in
> advance.
>
> 1. Is it for monthly plans, or prepaid?
> 2. If it equipped for Internet access?
> 3. Will it act as a WiFi hotspot?
Here is the manual.
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201010/20101009044435531/verizon_wireless_a930_ug.pdf
1. That depends on the carrier, not the phone? Someone else would have
to chime in here.
2. Looks like a yes, if you like 1998. See page 167.
3. It doesn't seem to have a WiFi radio.
Duncan
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