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Volume 31 : Issue 179 : "text" Format
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Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:38:24 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: AT&T Mobile Share
Message-ID: <p0624083acc2c4ed71b46@[10.0.1.6]>
AT&T Gives Customers More Choice with New Shared Wireless Data Plans
New Mobile Share Plans Allow Customers to Easily Share Data Across
Smartphones, Tablets and Other Devices. New and Current Customers Not
Required To Choose or Switch to Shared Plans
Dallas, Texas, July 18, 2012
AT&T* customers will soon have more options in choosing the plan
that's right for them and their mobile devices. With new AT&T Mobile
Share plans, available in late August, new and existing customers can
share a single bucket of data across smartphones, tablets, and other
compatible devices, plus get unlimited talk and text. AT&T Mobile
Share plans make it easy for customers to manage their data, voice
minutes and texting, without needing to keep track of multiple plans.
Customers can select one of the new shared data plans or choose one
of AT&T's existing individual or family plans. Current customers are
not required to switch to the new plans, but can choose to do so
without a contract extension. There are no changes to AT&T's device
upgrade policy, which means customers eligible to upgrade to AT&T's
best device price are not required to switch plans. The new plans
will also be available for business customers.
...
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=23084&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=34855
AT&T Mobile Share
http://att.com/mobileshare/
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:35:51 -0700
From: John David Galt <jdg@diogenes.sacramento.ca.us>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Challenge-Response
Message-ID: <jud4id$s6p$1@blue-new.rahul.net>
On 2012-07-20 08:42, Pete Cresswell wrote:
> I have been ranting about challenge-response periodically for a
> couple of years now.
>
> "Captcha" for phones, so-to-speak.
>
> Does anybody else think that's where phone service is headed
> globally?
I doubt it. The same thing has been tried with e-mail, and most senders, even
legitimate ones, will blacklist the address from which the challenge comes
rather than give the response, especially if it requires going to a web site.
But in my view, there are much better strategies for filtering out unwanted
calls which can only be done if the calls go through the recipient's computer
-- and for that reason alone, VOIP will largely replace wired phones within a
few years.
Indeed, I'd already have ditched my POTS, except that the only phone company
which has wired my housing complex is AT&T, and they won't sell broadband
without a POTS phone line (an illegal "tying" practice that I wish regulators
would compel them to stop, already).
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 23:27:06 -0500
From: Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Robocalls on the upswing: FTC on the hunt for Rachel and company
Message-ID: <judb37$4kk$1@dont-email.me>
On 7/20/2012 10:27 AM, Pete Cresswell wrote:
>> The FTC blames technology in the hands of people who disregard the
>> law. Robocalls can be made by the millions and no one even has to
>> pause to take a breath since the calls are computer-generated.
>
> The cynic in me has to wonder how long Rachel would last if those
> calls were threatening the lives/safety of high-level
> politicians.
>
> The answer that burbles up is "less than a week... maybe a lot
> less...".
>
You bet. Millions of phone records shared with government yearly,
and that's not even counting the NSA's monitoring of the 'net. Dammit,
if we're going to have ubiquitous surveillance and detention without
trial, why can't we at least reap a few benefits from it?
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