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The Telecom Digest for July 05, 2010
Volume 29 : Issue 181 : "text" Format
Messages in this Issue:
New state law spells it out: No texting while driving
/ Cellphone use banned for under-18 drivers (Monty Solomon)
For restless thumbs, a necessary discipline (Monty Solomon)
The incredible shrinking Queens NYC Yellow pages (www.Queensbridge.us)
Re: The Mystery of the iPhone Death Grip (David Clayton)
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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 00:27:20 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: New state law spells it out: No texting while driving / Cellphone use banned for under-18 drivers
Message-ID: <p0624087ac855bd8ca899@[10.0.1.3]>
New state law spells it out: No texting while driving
Cellphone use banned for under-18 drivers
By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff | July 3, 2010
Governor Deval Patrick yesterday signed into law legislation making
Massachusetts the 29th state to ban texting behind the wheel for all
drivers and any cellphone use for those under 18.
The law, the product of intense lobbying by safe-driving advocates
and families of loved ones lost in fatal accidents, will take effect
in 90 days, in October. It also requires drivers 75 and older to take
vision tests and renew their licenses in person, rather than online.
...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/07/03/new_state_law_spells_it_out_no_texting_behind_wheel/
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 00:32:42 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: For restless thumbs, a necessary discipline
Message-ID: <p0624087bc855bf20075a@[10.0.1.3]>
For restless thumbs, a necessary discipline
By Megan Woolhouse and Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff | July 3, 2010
Chantal Boxer wanted someone - anyone - to help her kick the habit.
A personal concierge who is often on the road, she uses her
BlackBerry to text and e-mail clients, friends, and associates from
behind the wheel of her sport utility vehicle. She knows she's just
one LOL away from a crash.
Now help is on the way. Yesterday, the governor stepped in, signing a
law that bans texting while driving.
"I am definitely an offender,'' said Boxer, 34. "I'll tell you, this
new law is going to change my life.''
The new law, which takes effect in October, could force painful
changes for many. The constant checking, the inability to look away
from an iPhone, and the aching thumbs represent more than a guilty
indulgence; the phones are an increasingly necessary lifeline to work
and family. It seems like everyone, from teenagers to college
presidents, is tethered to the devices, using an idle minute at a red
traffic light as an opportunity to check e-mail or tap out a text
message.
...
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/07/03/for_restless_thumbs_a_necessary_discipline/
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:56:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: "www.Queensbridge.us" <NOTvalid@Queensbridge.us>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: The incredible shrinking Queens NYC Yellow pages
Message-ID: <04870f21-c937-4dbe-828b-b145025de3db@c33g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>
I had previously posted about the number of White pages getting less
in number.
Got the new Yellow pages a few days ago and thickness seemed same.
But the height and width of the book has shrunk a lot compared to the
White pages.
The White and Yellow used to be same height and width [left to right
on the cover when book is laying flat]
--
http://queensbridge.us/
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:59:17 +1000
From: David Clayton <dcstar@myrealbox.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: The Mystery of the iPhone Death Grip
Message-ID: <pan.2010.06.29.22.59.12.852869@myrealbox.com>
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:13:49 -0400, Monty Solomon wrote:
>
> The Mystery of the iPhone Death Grip
> David Pogue
> June 25, 2010
>
> The hot tech news on Friday is the exploding scandal that has been dubbed
> the "iPhone Death Grip." Like everything else related to the iPhone, it
> has turned into an overhyped emotional stew.
>
> Some people are reporting, and even posting videos showing, that when you
> wrap your hand around the iPhone 4, the cellular Internet strength visibly
> drops. You can actually see the bars disappearing.
>
> A cellphone that loses its signal when you pick it up? Well, that could be
> considered a drawback.
>
> I must say, I was mystified at first. I have never seen it on the iPhone
> unit I have been reviewing. I cannot even reproduce it, no matter how hard
> I try. I'm sitting here right now. I'm wrapping my hand every which way -
> I'm even holding it with two fists, completely concealing the silver band
> around the edges - and my four-bar signal strength doesn't waver.
>
> ...
>
>
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/the-mystery-of-the-iphone-death-grip/
Ahh, but was it being held in the left or right hand?
It is quite conceivable that the internal antenna (is there just one?) is
on one side of the device, and depending on how it is held it the
signal could be impeded by more body mass than if held differently.
Squishy wet bags of protoplasm are quite good at absorbing RF.
--
Regards, David.
David Clayton
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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