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Message Digest Volume 28 : Issue 328 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: 'Sexting' popular among teens Re: 'Sexting' popular among teens Re: 'Sexting' popular among teens Re: AT&T U-verse Re: AT&T U-verse Re: AT&T U-verse repeaters or boosters Re: repeaters or boosters Re: repeaters or boosters Ooma - OK? ====== 28 years of TELECOM Digest -- Founded August 21, 1981 ====== Telecom and VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Digest for the Internet. 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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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:10:38 GMT From: sfdavidkaye2@yahoo.com (David Kaye) To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu Subject: Re: 'Sexting' popular among teens Message-ID: <hg5h0t$d70$1@news.eternal-september.org> hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote: > In my personal opinion, the existence of computers and the > Internet-- making storage, indexing, and remote access of personal > information so easy--has changed the 'lay of the land'. Old privacy > laws are not adequate to meet the new world All I can say is thank goodness I have a common name. Many people think I'm a voiceover actor from Vancouver. While I've done v/o a little and I've been a DJ and all that, I'm not the Vancouver guy. Hopefully someone will see fit to deposit some of his money into my bank account one day... ***** Moderator's Note ***** Ah, but you have a different telephone number than he does, and that's all anyone needs to tell you apart. Bill Horne Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:57:56 -0600 From: Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu Subject: Re: 'Sexting' popular among teens Message-ID: <SsOdnWliXNRV5rvWnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d@posted.visi> David Kaye wrote: > All I can say is thank goodness I have a common name. Many people > think I'm a voiceover actor from Vancouver. While I've done v/o a > little and I've been a DJ and all that, I'm not the Vancouver guy. > Hopefully someone will see fit to deposit some of his money into my > bank account one day... > > ***** Moderator's Note ***** > > Ah, but you have a different telephone number than he does, and that's > all anyone needs to tell you apart. I dunno. I've got a landline number, a cell number, a fax number, two or three google voice numbers. I don't even recognize some of my own numbers, so it's a bit much to expect others to. But I'm pretty sure I'm not the Vancouver guy, either. Dave ***** Moderator's Note ***** Yes, but ... ... your landline number is probably on your checks, or your business card, so it's "you" for practical purposes. It's certainly usable as a "disqualifier" field to separate you from guy-in-Vancouver, and therefor it will keep people from mistaking you for him. Bulk (snail) mail marketers spend a lot of time trying not to send mail to those who won't respond: that's why they love telephone numbers, which are more valuable to show what you are not (not in Vancouver, for example) than what you _are_. Bill Horne Moderator Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:07:57 GMT From: sfdavidkaye2@yahoo.com (David Kaye) To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu Subject: Re: 'Sexting' popular among teens Message-ID: <hg6nhb$jpf$1@news.eternal-september.org> Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> wrote: > Bulk (snail) mail marketers spend a lot of time trying not to send > mail to those who won't respond: that's why they love telephone > numbers, which are more valuable to show what you are not (not in > Vancouver, for example) than what you _are_. Area-based phone numbers are a thing of the past. I live in San Francisco. I have 3 housemates. We all have cell phones. One has an area code of 831 (Santa Cruz), another has 650 (San Mateo area), and the third has 206 (Seattle). None of them bothered to change their numbers even though they moved to SF long ago. Oh, and we have not had a landline in out household in over 5 years. I routinely converse and text with people with area codes all over the nation who are actually in SF or Oakland or somewhere else locally. ***** Moderator's Note ***** Since you do have a cellular number and you don't have a landline number, you're a lot more likely to have a fair amount of disposable income than someone whose pattern is vice versa. It's all grist for the mill! Bill Horne Moderator Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:02:14 -0500 From: Chris Hoaglin / Primary Rate <chris@primaryratedata.com> To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu Subject: Re: AT&T U-verse Message-ID: <4B267DA6.1040906@primaryratedata.com> Bill Horne wrote: > IIRC, the last time that there was a major SS7 outage, it was caused > by a software update to the STP's. The new software broke some old > feature, and the problem cascaded into a major nationwide outage. It > was a few years back. > > Bill Horne Or there was the time AT&T's entire frame relay network crashed due to a software upgrade. (and not even of the whole CPU controller, it appears from the story they had just upgraded the firmware code on one of the DS3 linecards.) The platform in question can store firmware loads for the various linecards on the switch controller, which can then be "burned" to the flash of a linecard at will. http://books.google.com/books?id=eB4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14#v=onepage&q=&f=false http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=433385 Something I read while looking this up mentioned an SS7 outage in 1990 which also affected AT&T. Maybe that was the one you were referring to. -- Chris Hoaglin Primary Rate Specialists in Lucent equipment. Data Comm./Networking/Telecommunications. Legacy/Specialty/Embedded systems parts support. Custom rework and re-engineering services. E-Mail: Chris@primaryratedata.com Voice: +1 978-835-4539 Fax: +1 774-233-0418 AIM: PrimaryRateData Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:56:02 -0800 From: Steven <diespammers@killspammers.com> To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu Subject: Re: AT&T U-verse Message-ID: <hg6mr4$n60$1@news.eternal-september.org> Chris Hoaglin / Primary Rate wrote: > Bill Horne wrote: > >> IIRC, the last time that there was a major SS7 outage, it was caused >> by a software update to the STP's. The new software broke some old >> feature, and the problem cascaded into a major nationwide outage. It >> was a few years back. >> >> Bill Horne > > Or there was the time AT&T's entire frame relay network crashed due to > a software upgrade. (and not even of the whole CPU controller, it > appears from the story they had just upgraded the firmware code on one > of the DS3 linecards.) The platform in question can store firmware > loads for the various linecards on the switch controller, which can > then be "burned" to the flash of a linecard at will. > > http://books.google.com/books?id=eB4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14#v=onepage&q=&f=false > http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?C=0&ID=433385 > > Something I read while looking this up mentioned an SS7 outage in 1990 > which also affected AT&T. Maybe that was the one you were referring > to. We had (GTE) had a minor SS7 outage during testing because one of our CO Installers reversed the 00/01 cable for the signal to go to the Toll Center; it caused the signal for 00 to go to 01. I found it in one of the offices I was testing and found that all the CO's that this installer had worked on were the same. -- The only good spammer is a dead one!! Have you hunted one down today? (c) 2009 I Kill Spammers, Inc., A Rot in Hell. Co. Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:49:14 -0800 From: Steven <diespammers@killspammers.com> To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu Subject: Re: AT&T U-verse Message-ID: <hg61bd$l10$1@news.eternal-september.org> Chris Hoaglin / Primary Rate wrote: > kd1s.nospam@cox.nospam.net wrote: > >> One of the issues with network performace is the software on the >> routers. ISP owned routers should be updated regularly but they >> aren't. >> >> I keep the firmware on my equipment up to current versions. Same with >> the computers, I try to keep the latest hardware drivers going. >> >> Your speed will increase because they'll give you a new DSL modem. > > Bear in mind that a carrier environment is lot more complicated that the > customer premises, with many more considerations involved in what to > upgrade and when. > [Moderator snip] What concerns me is the last 1000 feet is the same 30+ year old cable, with its old splices, lead cable and bridge taps, will I have the same problems as I have had with DSL, or will the U-Verse be more stable as they have said the problems with the DSL was the Network Routers, if they had just moved me to a different router, they I would not have had to change; at least I have 30 days to return to my old service. -- The only good spammer is a dead one!! Have you hunted one down today? (c) 2009 I Kill Spammers, Inc., A Rot in Hell. Co. ***** Moderator's Note ***** As long as you're willing to buy it or try it, they'll keep trying to sell it. It doesn't cost them anything to tell you it'll be better, and it doesn't cost them anything to blame <whatever sounds impressive and far aways and mysterious>. I suggest you negotiate a deal that lets you out if they don't make the speed you expect. You'll probably find out that they'll be very reluctant to commit to any specifics that can be measured. It's a good idea to price all competitors: cable, WiMax, Covad DSL, and Satellite. I've found that it helps a lot to have the prices in front of you when you're talking to salesmen. Bill Horne Moderator Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:31:57 +0000 (UTC) From: "George Kamenz" <gjk@foo.bar.baz.INVALID> To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu Subject: repeaters or boosters Message-ID: <xn0giw0dzw8dv001@news.eternal-september.org> Can anyone recommend a faq about repeaters or boosters for cell phones? I want to put an antenna in my house to improve reception and use generally. I'm not all that interested in renting some sort of cell phone to voip service from a provider, but rather making the house a better place for cell traffic generally. Most of the stuff I've found is all but written by the supplier, the rest [is] about voip converters. -- gjk Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:52:25 -0800 From: Steven <diespammers@killspammers.com> To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu Subject: Re: repeaters or boosters Message-ID: <hg6mk9$ipi$1@news.eternal-september.org> George Kamenz wrote: > Can anyone recommend a faq about repeaters or boosters for cell > phones? I want to put an antenna in my house to improve reception and > use generally. I'm not all that interested in renting some sort of > cell phone to voip service from a provider, but rather making the > house a better place for cell traffic generally. > > Most of the stuff I've found is all but written by the supplier, the > rest [is] about voip converters. I have seen YAGI antennas that you can put on your roof, in fact I have one, never used it since I never needed one, a friend gave it to me. -- The only good spammer is a dead one!! Have you hunted one down today? (c) 2009 I Kill Spammers, Inc., A Rot in Hell. Co. Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:30:24 -0800 From: AES <siegman@stanford.edu> To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu Subject: Re: repeaters or boosters Message-ID: <siegman-8B7C81.17295414122009@news.stanford.edu> In article <xn0giw0dzw8dv001@news.eternal-september.org>, "George Kamenz" <gjk@foo.bar.baz.INVALID> wrote: > Can anyone recommend a faq about repeaters or boosters for cell > phones? I want to put an antenna in my house to improve reception and > use generally. I'm not all that interested in renting some sort of > cell phone to voip service from a provider, but rather making the > house a better place for cell traffic generally. > > Most of the stuff I've found is all but written by the supplier, the > rest [is] about voip converters. Do you have a minimally decent Internet connection in your house? Our house is in a cellphone dead zone for Verizon -- we get one flickering signal bar ("tower") in the display on our phones, and essentially unusable connectivity. After years of this, we just bought a Verizon "femtocell" (Wireless Network Extender); plugged it into one of the Ethernet ports on our Comcast router; it got itself connected to its mother ship within minutes; and now we have essentially our own private tower, with 4 bars throughout the house. Purchase price $220 (my wife argued the Verizon store down from $250 on the basis of the lousy signal strength in our area); handles three or four simultaneous calls; and no monthly charges. The user guide says it will work with 400 KB DSL, though we have a lot more bw from Comcast. Seems great; if you have any questions about it, I can try to respond. Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:44:49 -0500 From: "Steve Freides" <steve@kbnj.remove-this.com> To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu Subject: Ooma - OK? Message-ID: <7onitiF3r13naU1@mid.individual.net> Anyone care to relate experiences using Ooma instead of a land line for voice and/or fax? Thanks in advance. -S- TELECOM Digest is an electronic journal devoted mostly to telecom- munications topics. It is circulated anywhere there is email, in addition to Usenet, where it appears as the moderated newsgroup 'comp.dcom.telecom'. TELECOM Digest is a not-for-profit, mostly non-commercial educational service offered to the Internet by Bill Horne. All the contents of the Digest are compilation-copyrighted. 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