Message-ID: <20220412164108.454A3799@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:41:08 +0000 (UTC)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: WCB Short Term Network Change Notification Filed By Verizon
NY
Full Title: Wireline Competition Bureau Short Term Network Change
Notification Filed By Verizon New York Inc
Document Type(s): Public Notice
Bureau(s): Wireline Competition
Files
Public Notice: Docx Pdf Txt (URL's for the various file types are at the followng site:)
https://www.fcc.gov/document/wcb-short-term-network-change-notification-filed-verizon-ny-14
Message-ID: <20220412163633.A0BA0799@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:36:33 +0000 (UTC)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: AG Nessel Reissues Consumer Alert Following Verizon
Smishing Warning
Media contact: AGPress
Public inquires: 517-335-7622
April 1, 2022
LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is sharing reminders
from her Text Message Scams: Smishing Consumer Alert as Verizon
customers are warned about scam messages from their own number.
Smishing is when scammers send text messages pretending to be from
trusted sources. The goal is to get targets to respond with personal
information like passwords and credit card details or to click on
links that install malware. It is just like phishing that uses emails;
instead smishing uses texts.
The company told The Verge earlier this week, "Verizon is aware that
bad actors are sending spam text messages to some customers which
appear to come from the customers' own number. Our team is actively
working to block these messages, and we have engaged with US law
enforcement to identify and stop the source of this fraudulent
activity. Verizon continues to work on behalf of the customer to
prevent spam texts and related activity."
https://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,4534,7-359-92297_47203-579088--,00.html
Message-ID: <D0DE100D-6CCF-46DF-9130-2E7324293B5E@roscom.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2022 23:30:12 -0400
From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: Google Fi unlimited plans get lower prices, higher data
limits
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/google-fis-unlimited-plans-get-a-5-1=0-price-cut/=
***** Moderator's Note *****
Google Fi sucks. Plain and simple: don't buy this BS, and don't buy this
product.
My neighbor *GAVE* me a Google Fi phone, which I was greatful for, but
then it started to pop-up a warning every few seconds, telling me that
"Bluetooth Keeps Stopping." There was no cure for it: I spent several
days trying to find one in the various user groups. It wasn't just an
annoyance: I had to manually answer the interrupting pop-up every
time, and that made even the most simple tasks a lesson in digital
frustration.
Google is the champion of the Android operating system used on most
non-apple phones. The company does not choose to find and fix the
problem, but they're willing to hire PR firms to hype how nice they're
going to be to their former victims.
My personal opionion is: AVOID THIS PRODUCT LIKE THE PLAGUE!
Bill Horne
Moderator
