---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180419002845.GA2750@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:28:45 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids By Issie Lapowsky WOODMAN SCHOOL IS a tiny, whitewashed schoolhouse lodged in a remote clearing in Montana's Lolo National Forest. It has a total of 35 students, and in January, all of them got the same assignment: Write a letter to local lawmakers explaining why you want internet access at school. https://www.wired.com/story/fcc-delays-keeping-broadband-from-rural-school-kids/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180419002027.GA2721@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:20:27 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Centurylink service restored to the Garibaldi, Oregon area Previous info: Centurylink landline phone service is down and effecting 911 service in the Garibaldi area, according to to Tillamook Emergency Management. It is possible the outage goes up to Rockaway Beach. https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/news/centurylink-service-restored-to-the-garibaldi-area/article_f1447072-428d-11e8-a0c1-2750c0edb4e0.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <659DE3E8-5A5F-450B-89DD-4260F230E8BB@roscom.com> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 08:29:36 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: These Ex-Spies Are Harvesting Facebook Photos For A Massive Facial Recognition Database These Ex-Spies Are Harvesting Facebook Photos For A Massive Facial Recognition Database https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2018/04/16/huge-facebook-facial-recognition-database-built-by-ex-israeli-spies/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <0DFA2F16-6FAE-4EB0-BB76-7EFA8F3A0D72@roscom.com> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:27:40 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Apple's iPhone X Took 35% of Smartphone Profits in the Fourth Quarter Apple's iPhone X Took 35% of Smartphone Profits in the Fourth Quarter By Don Reisinger Apple's iPhone X has been slammed by reports that demand for the handset is sluggish. But a new report suggests it tops in profitability. The flagship Apple handset nabbed 35% of the smartphone market's profits during the fourth quarter, market researcher Counterpoint reported on Tuesday. The iPhone X was the most profitable smartphone on the market, topping Apple's iPhone 8, which captured 19.1% of the industry's worldwide profits, according to Counterpoint. The iPhone 8 Plus landed in third place with 15.2% profit share. http://fortune.com/2018/04/17/apple-iphone-x-profits/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <bc1f7124-bca1-414f-930c-075ce3d5c260@googlegroups.com> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:07:56 -0700 (PDT) From: New Reader <mkupper41@remove-this.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Does anyone remember the IMTS System? On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 4:43:36 PM UTC-7, Bill Horne wrote: > Here's a trip down memory lane: does anyone remember the IMTS > systems that preceded cellular? I find myself getting nostalgic > for the "good old days" of the mobile world, and I wonder if > any of that equipment has been converted to other uses. I had a number of Motorola IMTS systems in my trucks. Also GE. All on vhf band. I have a GE IMTS phone with Glenayre head that still works. ***** Moderator's Note ***** I take it that there are still service providers for IMTS? How much does the service cost? By the way, there's an excellent site covering the pre-cellular mobile phones: http://www.wb6nvh.com/Carphone.htm Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 19 Apr 2018