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Tackling the cell phone unlock game

September 19, 2007 SIM card swapping for travel outside of the U.S. is a snap, but give your carrier some time to get the unlock code. TAGS: SIM card, Vodafone Group Plc., phone network, carrier, code, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.K., U.S., process

Wi-Fi phones make a splash

August 5, 2004 Roaming between wireless local area networks and cellular services may be closer--and pricier--than expected. TAGS: phone network, Strategic Planning, Wi-Fi, handset, cell phone, cell phone company, Motorola Inc., access point, opportunity, WLAN, wireless Internet, 3G, VoIP, T-Mobile, LAN, IP

New mobile music service launches

December 15, 2004 Melodeo wins rights to sell songs from Warner Music Group through cell phone networks. TAGS: Warner Music Group Corp., phone network, cell phone

Tech vs. Mother Nature

October 21, 2005 When disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes strike, high tech often proves just how fragile it can be. TAGS: phone network, BellSouth Corp., hurricane, cellular provider, disaster, Hurricane Katrina, cable company, office, power, mobile phone, AT&T Corp., IP, U.S., battery

Skype creeps under phone giants' radar

February 1, 2005 You don't always need a billion dollars to be a global telephone empire. Rather, Skype's using software--now for Macs and Linux. TAGS: Skype, phone network, VoIP, radar, telephone company, dollar, software company, Linux, broadband, Apple Macintosh, IP, U.S.

Making a beeline to being a telecom provider

November 24, 2004 Montreal start-up makes it possible, for $40 a month, to become a broadband provider--and a giant VoIP phone booth. TAGS: VoIP, phone network, telephone call, High-speed Internet, Wi-Fi router, telecommunications company, Wi-Fi, telecommunications, IP, broadband, router

Skype petitions FCC for open cellular access

February 23, 2007 Net phone company is pushing for rules that would let consumers decide which devices and software they use on cell phone networks. TAGS: Skype, phone network, carrier, CTIA, rule, mobile device, cell phone, eBay Inc., U.S.

Raza Micro jumps into Ethernet-everywhere craze

May 16, 2005 Company's new chip family marries the traditional phone network with Ethernet, the basis for corporate networks. TAGS: SONET, phone network, India, Ethernet, AMD, equipment, LAN, president

FCC denies SBC's request for price flexibility

May 6, 2005 SBC won't have much freedom in setting prices for linking Internet calls to the phone network. But the FCC promises to revisit the topic soon. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., petition, phone network, request, regulation, flexibility, commission, chairman, VoIP, AT&T Corp., IP

Ma Bell to have local rebirth online?

February 23, 2005 SBC will keep AT&T's Net phone service going post-merger, execs say--putting the company back in the market for local calls. TAGS: AT&T CallVantage, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., phone network, Ma Bell, phone line, telephone service, Internet phone, VoIP

SBC VoIP fee furor draws eyes to BellSouth program

November 29, 2004 With SBC under the gun for a new package that raises costs for Net phone providers, BellSouth's similar offering is examined--but less harshly. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., VoIP company, VoIP, phone network, furor, Internet phone, Internet phone company, IP telephony, spokesman, telephone company, telephony, chairman, call, AT&T Corp.

Year in review: VoIP's voice gets stronger

January 5, 2005 year in review After nearly a decade in gestation, Net phone service became the telecom story of the year. TAGS: VoIP, phone network, telecommunications, Internet phone, telephone company, local phone company, Cablevision Systems Corp., cell phone service provider, VoIP company, VoIP service, voice, subscriber, cable company, Vonage Holdings Corp., Time Warner Inc., IP

Ericsson touts cell network for planes

June 13, 2005 Amid growing interest in relaxing ban on cell phone use on airplanes, company creates mini cell network for commercial aircraft. TAGS: Ericsson Inc., phone network, cell phone, aircraft

Skype goes for the gold

March 17, 2005 Can new paid services put the Net phone upstart on the path to profits? TAGS: Skype, phone network, VoIP, Internet phone, SkypeOut, profit, subscriber, IM, PC

VoIP providers work to lasso smaller businesses

March 9, 2005 New products and services put Internet telephony into the reach of smaller companies. TAGS: Mitel Networks, VoIP, SBC Communications Inc., VoIP company, phone network, Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., Lucent Technologies Inc., open-source software, AT&T Corp., vice president, IP

Mobiles on the moon? NASA, Brits dial up a plan

February 19, 2008 Even in the cosmos there will be no escaping the ringtone as NASA and the British National Space Centre prep a mobile network for the moon. TAGS: moon, satellite phone, satellite, phone network, exploration, robot, vision, mobile phone

Digital music is going mobile

July 26, 2005 While the iTunes phone plays a waiting game, cell phone networks are building their own download stores. TAGS: digital music, Ed Zander, wireless carrier, phone network, carrier, wireless service, Apple iTunes, music, cell phone, Apple Computer, Motorola Inc., song, U.S.

AT&T Net phone disappoints

March 17, 2005 It's got 53,000 subscribers after millions were spent on marketing. TAGS: AT&T CallVantage, AT&T Corp., Internet phone, SBC Communications Inc., subscriber, VoIP company, VoIP, phone network, BellSouth Corp., call, cell phone, brand

Sprint/Nextel merger favoring Qualcomm standard

February 10, 2005 Sprint execs say it'll be CDMA, not a Motorola standard, dominating the combined cell phone networks. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Motorola iDEN, CDMA, Sprint Nextel, Qualcomm Inc., merger, Motorola Inc., phone network, BellSouth Corp., cell phone, handset, AT&T Corp.