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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 152: A Tough Road for Nokia

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:51:37 +0000

It’s one thing for a guy like Tomi Ahonen to say that Nokia is not on the right track. And he’s been saying that for at least 2 years now. It’s quite another when your investors tell you “the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Please switch to another road.”

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 151: Is Roaming Dead?

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:46:00 +0000

I don’t think it’s dead like this article from The Street suggests, but it’s definitely getting cheaper thanks to companies like Truphone and Maxroam.

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 150: Samsung Galaxy S4 Goes Into The Nexus

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:50:15 +0000

At Google I/O, they announced that the Samsung Galaxy S4 would be getting the Nexus treatment, i.e. stock Android. It would be a special version they sell on the Google Play store for $649 starting June 28th.

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 149: Homomorphic Encryption

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:45:25 +0000

Homomorphic Encryption will allow you to store data in the cloud, yet still work with it without requiring the data to be decrypted first. It was a theory that was proved possible, now a working implementation exists thanks to IBM!

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 148: Google Comes Together

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:49:01 +0000

Google unifies their storage across services. Not sure what this means for people like me with a legacy storage plan, though.

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 147: Troubleshooting iMessage

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:44:23 +0000

My wife’s recent experience in moving to an iPhone and to T-Mobile’s $30 rate plan surfaced an interesting issue with iMessage that took a little bit of “troubleshooting” to resolve.

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 146: Mothers Day

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:23:16 +0000

Mothers Day. It has noble origins, but like most holidays, Mothers Day turned bogative pretty quickly.

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 145: These Tablet Prices Are Insane!

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:41:32 +0000

Android Tablets are getting cheaper. Lots of stuff under $200, which is cheaper than a laptop or desktop.

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 144: T-Mobile USA’s $30 Plan

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:49:01 +0000

T-Mobile has a number pf prepaid plans, but by far the best one is their $30 unlimited data (5GB at 4G speed) unlimited text and 100 voice minutes. Not sure why T-Mobile makes this plan so hard to get, but it’s, quite possibly the best wireless plan in the US for people who have smartphones and don’t talk much.

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10 May 2013, Michael Graves writes: Yes, for a time my wife had a Nexus 4 and I had the Galaxy Nexus. I caved after just a couple of months and upgraded my phone. What truly frustrates me about T-Mobile is the limited hardware support for HDVoice. They don't support the flagship Android phone or anything BYOD.
10 May 2013, Dameon Welch-Abernathy writes: At least they support HDVoice at all...
10 May 2013, tom writes: yes this is a pretty nice plan, but i wish it were possible to switch between pay as you go and this plan or better yet i wish t-mobile would sell data buckets that could be added to a pay as you go plan and than used as needed. i also have a couple extra phones around that i mostly just play around with on wifi. i would like to have a couple extra SIM cards that i just pay for the data i use as needed but mostly sit in drawer. if i could buy say 10GB of data with a one year expiration date it would be absolutely perfect. at least a few carrier in Europe offer similar options i wish it were available in USA. one thing i have noticed about t-mobile lately is that in order to activate a phone they ask for the IMEI number. i can still swap the SIM after activating but the very act of asking for the IMEI seems to go against the spirit of keeping the SIM/plan as something separate from the hardware device. just out of principle i should be able to buy service without revealing what phone/device the servie will be used on. tom
10 May 2013, Dameon Welch-Abernathy writes: Data-only SIMs that I could load/use on demand would be awesome. We're a ways from that, I'm afraid. I'm not a fan of asking for the IMEI during activation either but let's face it: they're going to know what IMEI you're using anyway. I believe they will lock the SIM to an IMEI in some specific cases--presumably when you buy certain prepaid phones and/or you're a new customer.

PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 143: The Coverage Map is a Lie

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:31:17 +0000

My rant on mobile phone operator coverage maps and what they really mean. (Hint: you’re probably not covered)

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 142: A Place For Your Stuff Online

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:04:17 +0000

As I’m currently rethinking my current situation, I articulate the various options for putting content online for others to see.

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 141: Google Gestapo

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:48:08 +0000

John C. Dvorak’s Blog got blocked by Google because it was infected with malware. Even though the infection was removed pretty quickly, it took them days to remove the block. This was really obvious by the lack of donations for the best podcast in the universe on Sunday’s show.

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 140: Leaving the Internet to Find Yourself

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:29:52 +0000

Paul Miller, a writer for The Verge, left the Internet for a year. He’s back, and nothing has changed.

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 139: Every Voice Counts

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Sun, 05 May 2013 14:23:15 +0000

Apparently the masses are continuing their assault against Rush Limbaugh’s sponsors, which is having a massive impact on Clear Channel. Imagine if people focused that energy on their Congress Critters instead…

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 138: Solitaire

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Sat, 04 May 2013 07:01:04 +0000

I’m feeling less techie this evening and more philosophical. It came to me while I was playing, of all things, Solitaire.

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