Archive for: December 2007

26 December 2007

Walking 20km To Charge Your Mobile Phone?

Filed under: mobile network operators - 26 Dec 2007

india.gifLeo Blanco over at The Mobile Technology Weblog writes about a village in India where about 40 people have to walk 20km just to get some place with electricity in order to …

25 December 2007

Alternative Christmas Music Fare

Filed under: music - 25 Dec 2007

While I got to hear a lot of “classic” Christmas music today, which I like in small quantities, I much prefer songs like Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPaGQEskSKM[/video]

I also am fond of this piece by Weird Al:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTGlUMvbhSw[/video]

Maybe I …

Christmas Wishes From PhoneBoy

Filed under: miscellaneous - 25 Dec 2007

2007.12.25Santa visited this evening and left some presents under the tree for the kids. Hope you’re all having a good Christmas, or if it’s not your holiday, having …

24 December 2007

Fun With Old Pinball Machines

Filed under: entertainment,gadgets - 24 Dec 2007

Eight Ball Deluxe Limited EditionA few years ago, my wife and I bought an Eight Ball Deluxe Limited Edition pinball machine several years ago, shown here. (There’s …

23 December 2007

PhoneBoy’s Week That Was 23 December 2007

Filed under: blogging,gadgets,spam,voip - 23 Dec 2007

PhoneBoySeems like I’ve spent a lot of time writing blog posts this week. However, most of the posts I wrote this week are actually for this coming week on VoIP Weblog

22 December 2007

Jajah Giving Away Free Calls At Christmas

Filed under: telecom,voip - 22 Dec 2007

Jajah Free ChristmasIt’s that time of year when companies give away free calling during Christmas. Jajah is no exception. They are giving away one hour of free calling between 24 December …

RadioFrame and Nokia Siemens Networks Cooperate on 3G Femtocell Deployments

Filed under: mobile network operators,voip - 22 Dec 2007

RadioFrameI have to say, I really like the idea of Femtocells. It remains to be seen how well they actually work in the real world, but it sounds like a sexy technology–a …

21 December 2007

Nokia Technical Assistance Center Earns SCP Certification 5 Years Running

Filed under: nokia,workplace - 21 Dec 2007

SCP LogoSome days, it seems like I write about Nokia a lot here. But it’s almost never about the part of the company I actually work for. Today, I get to share something …

Will Someone Please Kill sunrocket.com?

Filed under: business,voip - 21 Dec 2007

Well, well, lookie here. An ad for SunRocket:

sunrocket ad

And guess what, the link works:

Sunrocket Landing

And it goes farther:

Sunrocket Choose Plan

etc. It’s really confusing, too, because it has SunRocket all over it, …

Why Don’t Telcoms Do This In The US?

Filed under: mobile network operators,telecom - 21 Dec 2007

Cell TowerGary Kim lets us know about an interesting development in the Indian mobile operator space. The infrastructure of the three mobile operators is being joined together as a separate entity that …

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