News tagged with landline telephones


More cell phone users dropping landlines (AP)

Phone home and call likely answered on the cell

Technology / Telecom

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- In a high-tech shift accelerated by the recession, the number of U.S. households opting for only cell phones has for the first time surpassed those that just have traditional landlines. It is the ...





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FCC: Landline number move should take 1 day, not 4

Technology / Telecom

created May 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission voted Wednesday to force landline phone companies to act faster when their subscribers want to move their phone number to a rival service.


MetroPCS mimics landline with family 'groupline'

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Regional wireless carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. has a new feature designed to lure families getting rid of their landlines. The new service gives families one number that rings all their cell phones at once.


US teens use smart phones for cheating: study

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created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

A study released on Thursday shows US teens are using smart phones and the Internet to cheat at school work or exams.


Qwest Communications 3Q earnings fall 6 pct

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 6 percent drop in third-quarter profit Wednesday as customers continue to give up traditional landline telephones.


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Small Telephone Network With Peer-to-Peer

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created Apr 07, 2006 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Siemens has developed a telephone system that doesn't require a switchboard. The HiPath BizIP telephones are directly connected to one another and communicate much like participants in an Internet file-sharing ...


Motorola unveils home telecom hub device

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created Jan 03, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Motorola Tuesday unveiled a new access device that serves as a hub for wireless and standard telephones used in the home.


AT&T rolls out 3G MicroCell device in Charlotte

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AT&T's new device is what's known as a femtocell: a machine that plugs into your existing high-speed Internet connection and then broadcasts a cell phone signal throughout your house (or office or mountain lair, etc.). You ...


High-tech smooths Katrina communications

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created Sep 14, 2005 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Responders in the Gulf Coast are using a high-tech means of sending urgent messages instantly and securely to a specific recipient.


Qwest 2Q profit up 18 pct on one-time tax savings

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc.'s second-quarter earnings rose 18 percent because of one-time tax savings, even as revenue continued to slide as customers abandon landline telephones, the phone company said ...


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HP exploring using Android software in computers

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created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Leading US computer maker Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday it is studying the possibility of building machines based on Google-backed Android operating systems.



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