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The Verizon Center in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Bruce Kushnick : Verizon's Wireless 'Voice Link' as a Replacement of the Wires? The Downgrading and Disconnecting of America's Communications Networks  Posted June 18, 2013 |  3:21 PM  "Imagine waking up after a storm and your wired phone line is dead. You've kept it because the cell phone service isn't reliable or sounds like you are under water. Maybe you really wanted something more reliable in case of an emergency. You check and the burglar alarm isn't working..." Related articles Bruce Kushnick: Verizon's Wireless 'Voice Link' as a Replacement of the Wires? The Downgrading and Disconnecting of America's Communications Networks Verizon Plans to Abandon Copper Wires In Islands Damaged by Sandy Verizon Wireless Enhances 4G LTE Coverage around Concord, New Hampshire Is Our Emergency LTE Network Plan Getting Hijack...

English: Comcast Building (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The Facts :  " Comcast and the other incumbents keep pointing to mobile wireless and claiming that its use in America changes this picture. That’s just not true. Although there has been growth in mobile wireless over the last few years, it is a complementary service: 83% of Americans with smartphones also have a wire at home. So although mobile wireless subscriptions have increased (and represent about 43% of the connections over 3 Mbps in America), that doesn’t mean that more American individuals are getting connected to the Internet at high speeds. It means that more Americans, many of whom already have slow wires at home, are buying smartphones." Related articles Verizon and AT&T grow fatter in America as mobile prices plunge in Europe Google to Launch Low-Cost Android Smartphones [WSJ] bēm wireless mobile speaker gets a college edition

Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Angel with mobile phone (Photo credit: Akbar Sim ) Tech Daily Dose : Kucinich Calls For Cellphone Radiation Warning Labels By  Josh Smith August 6, 2012  |  1:45 p.m.  ""Consumers have a right to know the radiation levels of cell phones and whether they are buying the phone with the lowest - or the highest - level of exposure to cell phone radiation," Kucinich said in a statement. "They also deserve to have up-to-date exposure standards that are put together by health professionals without conflicts of interest."" .. ./ero . Related articles Dennis Kucinich wants radiation levels clearly labeled on your cell phone Kucinich Calls For Cellphone Radiation Warning Labels Pediatricians Say Cell Phone Radiation Standards Need Another Look FCC to Review Cell Phone Radiation Standards NEW Urgent Warning to All Cell Phone Users

Wi-Fi Signal logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) mobile phone text message (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Social Media To Cost Wireless Operators $23B in SMS Revenue : There is a proven proliferation of social messaging apps on smartphones that are often connecting over Wi-Fi rather than the 3G or 4G cellular network . Messaging through these apps often include push notifications, so the user is alerted whenever a new message comes in, just like when a text message comes through. The cumulative effect of these realities is a comparable user experience between social messaging and texting, but a definite cost-savings for the consumer. Meanwhile, operators can't monetize the Wi-Fi-based traffic through mobile broadband usage charges, and are losing out on text charges. .. .ero .

Image via Wikipedia LiveLeak.com - Guy turns on a Vehicle GPS on Airplane - LOL :  Guy turns on his car's GPS while on a commercial airline flight. Here's what happens. .. .ero . Related articles JETNET Offers Commercial Airliner Fleet Subscription Services (prweb.com) A GPS maker shifts gears (tech.fortune.cnn.com) Understanding Airplane Mode on Electronic Devices [Geek Explains] (maketecheasier.com) Chicago's $171K airport GPS system was a waste of money (slashgear.com)