Back on April 28th, I attended a launch party at the Abbey Bar for Clear, a 4G wireless Internet provider that just recently launched service in Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, and Reading. As part of the event, I received a USB aircard with 30 days’ worth of free service to use as I saw fit. Previously, [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Wireless’
May 6, 2010
4G Comes to Harrisburg
As someone who has consistently had mobile Internet since the late 90s, I’m what you would call an early adopter. About the only technology I missed out on is CDPD. But ever since the earliest days of circuit-switched 9600-baud data with PCS One, I’ve done it all. GPRS, EDGE, 1xRTT, EVDO, UMTS — been there, [...]
May 2, 2010
How to Alienate Your Customers In 140 Characters or Less
Last week I attended a launch event for Clear at the Abbey Bar in Harrisburg. Despite the open bar, free food, and promises of free devices with free service, I initially had no interest in going — and I’m not the type of person to turn down an open bar (or, for that matter, free [...]
May 5, 2008
T-Mobile to buy Sprint
Really. About once a quarter, a rumor of “somebody” buying either T-Mobile or Sprint makes its way around the intarwebs. And usually, it hasn’t come true. But this one actually has some bite. If you’re not interested in the logic behind this, the TL/DL is that Sprint and T-Mobile desperately need each other, and Sprint’s [...]
October 16, 2007
Verizon Wireless Sells Your Call Records
It’s no secret to anyone that each and every one of the companies you do business with sells information about you to third parties. Usually, this information is in aggregate, to the tune of Comcast saying “we have 32,767 male subscribers between the ages of 18 and 24 in 17104 who pay their bills on [...]
July 7, 2007
Take my Cell Phone … Please!
Anyone interested in a very-excellent condition LG vx8300 (one of the best phones ever, according to C|net) with only 17 months left on the contract? I’m leaving Verizon Wireless for Sprint ($30 = 500 minutes / unlimited nights & weekends / 7pm nights / unlimited text / unlimited picture messaging / unlimited data / national [...]
June 26, 2007
Let's Do the iPhone
Since I haven’t yet seen the topic arise over on blogHarrisburg, and since I’m the self-designated resident wireless expert, I’ll take it upon myself to open this can of worms: let’s talk about the iPhone. Coming to AT&T Wireless stores near you this Friday at 6pm, the iPhone promises to revolutionize the wireless industry by [...]
