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TELECOM Digest Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:58:00 EDT Volume 24 : Issue 149
Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson
Cable Industry Touts Move Into Telecommunications (Lisa Minter)
Viacom's MTV Launches Web-Based TV 'Channel' (Lisa Minter)
AOL Launches Internet Phone Service (Lisa Minter)
AOL Unveils Pricey VoIP Offering (Jack Decker)
Verizon's Press Release on New, Overpriced, Limited VoIP (Jack Decker)
Great Post For Someone Thinking About VoIP (Jack Decker)
VoIP Adapter With High REN? (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Telemarketing to Cellphones (HarryHydro)
AOL Goes VoIP (Telecom dailyLead from USTA)
Sperm - Not so Mobile (Monty Solomon)
Opposition to Cell Phones on Airplanes (Lisa Hancock)
Re: Harrasing Annoying Ex Boyfriend Phone Calls CALLER ID (Justin Time)
Re: Question on Caller ID on Panasonic KX-TA624 (Carl Navarro)
Re: Prison Cell Phone Scandal (Fred Atkinson)
Re: Wired: Word From on High - Jam Cell Calls (Marcus Didius Falco)
Re: Obituary: Schiavo Dies After Feeding Tube Removed (Fred Atkinson)
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Date: 06 Apr 2005 23:12:09 -0700
From: Lisa Minter <lisa_minter2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: Cable Industry Touts Move Into Telecommunications
By Jeremy Pelofsky
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After years of promises, U.S. cable
companies will finally launch telephone service on a large scale this
year, executives at the National Cable & Telecommunications Industry's
annual convention this week said.
Cable companies like Time Warner Inc. and Cox Communications Inc.
see offering telephone service as a key area for growth in the $57.6
billion industry -- and plenty of other companies were at the
convention to offer revenue-enhancing options like on-screen caller
identification and messaging.
Already the cable industry has about 3 million telephone customers but
that is expected to explode with the advance of service via high-speed
Internet as well as regulations making it easier for customers to take
their phone numbers with them while switching providers.
Time Warner Cable, the No. 2 U.S. cable operator, at the end of 2004
had 220,000 voice customers and was adding 10,000 a week.
"This year is the year that we're now starting to ramp up," Time
Warner Cable Chief Executive Glenn Britt said in an interview this
week. "At the moment, we're just learning how to sell it, how to
service it, how to install it and how to bundle it with other
products."
A.G. Edwards analysts forecast that cable operators would benefit from
a large jump in customers buying Internet-based phone service, known
as voice over Internet protocol (VOIP).
"The number of available homes passed by VOIP service
should grow substantially in 2005," the report said. "Average
revenue per user for the service trends in the $40 area, adding
meaningful incremental revenue potential."
The big local carriers, known as the Baby Bells, last year lost almost
8 million residential landlines because of competition from cable,
wireless and the Internet. But the Bells are not standing idle,
looking to expand into cable's turf of video service.
Additionally, No. 3 wireless carrier Sprint Corp. president and chief
operating officer Len Lauer showed up at the show since cable
operators are looking to offer customers a complete bundle of
entertainment and communications services.
"It's convergence of devices, it's convergence of access, it's
convergence of workplace and also the homeplace," Lauer said in an
interview. "We don't think any one company can do it alone ... we
think it's really going to take a new approach to partnering."
As attendees walked the 190,000 square feet of the show, they saw not
only the latest cable television offerings, but also displays from
companies like Siemens offering telecommunications services like
on-screen caller ID.
That company has deals with cable operators such as Cablevision
Systems Corp. and Time Warner to help roll out Internet-based phone
services and expects them to expand their client base.
"They started with the residential play because the cable goes into
your TV. The next step to take is business customers," Harald Braun,
president of Siemens' carrier network division, said in an interview.
He also said Siemens is working on features such as call blocking and
tracking mobile-phone or e-mail messages on television screens.
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Date: 06 Apr 2005 23:12:39 -0700
From: Lisa Minter <lisa_minter2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: Viacom's MTV Launches Web-Based TV 'Channel'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - MTV Networks, home to raucous pop culture
television hits like "The Osbournes" and "Punk'd," on Wednesday
launched a free Web-based "channel" that places many of its popular
programs on the Internet.
MTV, a unit of media conglomerate Viacom Inc., debuted "MTV
Overdrive," a web site where viewers watch full length music video on
demand, extended versions of programs that have aired on MTV's
television network and original video updates from its MTV News
operation.
With Overdrive, now in limited testing and due for full release April
25, MTV joins a host of companies using high-speed Internet
connections to deliver high-quality video to consumers without using a
TV, including Walt Disney, Microsoft Corp., Alcatel, Akimbo and other
telecommunications providers.
"With an incredibly high percentage of young people using broadband,
it seemed essential to create a new hybrid screen with its own
content," said Jason Hirschhorn, Senior Vice President of Digital
Music & Media at MTV Networks.
The service will feature music videos, clips from live performances
and shows like "TRL," movie trailers and eventually programs related
to video games and fashion.
It will be supported by inserted video advertising and billboard ads
from Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Sony Corp's Sony Pictures, as
well as other top advertisers from the TV network.
Van Toffler, President of MTV Networks Group said he is not concerned
that putting the shows on the Web will draw viewers away from the MTV
television franchise.
"The TV experience is still great. Our ratings are moving higher and
we don't fear that (losing viewers)," he said at a press
conference. "(Also) we are capturing money that is going to new
media."
Toffler added that the company is in talks with cable operators such
as Comcast about possibly delivering the channel to cable subscribers,
but said there were no deals in place.
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Date: 06 Apr 2005 23:30:22 -0700
From: Lisa Minter <lisa_minter2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: AOL Launches Internet Phone Service
By MATTHEW FORDAHL, AP Technology Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. - America Online Inc. on Thursday launched its
Internet telephone service, jumping into a market that's already
crowded with startups, cable operators and even traditional phone
companies.
The AOL Internet Phone Service, which is being offered to AOL members
and others in 40 markets at first, includes the regular features of
traditional telephony and combines them with advanced services that
are accessed on a PC over the Internet.
The offering "will uniquely combine advanced tools, competitive
pricing plans and AOL's hallmark ease of use to allow mass-market
consumers to take full advantage of the revolution underway in
Internet voice technology," said Jon Miller, AOL's chief executive.
Instead of traveling over the traditional phone system that's been
around for more than a century, calls are converted to packets of data
and streamed over the Internet. All providers generally charge less
and offer more advanced features than traditional phone companies.
The technology, known as Voice over Internet Protocol, VoIP, is being
touted as the next big revolution in communications.
Dozens of companies have entered the market in recent years, ranging
from startups like Vonage Holdings Corp. to traditional telecom
players like Verizon Communications Inc. Most major cable operators
are also developing or rolling out services.
AOL's subscribers must have a high-speed Internet connection and a
router. An adapter connects to the router, and a conventional phone
can be plugged into the adapter. Users will receive a number and can
make or receive calls.
AOL's starting price for new users is $29.99 per month for the first
six months; increasing to $39.99 after that. It includes unlimited
local and long-distance calling within the U.S. and Canada as well as
unlimited access to the regular AOL service over existing broadband.
Plans for current AOL users start at $13.99 a month (increasing to
$18.99 after three months) for unlimited local and regional calling to
$29.99 (increasing to $34.99) for a global calling plan with
low international rates.
The price for new users is steeper than the current Internet telephony
leader, Vonage, which charges $24.99 a month for unlimited
U.S. and Canada dialing. Packet8, a similar service offered by 8x8
Inc., charges $19.95 for its "Freedom Unlimited" plan.
AOL is apparently trying to differentiate itself by bundling its
online service. It also claims to make it easier for consumers to
manage their service from a Web-based "dashboard," which New
Jersey-based Vonage also uses to describe its Web-interface. From
there, users can change call-forwarding settings, view call logs and
access contact lists that will dial a number simply by clicking on it.
Subscribers also will be able to see if someone is online; and
theoretically available to chat by instant message or by voice, the
company said.
AOL also is trying to avert a criticism lodged at other Internet
telephone companies by providing enhanced 911 service that delivers a
caller's address to dispatchers in case of an emergency. Packet8
currently offers the same, but charges extra. Vonage takes a different
approach that requires users to register their address in advance.
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From: Jack Decker <jack-yahoogroups@withheld on request>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:01:27 -0400
Subject: AOL Unveils Pricey VoIP Offering
http://voxilla.com/voxstory153.html
SoapVox
VOXILLA.COM News Report
America Online (AOL) will officially launch its Voice over IP service
called 'AOL Internet Phone Service' Thursday, the company announced in
a press statement released late Wednesday night.
The service, to be bundled with access to AOL's internet content and
including unlimited calling to the U.S. and Canada, is being offered
in 40 U.S. markets and will carry a price of $39.99 per month,
significantly higher than most existing VoIP services.
During the first six months, new customers will be offered a $10
discount. But, even reduced to $29.99, the AOL price will be higher
than services such as BroadVoice, Packet8, VoicePulse and Vonage, each
of which has a significant head start on the Time Warner-owned
internet service giant that has fallen on difficult times of late.
Currently, AOL has about 22.6 million internet customers, having lost
about 4.5 million over the past two years. Existing AOL customers will
pay between $13.99 to $29.99 per month to add the company's VoIP
service, though those rates will increase by $5.00 in three
months. For a limited time, the company will give current AOL members
who sign up a free wireless home network base station.
Full story at:
http://voxilla.com/voxstory153.html
How to Distribute VoIP Throughout a Home:
http://michigantelephone.mi.org/distribute.html
If you live in Michigan, subscribe to the MI-Telecom group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MI-Telecom/
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From: Jack Decker <jack-yahoogroups@withheld on request>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:22:36 -0400
Subject: Verizon's Press Release on New, Overpriced, Limited VoIP
What's ironic about this announcement, besides the fact that this new
limited minutes plan is priced higher than competitive plans by
companies such as VoicePulse and BroadVoice, is that the announcement
has a dateline of Muskegon, Mich. That's not unusual because
Verizon's state headquarters are in Muskegon. But what is ironic is
that you can't get a Muskegon number with Verizon's VoIP service. In
fact, if you read the list of area codes in which numbers are offered,
neither 231 (northwest Lower Peninsula, including Muskegon and several
other Verizon exchanges) nor 269 (Southwest lower Michigan, which also
has many Verizon exchanges) are on that list. Could it be that
Verizon doesn't want their own ILEC customers buying their VoIP
service?
But no matter, other companies including the two I mentioned above
have numbers in many of these Verizon exchanges, and their similar
offerings are less expensive and they offer more features.
Furthermore, though I have no proof of this one way or another, it
would not surprise me if, because Verizon is a traditional telco, they
tack on a few of the extra fees that are so prominent in the
traditional telephone industry. Personally I see nothing at all in
this announcement that would motivate me to pick Verizon's offering
over that of another company (and I would make that same comment about
AOL's similarly-overpriced service, also announced today).
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-07-2005/0003338600&STORY&EDATE=
Verizon Brings VoiceWing Internet-Based Calling to Michigan for as Low
as $19.95 a Month http://www.verizon.com Company Archive
VoiceWing Costs Less Than Traditional Phone Service and Harnesses the
Power of the Internet to Provide Unique Calling Features
MUSKEGON, Mich., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents of Michigan now
have a new low-cost, feature-rich option for telephone service with
VoiceWing, an Internet-based calling service from Verizon. One
VoiceWing calling plan just introduced today gives customers 500
minutes of outbound local and domestic long-distance for just $19.95 a
month. An unlimited local and long-distance plan is also available
for as low as $29.95 a month.
VoiceWing customers use a small telephone adapter provided by
Verizon to connect their own telephones to their home high-speed
Internet connections. The telephone adapter allows the VoiceWing
customer to send and receive calls over the Internet instead of using
a standard phone line. The service works with both DSL and cable
modem broadband connections and allows subscribers to call anyone,
anywhere, worldwide.
"VoiceWing lets you use something familiar -- your own home phone
and broadband connection -- to save money and communicate in exciting
new ways," said Michelle Swittenberg, executive director for Verizon's
consumer VoIP services. "It's like having a customized, portable
telephone service and personal assistant rolled into one."
The service is offered nationally, and subscribers, regardless of
where they live, can choose from 167 area codes, including the 248,
313, 517, 586, 616, 734 and 810 codes in Michigan. Customers can take
VoiceWing with them by using their adapter to make and receive calls
anywhere there is a DSL or cable modem high-speed Internet connection.
Subscribers can also purchase up to five additional telephone numbers
with their choice of area codes to use on their VoiceWing service for
incoming calls. "This is very convenient for calling with out-of-town
friends and family," said Swittenberg.
"For example, if you live in Michigan and your mother lives in
Atlanta, you can purchase an additional incoming number with your
mother's 404 area code. Now every call mom makes to you is a local
call for her." Both VoiceWing calling plans include faxing
capabilities; calls to Puerto Rico and other U.S. Territories; a
30-day money-back guarantee; and low per-minute international calling
rates, including 1 cent per minute to Canada, 3 cents per minute to
the United Kingdom and 6-to-11 cents per minute to various locations
in Mexico.
All VoiceWing subscribers can make unlimited calls to other VoiceWing
subscribers at no additional charge. Both VoiceWing plans also
include an extensive roster of advanced calling features that can be
conveniently controlled through an online personal account manager
that is accessible from any Internet-enabled computer. These advanced
calling features include:
* Call Logs with Click to Dial: A list of all incoming, outgoing
and missed calls for three days, including name, telephone
number, date, time of day, physical location and duration of
the call. Customers can click on calls to have VoiceWing dial
them, or to easily add the caller's information to the
customer's address book.
* Visual Voice Mail: Customers can see their voice mails online,
listen by clicking on them and click a Forward button to send
the audio message by e-mail to as many recipients as the
customer would like.
* Enhanced Call Forwarding: Schedule call forwarding ahead of
time for a specific date and time of day, or as a recurring
event. Customers can quickly re-direct calls to another phone
directly from their personal account manager. E-mail alerts
will remind customers of when a scheduled call-forward is about
to take place.
* Scheduled Callbacks: Schedule important calls in advance
online. Customers' phones will ring at the appointed time, and
they will then be connected to the call.
* Synchronized Personal Address Book: Customers can save
telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of people who have
called, arrange contacts in convenient groups, click on a phone
number to dial it, or send an e-mail directly from their
account manager. Only Verizon eliminates the hassle of creating
and maintaining multiple address books by synchronizing
customers' VoiceWing address books with a variety of other PC
and PDA address books.
* Do Not Disturb: Sends all calls straight to voice mail and only
allows the important ones through. Customers can designate up
to 20 phone numbers to go through.
* Simultaneous Ring: Customers can designate up to three phone
numbers where they'd like calls to ring in addition to their
VoiceWing phone number. The first phone answered will be
connected to the call.
* Back-up Number: Customers can designate another phone, such as
their cell phone or office phone, where their VoiceWing calls
can be automatically routed in case of a power failure or
broadband outage.
* Incoming Call Block: Allows customers to block up to 20
telephone numbers and send the calls directly to voice mail.
Customers can easily add or remove numbers they want blocked
either through their online account manager or by entering a
code on their telephone handset.
* Anonymous Call Rejection: Allows customers to refuse calls from
parties who have blocked or restricted their Caller ID
information and to send these calls directly to voice mail.
* Permanent Caller ID Block: Gives VoiceWing customers total
control over who sees their Caller ID information whenever they
make an outbound call. By simply setting up Caller ID Block
online, all calls are anonymous until the VoiceWing customer
disables the feature.
To learn about even more VoiceWing calling features, customers
can visit http://www.verizon.com/voicewing and select "Calling
Features" from the menu. Customers can also order service at this Web
site. If they do, they get their first month of service free.
With more than $71 billion in annual revenues, Verizon
Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is one of the world's leading
providers of communications services. Verizon has a diverse work
force of more than 210,000 in four business units: Domestic Telecom
serves customers based in 29 states with wireline telecommunications
services, including broadband and other services. Verizon Wireless
owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving
43.8 million voice and data customers across the United States.
Information Services operates directory publishing businesses and
provides electronic commerce services. International includes
wireline and wireless operations and investments, primarily in the
Americas and Europe. For more information, visit
http://www.verizon.com.
VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive
speeches and biographies, media contacts, high quality video and
images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center
on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news
releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized
automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.
SOURCE Verizon
Web Site: http://www.verizon.com
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From: Jack Decker <jack-yahoogroups@withheld on request>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:57:46 -0400
Subject: Great Post For Someone Thinking About VoIP
Today a post showed up on BroadbandReports.com that is worth reading
even if you already know about VoIP. This is the sort of post that,
when a non-techie-type friend or relative asks you about VoIP, you can
point them here and it will lay out all the pros and cons of VoIP for
them (the benefit to that is that it helps manage their expectations --
if they know EXACTLY what to expect, they're less likely to blame you
if there's a hiccup in their service!). Bookmark this one, you just
might be thankful you did:
http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,13109066
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From: tls@panix.com (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Subject: VoIP Adapter With High REN?
Date: 7 Apr 2005 15:20:37 -0400
Organization: PANIX -- Public Access Networks Corp.
Reply-To: tls@rek.tjls.com
I am trying to switch two of three phone lines in a very large, very
old house over to VoIP. The house has quite literally twenty
extensions split between the three lines -- I think I need at least 4
or 5 REN per line, plus the ability to drive all the wire leading to
those handsets (over 100' in some cases) without exploding the audio
output circuit in the ATA.
Does anyone make equipment meant for this that I can use with a
mainstream VoIP provider? It's been suggested to me that Packet8
might be my best chance since they build their own gear but I don't
see anything suitable on their web site.
I am basically looking for a Cisco ATA-186 (including the 2-line
capability) on steroids.
Thor Lancelot Simon tls@rek.tjls.com
"The inconsistency is startling, though admittedly, if consistency is
to be abandoned or transcended, there is no problem." - Noam Chomsky
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From: HarryHydro <harryhydro@hotmail.com>
Subject: Telemarketing to Cellphones
Date: 7 Apr 2005 10:32:32 -0700
In a few weeks, cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing
companies and you will start to receive sale calls. You will be
charged for these calls.
Call this number from your cell phone 888-382-1222.
It is the national DO NOT CALL list. It only takes a minute of your
time. It blocks your number for 5 years. Please pass this on to
everyone you know who doesn't want to be hassled.
Or you can go to donotcall.gov and do it on-line.
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Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 13:39:50 EDT
From: Telecom dailyLead from USTA <usta@dailylead.com>
Subject: April 7, 2005 - AOL Goes VoIP
Telecom dailyLead from USTA
April 7, 2005
http://www.dailylead.com/latestIssue.jsp?i=20660&l=2017006
TODAY'S HEADLINES
NEWS OF THE DAY
* AOL goes VoIP
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY WATCH
* Qwest may approach MCI shareholders
* Verizon launches low-cost VoIP tier
* MSOs looks to add mobile phone service to bundles
* Interview with RIM's co-CEO
USTA SPOTLIGHT
* Telecom Engineering Conference at SUPERCOMM: Register today!
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
* Bluetooth no longer an afterthought
* MSN adds phone features to IM software
REGULATORY & LEGISLATIVE
* MGM v. Grokster is latest chapter in technology v. copyright saga
Follow the link below to read quick summaries of these stories and others.
http://www.dailylead.com/latestIssue.jsp?i=20660&l=2017006
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Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 08:35:36 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: Sperm - Not so Mobile
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/news/media-releases/2005/aitkenmobile.htm
Friday 18 February, 2005
A preliminary study at the University of Newcastle has identified that
radio waves of a similar frequency to those associated with mobile
phones can damage sperm DNA in mice.
Professor John Aitken and Dr Bruce King from the Faculty of Science
and Information Technology conducted the preliminary study exposing
mice to electromagnetic radiation at a frequency similar to what most
people receive from their mobile phones.
Initial results found that there was more DNA damage in the exposed
sperm than in sperm from the control groups.
Professor Aitken stresses, "Clearly further research needs to be done
before we are able to establish an impact of mobile phone use on sperm
quality. These are very preliminary findings that will have to be
substantiated in additional, more detailed, studies."
The study will be published in the International Journal of Andrology.
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/news/media-releases/2005/aitkenmobile.htm
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: But, wouldn't exposing a mouse to the
radiation of a cellular phone be the equivilent of exposing a human
being to the radiation of a nuclear bomb? What would happen to _your_
sperm if you were within range of radiation from a nuclear bomb? The
little guy running around at your feet is getting that same kind of
radiation (relative to his size and body build) from a cell phone I
would assume, when to him, this 'giant thing in the air' is right in
his midst. What would happen to a mouse if exposed to the benign
amount of radiation from a (built for human use) X-Ray machine? PAT]
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From: hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com (Lisa Hancock)
Subject: Opposition to Cell Phones on Airplanes
Date: 7 Apr 2005 10:01:58 -0700
The regulators are considering to allow cell phones to be used on
airlines. There is opposition on the grounds they could be used to
coordinate and attack and upset passengers.
See:
http://www.kyw1060.com/news_story_detail.cfm?newsitemid=45229
Regretfully, the heavy use of cell phones on commuter trains and
Amtrak has been very annoying. Cellphones have little sidetone and
people speak very loud, so everybody around has to listen to the
conversation. Phones are constantly ringing in all sorts of songs.
------------------------------
From: Justin Time <a_user2000@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Harrasing Annoying Ex Boyfriend Phone Calls CALLER ID Manager
Date: 7 Apr 2005 05:20:45 -0700
Organization: http://groups.google.com
Sheesh Pat!
Because of your extreme dislike of SBC you seem to have fallen for
this advertisement written as a sob story about harrassing phone calls
that "no one would do anything about." The story has all the earmarks
of an urban ledgend -- no verifiable facts and no way to ascertain
even if the story is true.
Rodgers Platt
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: All I can do is speak to my own
experience. I was harassed for a couple months by AT&T (of all
people!) who three or four times per day would call me on my
ring-ring (distinctive ringing) line, looking for someone I had
never heard of, and because of SBC's alleged inability to do anything
to help me eventually _I_ had to invest in a long distance call at
my own expense to call them back and trace through it with them. And
SBC (to name just one of the Bell companies) absolutely refuses to
do _anything_ about harassing phone calls except charge their
_customer_ fifteen dollars for each use of *57. Bell used to have
an 'Annoyance Call Bureau' to deal with those things; now apparently
that has to be a profit center for them like everything else. PAT]
------------------------------
From: Carl Navarro <cnavarro@wcnet.org>
Subject: Re: Question on Caller ID on Panasonic KX-TA624
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 08:58:01 -0400
On 6 Apr 2005 12:44:30 -0700, eljainc@ameritech.net wrote:
> Hello,
> We have a Panasonic KX-TA624 hybrid phone system along with the
> KXT-7735 phones. We have 4 phone lines and the caller ID card is
> properly set up on the system. When an incoming call comes in, each
> phone displays the CID information. However, if one person is on a call
> and another call comes in, they do not see caller ID information. The
> phone line display only lights. Is there a way to have the system
> display CID information on the other calls? I believe the other phone
> extensions that are not in use will see the CID information.
Did you read the manual? Under Call Waiting, you'll find that you
have to turn the feature on. 7311# for outside call waiting.
Carl Navarro
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From: Fred Atkinson <fatkinson@mishmash.com>
Subject: Re: Prison Cell Phone Scandal
Reply-To: fatkinson@mishmash.com
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 13:57:22 GMT
Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 12:59:29 -0400, T. Sean Weintz <strap@hanh-ct.org>
wrote:
> Except I wonder how many prisons have their corrections officers using
> cell phones to communicate with one another?
> Don't want to jam *them*, of course.
The truth of the matter is that cell phones are considered very
unreliable for law enforcement/emergency rescue type operations,
especially when bad weather sets in (because everyone starts calling
and tying up systems). If they are using them, they shouldn't be.
They should still be using public safety radio services/systems.
Fred
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Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:21:22 -0400
From: Marcus Didius Falco <falco_marcus_didius@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Wired: Word From on High: Jam Cell Calls
jtaylor <jtaylor@deletethis.hfx.andara.com> wrote, quoting John McHarry:
> John McHarry <jmcharry@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:telecom24.146.5@telecom-digest.org:
>> On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 16:45:51 -0700, Lisa Minter wrote:
>>> Word From on High: Jam Cell Calls
>>> Four churches in Mexico have unobtrusively installed Israeli-made
>>> cell-phone jammers to thwart those who don't seem to understand they
>>> should turn the things off during services or weddings. They're not
>>> the only ones to install the jammers.
>> This is kind of old news. Jammers are illegal in the US, but if I were
>> building or extensively remodeling a theatre, church, etc., I would
>> make it into a Faraday cage. Done right, it is also good insulation.
> And so we have a situation where it is not the act that is illegal,
> but the method.
> Would those who so quickly hope for a lawsuit to arise from a jammer
> interfering with an emergency wireless telephone call also claim that
> a building so constructed would similarly be grounds for action?
No, because that is "passive." Most modern office buildings have so
much steel and wire in them that they are nearly impervious. My
doctor's office is in a building that's so tight I often can't listen
to the radio, let alone use my cell phone. It's a real nuisance when
I'm at the pharmacy picking stuff up. If I have to talk to my wife, I
have to go out to the sidewalk.
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From: Fred Atkinson <fatkinson@mishmash.com>
Subject: Re: Obituary: Schiavo Dies After Feeding Tube Removed
Reply-To: fatkinson@mishmash.com
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 14:08:48 GMT
Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net
Well,
I'm still not sure anyone outside the family (or maybe even
inside the family) has got an accurate picture of what happened.
The part that disturbs me is that the husband (if you can call him
that, since he's already had children with another woman) has a great
deal of personal relief from her death. It takes a great deal of
responsibility away from him. And he can get on with his new life
with this other woman.
So, why would he care that the parents wanted to preserve her life?
Why not just divorce her and let her parents manage the situation,
since that's what they wanted to do, anyway? I'm wondering what the
financial arrangements were in the event of her death. That would
likely be altered (and not in his favor) if he divorced her.
I could be wrong, of course. But as you said, there was so much
distortion of the issue that I can't feel good about it. I'd have to
know a lot more than I think was ever disclosed before I could put my
suspicions to rest.
Regards,
Fred
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: We really have to shut down this thread
on Terri Schiavo. Thanks to all who have participated in it. PAT]
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