---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <293663F0-4C04-4B1A-A006-62E188BE460F@roscom.com> Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 21:44:18 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Get ready for the next smartphone smackdown between Apple and Samsung Get ready for the next smartphone smackdown between Apple and Samsung This past week, we've seen some credible rumors of what we should expect for the new Galaxy Note 8 and the as-yet-unnamed iPhone. Apple and Samsung are set for another big face-off in the coming months as both prepare for major smartphone launches. Which means that we, as the phone-buying public, are being inundated with rumors about what these phones could do. Keeping track of pre-release rumors can be exhausting, and the predictions should always be taken with a grain of salt. But this past week brought us more credible glimpses of what prospective phone buyers should expect and offered food for thought on today's smartphone market. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/08/02/get-ready-for-the-next-smartphone-smackdown-between-apple-and-samsung/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <74C8630A-A520-4141-84DF-01DE2A760243@roscom.com> Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 02:55:18 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Report: T-Mobile Now Has the Best Wireless Network Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has built its business on charging more for its wireless service because [claims] it offers the best network. That's a claim that has generally been proven by third-party research, including the company coming in first on the recent RootMetrics Mobile Performance in the United States report. Verizon has taken top honors with RootMetrics eight straight times on the twice-annual report, something the company has celebrated in television commercials. http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/08/02/report-t-mobile-now-has-best-wireless-network.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <80849244-F5B3-41D3-A9DE-B403FA8F04A1@roscom.com> Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 22:19:37 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they're on the brink of a mental-health crisis. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <3b354999-466b-4aae-a260-e3d9c504faa8@googlegroups.com> Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 14:05:10 -0700 (PDT) From: HAncock4 <withheld@invalid.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Pennsylvania area code 717 to get 223 overlay Verizon distributed notices that ten digital dialing will be required in area code 717 to accommodate the new overlay of 223. Beginning August 26, 2017, if you have a 717 area code, the new calling procedure will be required for all calls. On or after this date, if you don't use the new calling procedure, your call won't be completed and a recording will instruct you to hang up and dial again. Beginning September 26, 2017, new phone lines or services may be assigned numbers with the 223 area code. If you have a 223 area code, you must enter the area code and 7-digit phone number on all calls or the call won't be completed. Verizon information at: https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/area-code-overlay-717-faqs/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 05 Aug 2017