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Volume 33 : Issue 44 : "text" Format
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 08:46:35 +0000 (UTC)
From: Koos van den Hout <koos+newsposting@kzdoos.xs4all.nl>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: multi-base DECT or options
Message-ID: <lfuflb$u66$11@kzdoos.xs4all.nl>
David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> wrote in <lfnkga$2th$1@reader1.panix.com>:
> A friend has a house too long for his DECT phones to reach into
> the garage. I was thinking someone made a system with multiple
> base stations, interconnected via wire-pair. Does such exist?
Only in the "business" market for as far as I know, with matching prices
for having larger numbers of cordless phones all over a larger building
using multiple base stations. Maybe some business is selling them
secondhand.
> Alternately, I see "DECT repeaters" mentioned various
> places. ("DRX100") Any experience with those?
Not for me.
> I seem to recall one promise of DECT was cross-brand
> interoperability. Is that really true?
Yes.. but. There are DECT base stations and handsets with GAP (Generic
Access Profile) which means they can at least send and receive calls
between brands. Specialized features like centrally stored phone books or
configuring base station options from the handset will not be supported
with mixed brands.
Koos van den Hout
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 02:24:15 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: A Practical Guide to Buying and Selling Smartphones That Last / A Wild Idea: Making Our Smartphones Last Longer
Message-ID: <p06240814cf4850af48fb@[172.16.42.7]>
A Practical Guide to Buying and Selling Smartphones That Last
By FARHAD MANJOO
MARCH 13, 2014
In my column today, I wrote about buying smartphones with an eye to
longevity - not just using them for two years and then leaving them
forgotten in the desk drawer.
Several readers have asked me for more specific details. Below are
more ideas, including advice on how to choose the right carrier, some
ins and outs of buying used phones instead of new ones, and tactics
for selling or trading in old devices when buying new ones.
...
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/a-practical-guide-to-buying-and-selling-smartphones-that-last/
A Wild Idea: Making Our Smartphones Last Longer
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/technology/personaltech/the-radical-concept-of-longevity-in-a-smartphone.html
-or-
http://goo.gl/x2Flgx
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 02:20:45 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Target Missed Signs of a Data Breach
Message-ID: <p06240811cf48501d26a0@[172.16.42.7]>
Target Missed Signs of a Data Breach
By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS and NICOLE PERLROTH
MARCH 13, 2014
Target acknowledged on Thursday that its computer security system had
alerted it to suspicious activity after hackers infiltrated its
network last year, but the company ultimately decided to ignore it,
allowing what would become one of the largest data breaches ever
recorded to proceed without a hitch.
...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/target-missed-signs-of-a-data-breach.html
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 02:31:37 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: After Online Dating, Online Making Up
Message-ID: <p06240819cf48527db54c@[172.16.42.7]>
After Online Dating, Online Making Up
By ABBY ELLIN
MARCH 10, 2014
Here is what Steve S. and Sarah B. do when they fight: They take a
breath, go to their smartphones, and click on Couple Counseling &
Chatting, a free app created by their real-life therapist, Marigrace
Randazzo-Ratliff.
Unlike Samantha, the husky-voiced operating system in the movie "Her"
who had an intense personal relationships with the protagonist, the
app does not organize their desktops or schedule their meetings. Nor,
for that matter, does it engage in erotic activities.
Rather, it helps the couple, who have been married 10 years and have
two small children, figure out why they're arguing.
"When you're feeling good about each other, you work together and
discuss solutions even over the most difficult challenges," said
Steve, 44, a brand development manager in Ann Arbor, Mich., who asked
that his last name not be used so he could speak more freely about
the relationship. "When you're not feeling good about each other, you
fight, even over the most irrelevant things.
"We use the app to help us learn what's really causing us to be in a
place where we're going to rely on conflict."
People have long used technology to find partners. But now technology
is playing a growing role in relationships, according to a new report
from the Pew Research Internet Project.
...
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/after-online-dating-online-making-up/
Couples, the Internet, and Social Media
How American couples use digital technology to manage life, logistics, and emotional intimacy within their relationships
http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/02/11/couples-the-internet-and-social-media/
***** Moderator's Note *****
Emacs still has ELIZA's DOCTOR app. What's new?
Bill Horne
Moderator
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:21:12 -0400
From: James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: multi-base DECT or options
Message-ID: <m3mwgssf8u.fsf@carbon.jhcloos.org>
>>>>> "DL" == David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> writes:
DL> A friend has a house too long for his DECT phones to reach into
DL> the garage. I was thinking someone made a system with multiple
DL> base stations, interconnected via wire-pair. Does such exist?
As Koos wrote, they are expensive.
The one I've looked at is:
http://www.aastrausa.com/sip-dect.htm
http://www.aastrausa.com/ip-detc-base-station.htm
http://www.aastrausa.com/rfp-l32-ip_rfp-l34-ip.htm
and see here for some decent US pricing:
http://www.voipsupply.com/manufacturer/aastra/sip-dect
They use dect over ethernet to communicate between the master base-
station and the satellite stations.
OTOH, you can have two residential pstn basestations on the same line,
one on each side of the house. I would not expect them to do handoff
(each basestation would have its own set of handhelds) but it ought to
work. And cost less than a dual basestation Aastra setup.
-JimC
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