County eyes new phone tax [The Brunswick News, Ga.]Article from TMC Net: (Brunswick News (GA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Oct. 31–The manager of the 911 emergency dispatching center for Brunswick and Glynn County has come up with another revenue source, but he needs approval of the county commission to tap it. The source: prepaid cell [...]
GOB’s eavesdropping. Legal or illegal?Article from The Reporter Belize:The interception of phone calls and texts have been but speculative wonderings in the past but The Reporter has been reliably informed that eavesdropping spyware is now a reality. Prepaid cell phone users were informed several weeks ago that they would need to be registered with their [...]
Cash, Charge, or Cellphone: 270 Jamba Juice Locations to Test Google WalletArticle from LAist:too much work, so you have armed your smartphone with Google Wallet. Smoothie seller Jamba Juice has announced they will now be testing the program in 270 of their locations in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington D.C. [...]
Prepaid cell phone users cry foul over missing airtime creditsArticle from The Borneo Post:Posted on October 28, 2011, Friday KUCHING: A prepaid mobile phone user at a rural village in Serian recently purchased a RM30 reload card to top up his airtime credit with the hope it would be sufficient for two weeks. However, the [...]
Do Your Part: Top 5 solutions to e-wasteArticle from The Seattle Times:The season of gadgets will soon be upon us. There will be the “must-have” cellphones, tablets, computers, gaming devices, and all the rest of it. So what happens to your old electronics once you’ve upgraded? He are my Top 5 Solutions to E-Waste. 1) [...]
DT Allows Android App Payment on Cell-Phone BillsArticle from Billing World:Deutsche Telekom (DT) customers in Germany now have the option of paying for apps – downloaded from the Android Market – on their monthly cell-phone bill or on their prepaid credit. Customers who want to pay for an app on their DT bill just need [...]
Angie’s List: Don’t rely on cell phone companies for bill alerts; tips on how …Article from WPTV: CLEVELAND – The phone companies’ recent pledge to warn consumers when they’re about to exceed their usage plans and rack up big bills should serve as a wake up call to consumers, according to Angie’s List. “It’s great [...]
Angie’s List: Don’t rely on cell phone companies for bill alerts; tips on how …Article from ABC15.com (KNXV-TV): CLEVELAND – The phone companies’ recent pledge to warn consumers when they’re about to exceed their usage plans and rack up big bills should serve as a wake up call to consumers, according to Angie’s List. “It’s [...]
Beat huge wireless roaming charges when abroadArticle from USA Today:Frequent business traveler Chris Ritterhern remembers racking up a $ 1,700 bill while using his iPhone and BlackBerry during three weeks in Spain, France and England a couple of years ago. By Matt Dunham, AP A man talks on a cellphone from London’s Hampstead Heath. Ritterhern, [...]
Pre-paid plug inArticle from Journal Online: Published : Sunday, October 16, 2011 00:00 Article Views : 37 Written by : People’s Journal Make it “tap and pay,” not “take or pay’. This is decidedly a fairer deal than the current pricing for electricity where you have to pay even for electricity you don’t use. You [...]