GrandCentral is a online/offline phone service enabled by VoIP that promises to be your one, universal, end-all, no-need-for-another phone number provider. Primarily, they are a call-locating service. You provide them with your long list of phone numbers (home, work, cell, vacation cabin, etc.), and when someone calls, it simultaneously rings each number you’ve provided — [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Jun 27
T-Mobile goes national with HotSpot @Home WiFi calling
“Following a limited launch last year in its hometown of Seattle, T-Mobile’s finally pulling all the stops and taking its “HotSpot @Home” hybrid GSM / WiFi calling service national. A first among the US’ big four carriers, @Home relies on traditional cell airwaves out in the field but switches seamlessly to WiFi when it gets [...]
Jun 20
MSN Direct and Fossil Abacus Smart Watch 2006 Problems
Amazon, if you’re reading this, click here to find out how to fix this issue. If you (the reader) would like to help, please email ecr@amazon.com, tell them you read about how Amazon.com has ruined Joe Levi’s Father’s Day and request immediate attention from Mr. Jeff Bezos himself to fix this and try to save [...]
Jun 20
Verison to offer GSM service?
With so many problems cropping up with T-Mobile’s T-Zones data plan recently, stories like this one are not all that uncommon. Ironically, it was extraordinarily poor support that caused me to jump-ship from Voicestream (the old T-Mobile) to another carrier back in the day. For those of you interested, here are the proxy settings for [...]
Jun 19
New Dopp
Not to scoop MikeDopp, but since he’s got other things on his mind… NewDopp was born! He’s a biggun at 8 pounds 7 ounces and 18 inches long. Mother is doing well, baby is slated to be in the NICU for another couple of days due to breathing issues. Otherwise he is healthy and doing [...]
