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Telecom RSS FeedSurprising Ways to Reduce Your Cable TV Bills - More TV, Less Money
With the average family paying upwards of $70 per month for cable alone and when you throw on another $40-50 per month for broadband Internet, the bucks are really adding up. In many cases, families pay more for cable/Internet than they do for electricity or water each month. Fortunately, cable customers are not powerless to fight back. Here are some proven and probably surprising tips about how to get your monthly cable bill lower.
TP2 One Month Later: The Touch Pro's and Cons
Verizon's Touch Pro 2 smartphone is a must if you need a keypad and the fullest possible Exchange integration but it's not what I had hoped for.
Why does buying a Smartphone require a data plan?
AT&T requires you to have at least a $30 per month data plan when you sign up for their services with a smartphone regardless of whether or not you bought the smartphone from them or intend to use their data network.
Washington Attorney General Sues DirecTV
UCAN has received many complaints echoing the same unfair sales practices alleged in a recent lawsuit filed against DirecTV by the Washington State Attorney General. If you're a victim of DirecTV, please file an online complaint with UCAN's Fraud Squad.
PUC re-appointment of Chong rejected by Senate
On December 8th, the head of the State Senate announced that the Senate would not hold a hearing to confirm PUC Commissioner Rachelle Chong. Chong, who has been severely criticized by consumer groups, was first appointed in 2006 and had been seeking a term that would have lasted through 2014. If Chong is not confirmed this year, she will be forced to step down from the Commission. This is the first time in modern history that a PUC appointment has been rejected by the Senate. Read why.................
Verizon Wireless raises Early Termination Fees (ETFs) on Smartphones, Blackberrys, and Netbooks
Early Termination Fees continue to be an issue of contention between consumers, the wireless industry, and regulators. This time it’s Verizon Wireless who has caused a stir by creating a $350 Early Termination Fee for “advanced devices.”
Google To Go: Observations on the Motorala DROID Smart Phone
A review of Verizon Wireless' new Motorola DROID Smartphone using the Android mobile operating system and why I'm taking mine back.
Unsolicited or SPAM Text Messages
Check out UCAN's new consumer resource to help prevent unsolicited or SPAM text messages!
Unsolicited or SPAM Text Messages
Despite continuous improvements to the technology, wireless companies have not found a way to stop unsolicited or SPAM Text Messages. There are a few solutions out there that each of the companies allow. Here are the steps you can take with the 4 largest wireless companies to help stop unsolicited text messages.
And The Good News Is... SideKick Data Recovery Underway
In which a simple 2 paragraph blurb about data recovery in the works for Sidekick users becomes a Tolstoy epic on data resilience and redundancy. Good reading for that upcoming 18 hour flight to Tasmania.
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