January 21, 2015
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You may recall that I recently wrote about Verizon taking its cloud down. Well, it’s back now, but we still don’t know why it was down for about 40 hours. This really is weird with a capital W. To its … Continue reading
January 9, 2015
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On Jan. 10, 2015, Verizon will take its new cloud service, Verizon Cloud, down for two days. That’s not a typo. They’re not taking it down for two hours. They’re taking it down for two days. What the… ! Verizon … Continue reading
August 14, 2014
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The good news is that the Internet’s behaving itself today. The bad news is that by November we will see another burst of Internet slowdowns and sites becoming unavailable as we did on August 12. Here’s how it all went … Continue reading
July 22, 2014
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Last week, Mark Taylor, VP of Content and Media at Level 3, a global tier 1 business and consumer Internet provider, accused Verizon of deliberately slowing down Netflix videos. Those are fighting words! Verizon, Netflix continue net neutrality war of words … Continue reading
March 26, 2014
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Napa Valley, CA: We all know Verizon uses open-source operating systems and software in its products and services. As I write this from the Linux Foundation‘s Linux Collaboration Summit, I have a Verizon-enabled, Android-powered Droid 4 smartphone in my pocket. But, Verizon … Continue reading
July 11, 2013
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Canonical has had good luck getting European telecomms to back Ubuntu on smartphones. But until July 11th, it hadn’t managed to persuade any US carriers to back its Linux phone. Now, Verizon Wireless has joined the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group. … Continue reading
November 12, 2012
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I use a Verizon Android smartphone, the Droid 4, but I’ve never used any of Verizon‘s built-in Android applications or gone to its app. store. It turns out I wasn’t the only one. By January 2013. Verizon won’t just be … Continue reading
August 1, 2012
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For Verizon‘s remaining unlimited data customers, it’s turned out that Verizon being required to offer free tethering—letting other devices share a 3G or 4G connection via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or USB—was too good to be true. According to Verizon, customers with … Continue reading
July 31, 2012
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n a US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling, Verizon was ordered to stop charging users an additional fee for using their 4G smartphones and tablets as Wi-Fi hotspots, aka tethering. P. Michele Ellison, FCC, Enforcement Bureau Chief, said in a … Continue reading
December 30, 2011
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It must have seemed like just another day for Verizon Wireless executives. “I know,” someone in the CFO’s office said, “We’ll charge people who make one-time credit or debit card payments on the phone or online $2 to pay their … Continue reading