Category Archives: Cell Phone

2011: The year of annoying fees

By doris | Published: January 2, 2012

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Angry Verizon Wireless customers took to chat forums and social networks on Thursday after the company said it would begin to charge customers $2 for making one-time bill payments online or by phone using a credit card. “This has seriously got to be the dumbest thing I [...]

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Lawmakers kill cell phone robo-call bill

By doris | Published: December 15, 2011

Full Story at BottomLine.msnbc.msn.com Rep. Lee Terry got the hint. The robo-calls bill is dead. The bill sponsored by Terry, R-Neb., (H.R. 3035) would have allowed “robo-calls” to your cell phone — even if you didn’t give a company permission to contact you at that number. Consumer groups made a lot of noise in the [...]

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AT&T puts T-Mobile deal on ice while it seeks Plan B

By doris | Published: December 12, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — In a sign that its bid to buy T-Mobile is dying, AT&T teamed with its adversary, the U.S. Department of Justice, to put their antitrust court battle on hold until the middle the middle of next month. In that time, AT&T said it will “evaluate all options” [...]

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AT&T braces for T-Mobile deal collapse

By doris | Published: November 25, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — AT&T said it would take a $4 billion charge in case its takeover of T-Mobile USA fails, reflecting the dwindling chances for the deal seen as job-destroying by powerful political opponents. The telecommunications group and T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom, said they would continue to pursue anti-trust approval for the [...]

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HP kills TouchPad, looks to exit PC business

By doris | Published: August 18, 2011

Full Story atmoney.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Hewlett-Packard is taking a hatchet to its business and doing some radical restructuring. The company said Thursday that it is looking to spin off its industry-leading but struggling personal computer business. HP also killed off the TouchPad tablet it launched last month, as well as its webOS smartphone [...]

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Verizon claims sabotage, calls cops on strikers

By doris | Published: August 13, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The rift between Verizon and its 45,000 striking employees grew wider on Friday, after the telecommunications giant called in the FBI to investigate allegations of sabotage. Verizon spokesman Rich Young said more than 90 acts of sabotage have taken place since the strike began on Sunday. Saboteurs [...]

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Verizon unions strike after contract expires

By doris | Published: August 7, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo! News NEW YORK (Reuters) – Unions representing 45,000 Verizon Communications workers called for a strike as negotiations failed for a new labor contract that expired at midnight on Saturday. Verizon and the unions — The Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers – had been in talks [...]

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Blackberry maker to cut about 2,000 jobs

By doris | Published: July 25, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Research In Motion said it will cut about 2,000 jobs, or 11 percent of it workforce, and the severance payout is not included its second-quarter and full year outlook. The BlackBerry maker also said its Chief Operating Officer Don Morrison is planning to retire and Thorsten Heins is taking on the [...]

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Your mobile phone bill is going up

By doris | Published: January 20, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Well, it’s not like we didn’t see this coming. Wireless carriers are quietly hiking the prices customers pay for their mobile phone service. Three of the four major networks raised their rates or scrapped discount deals this month — and Verizon Wireless is staying oddly silent about [...]

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PayPal dives into mobile payments

By doris | Published: October 27, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — PayPal’s online payment service is ramping up its focus on smartphones. Right now, it’s tough for mom-and-pop outfits to easily accept mobile payments. PayPal hopes to bridge that gap with a new project called “Titanium+Commerce,” announced Tuesday at a company conference.

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7 fees you should stop paying right now

By doris | Published: October 22, 2010

Full Story atTODAY.msnbc.msn.com The little things add up in life, and the same is true for the annoying fees you pay for your credit cards, cell phone service and other features of modern daily life. Here are seven fees you can stop paying right now to easily save hundreds of dollars a year, or even [...]

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Indian officials to meet to decide BlackBerry ban

By doris | Published: August 30, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com MUMBAI, India – Indian authorities are scheduled to meet Monday evening to decide whether to ban some BlackBerry services in India, one day ahead of a government-imposed deadline for the device’s maker Research In Motion Ltd. to give security agencies access to encrypted data. Home Secretary G.K. Pillai will meet officials [...]

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