Just a quick notice about switching to Sprint from Verizon. So far the network is more stable but not a lot faster. I don’t get disconnects at all on Sprint where I’d average 2-3 per day on Verizon. I don’t yet have an external antenna adapter and I’m pretty sure that will help with the [...]
The first clue to middle management that something was terribly wrong came when Bill Farun, CEO, stormed into Jim’s office demanding to know why some 12 year old in Prague had our source code. The answer to that question is as humorous as it is scary. Round about 6 months ago Jim, one of those [...]
There is a simple and nearly foolproof way to get out of a Verizon EVDO contract without paying the early termination fee. Use a lot of bandwidth. Lots and lots of movies, music, and CD images. Don’t do anything illegal or unethical, just hit youtube.com, video.google.com, Flickr and last.fm. Watch movies, listen to streaming audio [...]
Just an FYI for anyone considering using Verizon’s Broadband Access. I just received a termination notice from Verizon for using too much bandwidth. The letter states that I used more than 10GB in a 30 day period. I called to protest and the representative that answered the phone told me that such high usage was [...]