A professed non-early-adopter has reviewed 8 different Bluetooth headsets in a range of prices, scoring them on design, functionality, sound quality, and value. Her favorite from the group: the huge Plantronics Voyager 520, which sells for around $100. Coming in last was the $100 Samsung WEP410, which kept falling out of her ear.
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Wireless Consumers Both Win and Lose With New FCC Rules
By 8.1.07
You win some, you lose some. Google’s bid to created an open wireless network was only partially sucessful today as the FCC rejected some of the search giant’s conditions, but adopted others.
Some Belkin Wireless Owners May Be Entitled To Full Refunds
By 6.22.07
If you bought one of 37 Belkin wireless products between October 13, 2002 and February 5, 2007, you may be entitled to a full refund.
Verizon: Watch Non-Recordable TV On A Tiny Screen For $15 A Month
By 4.3.07
I watched on the LG phone and was struck by the video’s sharpness and detail — it felt as if I were watching a miniature HDTV. Under an overcast sky, the screen wasn’t that viewable, and on sunny days, forget it. But in a car or on a bus or indoors, reception and clarity were great.
Watching TV in cars makes us revisit our last meal, so we’ll pass. —MEGHANN MARCO
Be Your Own Wireless Company
By 4.3.07
If just half of one percent of the group’s 5 million members sign up for NWF [National Wildlife Federation] Mobile, the program stands to generate more than $100,000 a year, says Greg Griffith, director of cause-related marketing at NWF. The organization’s other affinity programs and corporate outreach generate some $3.5 million a year today. Based on the response to NWF Mobile’s first ad, Griffith expects as many as 5% of NWF’s members to sign up&–more, in fact, than the number currently using the group’s affinity credit cards. “People will say, ‘I spend this much on a phone anyway, I might as well spend on the cause I care about,’ ” Griffith says.
Bad news for Virgin Mobile, good news for panda bears. —MEGHANN MARCO
We Post Sprint Supervisor's Direct Line, She Changes It, Leaving Message Blaming Us
By 2.26.07
In the message, Judy advises customers to call Sprint’s main line at 877-812-1223 and wait their turn for incompetent service just like anybody else.
Protect Your RFID Credit Card With A RF Jammer
By 1.18.07
Credit card companies are embedding radio frequency tags (RFID) in credit cards. Since these are transmitters, there’s the possibility of a thief using an RFID sniffer to snag your credit card digits.
T-Mobile Is A Bitch?
By 11.30.06
Reader Miss_smartypants bought a new PEBL cellphone from T-mobile, free after $50 rebate. After she sent in the rebate forms, she saw a notice on T-mobile’s site for the phone free, straight up, with no rebate business. She called to request a pricematch so she wouldn’t have to wait for the rebate.
Unlock Your Cellphone Now
By 11.28.06
The US Copyright office killed cellphone crippleware companies locking your phone to their sepecific service last week. We heard about this but didn’t post anything, as we didn’t see anything actually compelling cellphone companies to let you enjoy the full use of your phone. full phone portability.
BREAKING: Cingular Shuts Off TDMA Service
By 11.6.06
Starting today, Cingular is shutting off TDMA cellphone service in Toledo.
Top 10 Reasons To Hate Cingular
By 11.3.06
Consumerist reader Cody has put together a list of the best reasons to not do business with Cingular.
Hack Sprint For Dropped Call Credit
By 10.25.06
This sounds like a nifty HowTo on getting Sprint to give you a few extra bucks off your cellphone bill.
Text Message Packages Hamstring Sprint Cancellations
By 10.12.06
An important caveat for those trying to cancel their Sprint service over the recent rate hike: If you’re on a text message plan, where you get say 1000 message for $10 or 300 messages for $5, this trick may not work for you, at least not at first blush.
Sprint Retention Department Phone Numbers
By 10.11.06
Here’s two extra phone numbers that may help you if you’re trying to cancel Sprint.
Defeat Sprint’s Rate Hike Cancellation Lies
By 10.11.06
Sprint’s retention department is trying its darnedest to prevent customers from jumping out a window of opportunity that would let them cancel service without penalty.
Cingular Prude, Verizon — And Staff — Puts Out
By 10.9.06
Rick needed a replacement earbud gel on his Jabra Bluetooth headset. He’s a Cingular customer so he went into a Cingular store to buy one. They told him he would have to buy an entirely new headset.
